The study examines the role of socio-economic factors in conflict in the San community
of Platfontein. This article’s analysis is based on the primary data collected from
individual interviews and focused group discussions ...
The objective of this study was to explore the endogenous conflict resolution
mechanisms and practices of the San people at Platfontein, South Africa. To this end,
data were collected from 304 interviews and 26 focus ...
Since their relocation in 2004 to Platfontein near Kimberley in South Africa’s Northern
Cape Province, members of the !Xun and Khwe San, originally from the northern parts
of Namibia and southern Angola, became a first ...
This article examines the cultural conflicts, dilemmas and disillusionment among the
San communities at Platfontein in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. A
critical review of written texts, interviews, observations ...
The aim of this article is to propose some principles and practices for truth-seeking
during research into violent conflict. To achieve this aim, an argument is deployed by
analysing the theoretical concepts “truth”, ...
First People, such as the San community of Platfontein, are the holders of rich and
complex knowledge systems that are very important for dispute resolution and decisionmaking.
In order to ensure that these knowledge ...