The role of the liberation movements’ archives in shaping history writing in a post-apartheid South Africa
- Authors: Maamoe, Mosoabuli
- Date: 2017-07
- Subjects: Archives , Apartheid , National liberation movements--South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/23045 , vital:55287
- Description: This study offers a comprehensive examination of the Role of the Liberation Movements’ Archives in Shaping History Writing in a Post-Apartheid South Africa. It is based on the Liberation Archives housed at the National Heritage and Cultural Studies (NAHECS) at the University of Fort Hare, near the town of Alice in the Eastern Cape Province. A new narrative, grounded in the exploration and advantages of the use of these materials in their totality, given the new environment of research created under the new dispensation, has now become possible. The first chapter begins with an overview of the nature of archives in general and proceeds from there to consider the unique circumstances under which the different liberation movements of South Africa constructed their archives, and how these circumstances affected the nature of the materials preserved therein. One key point made here is that the liberation movement, as it spearheaded the struggle against apartheid, had already positioned itself as a “Government in Waiting,” convinced of the justness of its cause, and of the ultimate defeat of apartheid leading to he political seizure of power by the people. Hence, it created struggle materials seen as vehicles for the realisation and attainment of this objective. For this purpose, the appropriate housekeeping, viewing, consultation and access is absolutely relevant. The second chapter looks at the changing environment in which the repatriation of the struggle archives was implemented, and the decision to place them specifically at the University of Fort Hare and challenges. The third chapter narrates the difficulties encountered following the location of documents at Fort Hare, contestations, and contradictions between the stakeholders and the ultimate resolutions. The fourth and longest chapter goes to the heart of this thesis which dispel the myths created by the colonists and their historians intended to obscure the oppressed into embracing a historiography of South Africa that crossly flawed and distorted, silent and ignorant of reflecting early African societal developments which were evolving undisturbed at their own rate under socio-cultural and geographical conditions prior the advent of colonialism and the consequences. Therefore, based on these circumstances one can see that the installation of the new dispensation was not the end of the struggle, but the opening of a new chapter, the struggle against the conceptual legacy of apartheid and its vestiges. An evaluation of the consultation and exploitation of the archival collections comprises this subject in the last chapter of this study. Perusing them, one learns and realizes that the objective of the liberation movements was immense, to reconnect the marginalised of their once trampled and vilified history in order to inspire and empower them to reclaim their lost sense of belonging, identity, pride and to restore their humanity. This has been vindicated by the wide range of researchers and viewers from home and afar who have turned out to consult the archives in order to unpack the complexities of the South African history and that of the struggle. The information they contain serve as guides of addressing such complexities to arrest current transitional challenges, and offer solutions for some in articulating a need of building a new cohesive nation in a post-apartheid era. This is precisely what the liberation movement had in mind when it took a decision to gather together the struggle materials and have them repatriated for preservation and access purposes. It was not just generosity on its part, but also a display of the patriotic and passionate responsibility to the oppressed in particular and humanity in general to fathom and unpack the complexities of the South African historiography. , Thesis (PhD) -- Faculty of Social Science and Humanities,2021
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- Date Issued: 2017-07
- Authors: Maamoe, Mosoabuli
- Date: 2017-07
- Subjects: Archives , Apartheid , National liberation movements--South Africa
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/23045 , vital:55287
- Description: This study offers a comprehensive examination of the Role of the Liberation Movements’ Archives in Shaping History Writing in a Post-Apartheid South Africa. It is based on the Liberation Archives housed at the National Heritage and Cultural Studies (NAHECS) at the University of Fort Hare, near the town of Alice in the Eastern Cape Province. A new narrative, grounded in the exploration and advantages of the use of these materials in their totality, given the new environment of research created under the new dispensation, has now become possible. The first chapter begins with an overview of the nature of archives in general and proceeds from there to consider the unique circumstances under which the different liberation movements of South Africa constructed their archives, and how these circumstances affected the nature of the materials preserved therein. One key point made here is that the liberation movement, as it spearheaded the struggle against apartheid, had already positioned itself as a “Government in Waiting,” convinced of the justness of its cause, and of the ultimate defeat of apartheid leading to he political seizure of power by the people. Hence, it created struggle materials seen as vehicles for the realisation and attainment of this objective. For this purpose, the appropriate housekeeping, viewing, consultation and access is absolutely relevant. The second chapter looks at the changing environment in which the repatriation of the struggle archives was implemented, and the decision to place them specifically at the University of Fort Hare and challenges. The third chapter narrates the difficulties encountered following the location of documents at Fort Hare, contestations, and contradictions between the stakeholders and the ultimate resolutions. The fourth and longest chapter goes to the heart of this thesis which dispel the myths created by the colonists and their historians intended to obscure the oppressed into embracing a historiography of South Africa that crossly flawed and distorted, silent and ignorant of reflecting early African societal developments which were evolving undisturbed at their own rate under socio-cultural and geographical conditions prior the advent of colonialism and the consequences. Therefore, based on these circumstances one can see that the installation of the new dispensation was not the end of the struggle, but the opening of a new chapter, the struggle against the conceptual legacy of apartheid and its vestiges. An evaluation of the consultation and exploitation of the archival collections comprises this subject in the last chapter of this study. Perusing them, one learns and realizes that the objective of the liberation movements was immense, to reconnect the marginalised of their once trampled and vilified history in order to inspire and empower them to reclaim their lost sense of belonging, identity, pride and to restore their humanity. This has been vindicated by the wide range of researchers and viewers from home and afar who have turned out to consult the archives in order to unpack the complexities of the South African history and that of the struggle. The information they contain serve as guides of addressing such complexities to arrest current transitional challenges, and offer solutions for some in articulating a need of building a new cohesive nation in a post-apartheid era. This is precisely what the liberation movement had in mind when it took a decision to gather together the struggle materials and have them repatriated for preservation and access purposes. It was not just generosity on its part, but also a display of the patriotic and passionate responsibility to the oppressed in particular and humanity in general to fathom and unpack the complexities of the South African historiography. , Thesis (PhD) -- Faculty of Social Science and Humanities,2021
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- Date Issued: 2017-07
Linguistic minorities in the South African context : the case of Tshivenda
- Authors: Luvhengo, Nkhangweleni
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Indigenous African languages , Apartheid , Tshivenda , Minority languages , Development , Status , Multilingualism , Sesotho , isiZulu , Perceptions , Linguistic minorities -- Research -- South Africa , Venda language -- Research -- South Africa , Language policy -- Research -- South Africa , Multilingualism -- Research -- South Africa , Linguistic rights -- Research -- South Africa , Language and languages -- Political aspects
- Language: English
- Type: text , Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:3558 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001862
- Description: After many years of the oppressive apartheid government, the new democratic era came into being in 1994. Lot of policy changes came into being, including language policy. This new language policy of the post-apartheid era recognises eleven official languages which include the nine indigenous African languages which were previously recognised as regional languages in the different homelands. The present study investigates the progress of Tshivenda in terms of status and development since it was accorded the official status in South Africa. Literature investigating the status of Tshivenda is generally sparse. This study investigates the status of Tshivenda in South Africa to explore how minority languages which are also recognised as official languages are treated. In most multilingual countries, there are issues which affect the development of minority languages, but the South African situation is interesting in that some of the minority languages are recognised as official languages. This study is a comparative in nature. Firstly, the study compares the level of corpus planning and development in Tshivenda and other indigenous South African languages. Secondly, it compares how people use Tshivenda in a rural area of Lukalo Village where the language is not under pressure from other languages and in Cosmo City, an urban area in Gauteng where Tshivenda speakers come into contact with speakers of more dominant languages such as isiZulu and Sesotho. Language use in different domains like, media, education, government and the home is considered in order to establish how people use languages and the factors which influence their linguistic behaviours. The study also establishes the perceptions and attitudes of the speakers of Tshivenda as a minority and those of the speakers of other languages towards Tshivenda’s role in the different domains such as education and the media. This study was influenced by previous research (Alexander 1989, Webb 2002) which found out that during the apartheid period Tshivenda speakers used to disguise their identity by adopting dominant languages like isiZulu and Sesotho in Johannesburg. Accordingly, the present research wanted to establish how the language policy change in the democratic era has impacted on the confidence of Tshivenda speakers regarding themselves and their language. This study establishes that although Tshivenda is now an official language in post-apartheid South Africa, it still has features of underdevelopment and marginalization that are typically of unofficial minority languages. Translation, lexicographic and terminological work in this language still lags behind that of other indigenous South African languages and there is still a shortage of school textbooks and adult literature in this language. As a result, using the language in education, the media and other controlling domains is still quite challenging, although positive developments such as the teaching of the language at university level can be noted. The Tshivenda speakers generally have a positive attitude towards their language and seem prepared to learn and use it confidently as long its functional value is enhanced, which is currently not happening. As a result, some Tshivenda speakers still regard English as a more worthwhile language to learn at the expense of their language
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- Date Issued: 2013
- Authors: Luvhengo, Nkhangweleni
- Date: 2013
- Subjects: Indigenous African languages , Apartheid , Tshivenda , Minority languages , Development , Status , Multilingualism , Sesotho , isiZulu , Perceptions , Linguistic minorities -- Research -- South Africa , Venda language -- Research -- South Africa , Language policy -- Research -- South Africa , Multilingualism -- Research -- South Africa , Linguistic rights -- Research -- South Africa , Language and languages -- Political aspects
- Language: English
- Type: text , Thesis , Masters , MA
- Identifier: vital:3558 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001862
- Description: After many years of the oppressive apartheid government, the new democratic era came into being in 1994. Lot of policy changes came into being, including language policy. This new language policy of the post-apartheid era recognises eleven official languages which include the nine indigenous African languages which were previously recognised as regional languages in the different homelands. The present study investigates the progress of Tshivenda in terms of status and development since it was accorded the official status in South Africa. Literature investigating the status of Tshivenda is generally sparse. This study investigates the status of Tshivenda in South Africa to explore how minority languages which are also recognised as official languages are treated. In most multilingual countries, there are issues which affect the development of minority languages, but the South African situation is interesting in that some of the minority languages are recognised as official languages. This study is a comparative in nature. Firstly, the study compares the level of corpus planning and development in Tshivenda and other indigenous South African languages. Secondly, it compares how people use Tshivenda in a rural area of Lukalo Village where the language is not under pressure from other languages and in Cosmo City, an urban area in Gauteng where Tshivenda speakers come into contact with speakers of more dominant languages such as isiZulu and Sesotho. Language use in different domains like, media, education, government and the home is considered in order to establish how people use languages and the factors which influence their linguistic behaviours. The study also establishes the perceptions and attitudes of the speakers of Tshivenda as a minority and those of the speakers of other languages towards Tshivenda’s role in the different domains such as education and the media. This study was influenced by previous research (Alexander 1989, Webb 2002) which found out that during the apartheid period Tshivenda speakers used to disguise their identity by adopting dominant languages like isiZulu and Sesotho in Johannesburg. Accordingly, the present research wanted to establish how the language policy change in the democratic era has impacted on the confidence of Tshivenda speakers regarding themselves and their language. This study establishes that although Tshivenda is now an official language in post-apartheid South Africa, it still has features of underdevelopment and marginalization that are typically of unofficial minority languages. Translation, lexicographic and terminological work in this language still lags behind that of other indigenous South African languages and there is still a shortage of school textbooks and adult literature in this language. As a result, using the language in education, the media and other controlling domains is still quite challenging, although positive developments such as the teaching of the language at university level can be noted. The Tshivenda speakers generally have a positive attitude towards their language and seem prepared to learn and use it confidently as long its functional value is enhanced, which is currently not happening. As a result, some Tshivenda speakers still regard English as a more worthwhile language to learn at the expense of their language
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- Date Issued: 2013
Social policy and the state in South Africa: pathways for human capability development
- Monyai, Priscilla B. (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0139-0939)
- Authors: Monyai, Priscilla B. (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0139-0939)
- Date: 2011-08
- Subjects: Social Policy , Human Capital , Apartheid
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/24059 , vital:62334
- Description: The main focus of this thesis is the challenges that are facing social policy development and implementation in South Africa in relation to the enhancement of human capability. The study adopted a historical approach to assess the model of social policy in South Africa and identified that social relations of domination inherited from the apartheid era continuing to produce inequalities in opportunities. Social policy under the democratic government has not managed to address social inequalities and the main drivers of poverty in the form of income poverty, asset poverty and capability poverty which are the underlying factors reproducing deprivation and destitution of the majority of the population. Although South Africa prides itself of a stable democracy, social inequalities continue to undermine the benefits of social citizenship because political participation in the midst of unequal access to economic and social resources undermine the value of citizenship. Also, inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth, and in the control of economic production undermine political equality which is an ethic upon which social rights are predicated. As a result, state interventions are lacking inherent potential to build human capability for people to live the life that they have reason to value. The paradox of social policy in South Africa is that the majority of those who are marginalised are those who were excluded by the apartheid regime even though state intervention is claimed to be targeting them. This points to the failure of incremental equalisation of opportunities within a context of stark social inequities. It is also an indication that the economic growth path delivered by the political. , Thesis (Doctoral) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2011
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- Date Issued: 2011-08
- Authors: Monyai, Priscilla B. (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0139-0939)
- Date: 2011-08
- Subjects: Social Policy , Human Capital , Apartheid
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral theses , text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10353/24059 , vital:62334
- Description: The main focus of this thesis is the challenges that are facing social policy development and implementation in South Africa in relation to the enhancement of human capability. The study adopted a historical approach to assess the model of social policy in South Africa and identified that social relations of domination inherited from the apartheid era continuing to produce inequalities in opportunities. Social policy under the democratic government has not managed to address social inequalities and the main drivers of poverty in the form of income poverty, asset poverty and capability poverty which are the underlying factors reproducing deprivation and destitution of the majority of the population. Although South Africa prides itself of a stable democracy, social inequalities continue to undermine the benefits of social citizenship because political participation in the midst of unequal access to economic and social resources undermine the value of citizenship. Also, inequalities in the distribution of income and wealth, and in the control of economic production undermine political equality which is an ethic upon which social rights are predicated. As a result, state interventions are lacking inherent potential to build human capability for people to live the life that they have reason to value. The paradox of social policy in South Africa is that the majority of those who are marginalised are those who were excluded by the apartheid regime even though state intervention is claimed to be targeting them. This points to the failure of incremental equalisation of opportunities within a context of stark social inequities. It is also an indication that the economic growth path delivered by the political. , Thesis (Doctoral) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2011
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- Date Issued: 2011-08
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