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    • African indigenous astronomy of Batswana in Botswana and South Africa 

      Koitsiwe, Motheo T. (North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
      Although astronomy is the oldest of all the sciences, African indigenous astronomy, especially of the Batswana has to date not received the attention it deserves from scholars and researchers. Nonetheless, there is scattered, ...
    • The contested nature of heritage in Grade 10 South African history textbooks: A case study. 

      Fru, Nkwenti; Wassermann, Johan; Maposa, Marshall (The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)
      Using the interpretivist paradigm and approached from a qualitative perspective, this case study produced data on three purposively selected contemporary South African history textbooks with regards to their representation ...
    • Die trekos en trektoerusting in Suid-Afrika : 'n historiese perspektief 

      Oosthuysen, Christiaan Marius (North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
      As draught animals, oxen played a key role in the economic and cultural fields of the developmental history of South Africa. Although the use of oxen as draught animals is no longer a part of the majority of people in South ...
    • Dispute resolution – an archaeological perspective with case studies from the South African Stone Age and San ethnography 

      Morris, David (2014)
      This paper presents an archaeological perspective on dispute resolution. Being a discipline based primarily on tangible material remains, archaeology may be hard put to draw firm conclusions on a phenomenon whose expression ...
    • Educating the nation about union - whose heritage? 

      Koekemoer, Michelle (The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2010)
      On the 31st of May 2010, South Africa, as a geopolitical creation, had been in existence for a century; a momentous occasion for the country. However, the day passed with little acknowledgement of this event. The question ...
    • History education at the crossroads: challenges and prospects in a Lesotho context 

      Fru, Raymond Nkwenti (The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2015)
      The status of History education within a Social Science education framework of the Lesotho educational system is a cause for concern. In an attempt to foster the development goals of the Kingdom of Lesotho, education and ...
    • Hushed heritage: a feasibility study of South African legislation applicable to underwater cultural heritage 

      De Wet, D. (North-West University, 2018)
      Underwater cultural heritage (UCH) and its protection is an extremely under-researched area within South African heritage. In the country there are only a small number of experts in this field. UNESCO defines UCH as “all ...
    • Innovative ways to teach the youth lessons from South Africa’s historical legacies 

      Malan, Jan (The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
      This article explains a creative way in which lessons from history may in future be presented to a new generation. This will be made possible by utilising new technology and ingenuity to make history educational and ...
    • The meaning of sense of place: The community of Vredefort Dome and Parys, Free State 

      Erasmus, T; De Crom, E P (2015)
      The Vredefort Dome was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2005. This status has led to an increase in tourism to the adjacent town of Parys ...
    • The Moravian heritage of community musicking 

      Boonzaaier, Devandre; De Villiers, Alethea C. (AOSIS, 2019)
      In this article, the authors firstly provide a brief historical narrative of the origin of the Moravian Church and its hymnody. Secondly, they proceed to trace the origins of Moravian hymnals and their use in South Africa. ...