scholarly journals Keeping you post-ed: Space-time regimes, metaphors, and post-apartheid

2021 ◽  
pp. 204382062199225
Author(s):  
Myriam Houssay-Holzschuch
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Systemic Change ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
The Past ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
Time Regime ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Space

Societies that have undergone systemic change are characterized as ‘post’—post-socialist, post-colonial, etc.—to encapsulate the impact the past still has on their structure and functioning. Research on these societies has therefore tended to adopt a mostly temporal approach, investigating the tension between continuity and change. Using the example of post-apartheid South Africa, I make a case for a more balanced approach to post situations by including space as equally valuable. I draw my theoretical inspiration from Hartog’s notion of regimes of historicity and Massey’s space-time to argue that we should investigate space-time regimes. I show that a space-time regime of entanglement, often passéist, with blurred temporal boundaries and messy, place-bound experiences of time, characterizes post situations. Finally, using South Africa as my empirical grounding, I offer a set of metaphors to describe and analyze the concrete places that this entangled, post space-time produces.

Inhabiting the ‘posts’

2021 ◽  
pp. 204382062110300
Author(s):  
Sophie Oldfield
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Space Time ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Time Regime ◽  
Post Space

In this commentary, I reflect on Myriam Houssay-Holzschuch’s critical re-conceptualization of the ‘post’ as space-time regime and a means to unearth and engage complex geographies of change in South Africa and other post-colonial and post-socialist contexts. I situate our parallel imperatives to work through entanglements: in Myriam’s case, through metaphors that help engage the complex directionalities that might articulate space-time configurations and their possibilities; in my case, in the wide array of practices, the dialogues and collaboration, the contestations, which root intellectual practice, and the ways in which we inhabit ‘post space-time’. I particularly explore her invitation to engage critically with language to create vocabularies – metaphors and ordinary words – which help ground our work in the imperatives and urgencies, as well as the productive tensions and inspirations, which shape complex ‘post’ configurations.

Psychological Testing in South Africa: Perspectives Regarding Ethical and Fair Practices

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryl D. Foxcroft
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Test Development ◽  
Psychological Testing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Development Agenda ◽  
Testing Practice ◽  
National Test ◽  
The Impact

It is argued in this paper that the practice of psychological testing in South Africa needs to be understood in terms of the impact that past apartheid political policies have had on test development and use. I first reflect on the past and then present and discuss current issues that threaten the fair and ethical use of tests. Finally, I propose two ways of enhancing the ethical use of tests in South Africa, that is, the development of a Code of Fair Testing Practice as well as a national test development agenda.

scholarly journals Islam dan Budaya Masyarakat Gayo, Provinsi Aceh: Kajian Sejarah dan Sosial

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arfiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Collective Memory ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Community Practice ◽  
Religious Texts ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
The Past ◽  
Islamic Tradition ◽  
Colonial Time ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Impact

This article argues that Gayonese community practice Islam through the culture and less concern with religious texts. Although the wave of islamization since the colonial time and post-independence was high, the process does not succeed in introducing what the local scholars called as Islamic tradition. Such situation forces the following ulama to defend culture by finding justification for every practice instead of abolishing it. There are two factors leading to the situation. First, ulama of colonial and post-colonial time did not succeed in finding what they called as Islamic tradition replacing the existing tradition. second, lacking of regeneration of reformer Ulama that drive the living reformer ulama to support culture by inserting Islamic values and norms into the culture. This effort is crucial as the Gayonese refers more to the culture than the religious texts. This Article historically studies the development of Islam in Gayonese community. It frames its historical analysis from the Dutch colonial period to post independence of Indonesia Republic. It generally observes the impact of islamization in the past to the current situation. This article brings back the fundamental question in socio-anthropological studies about Islam that why do Muslim who refer to same source of text understand and practice Islam in widely various expression. The question is applied to this research exploring the development of Islam in Gayonese community inhabiting Central Aceh and Bener Meriah District. Thus, this research questions how did Islam develop in colonial time and its impact to the local culture? did there a debate about religion and culture take place during the colonial time and post-independence of Indonesia?  How does the past event affect the current practice of Islam in Gayonese community? the questions are explored historically by collecting relevant literatures and collective memory of the local people. The collective memory data were collected from 2015 to 2019

Africa between Gandhi and Nehru

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 14-30
Author(s):  
Ali A. Mazrui
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Civil Disobedience ◽  
Nobel Laureate ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Doctoral Thesis ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Oxford University ◽  
The Impact

The author’s interest in Africa’s relations with India goes back to his doctoral thesis at Oxford University, published under the title of Towards a Pax Africana. The impact of India upon twentieth century Africa has a special place for Gandhi’s strategies of civil disobedience and Nehru’s principle of nonalignment. Gandhi’s satyagraha (soul force) inspired African political figures as diverse as Nobel laureate Albert Luthuli of South Africa and Ivorian president Houphouet-Boigny. Nehru’s ideas about what used to be called “positive neutralism” helped to shape African approaches to foreign policy in the entire post-colonial era. The essay, published almost two decades ago, explored these historical dimensions in this prescient analysis.

Political Parties and Public Participation in Constitution Making: Legitimation, Distraction, or Real Influence?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Hudson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Participatory Methods ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Party Strength ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Constitution Making

Over the past three decades, participatory methods of constitution making have gained increasing acceptance and are now an indispensable part of any constitution-making process. Despite this, we know little about how much public participation actually affects the constitution. This article investigates the impact of participation in two groundbreaking cases: Brazil (1988) and South Africa (1996). This analysis demonstrates that public participation has relatively small effects on the text, but that it varies in systematic ways. The theory advanced here posits that party strength (especially in terms of discipline and programmatic commitments) is the key determinant of the effectiveness of public participation. Strong parties may be more effective in many ways, but they are less likely to act on input from the public in constitution-making processes.

scholarly journals Community harvesting of trees used as dens and for food by the tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus) in the Pirie forest, South Africa

Koedoe ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth J. Opperman ◽  
Michael I. Cherry ◽  
Nokwanda P. Makunga
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Annual Basis ◽  
The Past ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Commercial Harvesting

Forests in South Africa are harvested by local communities for multiple purposes and this affects the animals that inhabit them. The tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax arboreus) has a restricted distribution and utilises various tree species as dens and a source of food. In this article, we determined, through a series of interviews in the communities surrounding the Pirie forest, which plant species are harvested by local people and whether these overlap with those used by the tree hyrax. In addition, we determined the extent to which tree hyraxes are hunted by these communities. Of the trees used by the hyrax as dens in the Pirie forest, Afrocarpus falcatus, Schotia latifolia, Andrachne ovalis, Teclea natalensis and Apodytes dimidiata are important resources for local communities. But as these are harvested at relatively low levels, it is unlikely that current harvesting has a large impact on the tree hyrax. Opportunistic hunting occurs, but the hyrax is not targeted by hunters. Very limited commercial harvesting of A. falcatus has been taking place in the Pirie forest since 1975, but its impact on the hyrax population, although undetermined, is also unlikely to be high. We recommend that the Pirie forest tree hyrax population should be monitored by forest management in order to ascertain the impact of both commercial and community harvesting over the past quarter-century.Conservation implications: Tree hyrax populations in the Pirie forest should be actively monitored by management on an annual basis.

scholarly journals ‘VIPsm’, A Threat to Social Stability in South Africa: From Apartheid Exclusions to Democratized Inequalities

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
pp. 6-14
Author(s):  
Mashele Rapatsa
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Social Stability ◽  
Transformational Leaders ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Major Goal ◽  
Social Challenges ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Poor ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe object of this article is to present a critical analysis of the impact of the notion of ‘VIPsm’, a phenomenon through which human beings are socially ‘categorized’ or ‘classed’ according to status or wealth or position being held in society. The article is predicated on South Africa’s discernible constitutional pursuit of attaining social stability and equitable social justice. This work is also considerate of the country’s known unpleasant history of apartheid’s acute race-based social exclusions, and in contrast, the post 1994 persistent social and economic inequalities which thus far proliferates material disadvantage, poverty, social discontent and protests amongst citizens. The article employed ‘Transformational Leadership theory ‘and ‘Power and Influence theories’ as tools of analysis, given that the Constitution, 1996 is transformative in nature and thus require ‘transformational leaders’ in order to achieve its major goal of burying wounds of the past, to build one unified nation that is socially stable. It is asserted that social challenges and superfluous differential treatment of humans besieging contemporary South Africa are suggestive of the presence of leadership that is self-centered, opulence driven, and has little or no regard for the poor and thus, disfavor the solidarity principle.

scholarly journals The impact of the Bible and Bible themes on John Rangiah's Ministry in South Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney Ragwan
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Early Life ◽  
African Continent ◽  
Baptist Church ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Insight Into

John Rangiah was the first Indian Baptist missionary who came to Natal (today called KwaZulu-Natal). He was born in India in 1866 and died in 1915. He established the first Telugu Baptist Church on the African continent in Kearsney, Natal. In the corpus of South African Baptist mission literature, the contribution of John Rangiah is given very little attention. Although he is referenced by Baptist historians for his work amongst Indian Baptists, the impact of the Bible and Bible themes as well as his theology in South Africa have not been examined. This article provides insight into Rangiah�s early life and faith, and critically examines his understanding of the Bible and its themes, such as the Bible, prayer, salvation and eschatological hope. These themes will be critically examined from a conservative evangelical perspective and thereafter attempts to examine these using elements of post-colonial hermeneutics will be undertaken.

Policing During and After Apartheid

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonny Steinberg
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Political Order ◽  
Continuity And Change ◽  
The Past ◽  
South African Police Service ◽  
Historical Continuity ◽  
State Coercion ◽  
South African Police ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter addresses the question of historical continuity and change within the South African Police Service after the end of apartheid. The prevalent interest in continuity between apartheid and post-apartheid policing risks blinding scholarship to what has changed. At the heart of this change lies the relationship between policing and political order, between politics and state coercion. Whereas during apartheid the police was primarily driven by the fight against insurgency, the police in democratic South Africa is primarily tasked with managing the conflicts of the ruling ANC. This chapter argues that instruments, institutions and mentalities from the past survive insofar as they are useful to agents in the present.

scholarly journals Heritage Lost:The cultural impact of wildlife crime in South Africa

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Laura Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cultural Impact ◽  
Wildlife Crime ◽  
South Africans ◽  
The Past ◽  
Financial Consequences ◽  
Cultural Sphere ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Rhino Poaching

Crimes against wildlife have come to the fore in South Africa in the past decade – largely due to the dramatic escalation of rhino poaching.  As a major custodian of iconic species such as the Big Five, South Africa is at the core of the illicit wildlife economy.  Since the country is reliant on wildlife tourism for economic development, poaching brings serious financial consequences.  These negative impacts, however, extend far beyond the economy and also protrude into the cultural sphere.  While some South Africans may be unmoved by the plight of the country’s wildlife as a result of a lack of exposure thereto, many feel socially linked to wildlife.  Concerned citizens often consider that future generations will not be able to experience wildlife due to extinction, and will thus be deprived of their rightful cultural inheritance.  The impact of wildlife crime may therefore be seen as a form of cultural victimisation.

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