scholarly journals The historical relationship between African indigenous healing practices and Western-orientated biomedicine in South Africa: A challenge to collaboration

2020 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip M. Guma ◽  
Sekgothe Mokgoatšana
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Indigenous Healing ◽  
Historical Relationship

English in Namibia: Multilingualism and Ethnic Variation in the Extra- and Intra-territorial Forces Model

2020 ◽  
pp. 38-62
Author(s):  
Anne Schröder ◽  
Frederic Zähres
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Developmental Stages ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Ethnic Variation ◽  
Linguistic Identity ◽  
Identity Constructions ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
The Status ◽  
Historical Relationship

This chapter presents a close analysis of the Namibian linguistic ecology and the role of Namibian English (NamE) in the multilingual make-up of the country. This includes the discussion of the status of English in comparison to Afrikaans, the country’s primary lingua franca, and to minority languages, such as German, as well as majority languages, such as Oshiwambo. Taking up and elaborating on observations on Namibian-specific phonetic realizations of vowels, identifying linguistic identity constructions, ethnolinguistic variation and discussing in detail the (historical) relationship between South Africa (as an epicentre) and Namibia, it shows that NamE cannot be seen as a monolithic whole but should rather be considered a bundle of local sub-varieties. The chapter further discusses the applicability of the EIF Model to the Namibian case and makes some suggestions on how to include additional extra-territorial forces, discussions of heterogeneity, norm development as well as a different approach to developmental stages in model making.

Indigenous healing practices in Limpopo Province of South Africa: A qualitative study

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (3) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Sodi ◽  
P Mudhovozi ◽  
T Mashamba ◽  
M Radzilani-Makatu ◽  
J Takalani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Indigenous Healing

scholarly journals Exploring the critical moments when the Baptist denomination divided: Does revisiting these moments give hope to reconciliation between the ‘Union’ and ‘Convention’?

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luvuyo Ntombana ◽  
Adam Perry
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Baptist Church ◽  
The Past ◽  
Church Congregations ◽  
Historical Relationship ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Church ◽  
Primary Author ◽  
Critical Moments

This article evaluated interpretations between members of the Baptist Union of South Africa (BUSA) and the Baptist Convention of South Africa (BCSA), revisiting a particular moment, the merger talks of 1980s, at the time when the Baptist Church further entrenched these divisions. The Baptist Church has a crippling historical relationship to the present, particularly as members of the faith interpret their sides of the story as being the ‘right’ ones. This article grew out of the ethnographic work undertaken by the primary author, Luvuyo Ntombana (2007), and his involvement with the Baptist Church. It is felt that in order to create a sacred Church, congregations ought to move away from arguing about past events toward a more positive rethinking of what lessons can be learned from the past. Therefore, this article argued that by revisiting critical moments for the Church, such as the period of reconciliation between denominations within South Africa, conversations can be reinvigorated to help reconcile and unite current factions which currently harbour animosity and weigh down the faith through unnecessary infighting.

Time and Latitude in South Africa

1972 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
J. Hers
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
Astronomical Observations ◽  
Royal Observatory ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Astronomical Determination ◽  
Limited Accuracy ◽  
Better Than

In South Africa the modern outlook towards time may be said to have started in 1948. Both the two major observatories, The Royal Observatory in Cape Town and the Union Observatory (now known as the Republic Observatory) in Johannesburg had, of course, been involved in the astronomical determination of time almost from their inception, and the Johannesburg Observatory has been responsible for the official time of South Africa since 1908. However the pendulum clocks then in use could not be relied on to provide an accuracy better than about 1/10 second, which was of the same order as that of the astronomical observations. It is doubtful if much use was made of even this limited accuracy outside the two observatories, and although there may – occasionally have been a demand for more accurate time, it was certainly not voiced.

Combining Professional Interests and Travel: People to People Citizen Ambassador Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Alex Johnson ◽  
Amanda Hitchins
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
Social Conditions ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Exchange Program

Abstract This article summarizes a series of trips sponsored by People to People, a professional exchange program. The trips described in this report were led by the first author of this article and include trips to South Africa, Russia, Vietnam and Cambodia, and Israel. Each of these trips included delegations of 25 to 50 speech-language pathologists and audiologists who participated in professional visits to learn of the health, education, and social conditions in each country. Additionally, opportunities to meet with communication disorders professionals, students, and persons with speech, language, or hearing disabilities were included. People to People, partnered with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), provides a meaningful and interesting way to learn and travel with colleagues.

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