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Supporting first-year student academic literacy development and emotional well-being through a pedagogy of care in South African writing centres
Get PDFWriting centres are often described as supportive, non-judgemental spaces that aid student academic literacy development, promote well-being, and encourage a sense of belonging and self-assurance. This paper explores how writing centre pedagogy intersects with care principles to support student academic literacy at a South African university in the Gauteng Province. Qualitative methods, such as individual and focus group interviews, were used to collect data from students and peer tutors to understand their perspectives on writing centre practices. Findings indicate that the writing centre is a familial space where friendships and emotional support coexist with academic literacy development. Additionally, peer tutors help students feel safe in potentially alienating and unfamiliar spaces, especially for first-year students. This paper emphasizes the importance of environments that support academic growth and community, suggesting that care-infused pedagogy in writing centres can empower students and enhance academic success
A ISIJWILI SE AFRIKA: Alkebulan
No full textThe poem is about the current state of Afrika the suffering of our continent and the possible reasons that have lead us to where we are. This poem give a insight of our spritual importants of African people and iving and connecting to our roots. 
Old and Broken things
Get PDFStanza Introduction:I want to tell you that when I lay on this bed, facing this white wall, it feels like there are spirits in me that have not been laid to rest
A/part: Writing retreats as spaces fostering a sense of belonging for academic staff
Get PDFIn June 2022, I attended a teaching and learning writing retreat with other early career researchers, the deputy dean of teaching and learning of the faculty, and the teaching and learning specialist for our faculty. I had recently completed my teaching portfolio as part of my probationary requirements and had been asked to join the retreat to guide and assist the other early career researchers who were working on their teaching portfolios at the time. At this specific retreat, we had quite a few frank discussions about our teaching and learning background experiences and we were given the space to be vulnerable and open with one another. At the time, I was working on a paper on student belonging, and I noted the parallel between what I was reading about student belonging and what I was experiencing at the retreat: a profound sense of being a part of a group, of belonging
God, Grievance and Greed: War in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
Get PDFIn 2017 a ‘new war’, characterised as a jihadist insurgency, erupted in the northerly Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.The war began in the context of the discovery of new natural resources, the setting up of transnational extractive industries and of an economic crisis generated by the ‘hidden debt’ scandal. Harsh military responses from the Mozambican government and international actors – SADC and Rwanda especially – have not halted the insurgency, which has dramatically expanded, especially since the insurgents declared their allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) in 2019, causing massive internal displacement of the civil population. This article is an introduction to the special issue, God, Grievance and Greed: War in Cabo Delgado (Mozambique), which aims to bring historical and ethnographic depth to the study of this conflict. The issue draws together a series of layered interventions reflecting the multi-faceted nature of the events, as well as their social and human dimensions, without silencing the voices of the people involved. This introduction serves to frame those interventions, establishing a broad chronology of the conflict; provide an overview of the complex history of Cabo Delgado; discuss the literature produced so far on the insurgency; and locate the events in Cabo Delgado at the interface between local dynamics – capitalist extraction, the erosion of democratic processes, youth marginalisation, ethnic conflict – and global jihadism
Muslims and Politics in Postcolonial Mozambique
Get PDFIntroduction: This is a collection of previously published articles addressing the relationship between the post-colonial state under the Frelimo government and Muslims of Mozambique. The book aims at understanding the state’s policies towards religion and secularity, the formation of Muslim elites and counter-elites, and inter-religious and inter-Muslim competition and conflicts between 1975 and 2022. The last chapter of the book attempts to provide a historical interpretation for the origins and evolution of the current jihadi insurgency in Cabo Delgado. Although some important research on Islam in Mozambique has been done in recent years, including by Daria Trentini, Christian Laheij, Chapane Mutiua, Mário Machaqueiro and myself, among others, this is a welcome publication because the general scope of the research on this topic still remains scarce as compared to other regions of Africa and the world
FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN TANZANIA’S ENERGY SECTOR: LESSONS FROM THE RICHMOND AND IPTL/ESCROW SCANDALS
Get PDFTanzania expects an energy sector boom soon. However, government inaction over corruption scandals raises serious doubts about its capacity to overcome this vice. This article revisits the Richmond and Independent Power Tanzania Limited (IPTL) and Escrow scandals to illustrate how the government handled them and discuss the implications of such approach to Tanzania’s anti-corruption strategy. Analysis is based on documentary review of official reports, press reports and scholarly publications. The article is useful for understanding the dynamics of fighting grand corruption in Tanzania and the reforms that need to be adopted to control this conundrum in the energy sector
Harnessing OSINT to enhance the investigation of economic crimes
Get PDFEconomic crimes are considered one of the fastest-growing global threats. As noted by UNODC, this threat is increasingly enabled by technological advancements such as electronic banking and expanded internet access. While these advancements facilitate economic crimes, this paper argues that they also provide new avenues for economic crime investigators to harness the power of open-source intelligence (OSINT). Defined as publicly available information that is accessible to any member of the public without the need for special legal status or authorisation, OSINT offers a wealth of untapped evidence that can enhance traditional investigative methods significantly.
This paper explores how OSINT, defined as methods of gathering and analysing open-source information can be leveraged to supplement and transform traditional approaches to economic crime investigations. By relying on the hypothesis that OSINT can significantly augment the range and accessibility of available evidence, this research proposes that the integration of OSINT into conventional investigation techniques will result in a more efficient and comprehensive economic crime investigation. Based on a desk study of both primary and secondary data, this paper aims to demonstrate how OSINT tools and strategies can provide innovative solutions to bolster the ongoing fight against economic crimes