Attitudes and perceptions of retail workers towards trade unions: the case of SACCAWU members in KwaZakhele Shoprite-Checkers
- Authors: Majola, Ezekiel
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Retail trade -- Labor unions -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth , Labor unions -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth Retail trade -- Employees -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/31499 , vital:31496
- Description: The South African trade union movement faces challenges, that are negatively affecting their role and relevance to their members. It is argued that the use of contract workers in the labour market has significantly reduced the bargaining power of the unions, mainly because the unions are finding it difficult to mobilize contract workers and the workers themselves are believed to be reluctant to join trade unions (Mathekga, 2009). This research project investigated and sought to provide an account of the attitudes and perceptions of the retail workers towards their retail trade union in South Africa. South African Commercial Catering and Allied Workers Union (SACCAWU) is one of the trade unions that is representing these workers in the retail sector and thus also affected by the use of flexible employment arrangements, global work insecurity, and poorly organized labour worldwide. Globally, trade unions are not exempted from the impact of the use flexible labour. Lynch, Pyman, Bailey & Price (2009) pointed out that workers in the European retail sector are employed mainly as contract workers and these workers are rarely involved in trade union activities, consequently the number of unionized workers in the workplace is declining. This context speaks to the changing of attitudes of workers towards their unions. This research study explores the attitudes and perceptions of SACCAWU members towards their union in the retail sector, South Africa. The study was conducted in Port Elizabeth, using in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and observations to ascertain the worker participation and perceptions about their union, SACCAWU. The study seems to confirm most of the labour studies scholars work on disconnection between labour unions and their members, while increasing ‘precarity’ forces workers to stay on unionized despite the negative attitude prevailing.
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Challenges emanating from non-payment for municipal services in Bitou Municipality
- Authors: Noholoza, Malungisa
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Local government -- South Africa -- Evaluation , Debts, Public -- South Africa -- Western Cape Collecting of accounts -- South Africa -- Western Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/33453 , vital:32875
- Description: Local Government has an obligation to provide access to basic services in an economical, effective and efficient manner within their limited financial resources and capacity. However, municipalities are struggling to provide these services because of non-payment by the communities. The non-payment for municipal services dates back to the apartheid regime, where non-payment of services was a means of protesting the apartheid government but that protest is becoming a thorny issue in the current democratic government of South Africa. Municipalities are currently facing increasing challenges with regard to service delivery due to insufficient revenue collection. The South African legislative framework provides for municipalities to collect revenue but it has been shown in this study that municipalities have not been effective in dealing with the revenue collection and as a result, municipalities’ constitutional mandate is in dire straits. Revenue collection needs to be addressed for municipalities to be successful. With the use of qualitative methodology, this study found that the Bitou Municipality is struggling to decrease the current rate of outstanding debt and the attempts undertaken by the municipality to address revenue collection have not yielded the intended results. The study was aimed at identifying the challenges behind non-payment for basic services, identifying the debt and credit control strategies employed by the municipality in revenue collection and their effectiveness or non-effectiveness and assessing the municipality’s methods of credit and debt control. The theoretical data in the study was analysed in order to answer the objectives of the study and the challenges emanating from the non-payment for municipal services in the Bitou Municipality. The study found that non-payment for municipal services is an on-going problem.
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Conflict analysis with a focus on community polarisation: a case study of a wind energy project in Switzerland
- Authors: Bachmann, Melanie
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Conflict management
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/42428 , vital:36654
- Description: Switzerland, like many other countries, wants to expand the production and usage of renewable energies, including wind energy. However, wind energy causes much conflict due to the emissions and possible impacts on the people, nature and landscape. In the canton of Glarus a wind energy project called LinthWind is currently projected. This has resulted in a public dispute involving several parties and members of the community. In opposition to the project, the association LinthGegenWind was formed with the aim of keeping the area free from wind turbines. The project developer, as well as LinthGegenWind, are organising information events and provide information through other platforms. The aim of this research is to provide the community with a thorough understanding of the conflict, including its dynamics and possible destructive processes. Through the conduction of conflict analysis, it investigates the conflict evolving around the project LinthWind. With the help of an online questionnaire, the opinions of the participants regarding the project and also the factors influencing the opinion-formation were enquired. This allowed for an examination of the polarization of the community and the factors contributing to it. The conflict analysis presents detailed information regarding the conflict history and background, the parties involved, issues under contention, sources and causes of the conflict, driving factors and the dynamics. Many factors indicate that the dispute is in an escalating phase. It was further shown that the affected community is clearly polarised regarding the project LinthWind. The polarisation is most likely enhanced by certain measures applied by the parties and the voting process. Independently gathered information by the people themselves seem to be the strongest influencing factors for the opinion formation. The success of the tactics applied by the project developer and the association opposing the project vary regarding their influence on the opinion formation. Missing communication between the parties and a polarised community exacerbates effective conflict management. In the case of LinthWind, a forum is therefore suggested where communication and information – the basics for constructive conflict management – are enabled.
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Contesting Boko Haram: A postcolonial critique of media representation of the ethnoreligious, socio-economic and political conflict in Nigeria
- Authors: Mjekula, Somila
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Mass media -- Nigeria , Television broadcasting -- Social aspects -- Nigeria Nigeria -- In mass media
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/22780 , vital:30085
- Description: Representative and narrative discourses from international media and academia present an essentialist and misleading idea of African issues, and this misrepresentation has leaked, by association, into a flawed portrayal of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. That is, just as reductionism, ahistorical attributions, and contradictions tend to occur in writing on African conflicts, this has become the tendency with insufficient attempts to define the identity and explain the actions of Boko Haram. Using a postcolonial critique, this dissertation reveals how news media and scholarly reports often undermine and negate the historical, ethno-religious and ideological nuances of Boko Haram’s identity, as well as the socio-economic and political issues that motivate the actions of the sect. Additionally, the examination of Boko Haram’s origins, influences and ever-evolving identity confronts the contradictions and flaws within the group’s own representation, through its ideology and pragmatism. This multi-fold analysis is done through an initial exploration of Nigeria’s history under British colonial rule and the lasting legacy thereafter, which has been responsible for the contemporary violent conflicts that journalist and scholars tend to reduced to Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism. This is followed by a critical acknowledgement of the complicity of Nigeria’s political leadership in the socio-economic injustices prevalent between the two predominant religious populations of Nigeria’s rich and educated Christian South, and the poor and disadvantaged Muslim North. Critical Discourse Analysis is used as a method to analyse the representation of Boko Haram from three academic journal reports by African scholars and three international print media news reports. This study seeks to contribute to reports/writings on postcolonial interpretations of violence and conflict in African media studies, and to account for the historical and contemporary complexities within African countries and their inhabitants who are often negated by influential libertarian media and trusted analytical-scholarly articles.
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Designing devotion: the visual mechanisms used to build a personality cult
- Authors: Muller, Ruehl
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Design -- Social aspects , Design -- Human factors Communication in design Graphic arts
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MTech
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/22968 , vital:30158
- Description: This study develops a model that aims to prove that, regardless of sociopolitical system, where a cult of personality exists, the mechanisms that are used to construct it and to maintain it, from a visual communication perspective, exhibit a methodological sameness. Drawing on Collins’ (2004) theory of emotional energy and interaction rituals, and Márquez’s (2013; 2017) application of said theory as an explanation of the personality cult phenomenon, the model seeks to identify, with regard to affectiveemotional constructions, what is required from leader-based foci to initiate this process. To achieve this, artefacts (visual representations) of Kim Jongil, Ayatollah Khomeini, King Mswati III, and Saparmurat Niyazov and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow were collated from within North Korea, Iran, Swaziland and Turkmenistan respectively. Analyses of both the design and semiotic components of the artefacts were conducted and the findings used to develop the model. The model was tested through four unique case studies of personality cults not affiliated with its construction.
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Designing fashion identities: the influence of social media on representation
- Authors: Barnard, Mieke
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Fashion , Fashion -- Social aspects Fashion -- Forecasting Identity (Psychology)
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/21790 , vital:29779
- Description: Fashion visually communicates identity. The clothing one wears influences how others perceive and interact with one. The relationship between fashion and identity is important, since fashion communicates aspects of identity without verbal communication. Identity formation and influences would therefore also affect fashion choices. These fashion choices are referred to as fashion identities. Various aspects influence the development of identity. Social interaction and media are two of the main influencers. In contemporary society these two influencers have been combined through social media platforms. This leads to the research questions: “What influence does social media have on identity development?”, “What influence would social media have on fashion identities?” and “Could online fashion content be utilised as a guide in the fashion design process?” These research questions are addressed through both theoretical research and online questionnaire responses from participants. The study consists of two components, namely the theoretical component and a practical component. The two components support, inform and validate one another’s findings. The study found that multiple identity types (personal, social and role) collectively form a person’s identity. The multiplicity of identities makes the representation process unique. Fashion identity can represent each of the identity types, separately or collectively. Furthermore, social media’s fashion content influences online users’ fashion identity and could lead to follow-through purchasing. In order to test the theoretical findings, eight of the questionnaire participants were selected for the practical component. The researcher interpreted their questionnaire responses and fashion content from social media platforms they had submitted with the questionnaire. The analysis and interpretation were used to design eight sketch-ranges. From these eight, two ranges were selected for physical production. The eight participants were asked for feedback pertaining to whether the designs captured their fashion identity and communicated aspects of this identity. The responses affirmed that designs had the necessary appeal suggesting that online fashion content can be used as a guide to the design process, in order to encapsulate identity representation.
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Exploring the continuities and discontinuities in South African political violence: the Sharpeville, Bhisho and Marikana massacres
- Authors: Menye, Mongezi
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Political violence , Sharpeville Massacre, Sharpeville, South Africa, 1960 Massacres -- South Africa -- Rustenburg Massacres -- South Africa -- Bisho
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/32017 , vital:31914
- Description: This treatise focuses on the underlying factors of political violence before and after the end of apartheid in South Africa. Its emphasis is on the continuities and discontinuities of political violence with primary attention on the Sharpeville, Bhisho and Marikana Massacres. The treatise deals with the political and socio-economic factors that has led to the aforementioned massacres. This include the relative political, social and ideological strengths of differing political groups and their conflict resolution mechanism. The widespread and recurrent political violence in South Africa has been the connerstone of this study. The analysis established that the Sharpeville, Bhisho and Marikana Masacres had unwarranted consequences in South Africa. The understanding of current and past political violence is a fundamental initiative. This helps to clarify past political violence issues that were not addressed properly and are now resurfacing in a different form. The failure to address the root causes of political violence is the main challenge that has to be dealt with accordingly by government. The treatise also outlined the necessity and urgency of a new research on the training, control and command of members of the South African Police Services to ensure that where the police deal with members of the public engaged in legitimate democratic protest. The escalation of violence is defused and the official response to such violence is consistent with the provisions embedded in the South African Constitution.
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Gender mainstreaming in local governance: a case of O.R. Tambo District Municipality
- Authors: Mongoato, Boiketlo
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Women in development -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Women -- Political activity -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Local government -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/32334 , vital:32024
- Description: The purpose of this study is to establish the extent to which the OR Tambo District Municipality is able to implement gender mainstreaming to eliminate gender bias in governance and service delivery in order to improve the lives of the women in the district and to develop the community. This study is specifically concerned with the effect of leadership and staff capacity on the implementation of gender mainstreaming. The study was aimed at improving how the local government approaches gender mainstreaming and shed light on how it can be used as an all-inclusive developmental strategy. The data for this study were collected through document analysis and purposively selected in-depth interviews. The subjects of the study were selected from strategic units within the municipality which were identified to be the key stakeholders in gender mainstreaming in terms of the institutional arrangements. The results illustrate that despite a commitment to gender mainstreaming in the OR Tambo District Municipality, the institution still faces many challenges in its implementation. These challenges are linked to the absence of an institutional gender mainstreaming policy, poor understanding of gender mainstreaming and sectoral institutional arrangements that hinder the process of implementation. The data confirmed that a lack of skilled human resources hinders the implementation of gender mainstreaming.
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Identity, culture, architecture & the design of a Chinese cultural school in Morningside, Kabega, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
- Authors: Akpokiniovo, Oghenetejiri
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Architecture, Chinese -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth , Interior architecture School buildings -- Design and construction
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MArch
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/42727 , vital:36685
- Description: This treatise is born out of preoccupation with Identity, Culture and Architecture. Through the study of the fragility of the South-African Chinese community: their double heritage, their quest for a sense of place and permanence with the establishment of Chinese Schools that maintain the Chinese culture. It begins with identifying their almost unstable and fragmented nature of movement, their struggle to find a ‘place’ in Port Elizabeth, especially after the establishment of the Group Areas Act of 1960 and their fight against apartheid and discrimination. It becomes clear that migration, racial segregation, confusion, forced removals, and displacement have been their legacy in South Africa. The purpose of this document is to investigate the symbolic nature of architecture, and how it can be used as a tangible medium to bring about an affirmation of identity, and create a sense of place for the future; giving credence to the celebration of culture and social interaction. Through the use of literature reviews, informal interviews, desktop research, analysis, precedent studies and other qualitative studies; there will be an understanding of the community in terms of how they came about settling in South Africa; their migratory patterns due to forced removals and the current status of the community in terms of cultural revolution; understanding the cultural issues the community face; in the establishment of a centralised symbolic precinct that allows for the celebration and promotion of culture. Through the design of the Chinese Cultural School, it will be demonstrated that in order to create a sense of place for the Chinese community, aiding in integration and restoration; one will need to engage in the argument of the vitality of authentic architecture, the vernacular language of a particular culture, and the subjectivity of identity especially in a context outside of its homeland.
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Implementation of facilities management strategy for Amathole District Municipality
- Authors: Sibefu, Mawonga Edwin
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Facility management -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Building management Real estate management Housing management -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/35740 , vital:33796
- Description: Facilities management is a profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure the functionality of the built environment by integrating people, places, processes and technology. It combines management and business with the most current professional and technical knowledge to provide a people-oriented and effective work environment. The study has the following objectives: to determine whether pro-active planning in order to optimise sustainable physical infrastructure is currently being carried out; to determine whether the cost structure of facilities management is being analysed to ensure proper planning that is aligned with the budget and to determine whether the organisational structure of facilities management (FM) is developed and fully staffed with qualified officials and that it is being operated from the correct department. This will ensure that facilities management carries out its mandate of creating jobs. The mixed research methodology was used in this study as both quantitative and qualitative techniques were employed in gathering, organising and analysing information obtained from the participants. Pilot questions were distributed to all relevant managers within the Amathole District Municipality. The primary data was gathered from Directors, Heads of Departments (HODs), general managers, senior managers, unit managers and assistant managers with a view to ascertaining their level of understanding of the importance of facilities management (FM) within the Amathole District Municipality. The secondary data for this study was obtained from a literature review of relevant publications from various sources, such as reports, books, the internet and articles. From the respondents’ responses, it can be noted that facility management is of benefit to the organization in that it provides for cost value benefit, the development of policies, safety, good property management and an efficient security system. One of the main drawbacks is the lack of a facilities manager in the department. No Senior Manager has been appointed with the facilities management portfolio, which would assist the top management in making informed decisions. As a result, there is no facilities management strategy, policy or framework to guide the portfolio in the right direction.
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Implementing primary health care services at an urban clinic: perceptions of key stakeholders in Ginsberg and Sweetwaters clinics, King William’s Town, South Africa
- Authors: Mokoena, Nomangaliso Eunice
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Primary health care -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Clinics -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Nurses -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape -- Attitudes
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/32284 , vital:32003
- Description: The purpose of this study was to develop a deeper understanding on how health care personnel deal with a certain policy and to explore and describe the experiences of staff working at clinics in King William’s Town (Eastern Cape) regarding Primary Health Care delivery. The objective was to explore health care personnel’s perceptions on how the implementation of the Primary Health Care policy has influenced the provision of Primary Health Care Services. To propose recommendations that can be used to improve service delivery at the clinics. Methods used were semi structured interviews were used to clarify concepts, problems and allow for the establishment of a list of possible answers or solutions to the problems experienced by the health care personnel. Analysis began with open coding where transcribed interviews were read and coded line by line to identify descriptions of thoughts and actions. A systematic coding framework was developed; this included grouping the data into key themes. The study concluded that although the challenges that exist in implementing primary health care are clearly understood, Primary Health Care nurses should be well equipped with the tools and equipment they need to successfully execute their duties. The improvement of their working conditions is of paramount importance
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Investigation into factors affecting water provision in Eastern Cape Municipalities, with specific focus on OR Tambo district Municipality
- Authors: Santi, Sifiso Kanyo
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Water-supply, Rural -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape , Water-supply -- South Africa -- Eastern Cape Water resources development -- Economic aspects Sustainable development -- Economic aspects
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/34810 , vital:33454
- Description: The provision of basic water services to all South African communities is one of the biggest challenges that many local municipalities are currently facing. The objective of this study was to investigate factors affecting water provision in Eastern Cape municipalities, with specific focus on OR Tambo District Municipality. As a Water Service Authority it has the responsibility to ensure that all communities at the district have access to basic water supply. The study evaluated the participant’s views who are municipal officials responsible in water services delivery. The study shows that there is a serious challenge of backlogs in water delivery and these will be difficult to overcome due to financial limitation, lack of personnel capacity. It also revealed that some of the areas in the district are not serviced due to the aging of infrastructure, Data collection was done by using the interview methods which involved direct interactions with the participants from the Water and Sanitation department at the OR Tambo District Municipality who provided answers to the questions of the researcher. The study recommends that the municipality should prioritise looking at other integrated water cycle management strategies that will ease the delivery of water to the citizens. Awareness campaigns for efficient and effective use of water should be launched. Water supply and management must be one of the areas that the municipality prioritise in terms of budgeting on establishing programs to prevent water losses in the system. Maintenance and effective use of the already available resources must be effected at the municipality.
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Media monitoring as a measurement tool in government communication within the Eastern Cape Province: a case study of the office of the premier
- Authors: Petela, Ayanda
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Mass media -- South Africa , Communication in politics Communication -- South Africa Information services -- Government policy -- South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/23219 , vital:30462
- Description: Media monitoring is an important aspect of the government communication process because through it the communications practitioner is able to identify issues and trends which may affect the organisation. The study explores media monitoring as a government communication tool. This research aims to analyse the media monitoring practices of the Eastern Cape Office of the Premier and, determine how the media monitoring reports are utilised. In the Eastern Cape, the Office of the Premier’s Provincial Communications Unit takes the lead in conducting media monitoring for all the provincial government departments, as part of its oversight role. Employing qualitative data collection methods, the study was able to examine and dissect the media monitoring activities of the Office of the Premier, out of which emerged rich data. Data was classified according to themes and recommendations were made towards improving of media monitoring and analysis for the provincial communications unit responsible for media monitoring in the Office of the Premier.
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Portfolio of original compositions
- Authors: Nabal, Ruhan
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Composition (Music) , Music -- South Africa , Piano music , Marimba music
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/45569 , vital:38671
- Description: This Orchestral Suite was inspired by the art illustrations fromBrian Froud’s book ‘Good Faeries Bad Faeries’, where each piece in the suite represents a drawing from his book, portraying three good faeries and three bad and is in many ways a tone poem. Each piece calls for different orchestration to create individual colour to make each piece unique. Permission was not consented to include the drawings. The line-up is as follows: I. Waters of Wisdom – Overture to the faerie realm (good) II. The Thoughts of the Melancholic Faerie – She contemplates of past and present (bad) III. A Banshee Passing – the idea of death as coming unknowingly and going quietly (bad) IV. Introduction to Faerie Lilu – clearing the mist V. The Faerie Lilu – the provocateur of restlessness – she inspires wild dreams, lost fantasies and gives artists their sparks of genius (bad) VI. A Cluster of Hedgerow Pixies – They are very mischievous – in a (good) way. VII. The Dance of the Oboe Faerie – a Finale (good). While he dances, he also sings of the faerie realm. A number of composers inspired me to pursue such a work, and firstly G. Holst has left his mark on me. The first and sixth movement was inspired by the ‘Planets’. The fifth movement is actually in homage to the French composer Frank Martin with the composition ‘Petite symphonie’ where he displays the piano and harpsichord – as I have done. The second and third movements are attempts to portray film music, such as composers H. Zimmerman and D.Elfman. The last movement has many neo-classical elements displayed and I. Stravinsky had a notable influence on this piece. All the composers mentioned here have contributed in more than one piece at some point in time. The theme of the work, the magical theme, always makes me reminisce my childhood where I would in amazement wonder about my grandmothers glorious garden in search of all that is magical, and composing this took me back to that time of innocent, child-like wonder
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Portfolio of original compositions
- Authors: Nabal, Ruhan
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Composition (Music) Music -- South Africa Suites (Orchestra , Piano music Marimba music
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MMus
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/23858 , vital:30630
- Description: This Orchestral Suite was inspired by the art illustrations from Brian Froud’s book ‘Good Faeries Bad Faeries’, where each piece in the suite represents a drawing from his book, portraying three good faeries and three bad and is in many ways a tone poem. Each pieces calls for different orchestration to create individual colour to make each piece unique. Permission was not consented to include the drawings. The line-up is as follows:I. Waters of Wisdom – Overture to the faerie realm (good)II. The Thoughts of the Melancholic Faerie – She contemplates ofpast and present (bad)III. A Banshee Passing – the idea of death as coming unknowingly and going quietly (bad)IV. Introduction to Faerie Lilu – clearing the mist V. The Faerie Lilu – the provocateur of restlessness – she inspires wild dreams, lost fantasies and gives artists their sparks of genius (bad) VI. A Cluster of Hedgerow Pixies – They are very mischievous – in a (good) way.VII. The Dance of the Oboe Faerie – a Finale (good). While he dances, he also sings of the faerie realm.A number of composers inspired me to pursue such a work, and firstly G. Holst has left his mark on me. The first and sixth movement was inspired by the ‘Planets’. The fifth movement is actually in homage to the French composer Frank Martin with the composition ‘Petite symphonie’ where he displays the piano and harpsichord – as I have done. The second and third movements are attempts to portray film music, such as composers H. Zimmerman and D.Elfman. The last movement has many neo-classical elements displayed and I. Stravinsky had a notable influence on this piece. All the composers mentioned here have contributed in more than one piece at some point in time.The theme of the work, the magical theme, always makes me reminisce my childhood where I would in amazement wonder about my grandmothers glorious garden in search of all that is magical, and composing this took me back to that time of innocent, child-like wonder.
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Problems of competence and equivalence in the translation of Sesotho home language workbooks for the intermediate phase in the Department of Basic Education
- Authors: Hlapisi, Kefuoe Cricolia
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Sotho language -- Study and teaching (Primary) Sotho language --Grammar Sotho language
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/22321 , vital:29943
- Description: The objective of this research is to investigate the problems of competence and equivalence in the translation of Sesotho Home Language (SHL) workbooks for the Intermediate Phase in the South African Department of Basic Education (SADBE). Their main objective is to develop leaners’ language skills. These workbooks were originally in English Home Language and were translated into SHL. However, the flouting of Sesotho language grammatical rules, errors and mistakes in these SHL workbooks are failing to fulfil the main objective of “language skills development”. This study uses the qualitative research method and has done a random collection of data from Terms 1 and 2, all referred to as Book 1. The random collection is meant to enhance the reliability and validity of the data that is further enhanced by an analysis of similar data collected from each Book 1 of Grades 4 to 6. Some of the findings include language errors and mistakes that include the use of a foreign language, non-equivalence between the source language and the target language, failure to understand the context in which lexical items are used and evidence of linguistic incompetence in Sesotho. Suggestions are made on how to improve this situation in order to fulfill the objectives that are envisaged by the SADBE. KAKARETSO Sepheo sa dipatlisiso tsena ke ho etsa diphuputso tse tebileng ka boiphihlelo ba ho fana ka phetolelo ya dibuka tsa tshebetso tsa Puo ya Lapeng ya Sesotho (PLS) le ho fana ka moelelo o tshwanang wa phetolelo Mokgahlelong wa ba Hare, Lefapheng la Thuto ya Motheo Afrika la Borwa (LTMA). Sepheo sa tsona se ka sehlohong ke ho ntlafatsa bokgoni ba baithuti puong. Dibuka tsena sethathong di ne di ngotswe ka Puo ya Sekgowa ya Lapeng mme tsa fetolelwa ho PLS. Leha ho le jwalo, ho kwekwetla melao ya kerama ya Sesotho le diphoso tse dibukeng tsena tsa tshebetso tsa PLS di entse hore di hlolehe ho phethahatsa morero wa ho “ntlafatsa bokgoni ba ntlafatso ya puo”. Thuto ena ya dipatlisiso e sebedisitse dipatlisiso tse sebetsang ka boleng mme ho bile ho sebedisitswe le pokeletso ya dintlha ka mokgwa o sa lateleng tsela e ikgethileng dibukeng tsa Kotara ya 1 le Tsohle di tsebahaditswe e le Buka ya Kgetho ena ya dintlha ka mokgwa o sa lateleng tsela e ikgethileng, e etseditswe ho matlafatsa botshepehi le bonnete ba dintlha mme ya boela ya matlafatswa ke tshekatsheko ya dintlha tse tshwanang tse bokeletsweng Bukeng ka nngwe ya 1 Kereiting ya. ho isa ho Tse ding tsa tse fumanehileng dipatlisisong di kenyeletsa diphoso tse amang tshebediso ya pou ya baditjhaba, ho fapana ha moelelo pakeng tsa puo e fetolelwang le eo ho fetolelwang ho yona, ho hloka bokgoni ba kutlwisiso ya boemo boo mantswe a sebedisitsweng ho bona le bopaki ba tlhokeho ya bokgoni ba kutlwisiso e tebileng ya puo ya Sesotho. Ditlhahiso di entswe ka moo ho ka ntlafatswang maemo ana e le ho phethahatsa sepheo se neng se reruwe ke LTMA.
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Staff perceptions of workplace bullying in a South African higher education institution
- Authors: Adesemowo, Bosede Olaitan
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Bullying in the workplace , Harassment Work environment
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/23404 , vital:30539
- Description: During the past decade bullying has received growing attention in organizational research. Workplace bullying is a complex phenomenon with a variety of situational, dispositional and systemic influences and it has been defined as “status-blind interpersonal hostility that is deliberate, repeated and sufficiently severe as to harm the targeted person's health or economic status” (Namie, 2003:3). A literature overview revealed the destructive consequences of bullying, such as trauma, suicide, depression, anxiety, stress, lowered self-esteem, anger and a lessening of productivity for both the individuals and the organizations concerned. This study presents the perceptions of staff members, in the form of recognized trade union representatives, of workplace bullying at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. The theoretical framework that informed the study comprised the dispositional and the ecological model that emphasised Ubuntu and the cultural values of the University. The research approach was carried out through qualitative and exploratory methods. Through primary and secondary data collection, a purposive sample of semi-structured interviews was collected in the context of the aim and the objectives of the study. It analysed the importance of an anti-bullying policy, management styles, power imbalances, the impact of bullying on staff and institution health and explored the existing supportive systems that deal with grievances procedures. This study concludes with concrete evidence that workplace bullying existed in Nelson Mandela University and there were no policies to effect control over perpetrators’ acts. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations are made regarding a strategy on how management can effectively address bullying complaints without prejudice and discrimination, such as an anti-bullying policy, and creating continuous awareness of the phenomenon.
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- Date Issued: 2018
The child support grant on mother’s labour market participation: a case of New Brighton and Kwazakhele townships
- Authors: Maqubela, Vuyokazi
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Child support -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth , Income maintenance programs -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth Women in development -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth Blacks -- Women -- Employment -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MPA
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/22640 , vital:30042
- Description: The study examined the impact of non-labour income, in the form of the Child Support Grant, on a mother's labour market participation. The key question aimed to determine whether the Child Support Grant had a positive or negative impact on grant beneficiaries in accessing paid work and income. The primary focus of this study is on the impact that cash transfers have on recipients’ labour market participation. The focus is on these women, mainly to identify the causal effect of receiving a child support grant on their labour market participation. Location of focus was the New Brighton and Kwa Zakhele townships, since they have the highest number of social grant beneficiaries in Nelson Mandela Metro Municipality. An analysis of 101 questionnaires reveals that most of the grant recipients are either unemployed or underemployed. These beneficiaries do understand that the grant is meant to provide for the needs of the child concerned; however, because of their socioeconomic circumstances, the beneficiaries utilize the grant for other household purposes. Many of the respondents are actively job seeking but do not utilize the money for job seeking purposes; they mostly utilize it for household expenditure like groceries and electricity. The descriptive method was used to analyze the data and to find responses to the research questions and objectives. The results showed that the determinants of labour market participation by this group are multiple: for example, behavioral, loss of hope of ever finding a job, skills shortage or lack of work experience, lack of qualifications, and so on. Secondly, lack of government support for those who are keen to start self-generating projects leads to further despondency among those trying to find ways and means of generating income.
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- Date Issued: 2018
The design of a 21st century headquarters for the Transnet National Ports Authority in the port of East London
- Authors: Ramjee, Neche'
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Harbors -- South Africa -- East London -- Design and construction Marine terminals -- Design and construction National Ports Authority of South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MArch
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/23801 , vital:30621
- Description: Ports form part of an international global network that facilitates trade and economic growth. This thesis is born out of interest in communicating economic prosperity and corporate identity in a modern South African society through the design of a headquarters for the state owned company (parastatal), Transnet National Ports Authority. This paper unpacks and the reviews the strategies, methods and tools when interpreting corporate identity into corporate architecture as well as the issues and challenges when establishing a corporate identity for a parastatal company in connection with the potential role and impact that ports have on urban development in the 21st Century. Qualitative research has been conducted to investigate and understand what corporate identity is in order to establish the key symbolic components which signify a brand, within its national context, to its users, clients and the public. Furthermore theory relating to place is used in order to establish the relationship between man and nature has also been investigated in order to appropriate principles of wellness and sustainability within a corporate environment which are site specific. This provides a platform for an architectural intervention which responds to the ecological and urban issues of the site, as harbours have a dominant land use in a city they have significant implications for the physical and environmental features thereof. The findings will lead to an appropriate brief which will arrive at a design response which is an authentic architectural expression of the company’s corporate identity. An office building typology will be investigated and implemented onto the site to successfully communicate the brand and contextual identity. Urban strategies which seek to marry the rigid industrial processes with its active public interface will be investigated in order to contribute to promote trade on the East London waterfront.
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- Date Issued: 2018
The design of a 3D printing facility in Central, Port Elizabeth
- Authors: Huiskens, Riaan
- Date: 2018
- Subjects: Architecture and technology -- South Africa -- Port Elizabeth
- Language: English
- Type: Thesis , Masters , MArch
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/23739 , vital:30615
- Description: High-tech architecture is moving towards a paradigm shift with the development and incorporation of digital fabrication technology. This interest is extended into the discussion of recycling existing infrastructure. In this treatise, a topic which ties into both the heritage and ecological discourse. It recognises the significance of historical urban elements and the finite quality of heritage resources within the city. A historical building used as a host for the design of a 3D printing facility invites a dialogue between the architecture of the old and the expression of the new. The Premier Mill Building is identified as an historical urban artefact and the proposed programme complements the historical background of the building, which was a granary. A building from another time, now caught in a post-industrial age. The primary architectural exploration focuses on the possibilities offered by 3D printing in the making and expression of architecture. Therefore research is focused on the types and processes of 3D printing and there products. Secondly, the treatise employs an urban artefact as a vehicle of expression for a new programme, which requires an understanding of the topic of marrying present and past architecture. In the treatise the city, is understood through the work of Aldo Rossi’s conceptual perspective of the city. Further, the topic of digital tectonic is explored in order to establish an expression of digital fabrication. Heritage and conservation principles are investigated to complete a theoretical understanding of the project. This treatise document is a record of the design process from start to finish. The document unpacks the treatise through its various stages of growth: project background; research; design strategies and final design.
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- Date Issued: 2018