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A qualitative exploration of forensic pathology service staff perceptions of the implementation barriers and facilitators of manual- and electronic injury mortality surveillance system methods in South Africa
No full textBackground Injury mortality surveillance systems are critical to monitor changes in a population’s injury outcomes
so that relevant injury prevention responses may be adopted. This is particularly the case in South Africa, where the
injury burden is nearly twice the global rate. Regular evaluations of surveillance systems are pivotal to strengthening
surveillance capacity, performance, and cost effectiveness. The National Injury Mortality Surveillance System (NIMSS)
is an injury mortality surveillance system that is currently focused in Mpumalanga and utilises manual and electronic
web-based systems for data collection. This study explored Forensic Pathology Service (FPS) staff perceptions of the
implementation barriers and facilitators of manual- and electronic injury mortality surveillance system methods.
Methods A qualitative study was employed using purposive sampling. Forty-seven participants, aged 29 to 59 years
comprising 31 males and 16 females were recruited across 21 FPS facilities that serve the province. The formative
evaluation occurred over the November 2019 to November 2022 period. Twelve focus group discussions were
thematically analysed to determine emerging themes and patterns related to the use of the system using the WHO
surveillance system guidelines as a framework.
Results The key themes concerning the barriers and facilitators were located along WHO attributes of simplicity,
acceptability, timeliness, flexibility, data quality and stability. Distinctions between the manual and e-surveillance
systems were drawn upon across the attributes highlighting their experience with the system, user preference, and
its contextual relevance. With Mpumalanga predominantly rural, internet connectivity was a common issue, with
most participants consequently showing a preference for the manual system, even though the electronic system’s
automated internal validation process was of benefit. The data quality however remained similar for both methods.
With program stability and flexibility, the manual system proved more beneficial as the dataset was reported to be
easily transferrable across computer devices.Institute for Social and Health Studies (ISHS
Exploring the lived experiences of a South African community involved in a corporate sustainability initiative
No full textAbstract in English, Sesotho and ZuluOften considered an integral part of successful business operations, corporate sustainability has come a long way from its inception as a reactive obligation. Companies demonstrate their commitment to corporate sustainability by investing billions of Rands towards sustainability initiatives and broadcasting the impact of the investments through integrated reports and corporate websites. However, there are stakeholders' voices that remain largely unheard. The current study aimed to explore the lived experiences of a community involved in a company’s sustainability initiative by conducting semi structured interviews, observations, and a focus group session as part of a qualitative case study research. Key findings revealed experiences of ‘community and company collaboration’, ‘improved quality of life’, ‘security in the relationship’ and ‘sustainable community development’. The findings clarify the relationship between the company and the community stakeholder from the community’s perspective by amplifying the voice of the community to inform the sustainability practices and strategies of corporates.Ka ge gantši e bonwa bjalo ka karolo ye bohlokwa ya mešomo ya kgwebo ye e atlegilego, tšwetšopele ya go ya go ile ya dikhamphani ke kgale go tloga mola e hlongwago bjalo ka tlamego ya phetolo ya seemo. Dikhamphani di laetša boikgafo bja tšona go tšwetšopele ya go ya go ile ya dikhamphani ka go beeletša dipilione tša Diranta go masolo a tšwetšopele ya go ya go ile le go phatlalatša seabe sa dipeeletšo tše ka go diriša dipego tšeo di kopantšwego le diwepsaete tša dikhamphani. Le ge go le bjale, go na le maikutlo a batšeakarolo ao a dulago a sa theeletšwe. Dinyakišišo tše di ikemišeditše go lekola maitemogelo a bophelo a setšhaba seo se kgathago tema ka lesolong la tšwetšopele ya go ya go ile ya dikhamphani ka go dira dipoledišano tšeo dipotšišo tša tšona di bulegilego di nyakago maikutlo a bao ba botšišwago dipotšišo, ditekodišišo, le kopano le sehlopha sa nepišo bjalo ka karolo ya dinyakišišo tša boleng ka ga seemo. Dikutollo tše bohlokwa di utollotše maitemogelo a ‘tirišano magareng ga setšhaba le dikhamphani’, ‘boleng bja bophelo bjo bo kaonafetšego’, ‘tšhireletšego ka kamanong ye’ le ‘tlhabollo ya setšhaba ya go ya go ile’. Dikutollo di hlatholla kamano magareng ga khamphani le batšeakarolo ba setšhabeng go ya ka maikutlo a setšhaba ka go oketša maikutlo a setšhaba go laola ditiro tša tšwetšopele ya go ya go ile le mekgwa ya dikhamphani.Ngokuvamile okubhekwa njengengxenye ebalulekile yemisebenzi yebhizinisi ephumelelayo, ukuzinza kwebhizinisi sekuhambe ibanga elide kusukela ekusungulweni kwayo njengesibopho esisebenzayo. Izinkampani zikhombisa ukuzibophezela kwazo ekusimameni kwebhizinisi ngokutshala izigidigidi zamaRandi ezinhlelweni zokusimama nokusabalalisa umthelela wokutshalwa kwezimali ngemibiko edidiyelwe namawebhusayithi ezinkampani. Nokho, imibono eyethulwa ngaba babambiqhaza kodwa eshaywa indiva. Ucwaningo lwamanje luhloselwe ukuhlola izimpilo zabantu eziphilwe umphakathi obambe iqhaza ohlelweni lokusimama kwenkampani ngokwenza izinhlolokhono, ukubhekwa, kanye neseshini yeqembu okugxilwe kuyo njengengxenye yocwaningo lwendaba esezingeni eliphezulu. Okutholwe okubalulekile kwembula okuhlangenwe nakho okuthi ‘ukubambisana komphakathi nenkampani’, ‘izinga lempilo elithuthukisiwe’, ‘ukuphepha ebudlelwaneni’ kanye ‘nokuthuthukiswa komphakathi okusimeme’. Okutholakele kucacisa ubudlelwano phakathi kwenkampani nabathintekayo bomphakathi ngokombono womphakathi ngokukhulisa izwi lomphakathi ukwazisa izinqubo zokusimama namasu ezinkampani.M. Com. (Business Management)Business Managemen
Imiboniso nenkcazelo yokutolika intsingiselo yenkcubeko yeengubo zaBesotho
No full textAbstracts in English, Tswana and XhosaThe study was practice-led, offering an interpretation of the cultural
significance of the Basotho blanket through the medium of ceramics. It drew
inspiration from Thabo Makhetha’s innovative incorporation of Basotho
blankets in her fashion designs. The research delves into the historical,
cultural and symbolic dimensions of the Basotho people, focusing on the
evolution, uses, meanings, connotations and overall importance of the
Basotho blanket as a significant cultural artefact. The study was set within
Professor Denis Ekpo’s post-Africanism conceptual framework. As Ekpo
advocates, post-Africanism guides the exploration, emphasising Africa’s
cultural renewal, a theme exemplified by Makhetha’s contemporary
interpretations and representation of the Basotho blanket. Michel Foucault’s
genealogical concept was applied to interpret the cultural significance of the
Basotho blanket and its intricately woven symbols. The research methodology
involved the phenomenological application of information from the
researcher’s lived experiences as a Mosotho. This included the knowledge
acquired through formal interviews and informal conversations with key
informants such as elders within and outside the researcher’s family. The
study culminated in creating a body of ceramic works featuring embossed
and/or engraved representations of popular Basotho blanket symbols. The
tangible outcome is a visual and tactile expression of the cultural exploration
undertaken throughout the study.Boithuto bona bo eteletswe pele, le ho fana ka tlhaloso ya bohlokwa ba setso
sa kobo ya Basotho ka dirafshwa tsa letsopa. E ile ya kgothaletswa ke Thabo
Makhetha wa ho kenya dikobo tsa Basotho mekgweng ya hae ya feshene.
Patlisiso e shebana le nalane, setso le matshwao a Basotho, e tsepamisitse
maikutlo kgolong, tlhabollo, ditshebediso, meelelo, meelelo le bohlokwa ka
kakaretso ba kobo ya Basotho jwalo ka bonono ba setso, meelelo, dikeletso
le bohlokwa ka kakaretso ba kobo ya Basotho. Boithuto bona bo ne bo behilwe
ka hara moralo wa mohopolo wa Moprofesara Denis Ekpo wa ka mora
ditataiso tsa seAfrika tse totobatsang ntjhafatso ya setso sa Afrika, e leng
morero o bontshitsweng ke tlhaloso le boemedi ba Makhetha ba mehleng ba
kobo ya Basotho.Kgopolo ya leloko la Michel Foucault e ile ya sebediswa ho
hlalosa bohlokwa ba setso sa kobo ya Basotho le matshwao a yona a
lohilweng ka mokgwa o rarahaneng. Mokgwa wa ho etsa dipatlisiso o ne o
kenyelletsa tshebediso e makatsang ya lesedi ho tswa boiphihlelong ba
mofuputsi e le Mosotho. Sena se ne se kenyelletsa tsebo e fumanweng ka
dipuisano tse hlophisitsweng le dipuisano tse sa rerwang le batsebi ba
bohlokwa jwalo ka baholo ka hare le kantle ho lelapa la mofuputsi. Boithuto
bona bo fihlile sehlohlolong ka ho theha sehlopha sa mesebetsi ya letsopa e
nang le ditshwantsho tse hatisitsweng le/kapa tse betlilweng tsa matshwao a
tsebahalang a dikobo tsa Basotho. Sephetho se bonahalang ke ponahatso e
bonahalang le e mahlahahlaha ya hlahlobo ya setso e entsweng thutong
yohle.Esi sifundo saqhutywa kusetyenzwa, kutolikwa ukubaluleka okusekelwe
kwinkcubeko yengubo yabeSotho ebonakala kwizihombisi ezenziwe
ngodongwe olutshiwe luxutywe nezinye izithako (ceramics). Umdla wokwenza
esi sifundo watsalwa kukufaka iingubo zabeSotho kuyilo lwezimbo zefashoni
zikaThabo Makhetha. Uphando lungena kwiinkalo zembali, zenkcubeko
zomelo (isimbolizimu) kubeSotho. Kugxininiswe ekuguquguqukeni,
ekusetyenzisweni nakwiintsingiselo nokubaluleka jikelele kwengubo
yabeSotho njengomsebenzi wezandla obalulekileyo nosekelwe kwinkcubeko.
Isifundo esi sayilelwa kwisakhelo seengcinga sikaNjingalwazi Denis Ekpo
apho kuphakanyiswa inkqubela yeAfrika. Njengoko uEkpo esitsho, ubuAfrika
bamva (ipost-Africanism) bukhokela uphando, bugxininisa kuhlaziyo
lwenkcubeko yama-Afrika, mxholo lowo uzekeliswa ngotoliko lukaMakhetha
nokubonisa ngengubo yabeSotho. Kwasetyenziswa ingcinga kaMichel
Foucault yokulanda umnombo ekutolikeni inkcubeko yokubaluleka kwengubo
yabeSotho neesimboli zayo ezilukwe ngobuchule nononophelo olukhulu.
Uphando lulandele uhlobo lokuchaza ulwazi ngokwefinominoloji, kuthathelwa
kumava obomi bomphandi njengoMosotho. Oku kwaquka ulwazi olufunyenwe
kwiindliwano ndlebe ezisesikweni neencoko ezingekho sikweni nabantu
abanolwazi abafana neenkonde zosapho lomphandi nezangaphandle
kosapho lwakhe. Isifundo saqukunjelwa ngokuyila ingqokelela yemisebenzi
yezandla, eyenziwe ngomxube wodongwe olutshisiweyo neyahonjiswa
ngeempawu neesimboli ezithanda ukusetyenziswa kwiingubo zabeSotho.
Isiphumo esibambekayo yaba ngumboniso wokubonwayo nokuphathwayo okungenkcubeko nokuqhutywe ngexesha lophando.M.A. (Visual Arts)Art and Musi
Rabies in Makhuduthamaga local municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa: Knowledge, attitude, and practises
No full textAbstracts in English, Afrikaans and Northern SothoBackground: Although rabies in humans remains a major public health problem, the disease is preventable through canine vaccination and appropriate post-bite treatment. Several countries have successfully eradicated the disease by implementing mass vaccination programmes. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices, vaccination coverage, and factors associated with rabies vaccination coverage among selected households in Makhuduthamaga municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between May-June 2019 using structured interviewer questionnaires. A two-stage random sampling process was used to select first the geographical area (main places; n=17), followed by individual households (n=476). Invitation to participate in the study was extended to household heads (male or female) or, in their absence, any member of the household ≥ 18 years of age and living in the household. Only one person was interviewed per household. Descriptive statistics such as mean, frequencies, percent, standard deviation, and chi-square test were used to assess the knowledge, attitudes, practices, and vaccination coverage among the respondents in the study. The Binary Logistic Regression Model was used to analyse factors that were significantly associated with vaccination among pet owners. Statistical significance was assessed at p-value ≤ 0.05.
Results: Most of the respondents (58%) did not know what rabies is and only 5% of respondents said they would cleanse the wound before seeking medical assistance after being bitten by a dog. Overall, only 16% indicated that they had vaccinated their pets (dogs/cats) against rabies but none of the respondents (0%) had a vaccination card. There was a significant difference (p<0.05) in the proportion of respondents with vaccinated pets by “main place”, with Maololo having the highest number (83%) of respondents who indicated that their pets had been vaccinated against rabies, with six (n=6) main places having no respondents who indicated that their pets had been vaccinated against rabies. From the logistic regression analyses, the covariates, exposure to rabies prevention messages and knowledge about rabies were found to be strong predictors of pet vaccination.
Conclusion: While vaccination of pets against rabies in South Africa is mandated by law, the vaccination coverage in the study area of 16% was below the 70% recommended by the World Health Organization and needed to prevent rabies outbreaks. From one health point of view, these findings are of significant public health concern. Adequate attention should be given to the identified predictors of pet vaccination to ensure increased coverage and provision of municipal rabies programs to Makhuduthamaga residentsAgtergrond: Ofskoon hondsdolheid in mense steeds ’n reuse openbare gesondheidsuitdaging is, is die siekte voorkombaar deur honde in te ent en gepaste behandeling te verskaf onmiddellik na die persoon gebyt is. Etlike lande het die siekte suksesvol uitgeroei deurdat hulle massa inentingsprogramme van stapel gestuur het. Die doelwitte van hierdie studie was om die kennis, houdings, praktyke, strekwydte van inentings sowel as die faktore wat met die strekwydte van hondsdolheidinenting onder geselekteerde huishoudings in die Makhuduthamaga-munisipaliteit, Limpopo Provinsie, Suid-Afrika geassosieer word, te evalueer.
Metodes ’n Deursneestudie is tussen Mei en Junie 2019 onderneem deur middel van gestruktureerde vraelyste wat deur ’n vraesteller afgeneem is. ’n Tweefase ewekansige steekproefproses is gebruik om allereers die geografiese gebied (hoofplekke; n=17) gevolg deur individuele huishoudings (n=476) te selekteer. ’n Uitnodiging om deel te neem is aan die hoofde van huishoudings uitgereik (manlik of vroulik) of, in hul afwesigheid, aan enige lid van die huishouding wat ≥ 18 jaar is en deel is van die huishouding. Onderhoude is met slegs een persoon per huishouding gevoer. Deskriptiewe statistiek soos gemiddelde, frekwensies, persentasie, standaardafwyking en chi-vierkanttoets is gebruik om die kennis, houdings, praktyke en inentingstrekwydte van die respondente in die studie te evalueer. Die Binêre Logistieke Regressie-model is ingespan om faktore te analiseer wat beduidend met inenting onder troeteldiereienaars geassosieer word. Statistiese beduidenheid is op p-waarde ≤ 0.05 persent beraam.
Resultate: Die meeste van die respondente (58%) het nie geweet wat hondsdolheid is nie en slegs 5% van die respondente het genoem dat indien ’n hond hulle sou byt, hulle eers die wond sal ontsmet en daarna vir mediese hulp sal gaan. Oor die algemeen het slegs 16% aangedui dat hulle hul troeteldiere (honde en katte) teen hondsdolheid laat inent het, maar nie een van die respondente (0%) het ’n inentingskaart gehad nie. Daar was ’n beduidende verskil (p<0.05) in die proporsie respondente onder “hoofplek” met troeteldiere wat ingeënt is. Maololo het die grootste aantal (83%) respondente met ingeënte troeteldiere; daar is egter ses (n=6) hoofplekke wat hoegenaamd geen respondente gehad het wat aangedui het dat hulle troeteldiere teen hondsdolheid ingeënt is nie. Uit die logistieke regressie ontleding is bevind dat die kovariate, naamlik blootstelling aan boodskappe oor die voorkoming van hondsdolheid, en kennis oor hondsdolheid sterk voorspellers van troeteldierinenting is.
Gevolgtrekking: Hoewel die inenting van troeteldiere teen hondsdolheid in Suid-Afrika ’n wetlike vereiste is, is die strekwydte van inenting in die studiegebied (16%) baie laag. Die Wêreld Gesondheidsorganisasie se aanbevole inentingspersentasie vir die voorkoming van hondsdolheid is 70% en aangesien die persentasie vir die studiegebied so laag (16%) is, dui die bevindinge vanuit hierdie oogpunt op ’n opmerklike openbare gesondheidsgevaar. Voldoende aandag moet aan die geïdentifiseerde voorspellers van troeteldierinenting geskenk word (blootstelling aan boodskappe oor hondsdolheid en kennis oor hondsdolheid) om toenemende dekking en voorsiening van munisipale hondsdolheidprogramme aan die inwoners van Makhuduthamaga te versekerBomorago: Le ge e le gore bolwetsi bja marabe mo bathong bo sa dutse e le bothata bjo bogolo bja maphelo a setshaba, bolwetsi bo ka thibelwa ka go entela dimpsa le kalafo ya maleba ya ka morago ga ge motho a lomilwe ke mpsa. Dinaga tse mmalwa di fedisitse bolwetsi bjo ka katlego ka go tsenya tirisong mananeo a go entela ka bontsi. Maikemisetso a nyakisiso ye e be e le go sekaseka tsebo, maikutlo, mekgwa, kakaretso ya moento le mabaka ao a amanago le kakaretso ya moento go entela bolwetsi bja marabe gare ga malapa ao a kgethilwego ka mmasepaleng wa Makhuduthamaga, Profenseng ya Limpopo, Afrika Borwa.
Mekgwa: Nyakisiso ya kakaretso ya makala e dirilwe gare ga Mei-June 2019 ka go somisa dipoledisano tse di rulagantswego. Tshepetso ya go tsea mehlala ka go se kgethe ya magato a mabedi e somisitswe go kgetha pele tikologo (mafelo a magolo; n = 17) yeo e latetswego ke malapa ka le tee ka le tee (n = 476). Taletso ya go tsea karolo nyakisisong e katoloseditswe go dihlogo tsa malapa (banna goba basadi) goba, ge di se gona, lelokong lefe goba lefe la lapa la mengwaga ye ≥ 18 ebile le dula ka lapeng. Go boledisanwe le motho o tee fela ka lapeng. Dipalopalo tse di hlalosago tsa go swana le tsa bogare, difrikhwentshi, phesente, phapogo ya maemo le teko ya chi-square di somisitswe go sekaseka tsebo, maikutlo le mekgwa le kakaretso ya moento gare ga bakgathatema mo nyakisisong. Mohlala wa Binary Logistic Regression o somisitswe go sekaseka mabaka ao a bego a amana kudu le go entela gare ga beng ba diruiwaratwa. Bohlokwa bja dipalopalo bo ile bja hlahlobja ka p-boleng ≤ 0.05
Dipoelo: Bontsi bja bakgathatema (58%) ba be ba sa tsebe gore bolwetsi bja marabe ke eng gomme bakgathema ba 5% fela ba boletse gore ba tla hlwekisa ntho pele ba eya go nyaka thuso ya kalafo ka morago ga go longwa ke mpsa. Ka kakaretso, ke 16% fela yeo e laeditsego gore ba entetse diruiwaratwa tsa bona (dimpsa/dikatse) kgahlanong le bolwetsi bja marabe eupsa ga go le o tee wa bakgathatema (0%) yo a nago le karata ya moento. Go bile le phapano ye kgolo (p <0.05) ka karolong ya bakgathatema bao ba nago le diruiwaratwa tse di entetswego ka ‘lefelo le legolo’, moo Maololo e nago le palo ya godimodimo (83%) ya bakgathatema bao ba nago le diruiwaratwa tse di entilwego, eupsa mafelo a magolo a tshela (n=6) ao a bontshitsego gore ga go na bakgathatema bao ba bontshitsego gore diruiwaratwa tsa bona di entetswe kgahlanong le bolwetsi bja marabe. Go tswa go ditshekatsheko tsa logistic regression, khobariyeite, phihlelelo ya melaetsa ya thibelo ya bolwetsi bja marabe le tsebo ka ga bolwetsi bja marabe di hweditswe gore ke diponelapele tse maatla tsa moento wa diruiwaratwa.
Mafelelo: Le ge go entela diruiwaratwa kgahlanong le bolwetsi bja marabe ka Afrika Borwa go dumeletswe ke molao, kakaretso ya moento (16%) mo lekaleng la nyakisiso e be e le fase. Ka ge e le ka fase ga 70% yeo e sisinywago ke Mokgatlo wa Lefase wa Maphelo yeo e nyakegago go laeditswego tsa moento wa diruiwaratwa (Phihlelelo ya melaetsa ya bolwetsi bja marabe le tsebo ka ga bolwetsi bja marabe) go kgonthisa kakaretso ye e oketsegilego le kabo ya mananeo a masepala a bolwetsi bja marabe go badudi ba Makhuduthamaga.thibela go phulega ga bolwetsi bja marabe, go tswa go ntlha e tee ya maphelo, dikutullo tse ke hlobaelo ye kgolo go maphelo a setshaba. Tlhokomelo ye e lekanego e swanetse go fiwa diponelapele tse maatla tse di laeditswego tsa moento wa diruiwaratwa (Phihlelelo ya melaetsa ya bolwetsi bja marabe le tsebo ka ga bolwetsi bja marabe) go kgonthisa kakaretso ye e oketsegilego le kabo ya mananeo a masepala a bolwetsi bja marabe go badudi ba MakhuduthamagaM. Sc. (Agriculture)Agriculture and Animal Healt
Managing the impact of nomophobia on the quality of teaching and learning in Gauteng schools
Get PDFThis study sought to investigate managing the impact of nomophobia on the quality of teaching and learning in Gauteng schools. I found myself frequently asking whether educators and learners do suffer from nomophobia (the irrational fear of not having access to their mobile phones and the capabilities on their mobile phones), and how the usage of mobile phones impacts on the quality of teaching and learning. Furthermore, I felt it necessary to develop a framework and make recommendations regarding future use of mobile phones in the classroom.
In this study, I chose a mixed methods single case research (MMSCR), where an explanatory sequential research design was adopted. In the quantitative phase (Phase 1) data was collected using a questionnaire and in the qualitative phase (Phase 2) data was collected using open-ended questions in face-to-face semi-structured interviews.
The primary quantitative data from Phase 1 of the research revealed that respondents displayed mild, moderate and severe nomophobia. No respondents displayed a complete absence of nomophobia. The quantitative phase (Phase 1) further revealed that educators displayed higher levels of nomophobia as compared to learners.
The qualitative phase (Phase 2) indicated that educators use their mobile phones for work related information. Mobile phones allow them to stay in touch with people from work, their families and friends. Educators do feel uncomfortable without access to the information that they regularly check up on and by their own admission do spend a lot of time on their mobile phones. Unlike educators, learners have an affinity for games and admitted being addicted to the games. Furthermore, learners did use their mobile phones to access resources for schoolwork, and to keep in touch with family and friends.
Respondents’ recommendations mirrored the literature and if these are addressed, it would create an excellent framework for managing the use of mobile phones in the classroom. To address the impact of nomophobia on the quality of teaching and learning in Gauteng schools, one needs optimum levels of commitment and performance from educators and learners. It is with this in mind that the study was conducted.Ph. D. (Education Management)Educational Leadership and Managemen
Surrogate motherhood and assisted reproduction in South Africa : an analysis of selected constitutional and medico-legal issues
Get PDFThe advancement in medical technology over the past few decades has brought hope to infertile people and same-sex couples to have their own families in circumstances where it would not have been possible for them otherwise, except through adoption. These medical technological advances have pushed difficult ethical, social and religious issues to the front as society tries to adjust to new formulations of what constitutes a family. The use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and assisted reproductive procedures, especially in the context of surrogate motherhood, raises a range of medico-legal and constitutional issues concerning the parties involved in a surrogate motherhood agreement, namely the commissioning parent(s); the surrogate mother (and her partner, where relevant), and the child to be born following the agreement. Chapter 19 of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005 was enacted to, not only protect the best interests of the commissioned child, but also to provide legal clarity regarding the rights and responsibilities of all parties involved in a surrogacy arrangement, including the legal status of the child born as a result of surrogacy and artificial fertilisation. Although different High Court judgments provide some guidance on the scope and type of information that should accompany an application for the confirmation of a surrogacy agreement to enable the court to make a decision on this matter, many gaps and uncertainties remain. Some of the provisions in the Children’s Act were recently constitutionally challenged because of critical human rights concerns. Urgent legislative intervention is required to address these lacunae. This thesis proposes that regulations be enacted to chapter 19 of the Children’s Act to close the existing regulatory gaps and to assist persons seeking to conceive a child via a surrogacy agreement to comply with the provisions of chapter 19. The law is notorious for often lagging behind the constant advances in medical technology and changes in society, most evident in present times in the context of surrogate motherhood and artificial fertilisation. This thesis also considers what the proposed regulations to the chapter 19 of the Children’s Act should consist of with reference to judgments regarding chapter 19 and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. The best interests of children are of paramount importance in all matters concerning children, entrenched in section 28 of the Constitution. This thesis advances that because High Courts have the responsibility to ensure that surrogacy agreements are in the commissioned child’s best interests, this obligation will best be dispensed with by the enactment of much needed regulations. The thesis also demonstrates that although South Africa has a comprehensive legal framework regulating surrogate motherhood and artificial fertilisation compared to the United Kingdom, Canada and India, some instructive examples may be taken from these jurisdictions in closing the existing regulatory gaps and ambiguities.LL. D.Private La
Ensuring quality leadership and management in Ghana tertiary education
No full textThis qualitative study explores "Ensuring Quality Leadership and Management in Ghana's Tertiary Education." The study was underpinned by transformational leadership theory. The researcher used in-depth semi-structured interviews and document analysis to explore quality leadership and management in Ghana's tertiary education, the leadership styles used the effects of the leadership styles in ensuring quality leadership and management, the challenges faced, and how they were addressed. The population of the study consists of leaders and managers, as well as teaching and non-teaching staff selected from six (6) Colleges of Education in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The total number of participants in the study was thirty-two (32). A constructivist interpretivist approach was followed to provide balanced, sound, and educationally accountable recommendations. The theory was an effective lens for gaining insight into the link between the study. This assisted in showing how leaders and managers in Ghana ensure quality leadership and management in tertiary education. The study adopted qualitative content analysis (QCA) approach to analyse the data obtained. The study revealed that leaders and managers in Ghana's tertiary institutions use different leadership styles in managing their institutions; however, they experience specific challenges as documented herein. Among the challenges experienced by the leaders and managers are political interference, ideological differences, capacity building, corruption, short tenure in office, management style adopted, change in government, lack of infrastructure, lack of human resource, and lack of flexibility in organisational structure and line of authority. In the same way the followers also had some challenges. These are but not limited to mentoring, effective communication, organisational development, delegation and coaching abilities. The study recommended measures such as less government intervention, avoidance of ideological disputes, infrastructure and logistics development, managerial skills training, acceptance of the TQM principle, capacity building and having a robust internal control system in place. As a result, policies, practices, and future studies need to critically examine leadership and management in Ghana's tertiary institutions. The study's unique contribution is that quality leadership and management can be achieved using a transformational leadership style, which is the primary situational determinant of leaders' behaviour towards subordinates, due to the different tertiary institutional contexts. Therefore, policies, practices, and future studies need to explore the dynamics and insightful results occurring in Ghana's tertiary institutions to ensure quality in leading and managing them.D. Phil. (Educational Leadership and Management)Educational Leadership and Managemen
Exploring Muslims parents' experiences of value transmission to adolescents in Addis Ababba, Ethiopia
No full textIncludes summaries in Afrikaans and Northern SothoMuslim childrenThis study used a qualitative research method to examine the values and experiences of parents raising adolescent children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the dynamics of the parenting experience as it relates to parenting adolescents, with the specific aim of exploring and achieving an understanding of the values Muslim parents foster in their children and the transmission experiences they described; and of discovering the positive and challenging aspects during the parenting process of raising adolescent children. The overarching theoretical paradigm is interpretivism. Ecological systems theory and Social capital theory were applied to learn about these experiences. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was the selected methodology, which entails the careful recording of the participants‘ expressions in semi-structured interviews, followed by an analysis. Ten Muslim parents, both husband and wife from five middle class families, participated in interviews and shared their experiences of parenting adolescents on an array of topics including their views about adolescence, parental aspirations/values priorities, parental expectations, transfer strategies, parenting concerns, and factors that support and hinder parenting adolescent children. Through the explication of the data that emerged from the five themes, six main findings were the contribution of this study to the literature. Pro-social and self-directed values, along with moral and ethical deeds (akhlaq), are two key findings that are seen as being of the utmost importance in the participants' socialisation goals, illustrating how pervasive these values are in the context of value transmission. Parents were able to have a more cooperative and negotiated approach to issues of children‘s safety, setting limits, expectations, and consequences due to the various transmission techniques they used. This gave parents confidence and reinforced their efforts to raise adolescent children. Parents‘ efforts are strengthened by the social and personal support they receive from people they consider to be their sources of strength, such as their own religious knowledge, reciprocity between partners, and family members, all of which are regarded as components of social capital, enhancing their efforts. Highs and normal lows in parenting presented the positive experiences of parenting with some challenging encounters in raising adolescent children. Companionship and sense of fulfilment were the positive aspects of parents‘ experience of raising adolescent children, although they encountered some disappointment and bewilderment at the onset of adolescence. Finally, the digital age of uncertainty featured in the discussions was identified as parental concerns and fears which necessitate mediating media use by limiting, preventing, and monitoring children‘s media use due to parents‘ anxiety and concern that their kids would be exposed to unsuitable and immoral behaviour and activities. This study serves as an example of how crucial it is to acquire and apply contextual knowledge in order to be able to arrive at a deeper understanding of the requirements and challenges particular to the demographic group.Hierdie studie het ‘n kwalitatiewe navorsingsmetode gebruik om die waardes en ervarings van ouers wat adolessente kinders in Addis Abeba, Ethiopië, grootmaak, te ondersoek. Die doel van hierdie fenomenologiese studie was om die dinamika van die ouerskapservaring soos dit verband hou met ouerskap van adolessente te verken, spesifiek om die waardes wat Moslem-ouers in hulle kinders koester en die oordragervarings wat hulle beskryf, te verken en te verstaan; en om die positiewe en uitdagende aspekte van die ouerskapproses van die grootmaak van adolessente kinders te verken. Die oorkoepelende teoretiese paradigma is interpretivisme. Ekologiese sisteemteorie en sosiale kapitaalteorie is toegepas om uit hierdie ervarings te leer. Interpretatiewe fenomenologiese analise was die geselekteerde metodologie, en het die noukeurige aantekening van die deelnemers se uitdrukkings in semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude behels, gevolg deur analise. Tien Moslem-ouers, beide man en vrou uit vyf middelklasgesinne, het aan onderhoude deelgeneem en hulle ervarings van ouerskap van adolessente oor ‘n verskeidenheid onderwerpe gedeel, insluitend hulle sienings oor adolessensie, ouerlike aspirasies, waardeprioriteite, ouerlike verwagtinge, oordragstrategieë, ouerskapkwessies, en faktore wat ouerskap van adolessente kinders ondersteun en belemmer. Deur die verduideliking van die data wat uit die vyf temas na vore gekom het, was ses hoofbevindinge die bydra van hierdie studie tot die literatuur. Pro-sosiale en selfgerigte waardes, tesame met morele en etiese dade (akhlaq), is twee sleutelbevindinge wat beskou word as van die uiterste belang in die deelnemers se sosialiseringsdoelwitte, wat illustreer hoe deurdringend hierdie waardes in die konteks van waardeoordrag is. Ouers kon ‘n meer samewerkende en onderhandelde benadering hê tot kwessies van kinders se veiligheid, die stel van perke, verwagtinge en gevolge deur die verskillende oordragtegnieke wat hulle gebruik het. Dit het ouers selfvertroue gegee en hulle pogings om adolessente kinders groot te maak, versterk. Ouers se pogings is versterk deur die sosiale en persoonlike steun wat hulle ontvang het van mense wat hulle as hulle bron van krag beskou, soos hulle eie godsdienskennis, wederkerigheid tussen huweliksmaats en familielede wat almal as komponente van sosiale kapitaal beskou word. Hoogtepunte en normale laagtepunte in ouerskap het die positiewe ervarings van ouerskap uitgebeeld met ‘n paar uitdagende voorvalle in die grootmaak van adolessente kinders. Geselskap en ‘n gevoel van vervulling was die positiewe aspekte van ouers se ervaring van die grootmaak van adolessente kinders, alhoewel hulle ‘n mate van teleurstelling en verbystering ervaar het aan die begin van adolessensie. Laastens, is die digitale era van onsekerheid wat in die besprekings genoem is, geïdentifiseer as ouers se besorgdheid en vrese wat vereis dat kinders se mediagebruik beperk, voorkom en gemoniteer word om te verhoed dat hulle kinders nie aan onvanpaste en immorele gedrag en aktiwiteite blootgestel word nie. Hierdie studie dien as ‘n voorbeeld van hoe noodsaaklik dit is om kontekstuele kennis te bekom en toe te pas om sodoende ‘n dieper begrip van die vereistes en uitdagings spesifiek tot die demografiese groep te kan verkry.Dinyakišišo tše di šomišitše mokgwa wa dinyakišišo wa boleng go lekodišiša maitshwaro le maitemogelo a batswadi bao ba godišago bana ba mahlalagading ka Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Maikemišetšo a dinyakišišo tše di kgethegilego e bile go lekola seemo sa maitemogelo a batswadi a go amana le go godiša bana ba mahlalagading, ka maikemišetšo ao a kgethegilego a go utolla le go fihlelela kwešišo ya maitshwaro ao batswadi ba Mamoselemo ba a fago bana ba bona le maitemogelo a go fetišetša maitshwaro ao ba a hlalošitšego; le a go utolla dilo tše kaone le tšeo di hlohlago ka nagong ya tshepedišo ya go ba godiša bana ba mahlalagading bjalo ka batswadi. Seemo sa teori seo se akaretšago bohle ke sa gore seemo ke sa maitemogelo. Tshepedišo ya teori ya ekholotši le teori ya tirišano ya setšhaba di dirišitšwe go ithuta ka ga maitemogelo a. Tshekatsheko ya tirišano ya setšhaba (IPA) e bile mokgwa wo o kgethilwego, go rago gore go gatiša ka tlhokomelo ga ditlhagišo tša bakgathatema ka go dipotsološo tšeo dipotšišo tša tšona e lego tša go ngwalelwa ruri le tša go hlakanywa le tša go nyaka maikutlo a yo a botšišwago, gwa latela tshekatsheko. Batswadi ba lesome ba Mamoselemo, bobedi monna le mosadi wa gagwe go tšwa go malapa a mahlano a maemo a magareng, ba kgathile tema ka go araba dipotšišo gomme ba fana ka maitemogelo a bona a go ba batswadi ba bana ba mahlalagading go mehutahuta ya dihlogotaba go akaretšwa maitemogelo a bona ka ga bana ba mahlalagading, ditlhologelo tša batswadi/mekgwa ye e beilwego pele, tšeo di emetšwego ke batswadi, mekgwa ya phetišetšo ya mekgwa, dipelaelo tša batswadi, le mabaka ao a thekgago le go šitiša go ba batswadi ba bana ba mahlalagading. Ka go diriša tshedimošo ye e tšwago go merero ye mehlano, dikutollo tše tshela tše kgolo e bile seabe seo dinyakišišo tše di bilego le sona go dingwalo. Mekgwa ye e sepelelana le setšhaba le mekgwa ye e tšwago go bona, gotee le ditiro (akhlaq) tše kaone le tše di amogelegilego, ke dikutollo tše pedi tše bohlokwa tše di bonwago bjalo ka tše bohlokwa kudu ka go dinepo tša setšhaba tša bakgathatema, gomme se sa laetša ka fao maitshwaro a a phatlaletšego kudu ka seemong sa phetišo ya mekgwa go ya go bana. Batswadi ba kgonne go ba le mokgwa wa tirišano kudu le wa go rerišana go merero ya polokego ya bana, go bea mellwane, dikemelo, le dipoelo ka lebaka la mekgwa ya phetišetšo ya mekgwa ye e fapafapanego ye ba e šomišitšego. Se se file batswadi boitshepo le go maatlafatša leswa matsapa a bona a go godiša bana ba bona ba mahlalagading. Matsapa a batswadi a maatlafatšwa ke thekgo ya setšhaba le ya sebele yeo ba e hwetšago go batho bao ba ba bonago bjalo ka bao ba ba fago maatla, go swana le tsebo ya bona ya sedumedi, tirišano magareng ga balekane, le maloko a lapa, bao ka moka ga bona ba bonwago bjalo ka dikarolo tša setšhaba, go maatlafatša matsapa a bona. Maemo a godimo le ao a tlwaelegilego a batswadi a hlagišitše maitemogelo a makaone a go ba batswadi fao go nago le ditlhohlo go dikamano ge ba godiša ban aba mahlalagading. Tirišano le maikutlo a go kgotsofatša a bile dilo tše kaone tša maitemogelo a batswadi ge ba godiša bana ba mahlalagading, le ge e le gore ba itemogetše maswabi le go makala ge ba thoma go tsena mengwageng ya mahlalagading. Mafelelong, mengwaga ya titšithale ya go hloka bokgonthe ye e ilego ya akaretšwa ka dipoledišanong e hlathilwe bjalo ka ditlhobaboroko go batswadi le letšhogo e lego tšeo di dirilego gore go hlokagale kgašo ya go tsena gare ka go fokotša, go thibela, le go hlokomela tšhomišo ya kgašo go bana ka lebaka la go tšhoga ga batswadi le pelaelo ya bona ya gore bana ba bona ba ka itemogela maitshwaro le ditiro tše di sego tša ba lokela le tšeo di sego tša loka. Dinyakišišo tše di šoma bjalo ka mohlala wa ka fao go lego bohlokwa ka gona go hwetša le go diriša tsebo ya seemo ka nepo ya go kgona go kwešišo ye e tseneletšego ya dinyakwa le ditlhohlo tše di amanago le sehlopha sa dipalopalo.D.Phil. (Psychology of Education)Psychology of Educatio
The role of SMT’s in ensuring improved learner performance in the Johannesburg East District of Gauteng
No full textTo redress the inequalities of the past, Chapter 2 of the Bill of Rights states that everyone has the right to basic education. Since this is a constitutional right, it is the responsibility of the schools to ensure that there is a retention of learners and those in Grade 12 achieve good results. Senior Management Teams (SMTs) are the accounting officers of results in their schools, therefore, their mandate is to ensure that the school is run smoothly. The study focused on the role of SMT’s in ensuring improved learner performance in the Johannesburg East District of Gauteng. The study adopted a purposive sampling whereby 12 participants from three township schools in the Johannesburg East District of Gauteng were sampled. Each school was represented by a principal, one deputy principal, one head of departmental (HOD) and one teacher. In-depth interviews were used to collect data from each sampled participant.
The findings revealed that SMTs are aware of their roles, but are faced with challenges that hinder them from implementing those roles effectively due to the socio-economic factors affecting the communities where the schools are situated. Therefore, the study recommends the empowerment of SMTs that will enable them to execute their roles effectively. Furthermore, the government needs to educate the community on the importance of education. Finally, the government needs to address the socio-economic factors in townships, as such factors have a direct, negative impact on learner performance in township schools.M. Ed. (Education Management)Educational Leadership and Managemen
A Kind of Social Theology for the Sake of Humanity: A Theological Reflection on Metamodernism
No full textIn this contribution to a review symposium on Jason Storm’s book, Metamodernism,
Silakhe Singata and Cobus van Wyngaard explore key aspects of Storm’s proposal on
the future of studies in the humanities, relate these aspects to the task of theology
when situated as part of the humanities and respond to Storm’s constructive proposal
for the humanities by tracing South African and African reflections on rehumanisation.Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theolog