Afrikaans

1. INTRODUCTION South Africa has many different cultural groups and practices within the cultures. For example the English, Zulu, Sotho, Afrikaans and Venda will have different practices in their daily lives. According to Matsumoto and Juang (2008) culture shapes who we are and certain behaviour of human beings in different environment and situations. Certain people will also act different at work and at homewithin their families. Some people may behave in a certain manner due to the work…

After the 1994 democratic elections in South Africa, a lot of change has been implemented in attempting to effectively eradicate the apartheid system. Until this present day institutions such as schools, universities and the government continue to implement a system of transformation with the aim of eradicating aspects of racism that continue to surface in people’s everyday lives; work opportunities and education. This essay will particularly focus on assessing the extent of transformation in…

Introduction Below follows a four-fold discussion and analysis of the SSAIS-R psychometric test. It begins with an in-depth description of the test, linking with what the test measures. Then moving on to motivation for whether it was a good choice or not, and lastly identifying key problems with the psychometric test. An in-depth description of the test SSAIS-R stands for Senior South African Intelligence Scales-Revised. This test has played a central role in the intelligence testing of South…

In beginning studies, it was shown that people developed deindividuation when presented with an opportunity of anonymity. Deindividuation is when a person loses their sense of self awareness. This is brought on by anonymity and will lead to aggression and antisocial behavior. Deindividuation has been proven by past research. It has also been shown that other things such as group size can lead to deindividuation. Dehumanization is when one person treats another person or persons like objects or…

The theme of fear and paranoia presented in Waiting for the Barbarians, by J.M. Coetzee, apparent in the white population of the frontier town, lies in the ever present idea that black people are inherently evil and should be avoided at all times. This idea presented by Coetzee, stems from the similar mentality present in what was then, current day South Africa. It can be proved that this idea was merely formed from paranoia, with little substantial evidence to prove the dark side of the black…

The legacy of Apartheid in South Africa is one of violence, oppression, and segregation by the white dominated National Party against blacks and non-coloreds that lasted from 1948 to 1994. This policy of segregation by means of racial classification meant that non-whites were treated as second class citizens, not worthy of voting rights, representation, or even basic human rights. It insured that the minority white population would stay in power as it controlled the government, economic and…

At the start of the 20th century the Afrikaners were a defeated nation after daring to challenge the British in the Anglo-Boer war. World War II and The Great Depression brought increasing economic troubles to South Africa, and convinced the government to strengthen its policies of racial segregation. In 1948, the Afrikaner National Party won the general election under the term ‘apartheid’. Their aim was not only to separate South Africa’s white minority from its non-white majority, but also to…

The two comparative texts, The God of Small Things (TGOSM) by Arundhati Roy and The Housemaid’s Daughter (THD) by Barbara Mutch, a bildungsroman novel, explores an individual’s changing perspective upon their societal values during the 1960’s Communist era in India and the Apartheid era of the 1920’s. The God of Small Things is set in Kerala, India and revolves around traumatic childhood experiences and The Housemaid’s daughter is set in Cradock House where a young black girl is raised within a…

Theme 2 : Profile of the Business - Rocomamas General Business Information Business Name : Rocomamas [ Spur Group (pty) Ltd ] Operating Address : Shop 24, Town Square, Hendrik Potgieter Drive, Constantia Kloof, Roodepoort Owner: Phil Horey Manager and Contact details : Colin Lewis (Lewis, 2016) colinrlewis@gmail.com 011 475 0439 / 082 771 3200 Organisation contact details : 011 475 0439 / townsquare@rocomamas.com Trading Hours: Monday - Friday (7am - 11pm) ; Saturday and Sunday (8am -10pm)…

Chapter 27. Return flight And John Blyth? Ah, I wondered if you’d remember. At nineteen, already he was a veteran of 51 solitary missions to Germany. A number of them ranged as far as Berlin. His steed was the Spitfire Mark XI, developed from the Mark IX especially for recce purposes. Instead of guns it had additional fuel tanks in the leading edges of the main plane. It was equipped with two 36 inch cameras. No guns, no bullet proof windscreen, nothing – just cameras. These men flew unarmed and…