Targeting Statues: Monument “Vandalism” as an Expression of Sociopolitical Protest in South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Marschall
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Observation Site ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Commemorative Monuments

Abstract:Inspired by the “Rhodes Must Fall” campaign, this article examines the defacement of statues and commemorative monuments in postapartheid South Africa. The term “vandalism” is problematized and, based on observation, site visits, and media reports, various cases of statue defacement are then discussed. Local events are contextualized in relation to selected postcolonial societies in Africa and other comparative international contexts. The article argues that political discontent is not necessarily expressed in overt acts of ideologically motivated vandalism, but can manifest itself equally in acts of neglect, disrespect, silence, and disengagement.

Unsung Heroines: Media Reflections of the Social Conflict in South Africa

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-366
Author(s):  
ELIZABETH LE ROUX
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation Commission ◽  
Final Report ◽  
The Public ◽  
Truth And Reconciliation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Women's Role

ABSTRACT This essay examines both media reports on South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), and the TRC's final report, to determine the reasons why women are portrayed in the media — when they are portrayed at all — almost exclusively as victims. This author examines media reports which deal with the testimony of women who lived through the period of social conflict (1960 to 1994) covered by the TRC. Building on theories that argue that media can create as well as reflect reality, the authors shows that women were not adequately represented in the media reports on the TRC, and thus in the public mind, in spite of efforts to include them in the TRC process. Thus, although the TRC process may have been helpful to individual women, it can be argued that it has had little impact on how people view women's role in South Africa, and more generally in armed conflict and social unrest world-wide.

scholarly journals Somatology Practices in Non-medical Aesthetic Treatments: Towards Development of Good Practice Guidelines for Somatology in South Africa: a Scoping Review Protocol

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorinda Raphine Borg ◽  
Ashley Hilton Ross ◽  
Kabelo Garosi ◽  
Avenal Jane Finlayson ◽  
Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Practice Guidelines ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Professional Body ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Science Framework ◽  
Medical Aesthetics

Abstract Background: The medical aesthetics industry is a very profitable and rapidly growing branch of medicine. Currently, somatologists or beauty therapists who either independently perform or assist medical directors in these aesthetic procedures, are not regulated by a professional body in most countries including South Africa. The absence of a prescribed scope of practice, attributed to absence of formal professional regulation, has resulted in an increase in anecdotal reports of complications and malpractice being referred to medical professionals. Since the mandate of regulatory bodies is to guide the professions and to protect patients and the public, currently, the absence of regulation in the somatology profession exposes patients/clients to unsafe practices predominately in the private sector. The objective of this scoping review is to map evidence on the somatology practices and regulations for non-medical aesthetic treatments. Methods: We will conduct a scoping review using peer reviewed journal articles that present literature on the practice of non-medical aesthetic treatments. Grey literature including media reports, and unpublished theses will be included. Electronic searches of databases and search engines such as Scopus, CINAHL, EBSCOhost, Health Source - Consumer Edition; Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Open Dissertations, Google Scholar and MEDLINE will be undertaken to attain published articles and reports from all study designs. Duplicated documents will be deleted prior to title screening commencing. All retrieved literature will be exported into an Endnote X20 library. The quality of each publication will be appraised using the mixed methods appraisal tool (MMAT) – version 2018.Discussion: We will map the evidence of how non-medical treatments are commonly being performed by non-physicians and somatologists, including identifying which treatments and procedures are more at risk in resulting in adverse reactions if not administered ethically or correctly. Once summarised, the data could be used to develop relevant and current good practice guidelines that could be later integrated into a framework for somatologists performing non-medical aesthetics treatments in South Africa. Systematic review registration: Open Science Framework registration (https://osf.io/4fk8g/)

scholarly journals WHEN DISASTER STRIKES – A CASE LAW ANALYSIS OF SIMULTANEOUS DEATHS

Obiter ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
MC Schoeman-Malan
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Case Law ◽  
The Other ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Loss Of Life ◽  
Past 2000 Years ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Simultaneous Loss ◽  
The One ◽  
Law Of Succession

Incidents of loss of life might inevitably result in litigation when the sequence of victims’ deaths is disputed. In this contribution, an analysis and discussion of tragic incidents and case law dealing with simultaneous deaths as well as the questions posed by the law of succession by the “commorientes” doctrine are done. The potential impacts where simultaneous deaths occur and several family members, or related persons, die instantly, are illustrated, with reference to natural disasters and shared tragedies on the one hand, and the frequency of the simultaneous loss of lives on the other. Different scenarios found in numerous reported incidents and cases from South Africa and other jurisdictions are discussed.It is also shown that several aspects have contributed to the recent increase of simultaneous deaths due to the change in times and conditions over the past 2000 years. Also contributing to this is the facts of the case, on the one hand, and dissimilarity in the approaches between common law and civil law on the other. The author focuses on case law as the Courts are called upon to determine the order of deaths to establish whether the exact sequence can be determined, or not. It has become apparent that whenever the order of death can be established accurately, the distribution of the estates will follow the sequence of deaths. However, if the order cannot be established the departed are either “regarded” as having predeceased each other (as no one survives the other), or surviving each other resulting in them being incapable of inheriting from one another. South Africa is exposed to high rates of simultaneous deaths, especially road accidents, murders and attacks on civilians, and despite daily media reports of people dying in the same disaster, there has been only a hand full of reported Court cases on this topic.

scholarly journals Assessing challenges to ineffective communication in government institutions: A case study of Vuwani area, Limpopo, South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard N. Rasila ◽  
Mavhungu E. Musitha
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Government Institutions ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Media Reports

Twenty-five schools were burnt. Others were damaged. This is during the protest at Vuwani area. Five houses were also torched. Businesses were brought to complete shutdown for more than three months.The protests followed lack of effective communication and consultation between Municipal Demarcation Board (MDB), government and communities on matters of municipality boundaries. The MDB took a decision that parts of Vuwani would be incorporated into the Malamulele villages to establish a new municipality, LIM 345. This angered Vuwani communities allegedly because they were not consulted. The MDB denied the allegations.A qualitative study was conducted in the area where there were interactions with government, and community members. Media reports were also used to substantiate the findings. It was revealed through the study results that although there was some communication between government institutions including the MDB and community members, this was not effective, hence violent protests. This paper is intended to provide strategies for future effective communication by state functionaries to avoid violent protests caused by ineffective communication.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Hard Lockdown in South Africa: Lessons for Climate Stakeholders Pursuing the Thirteenth Sustainable Development Goal

2021 ◽  
pp. 002190962110439
Author(s):  
Eromose E. Ebhuoma
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Index Case ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Green Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Media Reports

As a result of South Africa recording its first COVID-19 index case in March 2020, the country imposed one of the strictest lockdowns globally. The lockdown unearthed vital lessons that climate practitioners both in South Africa – the largest emitter of greenhouse gases on the African continent – and globally can draw from to facilitate the achievement of the thirteenth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 13). Drawing on secondary data analysis of media reports regarding South Africa’s strategy to tackle the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, with particular emphasis on the hard lockdown, three themes emerged. These were rephrased to align appropriately with the discourse on climate change (CC). These include changing the distant framing narrative of CC, prioritizing green growth and utilizing credible messengers. Each theme is discussed critically in terms of how it will aid climate policy developers and practitioners in facilitating the attainment of SDG 13.

scholarly journals Consequences of (un)regulated party funding in South Africa between 1994 and 2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kealeboga J. Maphunye ◽  
Kgobalale N. Motubatse
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Party ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Public Funding ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Audit Firms ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Auditor General ◽  
Party Funding

Globally, the topic of political party funding evokes strongly defended positions, partly because of the nasty dynamics that usually arise whenever money and politics cross paths. The primary issue in contention is whether to institute mandatory disclosure legislation, legally compelling parties to reveal their sources of funding, and the likely consequences of such disclosure. Alternatively, a laissez-faire approach may be adopted to party funding, and to determine which parties to exclude from state or public funding. In South Africa, these issues routinely raise public outcry and result in emotive debates pertaining to the expenditure of public finance and accountability. Thus, this article explores contemporary issues on political party funding in South Africa, focusing on recognised parties and examining their sources of funding. This article examines recent media reports on allegations of a lack of accountability on the part of political parties, particularly their apparent reluctance to disclose their sources of funding. It seeks to contribute to the debate on party funding in South Africa, through the use of a qualitative research method using content analysis. The authors contend that officially recognised parties should be audited by a Supreme Audit Institution (the Auditor General South Africa, locally) prior to tabling their annual reports in Parliament. The article concludes that such audit responsibility should not be given to private audit firms in order to avoid possible conflicts of interest, as some audit firms and individual employees may also be funders of some of the political parties.

scholarly journals Branding private higher education institutions in South Africa through the evaluation of current branding models

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-27
Author(s):  
Alan Bird ◽  
Virimai Mugobo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Subsequent Investigation ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Negative Perceptions ◽  
Media Reports

The current Private Higher Education Institution (PHEI) landscape in South Africa is developing at a rapid rate, with over ninety private tertiary institutions, registered with the Council for Higher Education (CHE). However, stakeholder perceptions of these PHEIs are generally negative, largely as a result of the negative perceptions of the qualification, obtained from the private institutions by both parents and students, and questions around the sustainability of the institutions in the long run. Media reports, lack of Department of Education (DHET) support and funding, as well as minimum, if any, marketing and advertising from the PHEI are factors, cited for these firmly entrenched perceptions from the general public. The article was driven by both current and emerging branding models as a benchmark for value-added branding of PHEIs in South Africa. International markets, in countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, India and Brazil are included; not as a comparative study, but more as a review of literature on how tertiary education is branded in the private sector in these countries. In addition, developing countries and emerging markets needed to be taken into consideration in the light of their experience in sustaining private education entities. The subsequent investigation of these models proved invaluable in respect of providing similarities and, in some instances, huge differences, which contributed to the establishment of a generic value-added branding model critical for sustaining PHEIs in South Africa. The knowledge of which dimensions the branding of a PHEI should focus on to nullify the negative perceptions associated with a PHEI is paramount.

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