Sepedi home language for Khelobedu-L1 learners: Whose home language is it? A language dilemma by Tsebo Ramothwala

“…In most cases, what is taught as a home language in South African schools is totally different from what learners speak at home. …”
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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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Evaluating the revenue and taxation implications of cannabis legalization in South Africa: Insights from Canada and the United States by Kiran Baldavoo, Shazia Hassen

“…Practical Implications: The study provides recommendations for South African policymakers on taxation policies, market regulation, and inclusive strategies to ensure a successful and sustainable cannabis industry while maximizing revenue mobilization. …”
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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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Mentorship in undergraduate studies – building block for postgraduate success by Sindi Msimango

“…The need to improve access and throughput in higher education programmes in SA universities, especially in relation to the improvement of postgraduate and high-quality South African postgraduate publications continues to be a policy concern.  …”
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“First Woman to…” Exceptionalism Discourse by Miranda Pillay

“…Questions about the relationship between patriarchal institutional culture and the legitimate presence of women leaders are central to the argument presented here. The case of South African feminist theologian, Mary-Anne Plaatjies Van Huffel, is used to illustrate the relentless task women face of having to challenge pervasive gender-bias in the patriarchal institutional culture of the church. …”
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The Fundamental Element of Social Contract In a Developmental State by Mbulaheni Mulaudzi

“…The study focus will also look at the extent at which the South African state is moving towards becoming a fully-fledged “Developmental state” regardless of the challenges been experienced and encountered.   …”
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Industrial Policy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: An Outlook on Technology and Industrial Policy in the cases of Brazil and South Korea by Botlhale Modisaotsile

“…Since the demise of apartheid, the post-apartheid economy has experienced poverty and economic inequality that the South African government cannot eradicate. This research addresses the failure of South Africa to overcome premature deindustrialisation, and it discusses the state of the political economy and economic growth in a pre-apartheid and post-apartheid context. …”
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Tjieng Tjang Tjerries and other stories by Jolyn Phillips by Naledi Msimang

“…While these are commonplace in many South African communities like Gansbaai, Phillips’ stories also, perhaps importantly, focus on interactions between families and amongst the community members, social attitudes towards each other, family secrets, taboos, colorism, death, town life/the geography of the town (the sea) that are peculiar to the town and to coloured people. …”
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Navigating diverging responsibilities for inclusion in a biobased value chain: the case of Solaris tobacco in South Africa by Eefje De Gelder, Lotte Asveld

“…A case study was conducted in the South African Royal Bafokeng Nation where a biobased project, involving tobacco plant cultivation for foremost oil production, was initiated. …”
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Characterizing Light-absorbing Aerosols in a Low-income Settlement in South Africa by Nopasika A. Xulu, Stuart J. Piketh, Gregor T. Feig, Daniel A. Lack, Rebecca M. Garland

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Fructosamine measurement for diabetes mellitus diagnosis and monitoring: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Andre Pascal Kengne, Eugene Sobngwi, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Jobert Richie N Nansseu, Joël Fokom-Domgue, Eric V Balti

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Navigating DR-TB Treatment care: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to retention in care among people with history of early disengagement from drug-resistant tu... by Ndiviwe Mphothulo, Sindisiwe Hlangu, Jennifer Furin, Mosa Moshabela, Marian Loveday

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