Social Aspects of First Fruits Ceremonies among the South-Eastern Bantu

Africa ◽  
1938 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Gluckmann
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Fertile Soil ◽  
Actual Effect ◽  
Opening Paragraph

Opening ParagraphThe Zulu live on the south-east coast of South Africa, in a region of fertile soil, watered by fair summer rains which are occasionally interrupted by drought. Towards the end of the agricultural season they hold a great tribal ceremony, which Sir James Frazer cites as a typical first fruits sacrament, though the ceremony itself has many different rites. I hope in this paper to show that these, and the taboos on the early eating of the first fruits, together with the ritual approach to them, guard against socially disruptive forces. To the natives the importance of the ceremony is that it protects them against mystical powers; their actual effect must be sought by the anthropologist.

II.—Further Notes on the Petrography of South Georgia

1916 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 435-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. W. Tyrrell
Keyword(s):  
East Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
South Georgia ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
New Material ◽  
Rock Specimens

The new material on which this paper is based has lately been received through Mr. D. Ferguson, who recently investigated the geology of the island, and collected the rocks described in an earlier paper. It consists of twenty-seven rock specimens from the south-eastern end of the island, between Cape Disappointment and Cooper Island, and nine specimens from Gold Harbour on the north-east coast between Cooper Island and Royal Bay. All these were collected by the staff of the South Georgia Co., Ltd., under the instructions of Mr. Th. E. Salvesen, managing director, of Leith.

scholarly journals Art. V.—Grammatical Note on the Gwamba Language in South Africa

1884 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-73
Author(s):  
Paul Berthoud
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern

The Gwamba language belongs to the South-Eastern Branch of the Bántu family of languages, according to Dr. Bleek's system of classification. But this language was never known, under its true name, until the Swiss missionaries settled among the Ma-Gwamba people and studied their language. In his Comparative Grammar Dr. Bleek calls it by the name of Tekeza; and, complaining of the scanty materials which he could get, he says (§ 32): “Tekeza dialects are known to us only through short vocabularies.”

scholarly journals A preliminary fish survey of the estuaries on the south-east coast of South Africa, Kei Estuary to Mdumbi: A comparative study

Water SA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (3 July) ◽  
Author(s):  
NC James ◽  
TD Harrison
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Multivariate Analyses ◽  
Fish Communities ◽  
Chemical Characteristics ◽  
The South ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Biogeographic Region ◽  
Warm Temperate

A preliminary ichthyofaunal and physico-chemical survey of estuaries on the south-east coast of South Africa from the Kei Estuary to the Mdumbi Estuary was undertaken between October and November 1997. Twenty-seven (27) estuaries were surveyed along this stretch of coastline and these were grouped into three estuary types: small (< 10 ha) predominantly closed estuaries, moderate to large (> 10 ha) predominantly closed estuaries and predominantly open estuaries. Multivariate analyses revealed significant differences between predominantly closed estuaries and predominantly open estuaries in terms of both their physico-chemical characteristics and their fish communities. There was no difference between small and moderate to large predominantly closed estuaries.  A significant relationship was also observed between the physico-chemical characteristics of the estuaries and their fish communities.  The estuaries in the study area fall within the warm-temperate biogeographic region; temperate species dominated the fish communities of all the estuaries. This survey represents one of the few fish surveys undertaken along this little-studied section of the coastline. 

scholarly journals Organochlorine levels in cetaceans from South Africa: A review

1999 ◽  
pp. 169-176
Author(s):  
V.G. Cockcroft
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Northern Hemisphere ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Sample Sizes ◽  
Surrounding Area ◽  
The South ◽  
Baleen Whales

Publications on levels of organochlorines in cetaceans from South Africa are reviewed. Organochlorine contamination in cetaceans off South Africa is similar to those in Australian waters, but generally low compared to the Northern Hemisphere. An exception is the coastal dolphins inhabiting the South African east coast waters. In these animals levels are similar to Northern Hemisphere coastal cetaceans. Levels are generally higher in coastal dolphins, compared to dolphins living in deeper waters. It is suggested that these differences are directly related to the levels of industrialisation and cultivation of the surrounding area. Too few samples of either baleen whales or toothed whales are available to investigate the differences in Organochlorine levels between these two groups. Similarly, even for species with the highest sample sizes — common and bottlenose dolphins — the data are insufficient to investigate trends in contaminant levels.

scholarly journals Expanding the geographical distribution of the Egyptian Mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758), in South Africa

Check List ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-599
Author(s):  
Lourens H. Swanepoel ◽  
Daan Loock ◽  
Wayne S. Matthews ◽  
Kevin W. Emslie
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Egyptian Mongoose ◽  
Herpestes Ichneumon

The current geographical distribution of the Egyptian Mongoose or Large Grey Mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758), in South Africa is limited to the south-eastern coastal and eastern sections of the country. One recent sighting in the central part of the country suggested a wider geographical distribution. In this study, we report on confirmed sightings of the Egyptian Mongoose on consecutive years in the central part (at Sasol’s Synfuels Plant in Secunda) of the country. Our sightings thus expand the distribution of the Egyptian Mongoose in South Africa to include some sections of the central to eastern part of the country.

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