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Besinning oor die hidrosfeer van die Vaalrivier in die omgewing van die Vredefortkoepel, 1840-2012
(Art Historical Work Group, 2014)Observations on the hydrosphere of the Vaal River in the vicinity of the Vredefort Dome. In the 19th century Southern Africa experienced a phase of notable and increased population mobility in the form of migrations. The ... -
Besinning oor staat en samelewing
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2017)In classical antiquity and during the medieval era political life was organized in kingdoms or empires in which the ruler (monarch or emperor) was not yet appreciated as occupying a public-legal office. But throughout the ... -
Besit waardes rigtinggewend-normatiewe waarde? 'n Beoordeling van die Noordwes-Universiteit se waardeprojek
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The best interest of the child: a United States and South African perspective
(SUN MeDIA, 2010)This article examines the different approaches taken in the United States (U.S.) and South Africa with regard to the best interests of students/learners.¹The U.S. has a tradition of invoking a best interest standard for ... -
Between fancy and fantasy: Nigeria's journey to industrialized state status in the post–COP 19 era of climate change
(Medwell Publishing, 2014)By 2020, Nigeria hopes to be one of the most industrialised countries in the international system as if Rome was built in a day. Corruption, the politics of delay by domestic and international contractors, kick backs by ... -
Between fantacy and fancy: Nigeria's mirage journey to industrialised state status in the post-COP19 era of climate change
(Business perspectives publishing company, 2014)By 2020, Nigeria hopes to be one of the most industrialised countries in the international system as if Rome was built in a day. Corruption, the politics of delay by domestic and international contractors, kick backs by ... -
Between postmodernism, positivism and (new) atheism
(KOERS Society of South Africa, 2015)The Renaissance introduced the autonomy of being human which in turn resulted in promoting the position of human understanding as the formal law-giver of nature. Twentieth century philosophy of science acknowledged the ... -
Beyond smiling: the evaluation of a positive psychological intervention aimed at student happiness
(Elliott & Fitzpatrick & NISC [© 2010 Elliot & Fitzpatrick], 2012)The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a positive psychological intervention (PPI) aimed at increasing happiness of students in a tertiary educational institution. A convenience sample (n = 20) was drawn from ... -
Bilingual word list: computational linguistics
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Biosocial correlates of age at first sexual intercourse: the case of Grade 9 and Grade 11 pupils in the North West Province of South Africa
(Cambridge University Press, 2016)Survival analysis - specifically the actuarial life-table method and the Cox Proportional Hazards model - was used to assess Bronfenbrenner's bio-ecological model with regards to the onset of sexual intercourse in a random ... -
BJ Vorster as voltooier van JBM Hertzog se visie oor gebiedskeiding in Suid-Afrika
(Department of History, University of the Free State, 2009)In this article the link between the land policies of two South African prime ministers, General JBM Hertzog and BJ Vorster, is investigated. Vorster, who was prime minister from 1966 to 1978, completed the territorial ... -
Black Afrikaans: an alternative use
(AOSIS, 2016)This article provides a first look at the nature of the alternative functions of Black Afrikaans. These functions realise when Black Afrikaans is imitated by Afrikaans mother-tongue speakers. The functions of the alternative ... -
Black Economic Empowerment in South Africa: challenges and prospects
(International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), 2016)Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to assess if the Black Economic Empowerment act has brought new economic horizons for the historically disadvantaged South Africans, or it has contributed to further impoverishmentof ... -
Black students' recollections of pathways to resilience: lessons for school psychologists
(Sage publication, 2013)Drawing on narrative data from a multiple case study, I recount the life stories of two resilient Black South African university students to theorize about the processes that encouraged these students, familiar with penury ... -
Black students' recollections of pathways to resilience: lessons for school psychologists
(Sage, 2013)Drawing on narrative data from a multiple case study, I recount the life stories of two resilient Black South African university students to theorize about the processes that encouraged these students, familiar with ... -
Black theology and its response to poverty in the public sphere: a case for the Africa Inland Church in Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)Poverty levels in Kenya, as in many other parts of the world, are still unacceptably high. Various responses against poverty since independence, by the government and non-governmental agencies, especially churches, have ... -
Black theology in South Africa: a theology of human dignity and black identity
(AOSIS, 2016)Black theology in South Africa is still relevant 20 years after the apartheid regime ended. It is a theology that gave to Black South Africans human dignity and a black identity. Black theology in South Africa confronted ... -
Blinde alfabet: ʼn Moedswillige Willem Boshoff reken af met meerderwaardigheid – ʼn neo-Marxistiese interpretasie
(Litnet, 2013)In heelwat van sy taalgebaseerde konseptuele installasies moedig die kunstenaar Willem Boshoff aanskouers van sy werke tot gesprekvoering aan. Die doel van die gesprekke is hoofsaaklik om die dominasie van sogenaamde ... -
Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria : a reflection on the failure of democratic containment
(UNISA Press, 2014)Democracy is a system of government greatly supported by the vast majority of Nigerians and they are willing to sustain it. It is believed that the system guarantees security and promotes prosperity. It is considered a ... -
Boko Haram terrorism in Nigeria: A reflection on the failure of democratic containment
(Sabinet SA ePublications, 2014)Democracy is a system of government greatly supported by the vast majority of Nigerians and they are willing to sustain it. It is believed that the system guarantees security and promotes prosperity. It is considered a ...