The Role of Traditional Leaders in South Africa : A Relic of the Past , or a Contemporary Reality ?

This article explores the challenges for the development of manufacturing through a case study of the foundry industry in Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality. Ekurhuleni Metro covers the largest concentration in South Africa, but the industry’s performance has been poor over the past decade. The findings reported here highlight the need to understand firm decisions around investment, technology and skills, and the role of local economic linkages in this regard. The differing performance of foundries strongly supports the need to develop concrete action plans and effective institutions at local level to support the development of local agglomerations.

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Editorial note

African Journal of Nephrology ◽

10.21804/18-1-723 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Alain Assounga

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Chronic Kidney Disease ◽

Kidney Disease ◽

North Africa ◽

Editorial Note ◽

Sclerosing Peritonitis ◽

The Past ◽

African Journal

In this issue of the African Journal of Nephrology (AJN Vol 18, No 1) we publish original articles ranging from the prevalence of chronic kidney disease in an African population in general, to the role of HIV in kidney disease. An elegant study of fractionated heparin use in haemodialysis is also presented. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is an important modality of renal replacement to be considered in Africa in view of its ease of operation. However, beware of potential complications including sclerosing peritonitis as reported in Cape Town (South Africa).As in the past, this issue covers a wide variety of topics with contributions from diverse authors from south to west and North Africa. On behalf of the editorial board, I wish to take this opportunity to thank all of the authors and reviewers who have contributed to this issue of the journal, as well as to the readers for their sustained interest in the African Journal of Nephrology.

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Local Government Reforms in Federal Brazil, India and South Africa: A Comparative Overview

Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government ◽

10.4335/11.3.453-470(2013) ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 453-470

Author(s):

Helder Do Vale

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Local Government ◽

Local Governments ◽

Local Level ◽

Transition To Democracy ◽

Institutional Processes ◽

The Past ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Government Reforms

This article examines the changes at the local level of government that have been taking place in Brazil, India and South Africa for the past thirty years as a result of complex federal decision-making processes. I summarize the most important federal traits of these countries and identify the role of key institutions behind the fiscal, political and administrative changes in local governments. The article draws on the institutional processes to dissect the anatomy of local government reforms in these countries and concludes that although the changes in local government structures and powers have been taken against the background of transition to democracy and/or democratic deepening, the scope of change in local government varied.

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Collective Bargaining as an Internal Sanction: the Rôle of U.S. Corporations in South Africa

The Journal of Modern African Studies ◽

10.1017/s0022278x00020206 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 647-665 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Christopher Coker

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

South Africa ◽

Collective Bargaining ◽

Trade Union ◽

Codes Of Conduct ◽

Focus Of Attention ◽

Black Workers ◽

The Past ◽

Conditions Of Employment

Foreign investment in South Africa during the past 20 years has been subject to criticism form several diverse schools of thought, ranging from those who believe it has contributed to country's economic growth without improving the condition of the black workers, to those who maintain that – at best – apartheid has been modernised rather than fundamentally changed.Today the focus of attention has shifted to collective bargaining and trade union rights, to the action that can be taken on their own behalf by the ecomomically underprivileged and the politically dispossessed, and to the assistance which foreign-owned companies have been given in improving the terms and conditions of employment of their own non-white employees by the codes of conduct that have quite recently been adopted by their own governments.

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Availability and use of therapeutic interchange policies in managing antimicrobial shortages among South African public sector hospitals

10.21203/rs.2.10968/v1 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Audrey Komborerai Chigome ◽

Moliehi Matlala ◽

Brian Godman ◽

Johanna Catharina Meyer

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Public Sector ◽

South African ◽

Target Population ◽

Effective Strategies ◽

The Past ◽

Benzathine Benzylpenicillin ◽

Therapeutic Interchange ◽

Resistance Rates

Abstract Background: Therapeutic interchange policies in hospitals are useful in dealing with antimicrobial shortages and minimising resistance rates. However, the extent of antimicrobial shortages and availability of therapeutic interchange policies is unknown among public sector hospitals in South Africa. Objective This study aimed to ascertain the extent of antimicrobial shortages among public sector hospitals, the presence of current therapeutic interchange policies and the role of pharmacists in the process. Setting Public sector hospitals in South Africa. Methods: A quantitative and descriptive study was conducted with a target population of 403 public sector hospitals. Data were collected from hospital pharmacists using an electronic questionnaire, administered via SurveyMonkeyTM. Main outcome measure Prevalence of public sector hospitals with antimicrobial shortages over the past six months and the prevalence of hospitals with therapeutic interchange policies. Results: The response rate was 33.5%. Most (83.3%) hospitals had experienced shortages in the previous six months. Antimicrobials commonly reported as out of stock included cloxacillin (54.3%), benzathine benzylpenicillin (54.2%), erythromycin (39.6%) and ceftriaxone (38.0%). Reasons for shortages included pharmaceutical companies with supply constraints (85.3%) and an inefficient supply system. Only 42.4% had therapeutic interchange policies, and 88.9% contacted the prescriber when there was a need for substitution. Conclusions: Antimicrobial shortages are prevalent in South African public sector hospitals with penicillins and cephalosporins being the most affected. Therapeutic interchange policies are not available at most hospitals. Effective strategies are required to improve communication between pharmacists and prescribers to ensure safe, appropriate and therapeutically equivalent alternatives are available.

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Church planting in South Africa: The role of the Reformed Church Tshiawelo

Verbum et Ecclesia ◽

10.4102/ve.v35i1.424 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Muthuphei A. Mutavhadsindi ◽

Piet G.J. Meiring

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Church Planting ◽

Future Planning ◽

Profound Change ◽

The Past ◽

Reformed Church

The Reformed Congregation of Tshiawelo, in Soweto, South Africa, has undergone a profound change over the past 20 years. It has developed from an ailing introverted church to a congregation that reached out to the wider community, increasing its membership dramatically in the process. In this article, the authors reported on a number of issues related to this transformation, including: the importance of partnerships in the process of renewal, the methodology used in the process of renewal, the need for church planting and the necessity for future planning.

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The end of leadership?: The shift of power in local congregations

HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies ◽

10.4102/hts.v71i3.2934 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 71 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Ian Nell

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Faith Communities ◽

Dutch Reformed ◽

Western Cape ◽

The Past ◽

Local Congregations ◽

State Of Affairs ◽

The Individual ◽

The Trinity

In a qualitative study recently carried out by the author amongst ministers in a Circuit of Dutch Reformed Congregations in a suburban context in the Western Cape, South Africa, respondents were asked whether they sensed a ‘shift of view’ concerning the role of leadership during the past 20 years in their respective congregations. The research results paint a picture of ‘the end of leadership’ at least in some form. One can also sense a ‘shift of power’ over the past two decades in these local congregations, indicating the changing dynamics of leadership. There seems to be a shift of power from the individual leader to the team, the group and the network. The aim of this paper is, firstly, to present some of the empirical results and then to reflect on the underlying reasons for this shift of power by giving a description of some broader philosophical and sociological perspectives influencing this state of affairs. This will be followed by a description of, and reflection on, theological developments on the Trinity and power that might help to understand the ‘end of leadership’ in some ways. The paper concludes with some thoughts on the role of power and leadership processes at work in local faith communities.

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Sharing in God�s surprise: The place and role of the Department of Science of Religion and Missiology at the University of Pretoria

Verbum et Ecclesia ◽

10.4102/ve.v30i3.183 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Pieter G.J. Meiring

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

The Third ◽

The Past ◽

University Of Pretoria ◽

Close Relationship ◽

African Context ◽

Science Of Religion ◽

The University ◽

The Church

During the centenary year of the University of Pretoria (2008), the Department of Science of Religion and Missiology took stock of its activities during the past 55 years, since the first professor in Missiology, H.D.A. du Toit, was appointed. In his wake a number of missiologists followed � C.W.H. Boshoff, D. Crafford, P.G.J. Meiring, J.J. Kritzinger, P.J. van der Merwe, A.S. van Niekerk and C.J.P. Niemandt � each of whom has contributed to the formation of hundreds of ministers and missionaries, as well as to the development of missiology and science of religion in South Africa through their research and writings. In this article, the place of missiology among the other theological disciplines at the University of Pretoria is discussed, together with an analysis of the nature and the mandate of missiology and science of religion in South Africa in our day. This article discusses five specific challenges to missiology at the beginning of the third millennium, namely to maintain its theological �roots�; to operate in close relationship with the church; to focus on our African context; to concentrate on a relevant agenda; and to develop a responsible methodology. Attention is given to some of the more important publications by members of the Department.

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Justice & Memory: South Africa's Constitutional Court

Daedalus ◽

10.1162/daed_a_00297 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 143 (3) ◽

pp. 168-178 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kate O'Regan

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Human Rights ◽

Cultural Practice ◽

New Order ◽

Constitutional Court ◽

History And Memory ◽

The Past ◽

Law And Justice ◽

The Relationship

In a society such as South Africa in which the past has been deeply unjust, and in which the law and judges have been central to that injustice, establishing a shared conception of justice is particularly hard. There are four important strands of history and memory that affect the conception of justice in democratic, post-apartheid South Africa. Two of these, the role of law in the implementation of apartheid, and the grant of amnesty to perpetrators of gross human rights violations, are strands of memory that tend to undermine the establishment of a shared expectation of justice through law. Two others, the deeprooted cultural practice of justice in traditional southern African communities, and the use of law in the struggle against apartheid, support an expectation of justice in our new order. Lawyers and judges striving to establish a just new order must be mindful of these strands of memory that speak to the relationship between law and justice.

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DIE GEREFORMEERDE KERKE IN SUID-AFRIKA EN “VROUE IN DIE AMP” 1994-2016

Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae ◽

10.25159/2412-4265/1279 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 33-54

Author(s):

Jacobus Marthinus Vorster

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Theoretical Argument ◽

Intensive Study ◽

The Past ◽

History Of ◽

Biblical Anthropology ◽

Reformed Churches

The Reformed Churches in South Africa and “women in office”: 1994-2016The discussion of the inclusion of women in die offices of minister and elder has become an increasingly burning and dividing issue in the Reformed Churches in South Africa (Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika) over the past five decades. Since 1973 until 2016 various Synods of this denomination have struggled with the topic by way of several intensive study reports, which resulted in many decisions on hermeneutical and exegetical grounds. A first article dealt with the history of the case as it developed from 1973-1988.[1] It was concluded that the Synods in this period did not consider the issue sufficiently in light of a biblical-theological hermeneutical perspective. This article deals with the period 1994-2016. The purpose of this on-going research is to identify the reasons for the continuous decisions, in this period also, not to include women in the particular offices in this denomination. As was the case in the first article, the central theoretical argument of this study is that the hermeneutical approaches of the various Synods in the period 1994-2012 also displayed a significant shortcoming. This shortcoming is the constant neglect of the important role of systematic biblical-theological testimony and a biblical anthropology as fundamental hermeneutical tools. These tools were not applied proficiently because they were obscured by a one-sided grammatical-historical angle of approach to certain parts of Scripture. This hermeneutical deficiency lies at the heart of the prohibition of women in the offices of elder and minister.[1] Vorster, J.M. 2016. Die Gereformeerde Kerke in Suid-Afrika en “vroue in die amp” 1973-1988. Studia Historia Ecclesiasticae 42(2).

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