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“… in Johannesburg, baths are a necessity, not a luxury” the establishment of Johannesburg’s first municipal swimming bath, 1900s-1910s
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)Following on the commitment of the Johannesburg Town Council and an increasing demand to provide facilities for exercise and relaxation, Johannesburg’s mayor opened the Town’s first public swimming bath on the 18th of ... -
Reconstructing Changamire’s family roots: new evidence from the Valoyi oral history
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)The Munhumutapa (or Monomotapa) empire became a major political entity in Southern Africa from around 1420 AD. Founded and ruled by the Nembire family, its territory covered areas in the present-day Zimbabwe and Mozambique. ... -
The Reverend Kenneth Mosley Spooner: African-American missionary to the BaFokeng of Rustenburg district, South Africa, 1915-1937
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)This article examines the missionary and educational work and impact of Kenneth Spooner, an African-American missionary among the BaFokeng African community in Rustenburg district, South Africa from 1915 to 1937. Originally ... -
Market and entrepreneurial vision: the case of two family businesses in South Africa
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)The question of “why do some family enterprises survive into successive generations, while other succumb to contextual constraints?” elicited different responses. Explanations vary from that it might be inherent to the ... -
An investigation into the historical context of graves exhumed on the farm Wemmershuis 379JT, Belfast
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)The South African National Road Agency Limited (SANRAL) requested Archaetnos to exhume historical graves on the farm Wemmershuis 379JT in the Belfast district, Mpumalanga Province, as the upgrade to the R33 road was impacting ... -
Decolonising urban space: observations from history in urban planning in Ruwa town, Zimbabwe, 1986-2015
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)This article calls for a shift of attention from the colonial urban planning methods to a focus on the post-colonial planning methods being adopted in new towns such as Ruwa. The core of the studies on urban planning in ... -
Economic nationalism amid ethnic disharmony in postcolonial Zimbabwe (1980-2013): a case of Matabeleland Provinces
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)The colonial legacy of uneven economic development in Zimbabwe and the use of such constructs as ‘Mashonaland’, ‘Matabeleland’ and ‘Manicaland’ have remained substantially unaltered under the post-colonial government. Those ... -
Kalanga culture and the nature of resistance against the Native Land Husbandry Act of 1951 in colonial Zimbabwe
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)In this article the nature of resistance to the implementation of the Native Land Husbandry Act of 1951 (NLHA), popularly known as amagandiya in Bulilimamangwe, in colonial Zimbabwe is explored. It looks at two Kalanga ... -
Du bois, D. 2017. Portraits of Colonial Natal [Book review]
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Cock, J. 2018. Writing the Ancestral River. A biography of the Kowie [Book review]
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Cock, J. 2018. Writing the Ancestral River. A biography of the Kowie
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Blake, A. 2018. Wit Terroriste: Afrikaner-saboteurs in die Ossewabrandwagjare [Book review]
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Die verpleegkundige se belewenis van die sterwensproses van die terminale VIGS pasiënt
(North-West University, 2001)Die toename van MIVNIGS wek internasionale asook nasionale kommer. Volgens die Wereldgesondheidsorgorganisasie (WGO) is 5,8 miljoen kinders en volwassenes wereldwyd MIV-positief. In Suid-Afrika, wat die snelstygendste ... -
Heese, J.A.. 2016. Méér as ’n kroniek van ’n rebellie: Slagtersnek en sy mense [Book review]
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South African female entrepreneurs’ intention to remain in business
(North-West University, 2018)Entrepreneurship has become a well-known topic amongst various stakeholders, to the extent that it is considered by international and national researchers and policy formulators as the link to increased and sustained ... -
The dry beneficiation of South African small coal in a dense medium fluidized bed
(North-West University, 2018)Conventionally, wet processing was preferred to beneficiate coal based on its sharp separation efficiency; however, the excessive process water constraint is an extreme drawback and proves that wet beneficiation is currently ... -
Imperatives of participatory budgeting for achieving municipal budgeting legitimacy at Metsimaholo local municipality in the free state
(North-West University, 2018)The study explored issues related to the imperatives of participatory budgeting to achieve municipal budgeting legitimacy at Metsimaholo Local Municipality. The enactment of the 1996 Constitution in South Africa ushered ... -
Substance consumption and workplace absenteeism: the moderating role of job satisfaction
(North-West University, 2018)Substance consumption and absenteeism problems are becoming a growing concern in many South African businesses. This is also a major concern for this power utility in Mpumalanga. Limited research investigates workplace ... -
A qualitative exploration of flourishing among individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in South Africa
(North-West University, 2018)This mini-dissertation presents the findings of a study that qualitatively explored flourishing among individuals diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in South Africa. A purposive extreme case sampling method was used to obtain 15 ... -
ʼn Eeu van verandering in die gebruik van geselekteerde Afrikaanse voorsetsels en die moontlike rol van preskriptivisme daarin
(North-West University, 2018)In navorsing oor Afrikaans is voorsetsels ʼn sintaktiese kategorie wat nog nie baie bestudeer is in diachroniese studies van taalverandering nie. Voorsetsels, meer spesifiek voorsetselverbindinge, het reeds baie aandag ...