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Form over function? The practical application of the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 1998 in South Africa

- Kruuse, Helen

Authors: Kruuse, Helen
Date: 2013
Language: English
Type: Article , text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/54094 , vital:26389 , http://journals.co.za/content/ju_jur/2013/1/EJC148455
Description: The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act 120 of 1998 is a major legislative measure for the development of customary marriages in line with the constitutional principle of equality, specifically for women. The article explores the interactions between this ideal in the Act with empirical observations and the latest judicial decisions concerning its application. It considers various examples of the lack of protection of women in relationships of a customary nature, and it concludes that both the state and courts favour a formal or definitional approach to customary marriage. In considering alternative approaches that could adequately protect vulnerable parties, two conclusions emerge: First, the article recommends a wholesale revision of the South African family law approach from a focus on form to dependency. Second (and as a short-term measure), the article advocates for the putative marriage doctrine to be applied in the customary marriage context to protect many women who are denied access to 'customary marriage' as a form, and as a result, all of the benefits that flow from such marriage.
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Date Issued: 2013

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Determination of phenylpropanolamine in serum and urine by high performance liquid chromatography

- Dowse, Roslind, Haigh, John M, Kanfer, Isadore

Authors: Dowse, Roslind , Haigh, John M , Kanfer, Isadore
Date: 1983
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6361 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006056
Description: A high-performance liquid chromatographic analysis of phenylpropanolamine in human serum and urine without prior derivatization is presented. Using direct UV detection the method is sufficiently sensitive to detect 25 ng of drug/ml of serum or urine; the coefficients of variation at 25 ng/ml and 500 ng/ml were 5.16 and 2.12, respectively, in serum. The method involves serum and urine extraction at a basic pH with chloroform, a single back-extraction, and chromatography on a reverse-phase column. Serum and urine data following administration of a single 150-mg sustained-release tablet of phenylpropanolamine hydrochloride in 6 healthy volunteers demonstrates the suitability of the analytical method.
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Date Issued: 1983

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Should active recruitment of health workers from sub-Saharan Africa be viewed as a crime?

- Mills, E J, Schabas, W A, Volmink, J, Walker, Roderick B, Ford, N, Katabira, E, Anema, A, Joffres, M, Cahn, P, Montaner, J

Authors: Mills, E J , Schabas, W A , Volmink, J , Walker, Roderick B , Ford, N , Katabira, E , Anema, A , Joffres, M , Cahn, P , Montaner, J
Date: 2008
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6392 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006314
Description: (Conclusion) When the international community permits for-profit companies to actively entice overworked and often underpaid workers away from the most vulnerable populations, it is contributing to the deterioration of essential health-care delivery. Improvement of the health of the world’s poor is a challenge that the international community is failing to adequately address. Current international treaties and commitments are severely compromised if we are unwilling to adhere to their principles and prevent obvious harms to poor people. Clear, enforced regulation is needed to prevent recruitment companies from enticing health workers away from their local work, and developed countries should adequately compensate less-developed countries for the human resources they have lost and continue to lose.
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Date Issued: 2008

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Attitudes of Xhosa-speaking students at the University of Fort Hare towards the use of Xhosa as a language of learning and teaching (LOLT)

- Dalvit, Lorenzo, De Klerk, Vivian A

Authors: Dalvit, Lorenzo , De Klerk, Vivian A
Date: 2005
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6100 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008664
Description: This article presents and discusses the results of a survey of a sample of Xhosa-speaking students at the University of Fort Hare regarding their attitudes towards the possible introduction of Xhosa as a medium of instruction at this institution. The research takes into account, among other things, the students' attitudes towards English and Xhosa and their opinions and beliefs about the introduction of dual-mediumship and its possible consequences. The survey was conducted with questionnaires and interviews and the results were first analysed as a whole, and then split into different categories according to gender, year of study, subject studied etc. This analysis indicates that while English is recognised as the dominant language in South Africa and, more specifically, in the domain of education, some categories of respondents acknowledge the usefulness of Xhosa as an additional medium of instruction. This survey clearly shows that it would make little sense to present Xhosa-speaking students at Fort Hare with a rigid choice between the existing English-medium and a dual-medium (English and Xhosa) policy and that more nuanced options would need to be offered. For example, respondents seem to consider the use of Xhosa as a medium of instruction more appropriate in the first years of study, for selected subjects and in some domains within the academic context rather than others. This study can be fruitfully compared with similar research carried out at other South African institutions. Moreover, the results of the present research can be used to inform future decisions regarding language policy at the University of Fort Hare.
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Date Issued: 2005

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Collaborative versus adversarial stances in scientific discourse : implications for the role of systematic case studies in the development of evidence-based practice in psychotherapy

- Edwards, David J A

Authors: Edwards, David J A
Date: 2007
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6245 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007861
Description: There is still a need for advocacy in the promotion of case study research because there has been insufficient appreciation of its role as a source of evidence relevant to the development and evaluation of practice in psychotherapy. Distorted use of terms like "gold standard", "anecdotal",and "empirical" in the discourse in which research methodology is typically presented has disempowered the practitioner's perspective and discredited the role of case-based knowledge building. The framework of evidence-based practice (EBP) recognizes the complementarity of different research methods and acknowledges the significance of casebased research. To spell out some of these complementary links, a typology of seven research methods - including both experimental group comparison designs and individual case studies - is proposed and the contribution of each to the development of EBP is set out. Finally some suggestions are made for strategies to promote the publication of high quality case studies.
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Date Issued: 2007

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Physicochemical behavior of nanohybrids of mono and tetra substituted carboxyphenoxy phthalocyanine covalently linked to GSH–CdTe/CdS/ZnS quantum dots

- Oluwole, David O, Nyokong, Tebello

Authors: Oluwole, David O , Nyokong, Tebello
Date: 2015
Language: English
Type: text , Article
Identifier: vital:7266 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020275 , http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2014.10.024
Description: Zinc monocarboxyphenoxy and tetracarboxyphenoxy phthalocyanines were covalently linked with three different sizes of glutathione capped core/shell/shell {CdTe/CdS/ZnS(4.2), CdTe/CdS/ZnS(5.1) and CdTe/CdS/ZnS(6.7)}; a core shell {CdTe/CdS(3.1)} and core {CdTe(2.4)} quantum dots. The physicochemical behavior and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) processes of the nanohybrids were investigated. The highest FRET efficiency was observed with CdTe/CdS/ZnS(6.7) nanohybrids with 98% and the least efficiency was observed with CdTe(2.4) nanohybrids with 85%. The CdTe/CdS/ZnS(6.7) also showed the best physicochemical behavior. These good physicochemical properties make the synthesized nanohybrids viable photosensitizers. , Original publication is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2014.10.024
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Date Issued: 2015

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Sometimes black, sometimes white urges Africa to Mainz Open Ohr Festival

- Deul, Dieter

Authors: Deul, Dieter
Subjects: McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Open Ohr Festival , Jazz , Jazz musicians
Language: German
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:13525 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006102 , McGregor, Chris--1936-1990 , Brotherhood of Breath (Musical group) , Open Ohr Festival , Jazz , Jazz musicians
Description: Photocopied article from the German newspaper Metropol-Gesellschaft about the music Open Ohr Festival in Mainz, Germany, where Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath is playing.
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GPS TEC and ionosonde TEC over Grahamstown, South Africa: first comparisons

- McKinnell, Lee-Anne, Opperman, Ben D L, Cilliers, Pierre J

Authors: McKinnell, Lee-Anne , Opperman, Ben D L , Cilliers, Pierre J
Date: 2007
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:6800 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004163
Description: The Grahamstown, South Africa (33.3°S, 26.5°E) ionospheric field station operates a UMass Lowell digital pulse ionospheric sounder (Digisonde) and an Ashtech geodetic grade dual frequency GPS receiver. The GPS receiver is owned by Chief Directorate Surveys and Mapping (CDSM) in Cape Town, forms part of the national TrigNet network and was installed in February 2005. The sampling rates of the GPS receiver and Digisonde were set to 1 s and 15 min, respectively. Data from four continuous months, March–June 2005 inclusive, were considered in this initial investigation. Data available from the Grahamstown GPS receiver was limited, and, therefore, only these 4 months have been considered. Total Electron Content (TEC) values were determined from GPS measurements obtained from satellites passing near vertical (within an 80° elevation) to the station. TEC values were obtained from ionograms recorded at times within 5 min of the near vertical GPS measurement. The GPS derived TEC values are referred to as GTEC and the ionogram derived TEC values as ITEC. Comparisons of GTEC and ITEC values are presented in this paper. The differential clock biases of the GPS satellites and receivers are taken into account. The plasmaspheric contribution to the TEC can be inferred from the results, and confirm findings obtained by other groups. This paper describes the groundwork for a procedure that will allow the validation of GPS derived ionospheric information with ionosonde data. This work will be of interest to the International Reference Ionosphere (IRI) community since GPS receivers are becoming recognised as another source for ionospheric information.
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Date Issued: 2007

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Big Band revivalists

- Atkins, Ronald, Keen, Graham

Authors: Atkins, Ronald , Keen, Graham
Subjects: McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Westbrook, Mike , Jazz , Jazz musicians
Language: English
Type: Article
Identifier: vital:13480 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1001402 , McGregor, Chris -- 1936-1990 , Westbrook, Mike , Jazz , Jazz musicians
Description: Photocopied article about the revival of big bands after rock 'n' roll was born. There are 2 pictures with this article. The left picture shows Mike Westbrook's Concert Band on stage and the right picture is a portrait of Mike Westbrook playing piano.
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