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Insights from traditional initiation teachers (Basuwe) on the influence of male traditional initiation (lebollo) on the behaviour of schoolboys
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2016)
This article aims to describe the outcomes of traditional initiation schools (lebollo), identify reasons for initiates’ deviant behaviour at school after returning from lebollo and offer some suggestions on how to reduce ...
Comparing apples with pears: the pre-1994 and post-1994 South African military cultures
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)
This article aims2 at providing an exposition of the most important factors that have shaped and are
still shaping the institutional culture of the South African (SA) military. The view is broad and holistic
and places ...
Why do South African women choose careers in construction?
(University of the Free State, 2009)
English: This article analyses the factors influencing the choices of careers in construction
by South African women.
Literature was reviewed on challenges facing women in construction which
contribute to their choices ...
Bridging the cultural gap: Bible translation as a case in point
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2002)
Translation practitioners have always been aware of the fact that translation is not a
purely linguistic operation but a means of facilitating communication between
members of different cultures. Translation scholars ...
“You should give a child love and take them warm-heartedly from their parent”: preschool teachers’ practice and understanding of care
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)
This paper is based on the exploration of township preschool teachers’ perspectives of the act of caring. Caring has always been associated with women as they are seen as nurturers. Their role as mothers is regarded as a ...
Social aspects of American Peace Corps volunteerism in Botswana 1966-1997
(Faculty of Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012)
This research aims to investigate and evaluate the work and reasons behind past and contemporary American Peace Corps (APC) volunteerism in Botswana and the social impact this had on Botswana’s developmental roadmap. The ...
The relevance of the school governance body to the effective decolonisation of education in South Africa
(Faculty of Education, University of the Free State, 2017)
Decolonisation of education is understood in this paper as a means of formalising indigenous culture and knowledge within the formal school system. The focus of this paper is to see how the School Governance Body (SGB) can ...
Social aspects of American Peace Corps volunteerism in Botswana 1966-1997
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2012-06)
This research aims to investigate and evaluate the work and reasons behind past and contemporary American Peace Corps (APC) volunteerism in Botswana and the social impact this had on Botswana’s developmental roadmap. The ...
Jacob Zuma's "Zuluness" appeal during the April 2009 elections in South Africa: an attempt to break the IFP's grip on Zulu social and political structures?
(Faculty of the Humanities, University of the Free State, 2010)
The article reflects on the role played by Jacob Zuma as President of the African National Congress (ANC) using his Zuluness to break the Inkatha Freedom Party’s (IFP’s) political control of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province. ...
Interpretations of the Tower of Babel narrative in the African context
(Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State, 2014)
Biblical scholarship from the African context provides possible new and creative perspectives for the interpretation of the Tower of Babel narrative because of uniquely African questions that structure the interpretative ...