Theatres of migritude: towards a dramaturgy of African futures

The thesis aims to contribute to the genre of black migrant cultural production called migritude, developed largely in African diasporic literary circles and tracing its evolution from the Négritude movement. It will mobilize Shailja Patel's significant work to shape a new migritude that stands in continuation and in contestation with the older version of this artistic project. The research question at the heart of the thesis is, what does it mean to have a migrant attitude for theatre and performance making? The thesis explores an approach to thinking about how a relationship between migration and African futurism can be put towards a dramaturgical practice mobilized in the direction of possibility, potential and a more hopeful future. The quest undertaken here is to find out what alternative understandings of African migrancy exist in the spirit of the five case studies, namely Migritude by Shailja Patel, Every Year, Every Day I am Walking by Magnet Theatre, Moj of the Antartctic: An African Odyssey by Mojisola Adebayo, Afrogalactica Deep Space Scrolls by Kapwani Kiwanga and Astronautus Afrikanus, devised by a group of students at Rhodes University under my direction. By analysing each of these performance texts through a different lens, the thesis aims to develop a pliable dramaturgical framework for a migrant attitude which leverages some of the aesthetic features of migritude artistic work as noted by Vanita Reddy (2020). These include defining Africa by movement, linking the concept of migrant with the concept of colonial history and the diasporic refusal of return. Here a migrant attitude also includes Thomas Nail (2015) and Veejay Prashad's (2010) contentions that the migrant is central to a project of social re-imagining, as well as Mark Fleishman's (2015) notion of a dramaturgy of displacement where movement and migration form a core part of both the form and content of the work

Investigation of the management of tuberculous pericarditis (IMPI) registry : survival and outcomes sub-study

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Universal Insurance and the Prospect Theory

In today’s insurance market there is a void that is any one person can have several insurance policies, this entails different providers, different payment schemes etc. There is an opportunity for an insurance company to unite all policies and create a universal insurance (UI) policy, an all in one so to speak. There is an argument that such an policy would be very complex and costly as it would require several specialists to analyse every facets of the purported policy. This need not be the case

Towards performing an afropolitan subjectivity

Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-34).Emerging directly from three devised performances conducted as practical research projects in the exploration of my thesis, the production supported by this explication titled Afrocartography: Traces of Places and all points in between, (Afrocartography) is located within a series of works that explore an Afropolitan subject position. Towards the goal of articulating a theatrical form, style and aesthetic of this so called Afropolitan experience, the first section of this paper serves to locate the term Afropolitan within a personal contextual frame from which the paper progresses

Universal Insurance and the Prospect Theory

In today’s insurance market there is a void that is any one person can have several insurance policies, this entails different providers, different payment schemes etc. There is an opportunity for an insurance company to unite all policies and create a universal insurance (UI) policy, an all in one so to speak. There is an argument that such an policy would be very complex and costly as it would require several specialists to analyse every facets of the purported policy. This need not be the case

Consumer Rights Bill 2013: what could it mean for us?

The Consumer Rights Bill 2013 attempts to clarify the rights of consumer and the measures available to protect them. The Bill is a welcome reinforcement as previously consumer rights where contained in various legislation which made for a very cumbersome system. The Bill particularly attempts to give online shopper more confidence by clarifying their rights. It may not be perfect but this bill a step in the right direction

Cloud privacy and security issues beyond technology: championing the cause of accountability

Cloud computing provides IT service providers increased efficiency of resource utilization while enabling consumers to benefit from innovative advantages like access to up-to-date IT resources and low upfront investment. A significant hindrance to adoption of cloud computing is the lack of trust arising from worries over privacy and security when data resources of cloud service consumers are handled by third parties. A key factor in fostering cloud privacy and security is accountability, which increases trust by obligating an entity to be answerable for its actions. This paper uses a hermeneutic literature review to investigate (i) the prevailing methods and strategies of fostering privacy and security through accountability, (ii) the key actors in championing cloud accountability and (iii) the key barriers to cloud accountability. This literature review provides insight into current practices associated with championing cloud accountability and contributes to cloud service provider awareness of ways to improve cloud computing trustworthiness

LEARNING REFLECTIONS ON COURSE WORK AS A DOCTORAL SCHOLAR

In all fields of life science, research is a feeder system that provides essential knowledge, skill, and innovation. A six-month course of study that is required of all research scholars has been proposed and enacted due to research developments and quality improvements in doctoral research programs. The majority of difficulties were experienced during the thesis writing, viva, and correction phases of their research; nonetheless, better postgraduate centers and more accommodating financial aid policies are still required to foster inclusive learning environments for postgraduates. In order to meet the various requirements and expectations of full-time and distance-learning doctorate students, it is crucial for supervisors to be knowledgeable about a variety of postgraduate supervising methodologies. This research paper aims to study the scholar’s perception of the coursework and assessment during the first year of doctoral study.  Article visualizations

Trends in Alcohol Intoxication Cases and Common Complications at Kitwe Teaching Hospital for the Years 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017, Kitwe, Zambia

Background: Alcoholism is a major public health problem. It is associated with unhealthy effects and increased risk of injuries, trauma, violence and death of self or others. The rise in alcohol consumption rates, especially among youths, is alarming and requires immediate attention. Alcohol   intoxication is detrimental to health as intoxication has complications related to the gastrointestinal system, neurological, soft tissue injury and death   Methods: A descriptive retrospective study on Trends in Alcohol Intoxication and Common Complications was conducted at Kitwe Teaching Hospital (KTH), Kitwe, Zambia. Information was collected from patient files and registers admitted to KTH for alcohol intoxication in the years 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017. 113 of 235 files were available for review. Ethical clearance and Permission was granted by the ethical committee of the Tropical Disease Research Center (TDRC) and KTH respectively. Data analysis was done using SPSS V 20 and Microsoft Excel 2016 frequencies and percentages. Results: The average age of participants admitted for alcohol intoxication was 31. Neurological and Gastrointestinal complications were the most common at 25%, followed by fatalities (18%), while only 1% had soft tissue injuries.30% however had no complications. The most common gastrointestinal complication was gastritis (46%) followed by Mallory Weiss tear (18%), then hypoglycemia (14%), hepatitis (11%), pellagra (7%), gastric ulcers (4%). One patient (1%) had an independent outcome of appendicitis which literature has not documented as a direct outcome of alcohol intoxication. More than half of those with neurological complications presented with seizures (52%), followed by those with psychosis (24%), then encephalopathy (10%), neuropathy (7%) and coma (7%).  Conclusion: The findings from this study reviews alarming levels of complications of alcohol intoxication and is a public health problem in Kitwe. Therefore, sensitization campaigns about alcohol abuse need to be scaled up in order to curb the vise. Keywords: Alcohol intoxication(AI), Common Clinical Complications, Kitwe Teaching Hospital (KTH)

Methane production and energy partition in sheep fed timothy silage- or hay-based diets

Methane is produced as a result of anaerobic fermentation of the soluble and structural carbohydrates by methanogens in the rumen of ruminant animals. Removal of methane from rumen represents a loss of approximately 7.22% of gross energy intake.  Four ruminally fistulated Cheviot wethers were used in a crossover design to determine methane production and energy partition in sheep fed timothy silage- or hay-based diets. The experimental diets consisted of either timothy silage or timothy hay and a commercial concentrate (85:15, on DM basis). Variables measured were nutrients digestibility, energy balance and methane production. Apparent digestibilities of DM, OM, CP, NDF, ADF, cellulose and hemicellulose were significantly higher (P0.05) on sheep fed silage-based diet than those fed hay-based diet. Sheep fed silage-based diet had greater (P0.01) urinary energy loss, methane and heat production, but lower (P0.05) fecal energy loss. Methane production, either expressed as g kg-1 dry matter intake or g day-1 was markedly lower (P0.05) in hay-based diet as compared to silage-based diet. There was a strong relationship between methane production (g day-1) and NDF digested (g day-1) (R2 = 88.4%, P0.001). Methane production expressed as g kg-1 NDF digested in silage-based diet was higher (P0.05) than in hay-based diet (66.44 vs 62.70). These results indicate that methane release by sheep increased with increasing NDF digested. Key Words : Methane, Silage, Hay, Neutral detergent fiber, Shee