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Daniel, Prophet of Divine Presence in Absence
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Darem meer as moffies? Stereotipering in die voorstelling van homoseksueles en homoseksualiteit in die Afrikaanse jeugliteratuur
(LitNet, 2015)In hierdie artikel word daar op vergelykende wyse aangetoon watter stereotipes in die voorstelling van homoseksuele en homoseksualiteit in die Afrikaanse jeugliteratuur onderskei kan word, asook hoe hierdie stereotipes ... -
The date of Milton's sonnet VII
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A "Day in the lives" of four resilient youths: cultural roots of resilience
(SAGE Publications, 2011)Grounded in the examples of four impoverished, relocated youths (two Sesotho-speaking orphans in South Africa and two Mexican immigrants in Canada), we explore cultural factors as potential roots of resilience. We triangulate ... -
A "Day in the Lives" of Four Resilient Youths: Cultural Roots of Resilience
(SAGE Publications, 2011)Grounded in the examples of four impoverished, relocated youths (two Sesotho-speaking orphans in South Africa and two Mexican immigrants in Canada), we explore cultural factors as potential roots of resilience. We triangulate ... -
De/acculturation of identity: diaspora in selected photo installations by Searle and Farber
(AHWG, 2015)This article investigates the de/acculturation of identity (as brought forth specifically by diaspora) as visually represented by contemporary South African artists Berni Searle and Leora Farber. Specific focus is placed ... -
Debating some past and present research frameworks and methodologies in history on places and their peoples in South Africa
(Taylor & FrancisUNISA Press, 2013)Histories regarding places and their peoples in South Africa can be traced to the early days of History being practised as an academic discipline. However, practising this form of history under (and outside) the flag of ... -
Decentralisation and capacity-building: paradigm shifts in local self–governance
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Decentralisation or devolution: an analysis of local government effectiveness
(University of Pretoria, 2013) -
Decentralization reforms in Zambia 1991–2010
(KRE Publishers, 2014)On 17th December 1990, the Third Republic was born in the wake of elections that swept the United Independent party (UNIP) and President Kenneth David Kaunda from power after 27 years and replaced ... -
A deconstruction of the term "revolution"
(AOSIS, 2015)The precise meaning of the concept of (political) revolution remains semantically contested. According to Arslanian (2013:127) this concept “is often used liberally, applied to everything from the ‘Social Media Revolution’ ... -
Deepening democracy and enhancing multi-level governance: deficiencies of and prospects for local government ward committees in South Africa
(Buro vir Wetenskaplike Tydskrifte, Potchefstroom, 2009)The South African local government system has a number of shortcomings, two of which relate to the role of local government in the deepening of participatory democracy and the position of local government in a system of ... -
Defining perceived employability: a psychological approach
(Emerald, 2014)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to define employability within the psychological literature with a focus upon perceived employability. Design/methodology/approach – To achieve the aim, the paper defines five objectives ... -
Deiktiese patrone in die verfilming van J.M. Coetzee se Disgrace
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2016)In this two part article J.M. Coetzee's eponymous novel, Disgrace (1999) and the 2008-film version thereof will be briefly discussed with a focus on its use of and reference to the Afrikaans farm novel. In White Writing ... -
Delaying Pre-trial Therapy to Child Victims of Sexual Abuse: An Unfounded Prevailing Culture in South Africa?
(Brill, 2017)Due to the statutory obligation to report child sexual abuse to the authorities, children in South Africa are increasingly called to testify in criminal proceedings. A recent qualitative study found that South African ... -
Delivering brand equity and consumer oriented insights through marketing communication elements in the tourism sector
(AJHTL, 2017)Over the years, the move to integrated marketing communication (IMC) have gained popularity and increased sales for organisational marketers and brand champions. This is because in order for any business to succeed it must ... -
Demographic and socio–economic factors affecting contraceptive use in Malawi
(KRE Publishers, 2014)Malawi has one of the highest Contraceptive Prevalence Rates (CPR) in sub-Saharan Africa. However, fertility remains high and fertility decline is slow. This paper uses data from the 2000 and ... -
Demokratisering en standaardisering – Teenstrydige doelwitte vir inheemse tale?
(Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns, 2011)At fi rst blush, the two concepts, democratisation and standardisation, seem to be in confl ict if the objectives underlying the processes they describe are compared, in particular if they are applied to the fi eld of ... -
Dentalisation as regional indicator in general South African English: an acoustic analysis of /z/, /d/ and /t/
(Taylor & Francis, 2011)Drawing on Bekker's (2007) study on the dentalisation of /s/ among young middle-class females from Johannesburg, this research aims to test whether the other traditionally alveolar oral obstruents, namely /z/, /d/ and /t/, ... -
Describing and explaining the variation of Bantu imperatives and prohibitives
(John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2013)This paper describes Bantu imperatival and prohibitival speech acts. The study is set against the background of the formal instability of directives and grammaticalization theory. On the basis of a sample of 100 languages, ...