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Thoughts about the historiography of veracity or “truthfulness” in understanding and teaching History in South Africa
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Debating the understanding and use of historical content as fact and/or fiction in
publications has come a long way in the science of History (historiography). Arthur
Marwick for example, in “The new nature of history, ...
An update on South Africa’s political risk profile in 2015/6
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
In 2015, South Africa has dropped out of the Kearney Foreign Direct
Investment Confidence Index for the first time since its inception in 1998.
Although many resource companies have diverted their investments away
from ...
The limits of political development and constitutionalism in South Africa
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
The article investigates political development and constitutionalism in postapartheid
South Africa by focusing on two general features of this society.
These are firstly the enduring prevalence of violence defined broadly. ...
South African liberal thinking on questions of nationalism reconsidered
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
Liberals have often been criticised for not confronting key questions relating
to South Africa’s present and future. While liberals did not address the socalled
National Question directly, they did consider the issues ...
Constitutionalism and coloniality: A case of colonialism continued or the best of both worlds?
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
This article deals with the concept of constitutionalism in relation to
colonialism and modernity, with a specific emphasis upon South Africa and
South African constitutional development. The Republic of South ...
British dilemma and hypocrisy in the NPT regime vis-à-vis South Africa
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
The international non-proliferation regime has focused on developing strategies to halt the development of nuclear technology, particularly in developing regions. This however did not stop South Africa from developing six ...
The politics of service delivery in South Africa: the local government sphere in context
(AOSIS, 2016)
The post-1994 democratic developmental South African state opted for a strong local government system which has been constitutionalised, in terms of Chapter 7 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 108 of ...
Inclusive histories for inclusive futures: Interactions and entanglements then and now
(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 makes a case for the production and dissemination of inclusive
histories in public dialogue and public spaces of history consumption, including
classrooms, lecture halls, monuments and textbooks. Inclusive ...