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Tanzania’s Magufuli: Implementing the Promise to the Nation
No full textThis book compares the progress ten select countries, all former colonies of Britain, have made towards the practice of democracy. The authors assess a range of indicators including the quality of elections, the impact of voter turnout, the importance of term limits, civil society’s various responsibilities, the presence of media freedoms, the impact of youth participation, accountability and the rising role of social media. These findings help illustrate the various periods within each country’s democracy from the immediate post-colonial experience, to the emergence of one-party states, to the surge of multi-party elections that are being influenced by key political figures and technology.
This book will be of great interest to a broad readership including students of politics, international relations and history at tertiary educational institutions as well as the wider readership that is keen to understand what has shaped the post-colonial political experience of some key Anglophone African countries
Tanzania’s Magufuli: Implementing the Promise to the Nation
No full textThis book compares the progress ten select countries, all former colonies of Britain, have made towards the practice of democracy. The authors assess a range of indicators including the quality of elections, the impact of voter turnout, the importance of term limits, civil society’s various responsibilities, the presence of media freedoms, the impact of youth participation, accountability and the rising role of social media. These findings help illustrate the various periods within each country’s democracy from the immediate post-colonial experience, to the emergence of one-party states, to the surge of multi-party elections that are being influenced by key political figures and technology.
This book will be of great interest to a broad readership including students of politics, international relations and history at tertiary educational institutions as well as the wider readership that is keen to understand what has shaped the post-colonial political experience of some key Anglophone African countries
Earth Songs
Get PDFEarth Songs explores and celebrates spiritual connections to the land in South Africa. While the ownership of “land” in this country is a highly contested issue, people have long marked and celebrated their spiritual connections to the land in ways that signify and re-imagine what it means for a variety of its inhabitants. Such meaning-making often etches the landscape, turning it into a natural canvass through which layered stories, manifest or buried, are expressed.
In quiet ways beyond the news and headlines, people of all traditions, persuasions, faiths and spiritual engagements partake in formal and informal rituals that mark the land in ways that align with their beliefs. They may go on pilgrimages, or re-ritualise places of archaeological, historical and cultural significance. Such rituals may take place in makeshift places of worship, in caves, next to rivers, or in churches, temples and mosques. In some instances, these spiritual sites are well-known, like Mount Nhlangakazi, the endpoint of a 50 km pilgrimage for thousands of followers of the Ibanda lamaNazaretha (Shembe Church). In others, as in the case of Twee Rivieren, where a small statue at the confluence of the Swart and Liesbeek rivers in Cape Town pays homage to the brave Goringhaiqua Khoi who defeated the first colonisers in 1510, these sites are less known. The lesser-known sites often tell stories of contest and simultaneous spiritual significance that need to be told more volubly and heard more widely.
The project explores many of these lesser-known, lesser-recognised, off-the-beaten-track, unusual sites of spiritual practice and ritual, bringing to the surface histories that are often muted or erased. Collectively, this work is an amalgam of spiritual connections to our land that celebrates our diversity, engages with our past and, for many, transcends the everyday. This project complements and expands on the extensive book previously done on rituals and spiritual practice called Moving Spirit (1996–2006). It hopefully offers another way of understanding our country and reflects the essence of spirituality that lies deeply embedded in our land.
Earth Songs
Get PDFEarth Songs explores and celebrates spiritual connections to the land in South Africa. While the ownership of “land” in this country is a highly contested issue, people have long marked and celebrated their spiritual connections to the land in ways that signify and re-imagine what it means for a variety of its inhabitants. Such meaning-making often etches the landscape, turning it into a natural canvass through which layered stories, manifest or buried, are expressed.
In quiet ways beyond the news and headlines, people of all traditions, persuasions, faiths and spiritual engagements partake in formal and informal rituals that mark the land in ways that align with their beliefs. They may go on pilgrimages, or re-ritualise places of archaeological, historical and cultural significance. Such rituals may take place in makeshift places of worship, in caves, next to rivers, or in churches, temples and mosques. In some instances, these spiritual sites are well-known, like Mount Nhlangakazi, the endpoint of a 50 km pilgrimage for thousands of followers of the Ibanda lamaNazaretha (Shembe Church). In others, as in the case of Twee Rivieren, where a small statue at the confluence of the Swart and Liesbeek rivers in Cape Town pays homage to the brave Goringhaiqua Khoi who defeated the first colonisers in 1510, these sites are less known. The lesser-known sites often tell stories of contest and simultaneous spiritual significance that need to be told more volubly and heard more widely.
The project explores many of these lesser-known, lesser-recognised, off-the-beaten-track, unusual sites of spiritual practice and ritual, bringing to the surface histories that are often muted or erased. Collectively, this work is an amalgam of spiritual connections to our land that celebrates our diversity, engages with our past and, for many, transcends the everyday. This project complements and expands on the extensive book previously done on rituals and spiritual practice called Moving Spirit (1996–2006). It hopefully offers another way of understanding our country and reflects the essence of spirituality that lies deeply embedded in our land.
Die Sepediversbou
Get PDFHierdie skrywe vat meer saam as wat vervat is in my laaste paar artikels oor die Sepediversbou en wat in die Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Afrikatale verskyn het. Gedeeltes daaruit word wel woordeliks herhaal, soos die bespreking van die werke van Matlala en Matsepe. Ek het die moeite ontsien om daardie besonderhede met groter elegansie te probeer inklee. Op kritiese punte is aansienlik uitgebrei; nuwe insigte het bygekom, en so het dit meer as ’n samevatting en herrangskikking van die bestaande gegewens geword. Die gebruik van die term vers kan moontlik verwarring skep. Wees daarop bedag. Dit is ’n selfstandige verseenheid; dit verwys nie na ’n versgeheel nie. ’n Gedig is in hierdie skrywe nie ’n vers nie, maar ’n versgeheel, en dié kan uit een of meer verse saamgestel word. Hierdie aangeleentheid word in die teoretiese aanloop breedvoerig bespreek
Die Sepediversbou
Get PDFHierdie skrywe vat meer saam as wat vervat is in my laaste paar artikels oor die Sepediversbou en wat in die Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Afrikatale verskyn het. Gedeeltes daaruit word wel woordeliks herhaal, soos die bespreking van die werke van Matlala en Matsepe. Ek het die moeite ontsien om daardie besonderhede met groter elegansie te probeer inklee. Op kritiese punte is aansienlik uitgebrei; nuwe insigte het bygekom, en so het dit meer as ’n samevatting en herrangskikking van die bestaande gegewens geword. Die gebruik van die term vers kan moontlik verwarring skep. Wees daarop bedag. Dit is ’n selfstandige verseenheid; dit verwys nie na ’n versgeheel nie. ’n Gedig is in hierdie skrywe nie ’n vers nie, maar ’n versgeheel, en dié kan uit een of meer verse saamgestel word. Hierdie aangeleentheid word in die teoretiese aanloop breedvoerig bespreek
Die Sepediversbou
Get PDFHierdie skrywe vat meer saam as wat vervat is in my laaste paar artikels oor die Sepediversbou en wat in die Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif vir Afrikatale verskyn het. Gedeeltes daaruit word wel woordeliks herhaal, soos die bespreking van die werke van Matlala en Matsepe. Ek het die moeite ontsien om daardie besonderhede met groter elegansie te probeer inklee. Op kritiese punte is aansienlik uitgebrei; nuwe insigte het bygekom, en so het dit meer as ’n samevatting en herrangskikking van die bestaande gegewens geword. Die gebruik van die term vers kan moontlik verwarring skep. Wees daarop bedag. Dit is ’n selfstandige verseenheid; dit verwys nie na ’n versgeheel nie. ’n Gedig is in hierdie skrywe nie ’n vers nie, maar ’n versgeheel, en dié kan uit een of meer verse saamgestel word. Hierdie aangeleentheid word in die teoretiese aanloop breedvoerig bespreek
Tanzania’s Magufuli: Implementing the Promise to the Nation
No full textThis book compares the progress ten select countries, all former colonies of Britain, have made towards the practice of democracy. The authors assess a range of indicators including the quality of elections, the impact of voter turnout, the importance of term limits, civil society’s various responsibilities, the presence of media freedoms, the impact of youth participation, accountability and the rising role of social media. These findings help illustrate the various periods within each country’s democracy from the immediate post-colonial experience, to the emergence of one-party states, to the surge of multi-party elections that are being influenced by key political figures and technology.
This book will be of great interest to a broad readership including students of politics, international relations and history at tertiary educational institutions as well as the wider readership that is keen to understand what has shaped the post-colonial political experience of some key Anglophone African countries
Tanzania’s Magufuli: Implementing the Promise to the Nation
No full textThis book compares the progress ten select countries, all former colonies of Britain, have made towards the practice of democracy. The authors assess a range of indicators including the quality of elections, the impact of voter turnout, the importance of term limits, civil society’s various responsibilities, the presence of media freedoms, the impact of youth participation, accountability and the rising role of social media. These findings help illustrate the various periods within each country’s democracy from the immediate post-colonial experience, to the emergence of one-party states, to the surge of multi-party elections that are being influenced by key political figures and technology.
This book will be of great interest to a broad readership including students of politics, international relations and history at tertiary educational institutions as well as the wider readership that is keen to understand what has shaped the post-colonial political experience of some key Anglophone African countries
Earth Songs
Get PDFEarth Songs explores and celebrates spiritual connections to the land in South Africa. While the ownership of “land” in this country is a highly contested issue, people have long marked and celebrated their spiritual connections to the land in ways that signify and re-imagine what it means for a variety of its inhabitants. Such meaning-making often etches the landscape, turning it into a natural canvass through which layered stories, manifest or buried, are expressed.
In quiet ways beyond the news and headlines, people of all traditions, persuasions, faiths and spiritual engagements partake in formal and informal rituals that mark the land in ways that align with their beliefs. They may go on pilgrimages, or re-ritualise places of archaeological, historical and cultural significance. Such rituals may take place in makeshift places of worship, in caves, next to rivers, or in churches, temples and mosques. In some instances, these spiritual sites are well-known, like Mount Nhlangakazi, the endpoint of a 50 km pilgrimage for thousands of followers of the Ibanda lamaNazaretha (Shembe Church). In others, as in the case of Twee Rivieren, where a small statue at the confluence of the Swart and Liesbeek rivers in Cape Town pays homage to the brave Goringhaiqua Khoi who defeated the first colonisers in 1510, these sites are less known. The lesser-known sites often tell stories of contest and simultaneous spiritual significance that need to be told more volubly and heard more widely.
The project explores many of these lesser-known, lesser-recognised, off-the-beaten-track, unusual sites of spiritual practice and ritual, bringing to the surface histories that are often muted or erased. Collectively, this work is an amalgam of spiritual connections to our land that celebrates our diversity, engages with our past and, for many, transcends the everyday. This project complements and expands on the extensive book previously done on rituals and spiritual practice called Moving Spirit (1996–2006). It hopefully offers another way of understanding our country and reflects the essence of spirituality that lies deeply embedded in our land.