Critical analysis of the role played by PanSALB in the Lexicography development of the South African official languages

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. M. Mojela
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
The South ◽  
Official Languages

scholarly journals DIE REGSTEORETIESE GRONDSLAG VAN DIE INTEGRASIEREËL IN DIE SUID-AFRIKAANSE KONTRAKTEREG

Obiter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thino Bekker
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Legal Rule ◽  
The South

This article focuses on an extensive critical analysis of the legal-theoretical basis of the parol evidence rule in the South African law of contract. Certain conclusions will be made from such an analysis in terms of which it will be argued that the parol evidence rule qualifies as a legal rule and that it can therefore be validly abolished or modified by the legislature.

Let’s Talk About Sex

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Svensson
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
The South ◽  
Faith Based ◽  
Aids Activism ◽  
Transnational Network ◽  
Progressive Islam ◽  
Hiv Aids

The chapter constitutes a critical analysis of how the theme of sexuality is addressed within the framework of a ‘theology of compassion’ put forward by the South African organisation Positive Muslims. The organisation’s explicit aim with this theology is to provide an ideological underpinning to HIV/AIDS activism in order to combat both the spread of the disease and the stigmatisation of those affected. The chapter argues that the specific features of the ‘theology of compassion’, and the manner in which sexuality is approached, cannot be fully understood if it is seen merely as a local African ‘faith-based’ response to HIV/AIDS. A set of factors of a transnational character, outlined and discussed in the text, influence and shape it. Of particular relevance are the connections between Positive Muslims and the contemporary hermeneutical transnational network of Progressive Islam.

Rise and #Fall: The unsuspended revolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-393
Author(s):  
Bandile Bertrand Leopeng
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Documentary Film ◽  
Media Analysis ◽  
Multimodal Approach ◽  
Academic Institutions ◽  
The South ◽  
The Media ◽  
Psychosocial Perspective

This article utilizes a multimodal media analysis similar to Parker that takes place on three levels: (1) it connects an interview completed by professor Habib in a 2014 issue of the South African magazine publication Destiny Man, (2) with the events captured in photography of the 2015 #FeesMustFall protest as well as (3) the events recorded an Internet documentary entitled Decolonising Wits. This critical analysis utilizes a psychosocial perspective showing strong links between these events that led to the proliferation of decolonization in South African academic institutions as a result. The #FeesMustFall protests at Wits University is seen as a response to the inegalitarian modes of discourse present in the analysed interview, and the selected scenes of real events in the documentary film. This article includes direct quotes from that written interview, photography from the #Feesmustfall events, and links to specific scenes in the documentary film in order to provide a multimodal approach to analysing psychosocial politics in the media.

Legal Recognition for Child-Headed Households: An Evaluation of the Emerging South African Framework

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Noel Zaal ◽  
Meda Couzens
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Best Interests ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
The South ◽  
Legal Recognition ◽  
Aids Pandemic ◽  
Best Interests Standard

AbstractThis article evaluates legislation developed in South Africa for the legal recognition and support of child-headed households. It provides an explanation and critical analysis of new statutory provisions. We show that in a developing country with AIDS pandemic challenges and limited resources such as South Africa reasons in favour of formal legal recognition outweigh those against. We demonstrate, however, that in order to meet the best interests standard it is essential to base recognition on household viability. Our analysis indicates that, although the South African provisions are groundbreaking and of considerable value as an example for other countries, there are some deficiencies which may compromise their effectiveness. Amendments and supplementary wording are proposed.

scholarly journals South African censorship: the production & liberation of Waiting for the barbarians, by J. M Coetzee

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. e45604
Author(s):  
Marilia Fatima de Oliveira ◽  
Maria Perla Araújo Morais ◽  
Andrea Martins Lameirão Mateus
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Political Strategy ◽  
The South ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
Legal Instrument ◽  
South African Police ◽  
Waiting For The Barbarians

During Apartheid, South African censorship became the main legal instrument for the control and cultural tutelage of society. Censors decided which literary works could be read. Thousands of books were withdrawn from circulation, but the censorship did not achieve total success in curtailing the circulation of ideas. One novel, in particular, was released despite being not only very political, but also representing events that were – as J. M Coetzee puts it – in the minds and hearts of people of conscience during Apartheid: torture and fake reports issued by the South African police. Through documental and critical analysis, this article aims to answer one question: why Waiting for the barbarians, novel by J. M Coetzee published in 1980, was never banned? We will bring information and reflections on how the use of literary strategies, a political strategy and the exercise of censorship by a peculiar censor were crucial for the system’s circumvention.

scholarly journals Validating Indigenous Versions of the South African Personality Inventory

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carin Hill ◽  
Mpho Hlahleni ◽  
Lebogang Legodi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
South African ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Personality Inventory ◽  
The South ◽  
Official Languages

Personality assessments are frequently used to make decisions and predictions, creating a demand for assessments that are non-discriminatory. South African legislation requires psychological tests to be scientifically proven to be valid, reliable, fair and non-biased. In response to the necessity for a measure sensitive to indigenous differences, South African and Dutch researchers developed the South African Personality Inventory (SAPI). The SAPI represents a theoretical model of personality that uses an indigenous (emic) and universal (etic) approach to capture South Africa’s rich multicultural and multilingual view of personhood. The development of SAPI items and its simultaneous translation from English into all official languages necessitated the investigation of all the translated language versions’ psychometric properties. This study used Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling to examine the factor structure and model fit of two indigenous language versions of the SAPI, targeting the Tshivenda and the Southern Sotho languages. To accomplish this objective, Study 1 (N = 290) was done in South Africa among the Tshivenda ethnic group, while Study 2 (N = 293) was conducted in South Africa among the Sesotho ethnic group. An acquiescence response pattern was noticed in both studies, possibly to adhere to group consensus and emphasizing harmony within relationships. The ESEM solutions generated an excellent fit for both language versions, and most facets loaded acceptably on their expected factors. The Neuroticism factor proved to be problematic in both language versions. Within the Tshivenda version, the Emotional Stability facet did not generate adequate loadings on any SAPI factors. In contrast, neither Emotional Stability nor Negative Emotionality loaded sufficiently on the Neuroticism factor for the Southern Sotho version. While the overall fit of the six-factor model was excellent, the language in which a person completes a personality questionnaire seems to influence such an assessment’s factor structure. The Tshivenda and Sesotho versions of the SAPI cannot yet be positioned as equitable alternatives when using an indigenous version of the SAPI is needed. The implications of the results and proposals for future studies are discussed.

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