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Challenges experienced by the female senior officers in the SANDF in Gauteng
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The centrality of national law and policy making is considered essential in the restructuring of the military environment. These essential tools assess the extent to which transformation, leadership and ... -
The appropriate and optimal role and function of special forces in peace missions
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The fascination with special forces, which is especially prevalent in books, movies and news articles, could be ascribed to the prominence of their use in contemporary conflicts across the globe. The ... -
Developing a neo-regional transboundary marine protection policy framework between the navies of South Africa, Namibia, and Mozambique
(2022-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This dissertation posits the need for the development of a neo-regional transboundary marine protection policy framework (NTMPPF) for the littoral navies of South Africa, Namibia, and Mozambique. The study ... -
EMHD flow of non-Newtonian nanofluids over thin needle with Robinson’s condition and Arrhenius pre-exponential factor law
(IOP Science, 2020-10-21)Many researchers and scientists are devoting their time to scrutinize nanofluids nature and characteristics for heat transfer enhancement. The scrutiny of nanoliquids is important in the large scale thermal management ... -
Collecting evidence on the use of parliamentary oversight tools : a South African case study
(AOSIS, 2020)Background: Parliament, through its oversight function, plays a central role in holding the executive to account. In South Africa’s 2014 Defence Review policy document, it was stated that the ‘Defence Force is in a critical ... -
A matter of survival? An exploratory study of cooperation and benefits for the South African maritime defence industry within the BRICS context
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African defence industry (SADI) was built up and became a strong industry during the 1970s and 1980s, supplying the South African Defence Force with equipment, weapons and logistic support. ... -
The complexities of Neo-Liberalism in Post-Apartheid South Africa
(Lifescience Global, 2019)This article examines the contradictions and complexities of the model of development pursuit by the African National Congress (ANC) government in post-apartheid- South Africa. The article intends to shed some light on the ... -
Rwanda and South Africa’s anti-corruption programmes: A comparative study
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2020-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite South Africa’s written commitment to fight corruption, its anti-corruption programme has failed to reduce the level of corruption as confirmed by Transparency International’s Corruption Perception ... -
The military-strategic implications of the decline of South Africa’s Defence capability
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The decline of South Africa’s defence capabilities is a well-documented and politically acknowledged situation that inspired the review of the South African defence policy since 2010. The Defence Review ... -
Enhancing diversity via affirmative action : a case study of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: This article examines diversity within the context of affirmation action, with specific reference to the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality. The Employment Equity Act, 1998 (Act 55 of 1998), is a policy ... -
Editorial
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The influence of Second World War military service on prominent White South African veterans in opposition politics, 1939–1961
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The nexus between military service and political activism is explored in this thesis. The lives of 153 politically-exposed Second World War veterans are examined. Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of ‘Capital’ ... -
Defence diplomacy & national security strategy : views from the global south
(African Sun Media, 2020)The post-cold war era presented security challenges that at one level are a continuation of the cold war era; at another level, these phenomena manifested in new forms. Whether the issues of economics and trade, transfer ... -
Political apathy amongst students : a case study of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
(AOSIS, 2017)The primary motivation for this research, in which a qualitative method was employed, was to examine political apathy amongst students at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. The secondary motivation was to question ... -
Participatory democracy in theory and practice : a case study of local government in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2015)The idea of democracy is a curious oneand puzzling. There is reason for this;everyone talks about democracy no matter whether their views are on the left, centreor right of the political spectrum. Various politicians, ... -
Market triumphalism at the Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipalities, South Africa
(AOSIS, 2014)This article is a critique of neo-liberal inspired policies such as Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), privatisation of services and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) with specific reference to the Buffalo ... -
Change, organisational culture and the development of the South African Military Academy to 2009
(AOSIS, 2011-12-31)This article investigates the impact of change and organisational culture on the growth and development of the South African Military Academy. It explores the impact of Nationalist Party rule since 1948 and black majority ... -
Black workers, typhoid fever and the construction of the Berg River : Saldanha military water pipeline, 1942 – 1943
(AOSIS, 2008-04-11)War creates a huge need for labour to support the war efforts of the belligerent parties. In South Africa tens of thousands of ‘non-white’ workers were mobilised during the Second World War to satisfy the Union Defence ... -
Namibiese bosoorlog uit die pen van deurwinterde kryshistorikus
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Viewing 'the other' over a hundred and a score more years : South Africa and Russia (1890–2010)
(AOSIS, 2010-03-30)Whether novel is history or history is novel, is a tantalising point. “The novel is no longer a work, a thing to make las t, to connect the pas t with the future but (only) one current event among many, a ges ture with no ...
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