• Comprehending the Legality of the Use of the Term “Practicable” in the South African Constitution from the African Languages Perspective 

  Madonsela, Stanley (DAR Publishers, 2014)

  The Constitution of South Africa is the fundamental guideline determining the way the country should be managed and governed. At the time of its drafting, the main aim of the Constitution was to heal the divisions of the ...
• A critical analysis of the use of code-switching in Nhlapho's novel Imbali YemaNgcamane 

  Madonsela, Stanley (Routledge, 2014-12-23)

  Code-switching has become a common social phenomenon governed by social conversational needs. Central to the use of code-switching is the way in which social norms, which are also called rights and obligations, ...
• Web-based communication: the need for more valuable on-line information 

  Du Plessis, Charmaine (Taylor & Francis, 2004)

  Numerous studies about the Internet have already been conducted or are in the process of being conducted. However, after several years there still is no clear understanding of what form Web-based or on-line communication ...
• Language anxiety caused by the single mode of instruction in multilingual classrooms: The case of African language learners 

  Madonsela, Stanley (Routledge, 2015-12-20)

  The capacity to use language is unique from one individual to another. This could also depend on the individual’s exposure to a language. This article aims to contribute to the growing area of research on language anxiety ...
• The Use of Language in the Media: A Vehicle for Indigenous Cultural Practices in Selected SABC Television Drama Series 

  Madonsela, Stanley (UNISA Press, 2013)

  The worth of using language to convey information is rooted in our cultural mythology. Media, through its role of teaching, can play its part in the socio-cultural empowerment of the people. It is a common belief that it ...
• Language as a fundamental right: How do the African languages benefit from this right? 

  Madonsela, Stanley (Routledge, 2012-09-26)

  Fifteen years have passed since the South African Constitution first declared that there would be 11 official languages in South Africa. This declaration was intended to enhance the promotion and development of the historically ...
• The pedagogical enhancement of classroom interaction through the use of code switching in multilingual classrooms in South Africa 

  Madonsela, Stanley (Journal of Educational Studies, 2016)

  Code switching constitutes one of many language contact phenomena and it can be understood by placing it in the double context of the speech economy of a multilingual society. It is a product of prolonged interaction among ...
• Sindiwe Magona's To My Children's Children and Mother to Mother. A Customised Womanist Notion of Home within Feminist Perspectives 

  Rafapa, Lesibana (2017-05-05)

  In this paper I discuss the intersection of global feminism and Magona's refracted womanism in her major autobiographies To My Children's Children and Mother to Mother, utilizing the concept of home. I argue that Magona's ...
• Ethics, Truth and Politics in Constructivist Qualitative Research 

  Soobrayan, Venitha (2010)

  In this article I make two claims with respect to the ethics, truth and politics of qualitative research. The first is that confronting ethics, truth and politics in research is in effect a confrontation with the self. ...
• White women speak, black women write: the politics of locution and location in the other researching the not other 

  Pillay, Venitha (Taylor & Francis, 2009)

  This paper scrutinizes a rare methodological moment when I found myself, an unseasoned black woman scholar, researching the lives of three white women. In this reflective process, I make a single point: that the locution ...
• Narrative style: the inseparability of self, style and text 

  Pillay, Venitha (Taylor & Francis, 2006)

  This paper arose in response to a request from my colleague who supervised my doctoral thesis. He suggested that I explain my choice of narrative style. I discovered that, contrary to my immediate reaction that I did not ...
• Diverging on diversity and difference : the mask of inclusion 

  Pillay, Venitha (University of the Free State, 2010)

  In this paper we argue that the clichéd phrases, 'dealing with difference' and 'dealing with diversity', despite their commitment to accepting and appreciating difference and diversity, may be used in counterproductive ...
• More than an academic jaunt : reflections on a qualitative research workshop : conversations 

  Soobrayan, Venitha (University of the Free State, 2003)

  This article entails reflections of four young scholars on attending an international workshop on qualitative research. It reports on their experiences of the workshop - from the instant when they had to decide which ...
• Doing justice to social justice in South African higher education 

  Pillay, Venitha (University of the Free State, 2011)

  This paper attempts to develop a conceptualisation of social justice in higher education based on a close reading of the current literature in the field. An important assumption we make is that higher education is a valuable ...
• Determining supply chain practices of light vehicle manufacturers 

  Ambe, IM (Journal of Contemporary Management, 2014)

  This article explores the extent to which supply chain practices are implemented by light vehicle manufacturers in South Africa and determines whether there are differences with reference to supply chain practices between ...
• Differentiating supply chain strategies: The case of light vehicle manufacturers in South Africa. 

  Ambe, IM (Problems and Perspectives in Management, 2014)

  This article reports on an investigation of supply chain strategies that are employed by light vehicle manufacturers in South Africa. The research method used was an exploratory and descriptive study. A face-to-face, ...
• Supply chain management as a contributing factor to local government service delivery in South Africa. 

  Bizana N; Naude MJ; Ambe, IM (Journal of Contemporary Management, 2015)

  In the South African news media, there is daily evidence of the breakdown of service provision, particularly in local government, health and social services, policing and judicial support. Within this context, the purpose ...
• Factors affecting demand planning in the South African clothing industry. 

  Matsoma NJ; Ambe, IM (Journal of Economics and Behavioural Studies, 2016)

  The decline in the number of clothing manufacturers and the effect of globalisation have contributed to complexities in estimations and the scheduling of demand, as well as lead time management in the South African clothing ...
• Policies and regulations guiding procurement practices in the South African commuter bus sector 

  Ambe, IM; Ngcamphalala, TKT (Journal of Contemporary Management, 2016)

  The South African government is faced with the challenge of balancing the allocation of limited funds; the appointment of contractors among former government beneficiaries and previously disadvantaged ...
• Towards gender equality : South African schools during the HIV and AIDS epidemic, R. Morell, D. Epstein, E. Unterhalter, D. Bhana and R. Moletsane : book review 

  Pillay, Venitha (University of the Free State, 2010)

  I have rarely been bombarded almost simultaneously by so many emotions as I was in reading this book. As a gender activist I felt deeply sad to once again face the realisation that violence against girls and women in South ...

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