North-West University Journals: Recent submissions
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Theology and the (post-)apartheid university : mapping discourses, interrogating transformation
(AOSIS, 2016)This article examines the specific position of Theology at South African universities, following the recent developments on campuses that catapulted the urgency for greater commitment to radical transformation in higher ... -
Transformation as an act of denudation : a response to Petro du Preez, Shan Simmonds and Anné Verhoef
(AOSIS, 2016)Higher education transformation in South Africa, as correctly argued by Petro du Preez, Shan Simmonds and Anné Verhoef, should become more ‘fluid [and] open-ended’. However, even more fluidity and open-endedness might ... -
Beyond counting the numbers : shifting higher education transformation into curriculum spaces
(AOSIS, 2016)Since the dawn of democracy in South Africa, the path of higher education transformation has been guided by the ‘White Paper 3: A Programme for Higher Education Transformation’. This path has largely been conceptualised ... -
Using a historical memoir to improve curriculum coherence in teacher education : The case of Trevor Noah's Born a Crime
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2022)Two of the recurring concerns identified in teacher education are a lack of curricular coherence and a schism between content and practice. In this article, we discuss a specific intervention that was aimed at addressing ... -
Unpacking the past : The ambivalent legacy of colleges of education
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2022)The positive memory of teacher education colleges within South African higher education, often leading to a call to re-open the colleges, is usually based on an argument that colleges offered more 'practical' teacher ... -
Trends in African philosophy and their implications for the Africanisation of the South Africa history caps curriculum : a case study of Odera Oruka philosophy
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2022)A Kenyan philosopher, Henry Odera Oruka (1944-1995), conceptualised and articulated the six trends in African philosophy. These are ethno-philosophy, nationalistic-ideological philosophy, artistic ( or literary philosophy), ... -
Knowledge, power and school history in post-independence Malawi : A critical analysis of curriculum change (1964-2022)
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2022)Emerging educational research in Africa reveals an eventful course of development for school history curricula in post-colonial African states as they grappled with issues of quality and relevance in history education. In ... -
History Education during COVID-19 : Reflections from Makerere University, Uganda
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic forced most governments in Africa to temporarily close educational institutions in attempt to reduce the spread of the pandemic. In Uganda particularly, Higher Education Institutions, Universities and ... -
Practical history lessons as a tool for generating procedural knowledge in history teaching
(The South African Society forHistory Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University, 2022)Situated in the context of philosophy of history, this article explains the use of substantive concepts and procedural concepts to generate historical understanding and examines the relationship between the two forms of ... -
Pretoria Archaeology Club for Schools : Bridging the gap between archaeology and the school history curriculum
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Asinakuthula collective : Re-membering women's histories
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Henkes, B. 2020. A Review of Negotiating Racial Politics in the Family: Transnational Histories touched by National Socialism and Apartheid [Book review]
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Environmental Stewardship: Confluence of Law and Religion?
(PER/PELJ, 2022)Why should we bear responsibility for the degradation of the environment? A wide range of responses is on offer to this question. Common to them all is that they are all rooted in one or the other ontological and epistemic ... -
The Legal Relevance of Nature based Solutions for Sustainable Urban Development in South African Secondary Cities
(PER/PELJ, 2022)South Africa, like many other countries worldwide, strives for sustainable development. Increasing urbanisation and climate change are two of the main drivers of the global pursuit of sustainable development. Nature-based ... -
Judging the Holy Cow : Examining the Role of Implicit Bias in Judicial Rulings An Analysis of the Decision in Mbena v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 2015 4 All SA 361 (ECP)
(PER/PELJ, 2022)This contribution is an investigation into the role of implicit (as opposed to explicit) biases in judicial rulings by examining the judgment of Chetty J in Mbena v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services 2015 4 All ... -
"In Which the Partners Undertook Reciprocal Duties of Support" A Discussion of the Phrase as Used in Bwanya v Master of the High Court, Cape Town
(PER/PELJ, 2022)In December 2021 the Constitutional Court delivered judgment in Bwanya v Master of the High Court, Cape Town. The court ruled that survivors of life-partnerships "in which the partners undertook reciprocal duties of support" ... -
The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe's Chigwada Decision and Its Implications for Testamentary Dispositions and Enforcement of Section 26 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe
(PER/PELJ, 2022)The Supreme Court of Zimbabwe recently handed down a judgment on the determination of whether the law that governs testamentary dispositions of estates binds a testator to bequeath his or her share of property to the ... -
Independent Candidacy and Electoral Reform : New Nation Movement NPC v President of the Republic of South Africa
(PER/PELJ, 2022)In the New Nation case, the Constitutional Court declared the provisions of the Electoral Act that prevent independent candidates from competing in provincial and national elections unconstitutional. It ruled that the ... -
The Payout of a Life Insurance Policy into an Unrehabilitated Insolvent's Estate : Malcolm Wentzel v Discovery Life Limited : In Re Botha v Wentzel (1001/19) [2020] ZASCA 121 (2 October 2020)
(PER/PELJ, 2022)One of the consequences of sequestration is the vesting of the property of an insolvent person in the trustee of the insolvent estate. However, not all the property of the insolvent person vests in the trustee as there ... -
King v De Jager : Implications for Religion Based Discrimination in Wills
(PER/PELJ, 2022)In King v De Jager 2021 5 BCLR 449 (CC), the Constitutional Court held that a clause in a private will that unfairly discriminated against beneficiaries based on gender was unlawful and unenforceable. This note considers ...
