Lives “on hold” by Priscilla Boshoff

“… The relationship between a personal identity and the state-issued Identity Document (ID) is the focus of this article, which examines stories published in the “Horror Affairs” column of the popular South African tabloid, the Daily Sun. These highly emotional stories tell of the despair and desperation felt by individuals at the lack of an ID book, which is blamed on the inefficiency of the state Department of Home Affairs. …”
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Ecotourisme et parcs naturels : innovations et contradictions sud-africaines, le cas de HIP (Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park) by Fabrice Folio, Anaëlle Derroisne

“…As one of the oldest game reserves in austral Africa, the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park (HIP), set in the heart of the KwaZulu-Natal province, has become a south-african example as a conservation sanctuary involved in ecotourism practices. …”
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Measuring the effectiveness of out-of-home advertising campaigns in South Africa by Melanie Babst, Thérèse Roux, Johan de Jager

“…By analysing the contents of out-of-home advertising campaigns’ media planning strategies and results, this study aimed to investigate whether the effectiveness of out-of-home media formats are evaluated and validly confirmed by South African advertisers. Findings of the study revealed the general lack of effective evaluation techniques for reliably measuring out-of-home media formats’ effectiveness in achieving stated communication objectives. …”
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Challenges relating to comparison of flavonoid glycosides dissolution profiles from Sutherlandia frutescens products by Mbamalu Oluchi N., Syce James, Samsodien Halima

“…This study investigated dissolution of the South African Sutherlandia frutescens using selected flavonoid glycosides as marker compounds. …”
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An exploration of the use of technology by congregations by S. Joubert, W. J. Schoeman

“…What is the response of South African congregations to the use and role of technology in congregational life? …”
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In search of values. Reading The Hunger Games in an African context by W. Domeris

“…The refusal to shame a comrade-in-arms is the real discordant note in South African politics. In attempting to give shape to the present situation, this article takes up two quite different studies of shame and honour. …”
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Emotional political advertising by Lynnette Fourie, Johannes Froneman

“…They did not harm the sustainability of the South African democracy as such, but they also did very little to promote it actively through their media advertisements. …”
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Characteristics of knowledge translation platforms and methods for evaluating them: a scoping review protocol by Taryn Young, Bey-Marrié Schmidt, Sara Cooper, Nasreen S Jessani

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Genome-Wide DNA Methylation in Mixed Ancestry Individuals with Diabetes and Prediabetes from South Africa by Tandi E. Matsha, Carmen Pheiffer, Stephen E. Humphries, Junaid Gamieldien, Rajiv T. Erasmus, Andre P. Kengne

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Complex multivariate model predictions for coral diversity with climatic change by Tim R. McClanahan, Maxwell K. Azali, Nyawira A. Muthiga, Sean N. Porter, Michael H. Schleyer, Mireille M. M. Guillaume

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Analysis of Mannose‐Binding Lectin Protein and mRNA Levels on Selected Chicken Breeds in South Africa by Peter Ayodeji Idowu, Takalani J. Mpofu, Oliver T. Zishiri, Khathutshelo A. Nephawe, Bohani Mtileni

“…Conclusion MBL protein was detected and quantified with distinct differences in concentration and expression levels  at the presence of mycoplasma gallisepticum among the sampled South African chicken breeds. This highlights the genetic diversity of MBL as a tool for disease prevention in South African chicken breeds.…”
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‘ In Comes the New Black’: The Ghetto-Rural Black versus Blacksurbian Identities by Nkululeko Motha

“…This research contends that the inequalities of the urban space have created two groups of Black people: The Ghetto-Rural Black and the Blacksurbian especially in South African and American (for African Americans) urban space. …”
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Dialogic communication management theory and engagement with investors by Muriel Serfontein-Jordaan, Dawie Bornman

“… Considering the recent corporate scandals faced by the South African capital market, stakeholders are understandably more sceptical about the accuracy and transparency of information being communicated to them. …”
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Constructing masculinity through ulwaluko: a scoping literature review by Mlamli Diko

“…Therefore, this article employs a scoping literature review to unearth how masculinity is constructed through ulwaluko within amaXhosa, an indigenous South African group. At the same time, it addresses central controversies and challenges inherent in this rite of passage, aiming to evoke critical dialogues around these issues. …”
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Documentary film politics and the politics of documentary film by Lieza Louw

“… This paper sets out to consider the production of political documentary films in post-apartheid South Africa at a time when massification of the media and state capture of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, the country’s public broadcaster, silenced oppositional voices. …”
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Factors influencing virtual lab adoption in marginalized rural schools: insights from South Africa by Brian Shambare, Thuthukile Jita

“…Guided by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), this paper reports findings from a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study that investigated Virtual Lab (VL) adoption in rural South African schools. Data collected through a questionnaire (N = 186) and semi-structured interviews (N = 4) involving life sciences teachers were analysed using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. …”
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Ons sal antwoord op jou roepstem by Chris Broodryk

“…While Pretville invents a 1950s South African town that fails to correspond to any inhabited reality of that time, Platteland offers an Afrikaans musical-western wherein Hofmeyr dominates as patriarch. …”
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Ethical Values for Future Leaders in Higher Learning Institutions in South Africa: A Cogent Scoping Review on Academic Jealousy by Pakiso Moses Pakiso Moses, Tshepo Tshepo, Zenzile Khetsha

“… This review examines the critical importance of ethical values for future leaders in South African higher learning institutions, focusing on academic jealousy. …”
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The limitation of the discovery rules of Court against the right of access to information in South Africa by Rashri Baboolal-Frank, Fola Adeleke

“…Abstract In South Africa, the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) gives effect to the right of access information in Section 32 of the South African Constitution (the Constitution). Section 7 of PAIA provides that PAIA does not apply to records required for criminal or civil proceedings after commencement of proceedings where access to that record is already provided for in any other law. …”
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CONTEMPLATING ALLAN BOESAK’S FASCINATION WITH PREACHING “TRUTH TO POWER”

“…I briefly examine how power operates in the South African society. Boesak’s publications and sermons are contemplated in the hope of uncovering his fascination with preaching truth to power. …”
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