Leonard Thompson’s scientific contributions

... These physical constraints are compounded by the turn of the 19 th century by an increasing indigenous population (Wilson, 1968), and a growing complexity of emerging political groups (Brookes & Webb, 1965;Duminy & Guest, 1969;Jones, 2006). ...

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The Utrecht District and the Disputed Territory—A Cause of the Anglo-Zulu War Re-Examined

... A realidade social gerada pela transição à democracia racial, tutelada por sujeitos do mercado e pela elite política do ANC, produziu uma situação social para a maioria dos negros marcada pelo desemprego, precariedade da política habitacional, falta de acesso à terra, à educação, a serviços de saúde. O RDP -Reconstruction and Development Programme, o Programa de Reconstrução e Desenvolvimento, de 1994, era apresentado como a dimensão social da democracia e estava ideologicamente alinhado às propostas de emancipação política da Freedom Carther.As principais políticas do Programa concentravam-se nas necessidades sociais da maioria negra: trabalho, habitação, saneamento básico, acesso à agua, etc. O RDP também se direcionava ao desenvolvimento e aperfeiçoamento da força de trabalho, a reconstrução da economia (de forma a propiciar o crescimento, o desenvolvimento, a redistribuição e a reconciliação), democratizando o Estado e a sociedade sul-africana, além de implementar programas de reformas institucionais redistributivas(BUTLER, 2004;DAVIE, 2015;PATEL, 2013; PEREIRA, 2012). O RDP era o discurso pan-africanista e socialista de "distribuir para crescer". ...

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DISCURSOS, RUPTURAS E CONTINUIDADES NO SISTEMA DE SAÚDE DA ÁFRICA DO SUL PÓS-APARTHEID: INTERSECÇÕES DE CLASSE, RAÇA E SAÚDE

... To determine what Africans in an apartheid-based society could learn, a system of inferior education was introduced through the Bantu Education Act of 1953. This Act was specifically designed for Africans to "equip them only for a subsidiary role in life" (Wilson and Thompson, 1971). In spite of ongoing resistance to this form of education, the current attempts to redress past policies, its effects are still obvious in South Africa today. ...

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MONITORING LIVING CONDITIONS AND POVERTY IN SOUTH AFRICA

... People identify many "artificial elements" in their surrounding environment, resulting in a sense of unreality, and seeking authenticity in other places has become an important driving force for tourism [57]. For most tourists who are not anthropologists, destination image and authenticity may be seen as synonymous, and much of what they see and recall at a destination will be perceived and felt as real [58]. ...

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The Impacts of Ecotourists’ Perceived Authenticity and Perceived Values on Their Behaviors: Evidence from Huangshan World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site

... Prior to the political transformations of the early 1990s, the media in South Africa were largely situated in one of two camps. Some towed the National Party (NP) line in order to avoid confrontation with the government as a result of the restrictive information and freedom of expression laws (Roelofse 1996). While many publications did not openly support the NP government, they would avoid openly criticising the government in order to avoid censure and the banning of publications. ...

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Listening and the ambiguities of voice in South African journalism

... Antiapartheid political movements in the Eastern Cape included an embrace of democratic ideals, and the UDF brought people together under such principles. Including former ANC members and embracing the Freedom Charter, the UDF championed equality in their fierce resistance to apartheid (Thompson 1990). ...

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Nostalgia in the Post-Apartheid State

... Segundo Daniel McCall, "os documentos escritos carregam em si não só preconceitos mas também lacunas devidas à falta de interesse -por parte daqueles que escreveram e preservaram tais documentos -em relação a certos tópicos, pessoas e eventos". 43 Nesse contexto, as tradições orais ofereciam um contraponto às fontes escritas em línguas europeias, permitindo a recuperação de um passado africano que não havia sido registrado por fontes escritas, em língua europeia ou africana. Nas palavras de Barbara Cooper, "o persistente compromisso dos africanistas com as fontes orais, sejam tradições ou narrativas pessoais, deriva de um saudável ceticismo em relação ao status das fontes escritas, em geral produzidas por observadores externos, como única fonte de evidência sobre o passado africano". ...

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The institutionalization of African Studies in the United States: Origin, consolidation and transformation

... Africans joined hands and offered each other support to fight against oppressors. Ubuntu is often described as an 'excellent African quality' which causes experience to 'translate into action' (Davis et al., 1936;Jabavu, 1960;Thompson and Butler, 1975;Ngubane, 1979;Samkange and Samkange, 1980). Ubuntu was foundational to the spirit of reconciliation, nation-building, and bridge-building that enabled a 'deeply traumatized society' of South Africa to 'overcome and transcend the divisions of the past' (Dikoko v Mokhatla, 2006). ...

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Sustainable development at natural World Heritage sites in Africa

... The Majority Press. 28 Walshe, P. (1970). The Rise of African Nationalism in South Africa: The African National Congress, 1912Congress, -1952 people became disillusioned with the white racial order and their emphasis on racial exclusion of the Black majority. ...

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Black Liberation: A comparative history of Black ideologies in the United States and South Africa

... The Iron Age can be characterised as a significant phase in human development marked by the utilisation of iron tools. In Africa, this era is believed to have commenced around 1200 BC, as Indigenous communities began the practice of smelting iron ore and crafting tools through forging techniques (Giliomee & Mbenga, 2007;Wilson & Thompson, 1969). These Khoi people engaged in the rearing of cattle, and they also possessed advanced pottery-making skills (Derricourt, 1977). ...

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African Indigenous education in the postcolonial period: A critical reflection