EMPATHETIC COSMOPOLITANISM: SOUTH AFRICA AND THE QUEST FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chielozona Eze
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
World Views ◽  
Multiple Identity ◽  
African Worldview ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Dark Shadow ◽  
Urgent Necessity

One feature of Nelson Mandela's legacy in South Africa is his concept of post-apartheid society as a cosmopolitan space. Sadly, recent developments in the country suggest a return to nativist and bigoted world views and cast a dark shadow over his legacy. There is an urgent necessity to review this aspect of Mandela's vision. In so doing, this paper highlights the ethical advantages of cosmopolitanism, and argues that what sets Mandela's cosmopolitanism apart from others is his emphasis on empathy. I therefore suggest that empathetic cosmopolitanism is a particularly South African worldview. In support of this idea of empathetic cosmopolitanism, I discuss such recent theories as 'incompleteness', 'multiple identity', and 'entanglement', suggested by South African thinkers, as registers of Mandela's global citizenship.

scholarly journals Resente Matteusnavorsing in Suid-Afrika

1994 ◽  
Vol 50 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J.B. Combrink
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Literary Criticism ◽  
South African ◽  
Large Degree ◽  
Sermon On The Mount ◽  
The New Testament ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
African Context ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
Specific Contribution

Recent Matthean-research in South Africa This article deals with recent developments in Matthean research, mostly by members of the New Testament Society of South Africa. Initially, research on Matthew was influenced to a large degree by discourse analysis. Literary criticism and narratology also made an impact on this research, as well as speech-act theory, pragmatics and rhetoric. Social-scientific criticism also played a role, and the Sermon on the Mount has also been read as littérature engagée. Recently, the specific contribution of Matthew to the subjects of Theology and Ethics has also received attention. A growing sensitivity to the South African and the broader African context is also currently being seen..

Multinational Company Litigation

2021 ◽  
pp. 85-112
Author(s):  
Jason Brickhill ◽  
Zanele Mbuyisa
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Common Law ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Public Interest Litigation ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Class Actions ◽  
Current State ◽  
Recent Developments

Jason Brickhill and Zanele Mbuyisa review the current state of play in South Africa in terms of the imposition of civil liability on multinationals for human rights abuses. They outline the rules on jurisdiction over claims by foreign claimants and corporations and potential causes of action under common law, statute, and the Constitution. Specific consideration is given to the potential influence on the development of South African law of recent English law decisions on parent company liability. By reference to the goldminers’ silicosis and the Kabwe lead poisoning cases, they highlight the value to victims of the relatively recent developments of class actions in South Africa and the rules on discovery and damages. In terms of access to justice, they consider the receptiveness of the judiciary to public interest litigation and the key provisions relating to prescription and costs and funding, including by litigation funders.

Bibliographical Progress in South Africa 1967-1968

1969 ◽  
Vol 12 (03) ◽  
pp. 305-314
Author(s):  
Reuben Musiker
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Interim Period

This is a two-year survey of bibliographical work completed in the Republic of South Africa. Recent developments in current and retrospective national bibliography are outlined. The South African National Bibliography has been mechanised and good progress has been made with the retrospective volume for 1926-1958. Attention is drawn to the State Library's work on the documentation of banned books. Catalogues of important collections completed are briefly described, and recent developments in the field of periodical lists and indexes are outlined. Special attention is paid in the review to Africana indexes and bibliographies. The author concludes that despite lacunae which remain to be filled, the bibliographical scene in South Africa is satisfactory and full of promise. This review, like its forerunner covers a two-year period and is based on information derived from a questionnaire sent to the major libraries of South Africa. The interim period has also been covered to some extent by a number of informal bibliographical progress reports published in the South African Library Association Newsletter.

scholarly journals E-waste Management in South Africa: Case Study: Cathode Ray Tubes Recycling Opportunities

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pontsho Ledwaba ◽  
Ndabenhle Sosibo
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Waste Management ◽  
South African ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Waste Stream ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Waste Management Practices

Households and businesses are generating unprecedented levels of electrical and electronic wastes (e-waste), fueled by modernisation and rapid obsolescence. While the challenges imposed by e-waste are similar everywhere in the world, disparities in progress to deal with it exists; with developing nations such as South Africa lagging. The increase in e-waste generation increases the need to formulate strategies to manage it. This paper presents an overview of e-waste management on a global and South African scenarios with a specific case for Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) waste management practices in South Africa. CRTs present the biggest problem for recyclers and policy makers because they contain hazardous elements such as lead and antimony. Common disposal practices have been either landfilling or incineration. The research into the South African practices with regards to CRT waste management showed that there is still more to be done to effectively manage this waste stream. This is despite clear waste regulatory frameworks in the country. However, recent developments have placed e-waste as a priority waste stream, which should lead to intensified efforts in dealing with it. Overall, these efforts should aim to maximise diversion from landfilling and to create value-addition opportunities, leading to social and environmental benefits.

Doing systematic reviews in Psychology

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 450-468
Author(s):  
Sumaya Laher ◽  
Tasneem Hassem
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
South African ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Practical Case ◽  
Comprehensive Plan ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
African Context

Systematic reviews by virtue of being a pre-determined, transparent, and comprehensive plan and search strategy are fast gaining popularity in psychology in South Africa. A systematic review allows one to obtain a thorough overview regarding the recent developments and debates on a given topic with the addition of metacommentary. In South Africa, we have noted stark differences in the reporting of systematic reviews. Often studies are identified as systematic reviews but methodologically have failed to meet the rigorous criteria that characterise this method. This article aims to provide a guide for the novice researcher on conducting systematic reviews. We draw on a practical case study by Hassem and Laher where the systematic review method was used to establish the efficacy of online depression screening tools in the South African context as a practical illustration of the systematic review method. In so doing, the affordances and limitations of the systematic review method are discussed.

scholarly journals ANYONE FOR A GAME OF MONOPOLY™?* A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE EVERINCREASING COMMERCIALIZATION OF MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS PART 3: EXAMINING THE LEGITIMACY OF THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMERCIALLY-DRIVEN MONOPOLIES IN SPORTS EVENTS

Obiter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre M Louw
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Current State ◽  
Domestic Legislation ◽  
Recent Developments

This is the third and final part in a series of articles which examines the commercial monopoly in a major sports event such as the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, and its protection against ambush marketing by means of (specifically) domestic legislation. This part will continue the evaluation of the role of relevant constitutional guarantees in terms of the South African Bill of Rights, will consider the justification for the protection of commercial rights to such events, will briefly examine recent developments elsewhere in respect of the development of a ‘sports event organiser’s right’, and includes a concluding section with some critical evaluation of the legitimacy of the current state of the law in this regard in South Africa (and elsewhere).

scholarly journals Parodies of whiteness: Die Antwoord and the politics of race, gender, and class in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-147
Author(s):  
Ian Bekker ◽  
Erez Levon
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
The Political ◽  
The South ◽  
The Social ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
New Nation ◽  
Politics Of Race ◽  
And Gender

AbstractThe dramatic reconfiguration of the social, political, and ideological order in South Africa since 1990/1994 has demanded a concomitant reconceptualization of (white) Afrikaner notions of self and belonging in the (new) nation. In this article, we draw on recent developments in the study of varidirectional voicing (polyphony), performance, and mediatization to examine how the South African rap-rave group Die Antwoord makes use of parody and metaparody in their music to critique emerging ‘new Afrikaner’ identities and the racial, class, and gender configurations on which they are based. We also discuss the structural limits of these critiques and the political potential of (meta)parodic performance more generally. ((Meta)parody, polyphony, performance, race, class, gender, South Africa)*

Some Recent Developments of Actuarial Interest in Africa.

1963 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
pp. 154-175
Author(s):  
F. B. Corby
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
United Kingdom ◽  
South African ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
East African ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Branch Office

In February 1957, R. G. Mallett presented a paper on behalf of four South African actuaries entitled ‘The Actuary in South Africa” (J.S.S.14, 4). The object of this paper is to describe some of the developments in South Africa since that paper was presented, and also to describe briefly the conditions and the problems with which actuaries have to deal in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and in the East African territories Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika. The majority of actuaries working in South Africa are concerned in some way with the administration of business in these countries, as are actuaries of British companies which operate there either direct from the United Kingdom or through a branch office in Johannesburg or Cape Town.

The Right to Freedom of Expression, Press and Culture in South Africa: A Survey of Recent Developments

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 170-185
Author(s):  
Lufuno Nevondwe ◽  
Motlhatlego Matotoka
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Freedom Of Expression ◽  
Media Industry ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Media ◽  
Constitutional Right ◽  
The Right

This article reflects on the recent case and determination in Goodman Gallery v Film and Publication Board and Print Media South Africa v Minister of Home Affairs and Another which set important precedents in the media industry. These determinations also show the consistency of the South African Courts and tribunals in ensuring that the right to human dignity, the achievement of equality, and the advancement of human rights and freedoms which are among the founding values of the Constitution are afforded adequate protection. These constitutional rights are often in conflict with each other. The article determines whether one constitutional right supersedes the other. It also comments briefly on the role of the media in South Africa and its challenges under democracy. The article further considers the statutory mandate of the Films and Publication Board and provides a critique of the decision in Goodman Gallery.

scholarly journals Enkele onlangse ontwikkelinge op die terrein van die Kerkgeskiedenis elders ter wêreld

1993 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-202
Author(s):  
J. W. Hofmeyr
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Church History ◽  
First Century ◽  
South African Context ◽  
Academic Subject ◽  
The World ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
African Context ◽  
The Church

Some recent developments in the field of Church History elsewhere in the worldThe academic subject of church history in South Africa is facing various challenges on its way into the twenty first century. In many ways it can also be regarded as a science in transition with realities like paradigm-switches, processes of reinterpretation and a new dialogue between church historians and secular historians. In this process the knowledge and understanding of recent developments in the field of church history elsewhere in the world can be of great value and relevance for the church historian in the South African context.

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