ALIGNING PRAXIS OF FAITH AND THEOLOGICAL THEORY IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION THROUGH AN EVALUATION OF CHRISTIANITY IN SOUTH AFRICA by E. Oliver

“…Christianity is also in need of a revolution back to its origin of an un-institutionalised, non-hierarchical, living faith that is changing the lives of people both in the present and eternally. From a South African perspective, the article evaluates the major mistakes that Christians made, some achievements on which they could build and expand, and the ideals that should pave the way forward. …”
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Whole-of-community interventions that address alcohol-related harms: protocol for a scoping review by Asha S George, Tanya Doherty, Mark Tomlinson, Nandi Siegfried, Ida Okeyo, Ulla Walmisley, Michelle De Jong, Carmen Späth, Nadine Harker

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Factors Influencing Young Consumers’ Impulse Intentions Toward Visiting Pop-Up Stores in South Africa by Miriam-Miri Retief, Bertha Jacobs, Ann-Marie Fiore

“…This study empirically examines how external factors, such as the characteristics of innovation (relative advantage, trialability, observability, low complexity, compatibility) and exterior store design, and internal factors (positive mood, hedonic motivations, consumer innovativeness) aff ect young consumers’ impulse intention toward visiting pop-up stores in the South African context. Survey data was collected from a convenient sample of 461 students from two universities in South Africa via a self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Questions, queries, quibbles and quarrels by Annette Combrink

“… The South African Qualifications Authority was promulgated by enabling legislation through the SAQA Act (59 of 1995). …”
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TV is the Devil, the Devil is on TV:Wild Religion and Wild Media in South Africa by Lee-Shae S.Scharnick-Udemans

“…In light of its recent history of apartheid and transition into democracy in the middle1990s,when paradigmatic constitutional and political changes took place in which the relationship between religion and the media wasreconstituted, the South African context, in particular, is ripe for exploring media technology and practices in relation tothe political economy of the sacred. …”
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Digital communication and agency by Jakub Siwak

“…Despite such developments, in my experience of lecturing digital communication to students at a South African university, there is a lack of awareness of how the technical infrastructures that makes up digital communication can play a role in potentially negating our agency when using digital forms of communication. …”
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Forfeiture to the State: Using Grammar to Interpret Section 35 of the Criminal Procedure Act by Terrence R Carney

“…The grammatical construction is then applied to examples taken from South African and Dutch case law dealing with forfeiture to illustrate its potential as a tool for interpretation. …”
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Teaching inclusive education: a contextual higher education analysis by Yolande Korkie, Christa Beyers, Eben Swanepoel

“…While it is widely acknowledged that inclusive education policy is the suitable approach for addressing the diverse needs of South African learners, research in the pilot stages of Education White Paper 6 warned that the implementation of this policy would be complex. …”
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A Conceptual Framework for Mentorship Support to Early-Career Black Women Academics in South Africa by Maréve Biljohn, Tatenda Shaleen Marange, Aliza le Roux, Kathleen Schroeder

“… Globally, career development is a challenge for women academics at higher education institutions. In South African higher education institutions, Black women academics still lag in terms of career progression and their representation in leadership positions compared to their male counterparts.  …”
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Interpreting consumer attitude towards milk alternatives: A purchase intention model for marketing success by Anjolize Wassenaar, Elizabeth Kempen

“…The purpose of the article is to present a model within which purchase intentions of South African emerging market consumers can be interpreted, providing marketers with information on which product positioning upon market entry and continuous marketing strategies can be developed for the growing niche ultra-heat treated (UHT) milk alternative product category. …”
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Ideological objectives underpinning imbizo as a model of communication and governance by Jeffrey Mabelebele

“… In 2001, the South African government adopted an imbizo (plural: izimbizo) as a model of communication. …”
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Growth, exclusion and vulnerability: evaluation of the socio-spatial transformation of post-apartheid Pretoria-Tshwane (South Africa) by Andre Horn

“… Apartheid left South African city regions with two major challenges: social integration at a city level and spatial integration at a regional level. …”
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BENEATH THE CHURCH EPITAPH “TO THE GLORY OF GOD” SCREAM THE VOICES OF THE UNEMPLOYED by K.T. Resane

“… The unemployment crisis is a growing threat in the socio-economic fabric of South African society. Close to fifteen million people live on social grants, while seven million are registered as unemployed. …”
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Risk Perceptions of Insurance Policyholders in the Gauteng Region of South Africa by Suné Ferreira-Schenk, Zandri Dickason-Koekemoer, Marko Van Deventer

“…These endogenous factors include demographics, risk perception, risk tolerance, and behavioral finance biases. South African insurance policyholders residing in Gauteng province of South Africa were identified as the target population for this study. …”
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Die Bybel is steeds in diskussie: 'n dekade later by F. B. Doubell

“…In 1991 Deist wrote an article on the discussion of the Bible. He used three South African publications on Scripture to illustrate the ongoing discussion. …”
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Limited opportunities: the implications of schoolgirl dropout in Irepodun, Nigeria by Kafilah Lola Gold

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The Mentoring Experiences of Early Career and Senior Academics in a Multicampus University in South Africa by Yaw Owusu-Agyeman

“… Background/purpose – The study examines how early career academics (ECAs) and established academics perceive the importance of mentoring and how mentoring could enhance the career development of ECAs within a South African multicampus university. Materials/methods – Two different sets of semi-structured interview questions were administered to 16 ECAs and 10 senior academics across the university’s six faculties and three campuses. …”
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The appeal of 7de Laan by Nadia van der Merwe

“…The soap has also received the Voters’ Choice Award for best soap opera two years’ running at the South African Film and Television Awards, thereby confirming its popularity. …”
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Forces Influencing Technical Mathematics Curriculum Implementation: Departmental Heads’ Understanding of Their Practices to Enact Roles and Responsibilities by Mfundo Mondli Khoza, Annatoria Zanele Ngcobo

“…TMAT was piloted in a few South African schools in 2016 and later scaled to others. …”
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Impact of the teacher education curriculum on the development of 21st-Century skills: Pre-service teachers’ perceptions by Mensah Prince Osiesi, Sylvan Blignaut

“…Findings indicate that the South African TEC largely inculcates 21CS in PTs, the prevalent 21CS among PTs are collaborative, communication, critical thinking, and creativity skills (in that order), and PTs’ excess academic workloads, lack of digital competencies and literacy, and inadequate assessment of ICT-related skills are the main challenges militating against their development of 21CS. …”
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