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A reflection on the role, potential and challenges of transdisciplinarity at the University of Fort Hare
(AOSIS, 2019)
The world is currently grappling with a myriad of challenges such as unemployment, poverty, inequality, violent crimes and HIV and AIDS. These challenges exist on multiple levels and are viewed from different perspectives ...
Xenophobic violence and criminality in the KwaZulu-Natal townships
(AOSIS, 2019)
This study’s focus on the xenophobic violence in South Africa is topical, mostly concentrating on the economic competition between foreign nationals and local people as a root cause. Whilst the South African government’s ...
The financial sustainability challenges facing the South African non-profit sector
(AOSIS, 2019)
Non-profit organisations (NPOs) operating in South Africa are financially weak and the sustainability of their organisations is often at risk. Post-2008, large numbers have ceased to operate, in part, because of the weak ...
Citizenship education for Lesotho’s context: towards a stable democracy
(AOSIS, 2019)
This article represents a contextual analysis that seeks a lasting solution to Lesotho’s current democratic instability, which has typified its political landscape since independence. This article analyses the literature ...
Understanding the impact of financial sustainability on South African municipalities
(AOSIS, 2019)
This article acknowledges the lack of skills and poor financial governance within South African municipalities but argues that these factors are an insufficient explanation of their increasing fiscal distress, which was ...
The feasibility of electronic voting technologies in Africa: selected case examples
(AOSIS, 2019)
The use of electronic voting technologies (EVTs) presents hurdles to election management bodies (EMBs) and other election stakeholders in Africa. The constitutionality and feasibility of such technologies provoke several ...
Exploring the quality of Grade 12 accounting education textbooks
(AOSIS, 2019)
The availability of quality textbooks is one of the critical factors in the enhancement of teaching and learning in accounting. What makes a high-quality textbook depends on the presence of certain characteristics for ...
Assessing the role of civil society in poverty alleviation: a case study of Amathole district in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa
(AOSIS, 2019)
The purpose of this study was to conduct an assessment of the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in poverty alleviation, with a particular focus on three CSOs operating in the Amathole district of the Eastern Cape ...
The role of Parliament in promoting active citizenship in relation to the Grade 11 Life Orientation in the South African curriculum
(AOSIS, 2019)
The Parliament of the Republic of South Africa plays a pivotal role in promoting active citizenship to ensure the deepening of democracy. This article, as based on the study by Arendse, explored the extent to which Parliament ...
Into the future: Donkergat Military Training Area and the Langebaan Ramsar site
(AOSIS, 2019)
Militaries need natural areas for offensive and defensive combat-readiness programmes. Here soldiers, war machinery and munitions are employed to prepare forces to execute warfighting tactics. Integration of environmental ...