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Lessons for Africa in economic policy reform: the Mauritius best practice case
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Levelling-out and register variation in the translations of experienced and inexperienced translators: a corpus-based study¹
(University of Stellenbosch, 2016)Explicitation, simplification, normalisation and levelling-out, the four features of translation proposed by Baker (1996), have attracted considerable attention in translation studies. Although the first three have been ... -
Liberating language and concepts of the divine in contemporary hymnody
(AOSIS, 2017)This article will examine from an auto-ethnographic perspective the language of hymnody and how it has developed over the last 25 years through the period of secularisation and postsecularisation. It will interrogate and ... -
Librarian-academic collaboration: the role of strategic communication and relationship management
(University of Johannesburg, 2011)Information literacy and critical thinking skills are essential in the information age towards achieving academic success and being adequately skilled for lifelong learning. Academic libraries have an indispensable role ... -
Life satisfaction in retirement: the direct influence of gender, self-esteem and health locus of control in Southwestern parts of Nigeria
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The study investigates the direct influence of gender, self-esteem and health locus of control on life satisfaction among retirees in two states in the South-western part of Nigeria. Using ex-post facto research design, ... -
Liminality in J.M. Coetzee s later experimental texts
(AOSIS, 2015)Postcoloniality, which is essentially concerned with the transition and transgression of boundaries and borders, contextualises and defines liminality as an ephemeral concept that eludes pinning down. Liminality is continually ... -
The limited public good of a confession. A public theological reflection on enhancing the (public) good of the Belhar Confession in the Reformed Church family of South Africa
(Pieter de Waal Neethling Trust, 2015)Public theology takes on many forms, generally seeking some public good by interpreting Scripture, trying to reveal the social relevance of the theological truth concerned. In this framework the Belhar Confession can ... -
The limits of political development and constitutionalism in South Africa
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)The article investigates political development and constitutionalism in postapartheid South Africa by focusing on two general features of this society. These are firstly the enduring prevalence of violence defined broadly. ... -
Lineage and women's autonomy in household decision-making in Ghana
(Kamla-Raj, 2016)This paper examines the relationship between lineage and women's autonomy in household decisionmaking using the 2008 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey dataset. The sample consists of 1,870 women currently in union. The ... -
Linguistic inequality in Cameroon: the case of advertising in Douala
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Despite the vast research conducted on linguistic hegemony, linguistic inequality, multilingualism and multiculturalism in Cameroon, very little has been done in advertising as it reflects language representation. Much of ... -
Literary Lions with Real Bite: Re-examining the Intertextual Rhetoric in Daniel 6
(Department of Biblical and Ancient Studies University of South Africa, 2015)The story of Daniel in the lion s pit (Dan 6) is still one of the most well–known stories in the HB. The way the story has been captured in visual form by the Old Masters as well as contemporary depictions thereof in ... -
Literary strains of négritude and consciencism in Joseph Brahim Seid: Envisioning nation and a new multicultural Chadian identity
(University of Pretoria, Department Afrikaans, 2008)This study introduces Joseph Brahim Seid, one of Africa's intellectuals of the first generation of independence, in relation to the idéologisation of his contemporaneous counterparts, to Léopold Sédar Senghor's négritude ... -
Literêre prestige: die geval Eleanor Baker
(LitNet, 2016)Deur ’n resepsie-ondersoek word aangetoon hoe Eleanor Baker, wat deur D. van Zyl (2006) en Human-Nel (2009) as ’n enigsins miskende vroueskrywer bestempel word, se literêre reputasie (dus: prestige) die produk van literêre ... -
Local communities and health disaster management in the mining sector
(OASIS, 2013)Mining activities throughout the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have impacted on the health and safety of mining communities for many decades. Despite the economic contribution of mining to surrounding ... -
Local economic development (LED): Building blocks, strategy and implementation for local government in South Africa
(ASSADPAM (Association of Southern African Schools & Departments of Public Administration and Management), 2012)The notion that Local Economic Development (LED) is a mechanism for poverty alleviation has led to heated debates over the last few decades. The two concepts have been intertwined and in some cases, confused with each ... -
Local government instability in a post-2009 South African election environment: Analytical and strategic perspectives
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Local municipalities and progress with the delivery of basic services in South Africa
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The local role of a Wellington Afrikaner Broederbond branch, 1937-1994
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Local service delivery problems and trends in South Africa's water governance (1994–2010)
(SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, 2011)A notable feature of South Africa’s political landscape between 1994 and 2010 was the high rate of municipal service delivery protests. It is argued in this article that discontent with inferior water and sanitation ...