Needle in a Haystack? Cultural Heritage Resources in Designated Nature Environments of Southern Africa

2020 ◽  
pp. 47-62
Author(s):  
Susan O. Keitumetse
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Southern Africa

Development of Contract Archaeology in Southern Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phenyo Churchill Thebe
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
The United States ◽  
Cultural Resources ◽  
Contract Archaeology ◽  
Archaeological Methods ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Methods And Techniques ◽  
Polluter Pays Principle ◽  
Public Consultations

Contract archaeology (CA) is a relatively new concept in world archaeology. It first became prominent in the United States five decades ago and in southern Africa four decades ago. Many archaeologists in the region are employed as contract archaeologists. CA has contributed significantly to the development of archaeological methods and techniques and, to a lesser extent, theory. The development of CA in southern Africa experienced an important transition five decades ago. Despite the progression of CA in the region, the quality and standards of reports are major problems. CA structures have to be developed in order to protect cultural heritage from destructive projects. The elaboration of a relevant and active CA program that engages stakeholders is also vital. The future of CA depends on several factors, including strong legislative frameworks and policies that make pre-development studies mandatory, funding of projects, public consultations, and protection of cultural resources. In addition to implementing several cultural heritage structures, the “polluter pays” principle should be reinforced to safeguard southern African cultural heritage. It is important to develop CA statutes that move beyond archaeological studies, pay attention to heritage, and stress intangible heritage.

Affirmation of Unhu as Reflected in Selected Manyika Proverbs

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-86
Author(s):  
Jacob Mapara
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Black Communities ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage

Unhu/ubuntu is one of the important mainstays of black communities in Southern Africa. It emphasizes the connectedness of people and the need for them to work together and sustains families thus ensuring their continued existence. This paper thus argues that the vanhu/abantu (people) of the sub-region have employed proverbs among other ways to ensure that unhu keeps people going even when faced with daunting challenges. It asserts that through the use of some of these aspects of living heritage in the form of expressions like proverbs, unhu has been, and continues to be affirmed. Through an analysis of some proverbs of the Manyika, especially those of the Tangwena people on the border with Mozambique, by employing the speech act theory, this paper discusses how through proverbial lore the Manyika have buttressed and affirmed unhu in their communities, primarily among their children. The paper concludes by emphasizing that such gems of intangible cultural heritage need to be vigorously preserved, promoted and safeguarded through various means that include radio and online interactive platforms.

scholarly journals The use of indigenous games in the teaching and learning of Mathematics

Revemop ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e202009
Author(s):  
Mogege Mosimege
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Sociocultural Context ◽  
Classroom Activities ◽  
Mathematics Classrooms ◽  
Mathematics Teaching And Learning

Indigenous games play an important role in various communities. Despite research indicating that these games can be used to advance and create a connection between classroom activities and the real life contexts, the connection has not been explored adequately to make this a reality in many mathematics classrooms. This Article reports on the various indigenous games that are a feature in South Africa as well as the Southern Africa region. The Article identifies a number of indigenous games that are popular in South Africa and how such games have been used to promote cultural heritage. This article also discusses examples of the use of such games in the process of teaching and learning of mathematics in schools.Keywords: Indigenous games. Mathematics teaching and learning. Sociocultural context. Real-life examples.El uso de juegos indígenas en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de las Matemáticas Los juegos indígenas juegan un papel importante en varias comunidades. A pesar de las investigaciones que indican que estos juegos pueden usarse para avanzar y crear una conexión entre las actividades del aula y los contextos de la vida real, pero, la conexión no se ha explorado adecuadamente para hacer de esto una realidad en muchas aulas de matemáticas. Este artículo informa sobre los diversos juegos indígenas que son una característica en Sudáfrica y en la región de África del Sur. El artículo identifica una serie de juegos indígenas que son populares en Sudáfrica y cómo dichos juegos se han utilizado para promover el patrimonio cultural. El artículo también analiza ejemplos del uso de tales juegos en la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de las matemáticas en las escuelas.Palabras clave: Juegos indígenas. Enseñanza y aprendizaje de las Matemáticas. Contexto sociocultural. Ejemplos de la vida real.O uso de jogos indígenas no ensino e na aprendizagem de Matemática Os jogos indígenas desempenham um papel importante em várias comunidades. Apesar das pesquisas indicarem que esses jogos podem ser utilzados para avançar e criar uma conexão entre as atividades da sala de aula e os contextos da vida real, essa conexão ainda não foi explorada adequadamente para tornar isso uma realidade em muitas salas de aula de matemática. Este artigo relata diferentes jogos indígenas que são jogados na África do Sul e na região da África Austral. Este artigo, também, identifica vários jogos indígenas populares na África do Sul e como esses jogos foram utilização para a promoção do patrimônio cultural, bem como discute exemplos do uso desses jogos no processo de ensino e aprendizagem de matemática nas escolas.Palavras-chave: Jogos indígenas. Ensino e aprendizagem de Matemática. Contexto sociocultural. Exemplos da vida real.

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