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Gender gap in management positions: A survey of male and female managers in Zimbabwean hotels
(EbscoHost, 2014)The glass ceiling phenomenon which militates against female entry into management positions has been of interest to researchers for a long time. The aim of this study was to explore perceptions of managers on the existence ... -
Gender, climate change and energy in South Africa: A review
(Sabinet SA ePublications, 2014)Climate change is one of the most pressing global environmental challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Recently, the World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development (World Bank, 2012) placed gender ... -
A gender-specific evaluation framework for the leadership development of women in local government
(ASSADPAM (Associaton of Southern African Schools & Departments of Public Administration and Management), 2012)Municipalities have put in place gender policies and frameworks to facilitate the participation and engagement of women in local government affairs. Although women have been given the opportunity for self- development ... -
A gentle introduction to Bayesian analysis: applications to developmental research
(Wiley, 2014)Bayesian statistical methods are becoming ever more popular in applied and fundamental research. In this study a gentle introduction to Bayesian analysis is provided. It is shown under what circumstances it is attractive ... -
Geohydrological issues of importance in the area governed by the Delmas local municipality
(Unisa Press, 2011)The constraints that have been experienced in recent years with the Delmas water supply have largely been as a result of it being situated in a dolomite area, the environmental reality which, from a human and economic ... -
Geskiedenis, grondstudies en grondeisenavorsing – 'n oop gesprek
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2012)In the history of South Africa, with prospects of a democratic system that would meet all the expectations of the people of the country, the year 1994 also required mind shifts with regard to land reform. As a discipline, ... -
Geskiedenis, grondstudies en grondeisenavorsing – 'n oop gesprek
(South African Academy for Science and Arts, 2012)In the history of South Africa, with prospects of a democratic system that would meet all the expectations of the people of the country, the year 1994 also required mind shifts with regard to land reform. As a discipline, ... -
Gesprek oor drie millenniums: T.T. Cloete se herskrywing van Homeros se Achillesskild–gegewe
(AOSIS, 2012)The aim of this article is to analise the poem ‘Achilles se skild’ (The shield of Achilles) by T.T. Cloete, from his volume of poetry onversadig (unquenched) (2011). The poem, as narrated by Cloete, will be compared with ... -
Gestorwe geliefdes, die herkonstruksie van die selfnarratief in doodsbloei met verwysing na die rol van die mite van Orfeus en Euridike daarin
(Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging (ALV), 2015)Trauma shatters a person's existing self-narrative, especially trauma experienced after the loss of a loved one. "Turning one's life into a narrative is a vital way of finding meaning" (Van der Merwe & Gobodo-Madikizela, ... -
"Gestures of approach": aspects of liminality and labyrinths
(AOSIS, 2011)The purpose of this article is to explore some matters of liminality relevant to labyrinths. To this end, the discussion opens by considering some implications of the way liminality is defined before moving on to an ... -
'Glocal' and integrated churches within a practical theological imagination of 'home away from home': towards a ministry of migrants and refugees in diaspora
(Pieter De Waal Neethling Trust, 2017)Migration has become a major global challenge in recent years. Host countries' responses to migrants are varied - some accommodate and integrate migrants, others are apathetic, and migrants face exclusion and violent ... -
God in Africa, lost and found, lost again, and found anew: the Bible in André Brink's Praying mantis
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"Goddank dis hoogverraad en nie laagverraad nie!" : die rol van vroue in die Ossewa-Brandwag se verset teen Suid-Afrika se deelname aan die TweedeWêreldoorlog
(Historical Association of South Africa, 2012)The Ossewa-Brandwag (OB) was a mass-movement opposed to South Africa's participation in the Second World War on the side of Britain. Thousands of Afrikaners saw the OB as a movement in which they could express their ... -
Goddelike soewereiniteit en menslike verantwoordelikheid volgens die Christelike sintesedenke van ongeveer die 5de tot 17de eeu: 'n Christelik filosofiese verkenning
(VCHO, 2011)Divine sovereignty and human responsibility in Christian synthetic thinking from about the 5th to the 17th century; a Christian-philosophical exploration This study and its follow-up intends to investigate how - after many ... -
Goddelike voorsienigheid in die denke van die "doctor angelicus" – Hoe om die verhouding God–mens christelik–filosofies te verstaan
(Vereniging vir Christelike Hoër Onderwys, 2013)Thomas Aquinas (1224/5-1274), the doctor angelicus (angelic doctor), devoted an exceptionally large part of his Summa Contra Gentiles (its entire book 3, the largest part of all four books) to the question how God's ... -
Governance of disaster risk reduction in Cameroon: the need to empower local government
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)The impact of natural hazards and/or disasters in Cameroon continues to hit local communities hardest, but local government lacks the ability to manage disaster risks adequately. This is partly due to the fact that the ... -
Grammaties-historiese eksegese: quid est et quo vadis?
(AOSIS, 2011)This article investigates the grammatical-historical method of biblical interpretation. The aim is to indicate certain problems in the approach through critical investigation and to make suggestions regarding changes ... -
Grammaties–historiese eksegese: quid est et quo vadis?
(OASIS, 2011)This article investigates the grammatical-historical method of biblical interpretation. The aim is to indicate certain problems in the approach through critical investigation and to make suggestions regarding changes to ... -
Greater happiness for a greater number: did the promise of enlightenment come true?
(Springer, 2017)In the eighteenth century 'Enlightened' thinkers challenged the belief that happiness exists only in Heaven. They claimed that happiness is possible in earthly life and foresaw that greater happiness would be achieved using ... -
Greatness versus smallness: a postcolonial analysis of the healing of Naaman (2 Kings 5)
(The Old Testament Society of Southern Africa (OTSSA), 2016)This article analyses the dichotomy of greatness versus smallness in 2 Kgs 5. It argues that Naaman's real disease was an unhealthy attitude towards greatness, and Elisha primarily cured it. From the discourse of the story, ...