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Debates on memory politics and counter-memory practices in South Africa in the 1990s
(UNISA Press, 2018)Memory politics are often regarded as the “soft” issues contested in the aftermath of political and social upheaval. Yet critical public debates on memory, justice, impunity and reconciliation in South Africa prompted by ... -
Debriefing interviews and coaching conversations: strategies to promote student reflexivity and action
(UNISA Press, 2011)Without conscious will and engagement in critical reflexivity as a process of growth and learning in research, students remain unaware of their subjective biases and the effect of bias on the inquiry. A qualitative, ... -
Debunking prevailing school views pertaining to the apostasy of alleged descendants of SHAYKH YUSUF of MAKASSAR
(UIN Sunan Kalijaga, 2020)This article focuses on the controversial issue of apostasy pertaining to the alleged family of Shaykh Yusuf of Makassar, the Indonesian pioneer of Islam in colonial South Africa, after his demise at the Cape in the late ... -
A decade of fisheries co-management in Africa: Going back to the roots? Empowering fishing communities? Or just an illusion?
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2002)This paper provides an overview of co-management in Africa and the historical, political and paradigmatic reasons for the shift. The historical context is important when analysing the performance of the regime. The main ... -
A decade of plant proteomics and mass spectrometry: Translation of technical advancements to food security and safety issues
(Wiley, 2013)Tremendous progress in plant proteomics driven by mass spectrometry (MS) techniques has been made since 2000 when few proteomics reports were published and plant proteomics was in its infancy. These achievements include ... -
Decade of research into the acceptability of interventions aimed at improving adolescent and youth health and social outcomes in Africa: a systematic review and evidence map
(BMJ Open, 2021)Objective Interventions aimed at improving adolescent health and social outcomes are more likely to be successful if the young people they target find them acceptable. However, no standard definitions or indicators exist ... -
Decent employment and the future of agriculture. How dominant narratives prevent addressing structural issues
(Frontiers Media, 2022)Decent employment in agriculture is part of the general narrative about working conditions. It is an unquestionable objective but its position high in the international agenda contributes to sideline major structural ... -
Decentering and recentering the writing centre using online feedback: Towards a collaborative model of integrating academic literacies development
(Stellenbosch University, 2019)Since its inception in 1994, the University of the Western Cape’s Writing Centre has been on the margins, viewed as an add-on to central learning and teaching activities at the university (Archer and Richards 2011, ... -
Decentralisation and Constitutionalism in Africa: Concepts, Conflicts and Challenges
(Fourth Stellenbosch annual seminar on constitutionalism in Africa (SASCA), 2016-09-07)A central quest in post-Cold War Africa has been to bring the Leviathan – the untrammelled ruler – to heel through constitutionalism, and, to a lesser extent, also decentralisation. 1 The unbridled power of the imperial ... -
Decentralisation and natural resource management in rural South Africa: problems and prospects
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2002)In this paper, the issue of decentralisation and natural resource management will be interrogated primarily through a focus on local government reform and land administration. This focus illuminates problems that are on ... -
Decentralised land governance: Case studies and local voices from Botswana, Madagascar and Mozambique
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2011)Decentralisation has been on the Southern African development agenda for a long time. It is a concept which appears deceptively simple. The principle of subsidiarity holds that decision making about local development ... -
Decentralised land governance: Case studies and local voices from Botswana, Madagascar and Mozambique
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2011)Decentralisation has been on the Southern African development agenda for a long time. It is a concept which appears deceptively simple. The principle of subsidiarity holds that decision making about local development ... -
Decentralization in Africa and the resilience of traditional authorities: Evaluating Zimbabwe’s track record
(Regional and Federal Studies, 2015)This paper looks at one of the most important endogenous factors influencing the workings of decentralization in Zimbabwe. Successive waves of formal institutional change that took place during Zimbabwe’s colonial and ... -
A decision support tool for response to global change in marine systems: the IMBER-ADApT Framework
(John Wiley & Sons, 2016)Global change is occurring now, often with consequences far beyond those anticipated. Although there is a wide range of assessment approaches available to address-specific aspects of global change, there is currently no ... -
The decline of ‘militant Zulu nationalism’: IFP politics after 1994
(Taylor & Francis, 1998)Abstract This article argues that since 1994, but especially since 1996, the IFP has progressively moved away from the Zulu nationalist rhetoric and confrontational tactics of the transition period which we term the ... -
Decoding heavy metal stress signalling in plants: Towards improved food security and safety
(MDPI, 2020)The mining of heavy metals from the environment leads to an increase in soil pollution, leading to the uptake of heavy metals into plant tissue. The build-up of toxic metals in plant cells often leads to cellular damage ... -
Decoding information literacy ways of thinking in student learning: influencing pedagogic methods
(South African Journals of Higher Education, 2020)University students often experience hidden challenges in various courses across all levels of their academic careers. These difficulties often serve to deter student learning and academic progress which may end in high ... -
Decolonisation of institutional structures in South African universities: A critical perspective
(Cogent OA, 2019)In 2015, using social media, a new generation of South African university students launched the social justice movement #FeesMustFall. The call for social justice, equity and equality has been a burning issue in ... -
Decolonization of a special type: rethinking Cold War history in Southern Africa
(History Department, University of the Western Cape, 2011)Introduction: This special issue of Kronos: Southern African Histories speaks to this imbalance, contributing in small measure to a recent turn in Cold War studies that has sought to incorporate regional perspectives ... -
Deconstructing the 'sugar daddy': A critical review of the constructions of men in intergenerational sexual relationships in South Africa
(Routledge, 2013)Since a recent Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) prevalence study highlighted the relationship between intergenerational sex and risk of HIV infection, a range of studies in Southern Africa have documented the commonality ...
