scholarly journals The Geographies of Artists and Stall holders at Afrikaans Arts Festivals, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10(5)) ◽  
pp. 1630-1644
Author(s):  
Jan Hendrik (Manna) Stander ◽  
Luke Alan Sandham ◽  
Gustav Visser
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Language Arts ◽  
South African ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Cultural Expression ◽  
Considerable Research ◽  
Arts Festivals ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Arts Festival ◽  
The Subject

South African arts festivals have been the subject of considerable research, with a focus on the economics, attendee patterns and impacts on local communities. Importantly, numerous role-players (stall holders, artists, festival attendees, amongst others) contribute to the diversity, origin and character of these arts festivals. Despite this, little is known of their mobility, spatiality and geographies. To this end, artists and stall holders across five large Afrikaans Language Arts festivals were interviewed to establish their itineraries, travel behaviours, festival involvement and cultural expression. On this basis, this study hopes to enable a better understanding of the geographies of Afrikaans arts festivals. Results suggest that artists and stall holders contribute significantly to shaping the geographies of these arts festivals as they are the most mobile of all participants. Their mobility creates a shared or communal festival geography – albeit now severely disrupted by COVID-19 – across Afrikaans arts festival boundaries. Unfortunately, this shared geography may also undermine the local flavour, authenticity, and regional diversity of such arts festivals.

Selected challenges associated with the reliance on customer due diligence measures to curb money laundering in South African banks and related financial institutions

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-66
Author(s):  
Howard Chitimira ◽  
Sharon Munedzi
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Money Laundering ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Institution ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Due Diligence ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Customer Due Diligence ◽  
Combat Money Laundering

Customer due diligence is a means of ensuring that financial institutions know their customers well through know-your-customer (KYC) tools and related measures. Notably, customer due diligence measures include the identification and verification of customer identity, keeping records of transactions concluded between a customer and the financial institution, ongoing monitoring of customer account activities, reporting unusual and suspicious transactions, and risk assessment programmes. Accordingly, financial institutions should ensure that their customers are risk assessed before concluding any transactions with them. The regulation of money laundering is crucial to the economic growth of many countries, including South Africa. However, there are still numerous challenges affecting the banks and other role players’ reliance on customer due diligence measures to combat money laundering in South Africa. Therefore, a qualitative research methodology is employed in this article to unpack such challenges. The challenges include the failure to meet the identification and verification requirements by some South African citizens, onerous documentation requirements giving rise to other persons being denied access to the formal financial sector, and the lack of express provisions to regulate the informal financial sector in South Africa. Given this background, the article discusses the challenges associated with the regulation and implementation of customer due diligence measures to enhance the combating of money laundering in South African banks and related financial institutions. It is hoped that the recommendations provided in this article will be utilised by the relevant authorities to enhance customer due diligence and effectively combat money laundering activities in South African banks and related financial institutions.

scholarly journals Who spends and who does not: Clustering visitors at a national arts festival

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Saayman ◽  
A. Saayman ◽  
E. Slabbert
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Ticket Sales ◽  
Arts Festivals ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Arts Festival ◽  
First Time

The Grahamstown National Arts Festival is the oldest National Arts Festival in South Africa and was founded in 1974. This celebration of the arts takes place over a period of eleven days with the main festival running over eight days, which also makes it the longest (in terms of number of days) arts festival in the country. The literature review revealed that high spenders at arts festivals are also the visitors who buy the most show tickets. The success of these events is determined by ticket sales and not necessarily by the number of visitors. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to determine who the high spenders at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival are. Data obtained during the festival in 2008 by means of a questionnaire survey (N=446) was statistically analysed by means of K-means clustering, Pearson‟s chi-square test and ANOVAs. Results indicated two clusters, namely high and low spenders and can assist festival organisers in developing a more focused marketing strategy and festival programme. This was the first time that K-means clustering was applied to festival data in South Africa.

South Africa and Land Ownership: What's in a Deed?

1995 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 439-443
Author(s):  
H. M. Feinberg
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Land Claims ◽  
Legal Documents ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Black Spots ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Emotional Issue

The subject of African land ownership is and will continue to be a highly emotional issue of great importance in the new South Africa. Africans and Afrikaners alike have strong historical ties to the land. Thousands of Africans owned land outside the Reserves before 1948. These landowners included large numbers of Africans who purchased over 3,000 farms and lots between 1913 and 1936 in the Transvaal, Natal, and even the Orange Free State (plus uncounted African buyers in the Cape Province). Individuals, tribal groups, or people organized into partnerships owned land. In the 1990s Africans complain bitterly about land losses, especially after 1948 as a result of the apartheid policy of forced removals which aimed to eliminate the so-called “black spots” from white areas. In addition, some Africans point to the problem of land losses between 1913 and 1948, and others resent the severe restrictions resulting from the Natives Land Act, Act No. 27 of 1913, which prevented Africans from freely buying land in three of the four provinces of South Africa after 1913.On 8 November 1994 the South African Parliament passed the Restitution of Land Rights Act, a law which is intended to allow Africans to reclaim their lost land. Claims by former owners or their descendants will be buttressed by legal documents of one type or another. Some of these legal documents have an interesting and unintended use, however: historians can take advantage of them to build an understanding of African land ownership before and after apartheid began in 1948.

Introduction to the Special Issue: Race, Social Attitudes, and Prejudice

1991 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Duckitt ◽  
Don Foster
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Subject

Although the socio-political circumstances of South Africa have made the issues of race, social attitudes, and prejudice highly salient ones, South African psychologists, with the exception of MacCrone, have not yet made major descriptive or explanatory contributions in the area. Several reasons for this are considered in the context of a brief overview of this work. It is suggested that there are indications that this has begun to change recently, and that this together with important socio-political changes in the country makes this a particularly appropriate time for a special issue of the SAJP on the subject. Finally, some implications of the contributions to this issue for the development of the field are briefly discussed.

scholarly journals PROPOSALS REGARDING A WEAPON REVIEW PROCESS IN SOUTH AFRICA (PART 1)

Obiter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Charles Moorhouse ◽  
David Abrahams
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
International Law ◽  
South African ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Review Process ◽  
The State ◽  
The South ◽  
Customary International Law ◽  
National Implementation ◽  
The Subject

The purpose of this article is to put forward submissions regarding the implementation of a weapons review process in compliance of South Africa’s obligations under Additional Protocol I (hereinafter “API”) Article 36. Article 36 requires each state party to determine whether the employment of any new weapon, means or method of warfare that it studies, develops, acquires or adopts would, insome or all circumstances, be prohibited by international law. Article 36 does not specify how such a legal review should be implemented or conducted. Thus this article puts forward proposals regarding both the substantive and procedural aspectsof a review of the legality of weapons, means and methods of warfare that the authors submit best befits the South African context.A background regarding the legal limitations placed upon the use of certain weapons, means and methods of warfare and an explanation of South Africa’s obligations regarding national implementation of a weapons review process, is given in paragraph 1 so as to create an understanding as to why it is necessary for the Republic of South Africa to implement a process to review the legality of weapons, means and methods of warfare. Before the implementation of a weapons review process can be discussed, the subject matter of such a review must first be ascertained. Thus paragraph 2 contains a discussion regarding the definition of the term “weapons, means and methods of warfare” and a determination of which weapons shall form the subject matter of legal reviews. No specific manner of implementation is contained within API and thus it is at the discretion of the state in question, in this case South Africa, to adopt the necessary measures to implement this obligation. In this regard, paragraph 3 contains submissions regarding the status of the review body within the state hierarchy and its method of establishment. This paragraph also contains an explanation of the process by which South Africa acquires its weapons. The legal scope of the review process is dealt with in paragraph 4. Within thisparagraph, the place of both treaty-based law and customary international law (“CIL”) in the South African legal system is discussed. Furthermore, the treaty-law and customary international law rules binding upon South Africa regarding limitations of specific weapons and general weapons limitations are enumerated and the paragraph ends with a discussion of the Martens Clause. 

scholarly journals The sectional title industry in South Africa: Perspectives of accounting and auditing practitioners

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 550-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leandi Steenkamp ◽  
Dave Lubbe
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
South African ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Housing Problem ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Ample Opportunity ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Practical Recommendations

Sectional title property plays an important role in addressing the high priority housing problem in South Africa. Very little research has so far been done on the South African sectional title industry from an accounting and auditing perspective. Furthermore, sectional title legislation is often contradictory and confusing. Sectional title owners are also putting pressure on costs, bringing about unique industry challenges. These aspects do, however, provide ample opportunity for research. The aim of this article was to provide an overview of practical problems experienced by accounting and auditing practitioners regarding risks, auditing- and accounting-specific problems relating to sectional title. The literature review covered the main legal aspects relating to accounting and auditing matters of sectional title schemes, paving the way for an empirical study performed on the sectional title industry in South Africa by way of interviewing a sample of key role players in the industry. The empirical results revealed significant contradictory and confusing aspects and uncertainties in the industry. Various problems and concerns were addressed and practical recommendations were made that can be of assistance to owners, trustees, managing agents, accountants and auditing professionals. The findings can also be used as a valuable basis for further research

scholarly journals Learning from the literature on community development for the implementation of community renewables in South Africa

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holle L. Wlokas ◽  
Peter Westoby ◽  
Sue Soal
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Community Development ◽  
South African ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Relations ◽  
Energy Companies

Implementation of large-scale wind, solar and hydro projects in South African communities is intended to contribute to local economic development. Government policy, through the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Prog-ramme (REIPPPP), obliges energy companies to share revenue and ownership with local communities, thus providing renewable energy companies with a significant opportunity to position the industry as a significant contributor to community development and thus to the country’s transformation and development agenda. This investigation draws on policy documents and interview data to establish that the policy’s lack of appreciation for existing community development tradition and frameworks, commonly applied in South African development policy and programmes, has weakened its potential. Furthermore, it theoretically positions the emerging practice employed by the renewables industry in the implementation of the REIPPPP requirements, and outlines how existing academic and practical knowledge about community development and company-community relations can provide guidance and support in building an impactful practice.Keywords: community relations and development, REIPPPP, community benefit, project implementation, social performanceHighlights•    South Africa is implementing a unique version of pro-poor renewable energy policy. •    Industry and local communities and government need to build quality relationships to successfully implement the policy requirements.•    The policy and practice ignores established community development traditions and frameworks.•    Existing knowledge grounded in South African practice and policy experience can guide the sector’s understanding of and vision for development.

The Binding Nature of the Ombudsman’s Remedial Actions in Lesotho: Lessons from South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoolo 'Nyane
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
South African ◽  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
Main Question ◽  
Remedial Action ◽  
The Public ◽  
Remedial Actions ◽  
The Subject

The Constitution of Lesotho is regarded as liberal, with the separation of powers of the executive, judiciary and legislature, but provision was made for institutions to oversee the exercise of such powers. One of these is the Office of the Ombudsman, which has wide-ranging powers to investigate malpractice in public administration and to make recommendations for remedial action. These powers notwithstanding, there is a paucity of judicial precedent and scholarship on the binding nature of the remedial action of the Ombudsman. The main question is whether the remedial action of the Ombudsman is binding, which this article seeks to investigate and determine whether South African jurisprudence could be helpful in the case of Lesotho. The binding nature of the Public Protector’s remedial action under the Constitution of South Africa has been a subject of considerable judicial and scholarly engagement in recent times. While the subject is still yet to be settled in South Africa, it nevertheless has developed principles that could assist in both the interpretation and reform of the Ombudsman’s powers in Lesotho.

Die Automobilindustrie und ihre Zulieferer in Südafrika

2010 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Torsten Czenskowsky ◽  
Mirko Aichele ◽  
Gideon Horn
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
South African ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Advanced Training ◽  
The Third ◽  
Nelson Mandela ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
The Subject

Dieser Aufsatz ist entstanden, weil die niedersächsische Ostfalia-Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, hier insbesondere die Karl-Scharfenberg-Fakultät aus Salzgitter, eng mit der Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University aus Port Elizabeth, östliche Kap-Provinz in Südafrika, zusammenarbeitet. Seit dem Ende der Apartheid hat sich Südafrika für die globale Wirtschaft geöffnet, ist für international agierende Unternehmen ein beliebter Standort zur Markterschließung Afrikas geworden und nimmt im wissenschaftlichen Bereich verstärkt am akademischen Austausch teil. Südafrika ist in die globale Automobilproduktion eingebunden und mit ihr auf vielfältige Art und Weise verknüpft. Hier befindet sich auch eine entsprechend ausgeprägte Zulieferindustrie. Diese steht in Konkurrenz mit den Lieferanten aus anderen Nationen. Staatliche Einrichtungen und die Bildungsinstitutionen versuchen die Wettbewerbsfähigkeiten der heimischen Zulieferindustrie zu stärken. Auch mit internationaler Beteiligung erstellte Fortbildungsprogramme setzen deutliche Zeichen für diese Bemühungen. Es bleibt zu wünschen, dass es Südafrika während der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft gelingt, die Welt davon zu überzeugen, dass es logistische Herausforderungen meistern kann, und damit das internationale Profil dieses sympathischen Staates geschärft wird. South Africa has become a relevant part of the global production of automobiles. Several factories of well known car manufacturers together with component supplier’s facilities have been built and compete with other nations. Governmental and educational institutions try to strengthen the ability to compete of the domestic automotive industry. Programs of advanced training are developed in South Africa and in international cooperation. This article begins with an introduction into the subject. The second chapter offers an overview about the automotive industry of South Africa, its component suppliers and global challenges it has to face. It is followed by the third chapter, which describes the requirements international automobile manufacturers demand to be fulfilled by South Africa’s economy. Chapter four emphasizes on the strengths and weaknesses of the component suppliers present in South Africa. The intention of chapter five is to present measurements to develop the South African automotive industry in cooperation between government organisations and the economy. Finally a conclusion and a forecast are given. Keywords: die automobilindustrie und ihre zulieferer in südafrika

scholarly journals XIX.—The Alcyonaria of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. Alcyonacea

1911 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Stuart Thomson
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Natural History ◽  
South African ◽  
Zoological Institute ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Cape Of Good Hope ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Government

The following is the first of a series of papers which I intend to issue on South African Alcyonaria. During a lengthened residence at the Cape of Good Hope, I devoted special attention to the Alcyonaria collected on board the Government steam trawler Pieter Faure. Professor Hickson has contributed two papers on Cape Alcyonarians to the volumes Marine Investigations in South Africa; but since then a large number of forms have been dredged, and there still remain in the collection entrusted to me many unidentified and undescribed species. In this first instalment I have confined myself to the Alcyonacea. The present work has been carried on in the Zoological Institute and Museum of Natural History, Berne, and it would be difficult to overstate my indebtedness to Professor Studer, who, besides giving me much valuable advice, stimulus, and encouragement, placed the entire literature of the subject at my disposal.

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