Die medium van onderrig aan Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite: die geval van Afrikaans

The medium of instruction at South African universities: The case of Afrikaans In this article the focus is on the diminished role of Afrikaans as medium of instruction at South African universities. The tendency world-wide is that governments regard universities as national assets and therefore continuously encroach on what is idealistically termed “academic freedom”. In South Africa the ideologically-driven government has targeted education as a strategic terrain and has published several white papers and promulgated as many labour laws with the stress on “redress”, “access”, “equal opportunities”, “recognition of prior learning” and a “uniform qualification system”. All these measures are aimed to create one uniform education system and the use of Afrikaans as medium of instruction is clearly seen as detrimental to this august ideal

Die funksionering van kerktribunale in die lig van die eise van administratiewe geregtigheid

The South African courts have always recognised churches as being legal personae and at the same time voluntary associations, based on their own internal rules and regulations. Because of the universal applicability of the principles of justice and analogical legal application disciplinary actions and procudures of such voluntary associations, such as church tribunals, must be in accordance with the duties and obligations set out in their constitutions, as well as the common law requirements of natural justice. Church tribunals are bound by the application of the Constitution, Bill of  Rights and the provisions of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act. Church tribunals must therefore comply with the requirements, as set out in section 33 of the Constitution and accordingly the provisions of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act. Administrative action by such tribunals must be just, reasonable and proceduraly fair. Where someone’s rights has been affected, written reasons must be furnished b

Noise exposure in an opencast platinum mine in the Limpopo Province during 2006-2010

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences; School of Public Health; University of Witwatersrand; Johannesburg in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master in Public Health in the field of Occupational Hygiene Johannesburg; May 2015Background: Tasks aimed at increasing productivity in the opencast mining industry have indicated a need to use larger machinery together with improvements in technology. This has resulted in an increase in the use of mechanical products, which has been accompanied by an increase in occupational noise exposure levels. Dangerous occupational noise exposures might be more prevalent in the mining sector than in other industrial segments due to a large number of persons employed by the mining sector. However, given the scant literature on occupational noise exposure in opencast mines, we are unsure of the magnitude of the problem. Therefore, it is imperative to conduct a research study on occupational noise exposures in an Opencast Platinum Mine and to provide recommendations on the abatement of noise exposure to workers to mine management. Aim: This study aimed to determine if employees in the production area of an Opencast Platinum mine were over-exposed to noise levels above acceptable national and international exposure limits of 85dB(A) and 90dB(A) respectively during 2006-2010. Objectives: The main study objectives were to identify and assess occupations with significant risk to occupational noise exposure in an Opencast platinum mine production area during 2006-2010; to describe personnel noise exposure amongst the identified significant risk occupations in the same Opencast Platinum mine production area during 2006-2010. Finally, the study compared occupational noise exposure of identified significant risk occupations in the same Opencast Platinum mine production area with national and international exposure limits during 2006-2010. Methodology: The study employed a cross sectional retrospective record review of noise measurement data collected during a 5-year period. Statistical analyses were conducted using S-PLUS (version 8.1) and SAS System Software packages (version 9.1). To describe the measures of central similarity and distribution of the noise levels, arithmetic mean (AM) median, geometric means (GMs) and geometric standard deviations were presented in tables. Results: During the hazard identification process ten occupations were identified as significant noise risk exposed occupations, the shovel operator was the lowest exposed occupation with a minimum noise level measurement of 78.40dB (A) (TWA.8h) and maximum-noise level of 96.95dB (A) (TWA.8h). The drill rig operator was one of the top 3 most exposed occupations with a 90th percentile of 98.13dB (A) (TWA.8h). The drill foreman with a maximum of 99.75 dB (A) and a 90th percentile of 96.93dB (A) (TWA.8h) exceed the South African Department of Minerals and Resources (DMR) OEL of 85dB (A) (TWA.8h). From the total amount of three thousand one hundred and sixty (3160), ninety eight percent (98.92%) of the measured time weighted 8 Noise Exposure in an Opencast Platinum Mine in theLimpopo Province during 2006 – 2010 hours average (TWA.8h) results exceed the South African Department of Minerals and Resources (DMR) OEL of 85dB (A) , 65% exceeded the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA) PEL of 90dB(A) for noise. The front-end loader operator had the highest percentage of measurements (81.65%) exceeding the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OHSA) PEL of 90dB (A) for noise exposure in the time frame 2006-2010. Conclusions: This study showed that there is substantial risk for overexposure to noise in occupations working in the production area of an opencast mine. Task type and duration associated with production in the opencast mine may determine whether employees are exposed to noise > 85dB (A) (TWA.8h). Hence equipment type, maintenance of controls and employee risk reduction behaviour may be important elements of noise exposure. Identifying noise exposure elements and contributing sources will be of value when improving or implementing a new control at the noise source. Development of methodical and comprehensive hearing conservation programme for lowering the noise level in workplaces and prevention of occupational noise induced hearing loss, at the place of work is suggested

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Kleinboer. Kaapstad: Umuzi, 2012. 240 pp. ISBN: 978-1-4152-0204

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Sirkusboere.Sonja Loots. Kaapstad: Tafelberg Uitgewers, 2011. 379 pp. ISBN: 978-0-624-05335-4.EPUB: 978-0-624-05336-1

Preparation for immigration : a psychological educational perspective

The phenomenon of migration has given rise to prolific research emphasising the psychological adaptation of persons post-immigration. This study focuses on psychological preparation pre-immigration. Literature study and empirical research establish that an immigrant's adaptation is influenced by migration motivation and expectations. Several phases of adaptation occur, during which time individual stress is influenced by one's perception of the balance between the stresses of the new environment and one's personal and external resources. Various migration stressors could be identified in the sample group of South Africans living in Australia. Personal and external resources include effective coping strategies, a positive, committed outlook, strong self-esteem as well as a cohesive family and an acquired support system. Finally, guidelines were produced reflecting that the preparation for immigration is a complex and highly individualised task comprised of providing information, encouraging self-assessment and supplying training to improve the coping startegies of the individual.Educational StudiesM. Ed. (Guidance and Counseling

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A categorical study of compactness via closure

Thesis (MSc (Mathemathical Sciences))--Stellenbosch University, 2009.We have the familiar Kuratowski-Mr owka theorem in topology, where compactness is characterised by a closure and a projection-map (X is compact i p : X Y ! Y is a closed mapping, for any space Y , i.e. p(A) = p(A) A X Y ). Using this as our starting point, we generalise compactness to a categorical setting. We then generalise even further to "asymmetric" compactness. Then we discuss a functional approach to compactness, where we do not explicitly mention closure operators. All this provides economical proofs as well as applications in di erent areas of mathematics

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