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Social theory of alienation and psychoanalysis: Towards an understanding of human alienation and insanity in E.S. Madima's A si ene
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nanga Raymond Raselekoane --- , South AfricaThe Marxist social theory of alienation and psychoanalytical approaches are used in this article to trace and highlight human alienation which is recorded in a literary text entitled A si ene—‘It's not the one’ (Madima, 1984). This article demonstrates the... -
Audit of antenatal care at a community health centre in Tshwane North subdistrict, Gauteng province
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: V Horner --- South African Medical Research Council, PGD Rautenbach --- Community Health Department, TJ Mashamba --- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, N Mbananga --- LINK Centre, S Olorunju --- Biostatistics Unit, T Ramahlo --- Midwife, H Kwinda --- Elim Hospital,Objective: Few studies document the level of compliance with antenatal care protocols in primary health care in South Africa. The aim of this study was to conduct an audit of antenatal care at a community health centre in Tshwane North... -
African languages and the challenges of community development in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nanga Raymond Raselekoane --- Institute for Gender and Youth Studies, South AfricaAfrican languages, like other disciplines, have a critical role to play in development. Therefore, universities can contribute positively to the upliftment of people's lives by using these languages in ‘creating an enabling environment for people to live long, healthy and... -
Response rate on the Adjusted Rorschach Comprehensive System (ARCS) by isiXhosa learners: a replication and extension
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Mokgadi Moletsane --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Robert Kananga Mukuna --- Department of Educational Psychology, South AfricaThis study describes the response profiles of a sample of isiXhosa learners regarding to the Adjusted Rorschach Comprehensive System (ARCS) and related influences to explain the response latencies. This was a multiple case study in which six test naive high... -
Psychometric properties of a measure of psychological factors among francophone adolescent learners in a South African setting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Moletsane Mokgadi --- Department of Educational Psychology, South Africa Robert Kananga Mukuna --- Department of Educational Psychology, South AfricaThis study reported on the psychometric properties of a prospective measure of psychological wellbeing among immigrant francophone adolescent learners in high schools in the Western Cape, South Africa. The sample size comprised 170 participants (females = 51%; age range 14... -
A comparison of text difficulty in systemic assessment using Lexile theory
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies • Authors: Karen Roux --- Centre for Evaluation and Assessment, Nangamso Mtsatse --- Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages, Caroline Long --- Department of Childhood Education, South AfricaIn South Africa, the use of systemic assessments is controversial, raising issues of fairness. However, an argument can be made that they yield valuable insights into the current levels of literacy and education in the country. National systemic assessments are... -
Exploring Basotho teenage fathers’ experiences of early fatherhood at South African rural high schools
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Robert Kananga Mukuna --- , South AfricaThis study explored the early fatherhood experiences of school-going teenage fathers. Informants were four South African Sesotho speaking teenage fathers, aged 17 to 20 years. They responded to semi-structured interviews on their experiences during schooling. Following thematic analysis, results revealed... -
Sebilwane: Nepišo ya mongwalelo wa palate
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Manangana S Nkadimeng --- , South Africa Mawatle J Mojalefa --- , South AfricaGe a hlopha Sebilwane, Serudu o re ga se thetokanegelo empa palate, mola Groenewald le Mojalefa bona ba re mohutangwalo wo ke thetokanegelo. Taba yeo e hlola kgakanego ya tlhopho ya mohutangwalo wo. Go rarolla bothata bjo, maikemišetšo a taodišwana... -
Exploring differential item functioning on reading achievement: A case for isiXhosa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Nangamso Mtsatse --- , South Africa Surette van Staden --- , South AfricaInterest in early childhood’s cross-cultural literacy assessment has given rise to this study. Participation of different languages in the same assessment should aim to encourage linguistic equivalence, functioning equivalence, cultural equivalence as well as metric equivalence. South Africa participated in... -
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living with HIV in Zimbabwe
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Bernard Madzima --- , Zimbabwe Tatenda Makoni --- , Zimbabwe Owen Mugurungi --- , Zimbabwe Godfrey Mudariki --- , Zimbabwe Amon Mpofu --- , Zimbabwe Freeman Dube --- , Zimbabwe Lameck Munangaidzwa --- , Zimbabwe Isaac Taramusi --- , ZimbabweThe COVID-19 pandemic was reported from March 2020 in Zimbabwe. COVID-19 containment measures which included repeated lockdowns have disrupted community interactions, reduced working hours, restricted travel and restricted HIV services for people living with HIV (PLHIV), among others. The study... -
Spatio-temporal status of vegetation, soil and cattle serum minerals in degraded communal rangelands of the Eastern Cape, South Africa: implications for livestock sustainability and management interventions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: Nangamso Mlaza --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Solomon Tefera --- University of Fort Hare, South Africa Abubeker Hassen --- University of Pretoria, South AfricaIn this study, we examined forage, soil and cattle serum mineral status, and their relationships in severely (SD) and less severely (LSD) degraded rangelands, South Africa. Such evidence is essential to inform rangeland policies and interventions. In each rangeland, three... -
Informal structures in knowledge and the effectiveness of the transfer process among construction workers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Justine Mselle --- Department of Land Management and Valuation, Ardhi University, Tanzania Samwel Alananga --- Department of Land Management and Valuation, Ardhi University, Tanzania Sarah Phoya --- Department of Building Economics, Ardhi University, Tanzania Harriet Eliufoo --- Department of Building Economics, Ardhi University, TanzaniaThe combination of both Structured Knowledge Transfer (SKT) and Unstructured Knowledge Transfer (UKT) processes is important for Knowledge Transfer Effectiveness (KTE) in construction workplace practices. However, the extant literature suggests that there is a high level of KTE in informal... -
Knowledge, awareness, and perception of senior high school learners towards nuclear energy: A South African case study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Science, Technology, Innovation and Development • Authors: Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Yasthil Nundlal --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Keenan Govender --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Nokubonga Lungile Nzuke --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Mfanafuthi Vukani Mbatha --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Nangamso Gwexa --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Kelsi Naidoo --- Durban University of Technology, South Africa Opeyeolu T. Laseinde --- University of Johannesburg, South Africa Sogo Mayokun Abolarin --- University of the Free State, South AfricaThis study investigated senior South African high school students’ levels of knowledge, perception, attitude, and awareness toward nuclear energy using paper-based, semi-structured questionnaires and digital data collection instruments through online Google forms. The sample consisted of 100 high school students... -
The use of proverbs and metaphors in isiXhosa football reporting
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages • Authors: Enongene Mirabeau Sone --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Nangamso Gubelana --- Walter Sisulu University, South Africa Neliswa Nkosiyane --- Walter Sisulu University, South AfricaThis article explores the different uses of colourful and military language in the commentaries of isiXhosa football reporters, and highlights an interesting relationship between football and war in terms of isiXhosa vocabulary, notions and expressions. These metaphorical expressions incite emotions... -
Feasibility, challenges, and lessons learned in implementing antiretroviral adherence club models in Northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Ramadhani Abdul --- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Lukas Van Duffel --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Giulia Martelli --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Edda Ndyamukama Joel --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Joyce Zacharia Misesemo --- Doctors with Africa Collegio Universitario Aspiranti Medici Missionari (CUAMM), Tanzania Tobias F. Rinke de Wit --- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands Sayoki Mfinanga --- National Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania Anton Pozniak --- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom Sabine Hermans --- Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development, University of Amsterdam, the NetherlandsIntroduction: In Tanzania, nearly 1.6 million adults were living with HIV in 2022, with an HIV prevalence rate of 4.4%. We piloted community health worker-managed adherence clubs in two clinics in Shinyanga, Tanzania. We previously demonstrated better stability in care...