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Aspekte van die prosa van Boerneef met spesifieke verwysing na die bundel Boplaas

- Meintjes, William Godfrey

  • Authors: Meintjes, William Godfrey
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: Boerneef, 1897-1967 , Boplaas
  • Language: Afrikaans
  • Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
  • Identifier: vital:3570 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002093
  • Description: This thesis is a report on a "rereading" (in the sense in which Roland Barthes uses the word) of the short texts of Boerneef (Izak Wilhelmus van der Merwe 1897-1967) published under the title Boplaas in 1938. Boerneef's prose is explored with specific reference to this one volume. The unity of the volume of texts is examined and textual indications of relations with other texts in the oeuvre are explored. In this way the thesis indicates how transtextuality determines meaning both in the individual texts as well as in the volume as a whole. The process of (re)reading in this thesis traces how, as a result of the exploration of the textual elements, a Boplaas code is generated. This Boplaas code signifies both the space and the ethos of Boplaas. Paternalism, feudalism and racism manifest themselves as important aspects of the ethos. The social disintegration which is endemic in this ethos is not caused, but merely accelerated by external impulses. The analysis indicates how, as a result of the specific organization of the narrative material, the text questions the feudal status quo. A process of demythologising of the vroegre boere-paradijs is therefore already present in the earliest Boerneef texts. However, the examination of Boerneef's prose also indicates that these texts go beyond the socio-politico-economic aspects by encoding the existential aspects of man's existence. , Hierdie proefskrif is die vers lag van 'n "rereading" (in die Barthesiaanse sin) van Boerneef (Izak Wi lhelmus van der Merwe 1897- 1967) se bundel Boplaas (1938). Die prosa van Boerneef word verken met spesifieke toespitsing op die een bundel . Die bundel-eenheid word ondersoek en tekstuele leidrade wat geledinge met ander tekste in die oeuvre aandui , word gevolg. Hierdeur word aangetoon hoe die betekenis en die be-tekenisprosesse van die tekste onderling, en die bundel as 'n geheel, op transtekstuele samehang berus. In hierdie leesproses word nagegaan hoe, deur middel van die ontginning van die tekstuele elemente, 'n Boplaas-kode in die narratiewe proses tot stand kom. Hierdie Boplaas-kode beteken 'n Boplaas-ruimte asook 'n Boplaas-etos. Paternalisme, feodalisme en rassisme word as belangrike aspekte van hierdie bestel geenkodeer en die tekste toon aan dat sosiale versplintering endemies aan die betrokke orde is en slegs deur impulse van buite verhaas word. In die bundel-analise word aangetoon hoe, as gevolg van die organisasie van die vertel stof, hierdie bundel bevraagtekenend ten opsigte van die feodale status quo staan. As gevolg hiervan is daar dus alreeds in die vroegste prosa van Boerneef 'n demitologisering van die "vroegre boere- paradijs" ingebed. Die ondersoek toon egter ook aan dat die Boplaas-tekste by die sosiopolitiko- ekonomiese dimensies verby óók die eksistensële aspekte van die mens se betstaan be-teken.
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  • Date Issued: 1989

Assessment of factors influencing the quality of surface and ground water in the Hout Bay river catchment

- Pearce, Meryl Winsome

  • Authors: Pearce, Meryl Winsome
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: Water -- South Africa -- Hout Bay Hydrology Water -- Pollution -- South Africa -- Hout Bay Water quality -- South Africa -- Hout Bay Aquatic ecology Water quality Hout Bay river (South Africa) Groundwater -- South Africa -- Hout Bay
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
  • Identifier: vital:4800 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001900
  • Description: An investigation into the quality of surface water and ground water was conducted during 1988 in the 38,8 km² Hout Bay River catchment near Cape Town. The main objective of the study was to determine those areas and activities which constitute a pollution source and to ascertain the relative proportion which each contributes to the pollution problem and health risk of the surf zone of the beach at Hout Ba . The objective was achieved by monitoring the chemical and microbiological attributes of the Hout Bay River, its tributaries and stormdrains in wet and dry conditions on a routine basis and during storm events. Hout Bay is a rapidly developing residential area in which sewage disposal occurs by means of septic tank soakaway systems. Ground water quality was monitored to investigate the contribution to contamination by septic tank effluent. Results showed that stormdrain effluent in dry and wet conditions and surface runoff during rainfall were the main vectors of pollution. Although the pollution concentration was high during dry conditions the greatest pollution discharge to the surf zone of Hout Bay occurred during storm events. In view of the proposed residential development it is imperative that pollution control measures be undertaken so as to secure the future recreational and aesthetic value of Hout Bay
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Attitudes to family planning in the Taung area of Bophuthatswana: a social work perspective

- Thekisho, Geraldine Nomonde

  • Authors: Thekisho, Geraldine Nomonde
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: Birth control -- South Africa -- Bophuthatswana , Bophuthatswana (South Africa) -- Social conditions
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSocSc
  • Identifier: vital:3277 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004914 , Birth control -- South Africa -- Bophuthatswana , Bophuthatswana (South Africa) -- Social conditions
  • Description: Emphasis in the study is on the prevalence of poverty especially in the so called third world developing countries. Poverty as a social problem is caused by a number of factors, viz: Over population, unemployment, illiteracy, etc. In the case of the study the focus is the rapid population growth or "population explosion" as it is commonly known. Family planning is sen as important, but not the only strategy in combatting the interrelated problem of population growth and development. The relevance and importance of social workers, as members of a multidisciplinary team in the delivery of family planning programmes is emphasised. There is evidence in the study to support the observation that Black African people in particular are reluctant to use family planning methods. Based on this evidence, the basic assumption arrived at is that there is a general unfavourable attitude to family planning in the Taung area. The research design used is exploratory-descriptive. Of the 75 areas in the district, 10 areas were included In the investigation. A stratified random sample was used, with a sample size of 200 respondents. The interview schedule was used to collect data. It was structured and consisted primarily of close-ended questions, and was analysed using the Biomedical Data Programme (B.M.D.P.). The problem is formulated from literature concerned with population growth in the Republic of South Africa as well as Bophuthatswana. The following sub-problems were described: illegitimacy; health and economic problems associated with large families; abortion; malnutrition and malnourishment; and the absence of services of the National Family Planning Programme In the Taung area. Compatibility between social work and family planning is a central concern, with community development as a significant method of intervention. The three important concepts in the study were broadly defined, viz: Overpopulation, family planning and attitude. It was established that: -the use of family planning follows rather than precedes the process of modernisation and rising economic standards; -no family planning programme can be practised universally - because of factors such as culture, need and habit. Attitudinal change is considered based on the basic assumption arrived at. Little has been done on the subject of family planning in south Africa. With regard to the role of social work in family planning, there have been impediments along the following lines: lack of firm tradition; emphasis on treatment rather than on preventive work; a view of family planning asa health measure and to be offered solely in the medical and health services. To be active in this field social workers need formal education and training. Taung: - the area of study is predominantly rural with almost all characteristics of rural areas, those of: Irregular transport services to and from remote areas; corrugated roads; primitive sanitary conditions; poor communication system; absence of electricity in villages; illiteracy and unemployment. On the other hand, development is evident especially in the health, education and welfare fields. The central findings in the study are those arising from resistances to family planning usage - politically; culturally; morally and psychologically. The general conclusions are: The high rate of unemployment is present in the sample and there is financial dependence on partners (men); the importance of social workers in family planning is emphasised; there is a desire to have large numbers of children (children feature prominently in the area and are regarded as an asset in various ways); and lastly, improved education does lead to an increase in motivation to adopt family planning practices. Against the highlighted findings, recommendations were made, viz that: Community development be used as a strategy for change; social workers be involved as team members in family planning - in policy formulation and planning of population programmes at various levels, using different methods of intervention; paramedical aides beused - because of inter alia shortage of qualified manpower and lastly formal education and training to be granted to prospective change agents in family planning delivery programmes. , KMBT_363 , Adobe Acrobat 9.54 Paper Capture Plug-in
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  • Date Issued: 1989

Awele

- Church Music Workshop Participants, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Biological studies of insect herbivores associated with some species of Solanum L

- Olckers, Terence

  • Authors: Olckers, Terence
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: Solanum -- Control -- South Africa Phytophagous insects -- South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
  • Identifier: vital:5593 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002043
  • Description: Solanum mauritianum Scop. (bugweed), a serious exotic weed in South Africa, supports a depauperate herbivore fauna relative to indigenous Solanum species. These comprise mainly polyphagous, and some oligophagous, species. The greater diversity of insect herbivores on Solanum hermannii Dun., relative to other indigenous Solanum species in the eastern Cape, suggests that the plant is indigenous and not exotic as has been suggested. Five oligophagous species seasonally caused a high incidence of damage to S.hermannii and other indigenous Solanum species in the eastern Cape, during the study period. Galls of the flowers, stems and leaves of some indigenous Solanum plants are described and biological data on the gall-formers and their natural enemies presented. The tortoise beetle, (Chrysomelidae), defoliates a Conchyloctenia tigrina wide range of indigenous Olivo Solanum species. The exotic S.mauritianum and S.elaeagnifolium Cav. were unfavourable for growth and survival. S.hermannii proved the most favourable of the indigenous hosts tested, for growth and survival, providing further evidence that it is indigenous. Extensive studies on different field populations of the beetle revealed no evidence of host adaptation (host races). All populations tested displayed greater fitness when reared on S.hermannii. South African Solanum faunas are characterized by a scarcity of endophagous and monophagous herbivores, vacant feeding niches and low numbers of species relative to other plant taxa. This may suggest evolutionary immaturity of the insect-plant associations, although comparative studies of solanums from other parts of the world are needed for confirmation. Alternatively, these characteristics may simply be a feature of the genus Solanum in general. The depauperate herbivore fauna of S.mauritianum reflects a lack of local herbivores suitably preadapted to overcome its defences. This appears to be accentuated by absence of any close relatives of bugweed in South Africa. The greater diversity of herbivores in its native South America suggests that biological control may be a potentially useful means of control for bugweed. The potential for biological control is, however, threatened by the susceptability of the cultivated eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) to attack by Solanum-feeding insects. Possible solutions to this problem are discussed
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  • Date Issued: 1989

Black non-urban employment prospects in the Albany and Bathurst districts of the Eastern Cape

- Davies, William J

Bonang Jesu

- Church Choir and Congregation, Kaisara, Bernard, Dargie, Dave

Breaking Down Isolation and Frustration

- Cape Educational Computer Society (CECS)

  • Authors: Cape Educational Computer Society (CECS)
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: Cape Educational Computer Society (CECS)
  • Language: English
  • Type: text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/250629 , vital:52032
  • Description: One of the most significant features of this year has been the employment of the four new people by CECS. Having so many new people in influential positions can be potentially dangerous for an organisation such as CECS which is rim along democratic lines. It thus becomes incumbent on the members of CECS to be vigilant against too much of the responsibility for the running of the organisation resting on the shoulders of the employed staff. Members should actively participate in decision-making so that it is they who determine the course of CECS. Each and every member should view themselves as an indespensible part of CECS, and that they share in the responsibility for the successes and failures of the organisation.
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Chikane

- Church Music Workshop Participants, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Chorus

- Sacred Music Festival Participants, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Chorus

- Sacred Music Festival Participants, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Chorus

- Sacred Music Festival Participants, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Chorus

- Sacred Music Festival Participants, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Cognitive restructuring through guided imagery : lessons from Gestalt therapy

- Edwards, David J A

  • Authors: Edwards, David J A
  • Date: 1989
  • Language: English
  • Type: Text
  • Identifier: vital:6281 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1013181
  • Description: [Summary] In this chapter, a guided imagery method used in gestalt therapy was described in detail and analyzed into its specific components. The basic principles underlying the imagery work were shown to be analogous to those upon which standard cognitive therapy is founded, and this was illustrated by means of case examples, first from one of Perls' dreamwork seminars and then from the author's case files. It was shown how the method could be used to elicit the idiosyncratic meanings of the client in relation to a specific theme and to identify core dysfunctional assumptions. Illustrations were given of specific techniques that could be employed to challenge and restructure these cognitions. The benefits of the imagery modality are that it provides: (1) access to cognitions underlying emotional responses that may be difficult to identify through questioning, (2) a holistic presentation of networks of beliefs, and (3) a means of keeping the client in contact with avoided painful affect. Once a good conceptualization of the client's problem has been achieved, guided imagery provides a modality within which specific strategies for cognitive restructuring can be facilitated through guided discovery. Therapists who are willing to explore this modality and find an aptitude for it will be gaining access to something that will greatly enrich their potential for helping and can provide exciting avenues for developing their own creativity in the challenging work of enabling clients to identify and free themselves from dysfunctional personal meaning systems.
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  • Date Issued: 1989

Comparison of different notions of compactness in the fuzzy topological space

- Morapeli, E Z

  • Authors: Morapeli, E Z
  • Date: 1989
  • Subjects: Fuzzy mathematics Fuzzy topology
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
  • Identifier: vital:5393 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001982
  • Description: Various notions of compactness in a fuzzy topological space have been introduced by different authors. The aim of this thesis is to compare them. We find that in a T₂ space (in the sense that no fuzzy net converges to two fuzzy points with different supports) all these notions are equivalent for the whole space. Furthermore, for N-compactness and f-compactness (being the only notions that are defined for an arbitrary fuzzy subset) we have equivalence under a stronger condition, namely, a T₂ space in the sense that every prime prefilter has an adherence that is non-zero in at most one point
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  • Date Issued: 1989

Credo

- Sacred Music Festival Participants, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

Credo

- Sacred Music Festival Participants, Composer not specified, Dargie, Dave

Credo

- Sacred Music Festival Participants, Composer not specified, Dargie, Dave

Creed

- Church Choir and Congregation, Composer not specified, Dargie, Dave

Creed

- Church Music Workshop Participants, Composer Not Specified, Dargie, Dave

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