André Brink’s novel Other Lives, subtitled as A Novel in Three Parts, is contaminated with prevarication and mistiness. The genre of this book is being somewhere between a collection of short stories and a full-fledged novel, traces it in a liminal textual space. Brink’s gesture...
In Fiela’s Child, the two families, the van Rooyens and the Komoeties, have a strong connection with animals, albeit not always a positive connection. The van Rooyens have a problem with elephants in the forest. The Komoeties’ ostriches give the family all kinds of trouble....
In South Africa, there are several different petrol station franchises. According to BusinessTech, the most popular petrol stations in 2017 were Sasol, Shell, Engen, BP, and Caltex. While Engen has the largest network of fuel stations among these, Sasol attracted more customers as they drove...
This essay seeks to analyse a practice in the North West University Potchefstroom campus. This practice involves “curriculum of higher education that has not yet been a decolonized”. Since 2015 students across South African universities have been campaigning for the decolonization of higher education. This...
According to the adventurous tourists and holidays makers, it has been told that that cuisine of Seychelles is quite tasty and special. You should know about the cuisines to taste in Seychelles if you want to explore this city in the upcoming winter vacations of...
How accurate is it to say that opposition to apartheid in the years 1948-59 was largely unsuccessful? There was much opposition to Apartheid up to 1959 from when it was first implemented in 1948 by the National Party. The National Party introduced Apartheid into legislation...
Fiela’s Child is a fiction novel by South African writer Dalene Matthee. The narrative is set in the forests of Knysna, South Africa. This novel follows the story of Fiela Komoetie and her family. Fiela is a black South African, and everyday she work hard...
Dried meats of South Africa South Africa isn’t particularly known worldwide for any groundbreaking ideas in the culinary world. Theirs is a similar story to that of many other countries, particularly ones belonging to former empires. South Africa is strategically located between two oceans, allowing...
The 54th Elective Conference of African National Congress pronounced Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa as the messiah to rescue the embattled ANC and make South Africa great again. With just a few days in office, the state went into a frenzy; the Cyril moment. Though it was...
The population I chose are the people of Libya. Libya is a country in Africa. The limiting resource in this country is water. Libya is primarily a desert country which means clean water is more of a luxury and becoming more scarce to find. However,...
I would like to express my strong interest for participation in your Semester Exchange Programme in the summer of 2019. I see this as an opportunity gain valuable experience outside my comfort zone and look forward to the prospect of an exciting next step in...
Measuring public violence is complicated by the difficulty of developing a suitable definition that adequately describes the phenomenon in all its various forms. Moreover, the nature of public violence can shift or expand, with, for example, a protest starting over inadequate housing but resulting in...
South Africa is a country struggling to meet its energy demands. Due to its rise in population and its climate problems as well as other factors, there is a need for the southern African country to focus on discovering or using as many ways as...
Remuneration trends in South Africa are changing very rapidly and it is essential to keep abreast of the latest and current reward trends in order to gain a competitive edge. Rewards play an important role in determining employees’ attitudes toward their work. South African organizations...
Imaginary Worlds The Himba of Namibia share beliefs of an imaginary world, including the nature of the heart, the importance of ancestors, and the nature of the Earth. While they share this common worldview, individuals in Himba society differ in their perceptions of specific ideas....
If you had all the money in the world to buy anything you want, what would it be? Many people would say a car, a mansion, make a business, clothes, shoes, food or anything that would satisfy their needs. But would you ever think of...
The developing country South Africa is located in the eastern hemisphere on the southern tip of the African continent. This country was colonized by Britain and gained its independence after a whites-only referendum in 1961 (“The World Factbook: South Africa”). The free enterprise country has...
Development has become a very controversial topic in present times since scholars find it difficult when it comes to what should be used as the measure for development, thus the definition of development is always contended for. Some scholars liken development to economic growth whiles...
The essay “Once Upon a Time” by Nadine Gordimer, is a moral story about the racism in South Africa that occurs between the wealthy and the poor. Gordimer explains this story came about when someone wrote her and said that “every writer ought to write...