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Innovation opportunities in irrigation technology for using virtual water in 21st century South Africa: reflections from the past to the present.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2011)
• Summary:
In 21st century South Africa, new and old technological innovations in agriculture can be employed to protect existing and future water supplies that are increasingly becoming vulnerable to encroaching global ...
Vlaandere en Suid-Afrika: normalisering van politieke en kulturele betrekkinge sedert 1990.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2010)
• Summary:
Flanders, the northern, Dutch-speaking regional state of Belgium, traditionally regarded the preservation and strengthening of language and cultural ties with the Afrikaner as of the utmost importance. In this ...
An historical overview of problems associated with the formalization of the South African minibus taxi industry.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2009)
• Opsomming:
Die minibus taxi bedryf in Suid-Afrika is ’n belangrike afdeling van die vervoerstelsel, en daarom is dit ’n beduidende faktor in die nasionale ekonomie. Sedert die middel tagtiger jare het hierdie bedryf ...
Bantu Education: destructive intervention or part reform?
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
The introduction of public education for blacks in 1953 and the withdrawal
of state subsidies from mission schools were among the most controversial
measures that the National Party (NP) government took. In introducing
Bantu ...
The Rastafari movement in South Africa: Before and after apartheid.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
Rastafari as a movement originated in the Caribbean Island of Jamaica
during the 1930s. From Jamaica, it spread to other parts of the world including
South Africa. It is argued in this article that the ideological ...
The appearance and significance of Rastafari cultural aspects in South Africa.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)
This article explores the presence and importance of Rastafari cultural
features in South Africa. These cultural aspects include symbols and language
that have become popular in South Africa from 1997 when the movement
was ...
Moon sightings and the quest for Muslim solidarities in twentieth century Natal.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)
This article examines local contestations over Ramadan moon sightings
among Muslims in twentieth century Natal, South Africa, as a window to
debates about authority, identity and Muslim unification. The issue was ...
The professionalisation efforts of accountants in the Orange Free State, 1907 - 1927: an exploration of their first twenty years.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
Professionalisation forms an important domain in the accounting history
arena. The geographical spread of professional organisations occurred via
the relay of empire and the movement of international capital. Outcomes ...
Swart stedelike behuisingsverskaffing in Suid-Afrika, ca. 1923 - 1948: “wanneer meer minder kos” - finansiële verliese versus welsyns- en gesondheidswinste.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
Since 1923, urban local authorities in South Africa were legally obliged to
provide housing to urban black workers within their areas of jurisdiction.
Urban black workers were “cheap” workers, resulting in local ...
Public finances under private company rule: The Dutch Cape Colony (1652–1795).
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)
This paper provides an overview of the public finances of the Cape Colony
in the period during which it was governed by the Dutch East India Company
(1652–1795). Using information from secondary sources, the paper ...