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A critical assessment of ubuntu as a source for moral formation in contemporary Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)This study presented a critical evaluation of Ubuntu as a source of moral formation in contemporary Africa. In African society, Ubuntu as a notion of African humanism has been and still is subject to much criticism. ... -
"A critical comparison of Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza's notion of Christian ministry as a 'Discipleship of Equals' and Mercy Amba Oduyoye's notion as a 'Partnership of both men and women
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)This thesis is based on the recognition that there are similarities and differences between two notions of Christian ministry, that is, a “discipleship of equals” as defined by Elizabeth Schüssler Fiorenza (1989) and a ... -
A critical exploration of the ideas of person and community in traditional Zulu thought.
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)The issue of personhood has long been of concern to many philosophers. The primary concern has been about determining the necessary and sufficient conditions for an entity to be a person at a particular point in time. ... -
A critical reflection on eclecticism in the teaching of English grammar at selected Zambian secondary schools
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)English is the official language in Zambia and a compulsory subject from grade 1 to the final year of secondary education. Communicative competence in English is therefore critical to mobility in education and is also ... -
A Critical Study of Doubt (Shakk) and Certainty (Yaqīn) in Ghazālī’s Epistemology
(University of the Western Cape, 2021)Our secular age is a period of scepticism and ubiquitous doubt. The epistemology of a paradigmatic figure like Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (1058-1111) is central to Islamic intellectual thought, but also speaks to our modern ... -
Critiquing white ecclesial leadership in multiracial South African neo-Pentecostalism
(University of the Western Cape, 2023)After twenty seven years of democracy in South Africa, many strides have been made in addressing equity, diversity and racial unity within the landscape of religious institutions. However, a prevailing question that ... -
Crossing linguistic and cultural barriers: an analysis of intercultural communication between Chinese traders and South Africans in Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)In recent years South Africa has seen a significant growth in the number of migrants entering its borders. The country has opened its doors to not only migrants from the African continent, but also to immigrants from the ... -
The cultural and religious significance of indigenous vegetables: A case study of the Chionekano-ward of the Zvishavane-district in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This study is situated in the context of multidisciplinary discourse on the pervasive problem of food insecurity in the southern African context. More specifically, it is situated in the context of the Centre of Excellence ... -
The cultural and religious significance of indigenous vegetables: A case study of the Chionekano-ward of the Zvishavane-district in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2018)This study is situated in the context of multidisciplinary discourse on the pervasive problem of food insecurity in the southern African context. More specifically, it is situated in the context of the Centre of Excellence ... -
Cultural and Social Factors Impacting on the Programme to Prevent-Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV in Namibia: a Case Study of the Kavango Region
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)This study focuses on socio-cultural issues, which affect Kavango women's decision to participate in the PMTCT programme. It investigates the treatment methods used by HIV-positive pregnant women for themselves and their ... -
Cultural production and the struggle for authenticity : a Study of the Rastafarian student organization at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)This thesis explores the precarious nature of authenticity as it manifested itself in the activities of H.I.M. Society, the Rastafarian student organization at the University of the Western Cape. Ethnographic research was ... -
Culture, History and Politics in Malawi: The Production of National Heritage, 1964-2009
(University of the Western Cape, 2019)This thesis is essentially about how Malawi’s national heritage was constituted, in particular how heritage emerged and how it has changed over time. It largely looks at the period from 1964 to 2009. This is significant ... -
Current manifestation of trauma experienced during forced removals under apartheid: interviews with a former "Vlakte" inhabitant
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Much has been researched in South Africa about the trauma of losing one's home, one's community and rebuilding one's life in a new environment. Several books have been published tracking the lives of the forcibly removed ... -
Current manifestation of trauma experienced during forced removals under apartheid: interviews with a former “VLAKTE” inhabitant
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)Much has been researched in South Africa about the trauma of losing one’s home, one’s community and rebuilding one’s life in a new environment. Several books have been published tracking the lives of the forcibly removed ... -
“The curse of infertility and the obsession with the womb”: A re-reading of the patriarchal narratives of Rachel, Rebecca and Hannah
(University of Western Cape, 2021)When one reads about women in the Old Testament, their primary- and often only- roles seem to be that of wife and mother. It is made abundantly clear in some of the narratives found in the Old Testament that a woman’s worth ... -
The cutting edge: Khoe-San rock-markings at the Gestoptefontein-Driekuil engraving complex, North West Province, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)The study is about the rock engravings on the wonderstone hills just outside Ottosdal, North West province, about 70km northwest of Klerksdorp. Wonderstone is remarkable rock that is smooth, shiny and very easy to mark. ... -
Dade of deugde? Implikasies vir Suid-Afrikaanse kerke van 'n modern-postmoderne debat oor die moraliteit
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Dance on the red-brown earth
(University of the Western Cape, 2020)Nandi, Java and Uuka are students at a Cape Town university, where they are enrolled in a film making course. Adela, their lecturer, will supervise their screenplay and film on a story which depicts the experience of the ... -
Daughters as water-fetchers: ‘Streamlining’ water-gender dialectics in biblical narrative
(2021)Biblical interpreters have often been unwittingly anthropocentric in their reading of biblical narratives, ignoring the living and nonliving presence of physical world characteristics that underpin the narrative’s overall ... -
David Cecil Oxford Matiwane and auto/biographic memory: political activism, social pragmatism and individual achievement in twentieth century South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The main theoretical and empirical interest of this study is the critical examination of the life of David Cecil Oxford (D.C.O.) Matiwane. In it, I critically examine the politics of representing Matiwane’s life and the ...