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Víctimas, derechos y transición a la Paz: precedentes jurisprudenciales en Colombia
Authors: García Henao Lilibeth
Published: January 2018

En el presente artículo presentó resultados parciales del Proyecto de Investigación “El Derecho de las víctimas, en el marco del proceso de justicia transicional que vive Colombia; evaluación de un paradigma”, adscrito al Grupo de Investigación en “Derechos Humanos, Derecho Penal y Garantías Procesales”1, dentro de la línea titulada “Derechos Humanos, Derecho Internacional Humanitario, Derecho Penal Internacional”. El énfasis está en los precedentes jurisprudenciales de los derechos de las víctimas de nuestro conflicto armado dentro de los últimos 10 años hasta la actualidad, y al mismo tiempo, el cambio de orientación de la doctrina de la Corte Constitucional de Colombia, al ponerse a tono con los más elevados estándares de administración de justicia a nivel internacional y con la más moderna jurisprudencial y doctrina constitucional en Derechos Humanos. Ahora bien, la situación actual de las víctimas de estos hechos atroces ha sido caracterizada, en términos generales, por la limitada protección judicial de sus derechos, teniendo en cuenta que las organizaciones criminales y grupos ilegales al margen de la ley, no sólo obedecen a una estructura jerarquizada compleja, sino que han adoptado un modus operandi trasnacional y más actual, dado que al igual que con la evolución de la humanidad y el avance tecnológico, estos también han evolucionado en sus métodos de hacer la guerra, financiación y demandas. En este sentido es pertinente señalar lo mucho que un país como Colombia ha avanzado en materia de tolerancia, perdón y reconciliación, e igualmente es mucho lo que nos falta con referencia a la proporcionalidad del daño y el castigo o sanción.
Sostenibilidad Fiscal en Colombia Fiscal
Authors: Ramírez Plazas Jaime
Published: January 2018

El presente artículo pretende hacer una análisis del Acto legislativo No 3 de 2011 por medio del cual se adoptó la sostenibilidad fiscal en Colombia como un principio que debe orientar a las Ramas y Órganos del Poder Público, dentro de sus competencias, en un marco de colaboración armónica y el cual deberá servir como instrumento para alcanzar de manera progresiva y programática los objetivos del Estado Social de Derecho.
Control del poder: una historia de la evolución del concepto de separación de poderes
Authors: Enríquez Marín María Andrea
Published: January 2018

La separación de poderes es uno de los grandes mecanismos para lograr la limitación del poder buscado por el liberalismo político. Su objetivo de evitar el despotismo y garantizar la libertad de los individuos no ha cambiado con el paso de los años, pero la forma de entender al poder político y sus técnicas de organización sí, por lo que la teoría, estructura y manifestación de la separación de poderes también ha sufrido modificaciones, al grado de plantearse incluso su superación por autores como Karl Loewenstein. Tomando como guía la tesis de Michel Troper sobre la polisemia de este concepto, este trabajo explorará los seis distintos sentidos de la locución, nutriéndolos con los trabajos de algunos autores clásicos y contemporáneos, y sugiriendo que cada concepto en realidad representa una nueva etapa evolutiva. Posteriormente, el trabajo expone la teoría del control del poder –expuesta por el propio Loewenstein y Diego Valadés, entre otros autores– como una alternativa o una conceptualización más acabada de estas ideas. Este siguiente paso evolutivo tiene implicaciones importantes debido a los constantes cambios institucionales y constitucionales de todos los países, ya que estas modificaciones no deben realizarse con el “enfoque del mejor sistema”, sino para resolver los problemas específicos de cada contexto, siempre tomando en consideración que al final lo que importa en el Estado Constitucional de Derecho es lograr un efectivo control del poder.
La Audiencia de Pacto de Cumplimiento en las Acciones Populares y las Sanciones por Inasistencia del Demandante
Authors: Lugo Barrero José Miller
Published: January 2018

El presente artículo refleja un estudio jurídico-práctico de las implicaciones que conlleva la inasistencia del actor popular a la audiencia especial de pacto de cumplimiento prevista en el Artículo 27 de la Ley 472 de 1998.Se trata de explicar, con un lenguaje sencillo pero preciso, si como lo han interpretado algunas instancias judiciales es posible imponer sanciones por la inasistencia al actor popular, dado que se advierte cierta ambigüedad en la comprensión del problema y que por desconexión con principios y garantías procesales es bastante cuestionable.Para tal efecto, el autor realiza un recorrido normativo y jurisprudencial, para profundizar en el análisis de la improcedencia de la sanción pecuniaria que se viene imponiendo al actor popular que por alguna razón no asiste a la audiencia de pacto de cumplimiento, a la cual previamente ha sido citado por el juez que tramita una acción popular.Igualmente, merecerá especial análisis si procede el grado de consulta del auto que se expide en este especial trámite procesal.
Tres momentos de la discriminación femenina en Colombia
Authors: Olano García Hernán Alejandro
Published: January 2018

El autor explica cómo se desarrolló en Colombia, por tradición y con respeto, una sociedad matriarcal, que fue poco a poco influenciada por la preeminencia masculina a través de lo que se conoció como la Ley Sálica, llegando a producirse una discriminación en contra de la mujer, que ha dado lugar a la expedición de nuevas disposiciones en defensa de su equidad y protagonismo.
Decisiones judiciales como políticas públicas
Authors: Dussán Cabrera Enrique
Published: January 2018

Este artículo presenta la temática de las políticas públicas. Se definen, y se alude a sus elementos, el ciclo, los actores, especialmente el juez como actor que ha ingresado con ímpetu en el tópico de las políticas públicas. Igualmente se refiere a la utilización de los recursos de las políticas públicas de manera sostenible, las normas y su relación con las políticas públicas y la incidencia de las decisiones judiciales en ellas, lo que ha generado tensión en el sistema político entre el arbitrio judicial y el arbitrio político y cómo los jueces adquieren un grado alto de responsabilidad en la motivación de sus providencias dado que en la mayoría de los casos terminan ordenando, directa o indirectamente, la fijación de políticas públicas.
Efectividad de los Beneficios Administrativos y Judiciales en el Establecimiento Penitenciario y Carcelario de Mediana Seguridad de Neiva entre los años 2012 a 2014
Authors: Zúñiga Córdoba Oscar Huber
Published: January 2018

Con el ánimo de fortalecer el cumplimiento de la Misión que tiene la Universidad como institución académica, así como con el propósito de contribuir con las políticas del Estado en materia penitenciaria y carcelaria, se plantea el presente artículo producto de un trabajo conjunto con el Establecimiento Penitenciario de Mediana Seguridad y Carcelario de Neiva (EPMSC-de Neiva), el cual busca analizar la efectividad y el contexto en el que se han desarrollado los beneficios administrativos y judiciales a los que tienen derecho la población carcelaria, y el impacto de dichos dispositivos en la dinámica penitenciaria y social en contexto. Esto implica un análisis jurídico de los beneficios, las solicitudes de sus beneficiarios y la interpretación y aplicación por parte de los Jueces de Ejecución de Penas y Medidas de Seguridad. De igual manera, se abordará el conocimiento que tienen los reclusos de estos beneficios, el debido proceso en cada una de las etapas de las peticiones y las causas para la concesión o no de los mismos. Es de resaltar que esta investigación reviste una cardinal pertinencia de cara a la actual problemática de hacinamiento carcelario que padece el País, puesto que dentro de los propósitos que inspiran estos instrumentos jurídicos, se encuentra establecido que sirven de medida a priori para descongestionar los centros de reclusión, además de ser herramientas que deben estar diseñadas dentro de estrategias de resocialización, propio de un tratamiento penitenciario al que deben someterse los reclusos antes de lograr su libertad y reinserción en la sociedad.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DISCOURSE OF VIOLENCE IN LIBERATION WAR FILMS: THE CASE OF CATCH A FIRE (2006)
Authors: Chikonzo Kelvin , Manyarara Barbara C.
Published: January 2018

This article seeks to unveil the construction of the discourse of violence in liberation war films. It uses a South African film that deals with the anti-apartheid war launched by Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) guerrillas. Violence is represented by the war. The article borrows from the input of psychologists such as Baumester, Polaschek, Whitehead and King, who have written on violence, with a view to analysing the psychological construction of violence. The article argues that violence does not just command negative readings in the film; rather violence is seen as ambivalent and necessary. The article argues that there is a connection between violence and the idea of nation. It is through violence that nations reinforce notions of heroism, patriotism, villainy, pride and honour. It reveals how violence creates a cohesive element that binds a nation together. The article also analyses the relationship between masculinity and violence with a view to pointing out how masculinity and violence are linked to the nation through the concepts of heroism and sacrifice.
POLITICAL AND STRATEGIC COORDINATION AND COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT: THE CASES OF ZPCSA AND GGC
Authors: Visentini Paulo Fagundes , Danilevicz Pereira Analúcia
Published: January 2018

The creation of the Zone of Peace and Cooperation of the South Atlantic (ZPCSA) in 1986 and the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) in 2001 was about changes in the distribution of world power. This article argues that though they emerged at different times, their strategic orientation converges in a number of areas related to the significant interests in the South Atlantic as an area of stability in the region to be marked by strong political, economic and military ties. They also converge on the ideal for development, security and greater projection of power and influence in international affairs. The South Atlantic being a route of passage and trade, as a means of access and flow of energy products, the region became a site for new calculations of regional strategic powers about world affairs. The article also argues that ZPCSA and GGC are therefore crucial for the regional order and the development of higher capacities for cooperation on strategic issues. The actual point of convergence extends to ensuring the sovereignty through dialogue between the states in the region that are involved.
BOKO HARAM TERRORISM IN NIGERIA: A REFLECTION ON THE FAILURE OF DEMOCRATIC CONTAINMENT
Authors: Amusan Lere , Oyewole Samuel
Published: January 2018

Democracy is a system of government greatly supported by the vast majority of Nigerians and they are willing to sustain it. It is believed that the system guarantees security and promotes prosperity. It is considered a solution to most problems faced by the country. However, recent security challenges are reflections and continuation of political trends and the prospects of Democracy thriving in Nigeria. The focus of this article is to understand why democratic governments in Nigeria have failed in their effort to contain terrorism in the country as manifested by Boko Haram and other Islamist movements. Some elements of democracy as practised in Nigeria are observed in relations to the emergence of Boko Haram terrorism. It is submitted that, even when it does not equate to a counter-terrorism strategy, democracy still has some mechanisms that could be used to contain some factors that trigger or manifest terrorism.
â€˜I do not know who won the electionsâ€™: How Not to Conduct Elections and Kenyaâ€™s Democratic Reversals
Authors: Shilaho Westen K.
Published: January 2018

The role of election management bodies (EMBs) in consolidation of democracy, peace and stability in Africa cannot be overemphasised. Kenyaâ€™s electoral bodies have struggled to assert their autonomy from the executive, a prerequisite for credible elections, since the advent of multiparty politics in 1991. The violently disputed presidential elections in 2007 were partly triggered by a partisan and politicised electoral body. The Chairman of the defunct Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) controversially declared the incumbent, Mwai Kibaki, winner, igniting unprecedented ethnic violence. In the midst of the crisis, he explosively confessed that he did not know who won the elections. The 2013 elections were meant to restore Kenyansâ€™ confidence in elections. However, Raila Odinga, the controversial presidential loser in 2007, once again accused the electoral body, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), of electoral fraud in favour of Uhuru Kenyatta. Consequently, the opposition called for the disbandment of the IEBC. Are electoral bodies per se the cause of perennial disputed elections in Kenya?
STORYTELLING AND MEANING RECONSTRUCTION: A METAPHORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Authors: Mojapelo M L
Published: January 2018

Storytelling consists of an interaction between a narrator and a listener, both of whom assign meaning to the story as a whole and its component parts. The meaning assigned to the narrative changes over time under the influence of the recipientâ€Ÿs changing precepts and perceptions which seem to be simplistic in infancy and more nuanced with age. It becomes more philosophical in that themes touching on the more profound questions of human existence tend to become more prominently discernible as the subject moves into the more reflective or summative phases of his or her existence. The aim of this article is to demonstrate the metaphorical character of a story, as reflected in changing patterns of meaning assigned to the narrative in the course of the subjective receiverâ€Ÿs passage through the various stages of life. This was done by analysing meaning, from a particular storytelling session, at different stages of a listenerâ€Ÿs personal development. Meaning starts as literal and evolves through re-interpretation to abstract and deeper levels towards application in real life.
THE DOMBA LANGUAGE VARIETY AS A VEHICLE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
Authors: Mulaudzi P A
Published: January 2018

Among Vhavenḓa, domba is an indigenous initiation institution that both men and women attend. This is a unique indigenous institution which prepares young men and young women together in order to understand the importance of marriage, child-birth and other aspects of life. And as a result, this paper outlines the use of the language variety associated with this institution as well as its educational significance among the Vhavenḓa. The use of this variety, when domba is in session, plays an important role in educating young men and women to be responsible for their families and properties. In addition, cultural values and norms which are no longer observed today in many African communities are also taught by this institution. Although this variety promotes safe sex and sex only after marriage, it has also served as a breeding ground for a gendered variety of the language because it advocates that men and women should not be treated equally. Despite some difficulties, an understanding of the role played by the domba language variety in education by the Venda people and of the education received by initiates in this institution will allow us to recapture the space we need to reinvent ourselves, and to fashion knowledge systems and strategies to ensure a responsible adult life. This will empower us to become independent people capable of producing a value system worthy of our dignity.
RESISTANCE POETRY IN POST-APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POETIC WORKS AND CULTURAL ACTIVISM OF VANONI BILA
Authors: D’Abdon R
Published: January 2018

The article explores selected works of Vonani Bila, one of the most influential wordsmiths of post-apartheid South Africa. It outlines the difference between “protest poetry” and “resistance poetry”, and contextualises the contemporary expression(s) of the latter within today’s South Africa’s poetry scene. Focusing on Bila’s “politically engaged” poems and cultural activism, this article maintains that resistance poetry has re-invented itself in the post-94 cultural scenario, and still represents a valid tool in the hands of poets to creatively expose and criticize the enduring contradictions of South African society
“TO BE OR NOT TO BE, THAT IS THE QUESTION”: THE CASE OF LITHOKO VS PRAISE POETRY.
Authors: Maimane K C , Mathonsi N
Published: January 2018

For a long time, lithoko have been understood and so referred to as not just poetry but praise poetry. This is evidenced in some of the classical lithoko analysts such as Damane and Sanders (1974), and Kunene (1971) in their texts: Lithoko sotho Praise poems and Heroic Poetry of the Basotho respectively. The same perception still prevails in the eyes and minds of many modern and oral literature analysts even today. Hence the question this paper poses: whether lithoko are to be or not to be perceived as praise poetry. This paper therefore sets out to pursue this critical question regarding lithoko. In order to answer this question, the following aspects: definition, classification, functions and poetic aspects such as metre and rhyme of both lithoko and praise poetry are considered. It is observed that lithoko as a literary oral genre, are neither poetry nor praise poetry but lithoko, as praise is one of the many elements contained in lithoko.
THE NATIVE HAS ARRIVED: LIFE ORIENTATION LESSONS THROUGH AKAN IDIOMS TO SECURE THE FUTURE AND MAINTAIN IDENTITY
Authors: Quan-Baffour Kofi
Published: January 2018

Â In struggling to make ends meet and to put food on the table most parents of today hardly spend time with their children, as in most cases they either live far away from home or leave at dawn and return at dusk. This socio-economic reality of contemporary life makes life orientation, in general, and guidance and counselling in particular, a crucial aspect of school education for the youth of today, who are the leaders of tomorrow. Most students in schools today face psycho-social problems, which may not only hinder their progress in their studies but can also negatively affect their adjustment to the school environment and the society at large. This justifies an intervention by the school through individual and group life orientation sessions. For a long time, guidance and counselling or life orientation in general have been an important subject in the school curriculum of Ghanaian schools, but this subject has always been based on Western assumptions, values and methods of child upbringing which might not necessarily be suitable for the African context. This article contends that there is no better time than this era of African renaissance for â€˜the native to arriveâ€™ in the education arena to provide guidance and counselling lessons to the African child through indigenous idioms to secure their future and maintain African identity. Akan indigenous knowledge in the form of idioms can play an important and effective role in guiding and counselling students for better adjustment to the school environment, in order to improve learner performance and enable them to make better career choices to reduce unemployment. Idioms are powerful social, cultural and moral expressions used in everyday speech in every home and community to guide and educate people. As a cultural artefact, idioms relate to life situations and can therefore, be an effective method for teaching life orientation to students since they may easily understand them. Using some existing guidance and counselling theory as its framework, this paper discusses selected Akan idioms that can be effective in life orientation lessons in the African classroom to address some of the major socio-cultural and psychological challenges facing many students in Ghanaian schools today.
VERBAL ART FORMS AS POETIC LICENCE FOR WOMEN: THE CASE OF ILIMA â€“ WOMENâ€™S WORK SONGS
Authors: Zondi N B
Published: January 2018

Cultural songs are one of the highly formulaic verbal art forms through which African women mediate contradictions by commenting on their personal fortunes and tribulations in their married lives. In this medium they may express sentiments that go against the principles of modesty where utterances expressed in everyday social interaction are condemned but where the same ideas expressed in songs are viewed as extraordinary leading to sympathizing with the opinions conveyed. By means of oral melodic forms, therefore, women express true feelings that would otherwise in terms of hlonipha custom be perceived as violating their moral code had they been expressed in an everyday ordinary language. The basis for this article is my PhD study that was carried out between 2004 and 2007 and which interrogated the nature of womenâ€™s songs (Zondi, 2008)Â This discussion only focuses on songs gathered at one of the five womenâ€™s social event referred to as ilima- a collective word referring to a group of women who come together with an aim of assisting a fellow woman complete an otherwise time consuming and laborious home based activity. The shared labour manifests ubuntu which is one of the philosophies of life among Africans.Â
SECRECY, PUBLICITY AND POWER: STRATEGIES OF OCCULT PRACTITIONERS AND UNIVERSITY MANAGERS
Authors: Wood F
Published: January 2018

Various mystical, magical beliefs and practices, including some of those in the Transkei region of the Eastern Cape, are bound up with secrecy and mystery, exerting part of their influence by this means. This has certain metaphorical parallels with the way in which various managerial systems in market-driven, corporatised universities in South Africa and elsewhere tend to employ obscurity and mystification as a form of power and control. However, there are possible ways of transcending confinement within the verbal-ideological control mechanisms of corporate managerialism, with their shadowy, opaque qualities that sow confusion and bring about disempowerment, and the study of folklore can play a significant role in this regard.Â
EMERGING TRENDS FROM INDIGENOUS MUSIC AND DANCE PRACTICES: A GLIMPSE INTO CONTEMPORARY MALENDE AND TSHIGOMBELA
Authors: Mugovhani N G
Published: January 2018

Past research into the history, state, function and performance contexts of indigenous African musical practices yielded a number of disturbing observations: there was no hope that the practitioners of this genre would ever begin deriving a living out of their art; there was the fear that some indigenous musical practices were nearing extinction because the few indigenous music practitioners still alive were on the brink of death, and there was therefore a need to capture the heritage before it was irretrievably lost. Lately the world of indigenous African music has undergone an evolution. South Africaâ€™s rapidly changing postcolonial terrain has recently witnessed an upsurge of new stylistic trajectoriesÂ  inÂ  indigenousÂ  musicalÂ  practicesÂ  â€“Â  nowadaysÂ  itÂ  isÂ  arrangedÂ  and performed by modern musical ensembles. Popular music which incorporates traditional genres has begun functioning within the socio-cultural and religious lives of Africans today, and it is no longer regarded as â€˜foreignâ€™ or alien to concert halls. It is now also frequently encountered in music stores, both in rural and urban areas. the current article traces this new, exciting and rewarding trajectory.
LE MYTHE D’ÉLECTRE DANS L’OEUVRE DE TROIS POÈTES DE L’ANTIQUITÉ
Authors: Chiciudean Gabriela
Published: January 2018

This paper is the first part of a larger study that depicts the transformation of Electra’s myth in theatre plays, from its origins to modernity, its continuous accommodation to different epochs and mentalities, to historical contexts, aesthetical tendencies, new literary genres and subgenres and, last but not least, the author’s personality. The paper focuses on Electra’s myth in antique poetry and offers a general view on the tragedy, its origin and structure, elements, action and characters, with concrete examples from Aeschylus’ Orestia, Sophocles’ Electra and Euripides’ Electra. Considering the myth as a major instance of the imagination, interesting in its syntax (formal structures) and semantics (symbolism), we underline the constant constants met in the abovementioned tragedies, e.g. revenge and redemption and other invariable elements. The transformations suffered by the myth are very well reflected by the Greek tragedies. Sophocles and Euripides get their inspiration from Aeschylus but they modify the structure of the tragedy and the tragic character of the hero. If Aeschylus insists on the power of gods over human beings, for Sophocles the human being becomes more important. Euripides’ works are considered more innovative both on the level of content and construction. His characters are devoid of greatness, they are common human beings obliged to earn their living, old men and women, frightened prisoners and cowards. Thus, myth as a common source of inspiration, especially the cycle of the Atreidai, namely the episode of Clytemnestra’s killing by Orestes, is to be met in the three poets’ works in different interpretations. Our goal is to follow the mythical invariants met in the three tragedies (the abovementioned revenge and redemption), as well as constant elements such as recognition, choice of characters, the importance of the choir, the messenger, the judgement, etc.
ENTRE CONTE DE FÉES ET SCIENCE FANTASY – LE SORCIER DU NUAGE INTÉRIEUR
Authors: Chira Rodica Gabriela
Published: January 2018

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OCTAVIAN PALER: THE SUBJECTIVE MEMORY OF MYTH
Authors: Vîrtan-Pleşa Mariana Simona
Published: January 2018

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The Czechoslovak Political Trials of the 1950s: Trauma and Post-memory in the Story of a Political Prisoner’s Son
Authors: Louč Michal
Published: January 2018

The article contributes to the historiography of the Czechoslovak communist dictatorship. The Communist takeover and stabilization of the regime were connected with various kinds of oppression including political trials. The biggest political trial in that time was that with the female politician Milada Horáková and the twelve members of her resistance group. This trial was followed by dozens of smaller local trials around the country, accusing 627 people altogether. While the main trial was carried publicly and was used extensively in the state’s propaganda, the local trials remain almost forgotten and outside the interest of Czech public. This paper will focus on one of them and its impact on my narrator and his family.Antonín Městecký jr. was a child when his father Antonín Městecký was imprisoned for 11 years after a local show trial in the city of Hradec Králové in East Bohemia. The imprisonment of his father was his strongest childhood experience; when his father returned home, the son was already an adult and they both kept silent about the traumatic past. They never discussed what really happened in the time of the father’s imprisonment, creating a severe trauma for the son. How can the turning point in someone’s life be remembered if we have only limited information?Using the methods of oral history, this paper explores how Mr. Městecký tries to deal with this gap in his family’s history by extending his childhood memories with information told to him by members of his father’s resistance group or found in books and archives. In the methodology, I will also reflect on how sharing his story with me constituted bridging the gap. His narrative contains rich accounts of life and survival as well as interesting moments and silences, revealing the complexities of trauma narratives and their effect on the descendants of former political prisoners.
On historical injustice and the art of forgetting
Authors: Vosloo Robert
Published: January 2018

This article asks whether it is responsible to introduce and/or cultivate the language of forgetting against the backdrop of South Africa’s colonial and apartheid past.  In writings originating from contexts permeated by memories of historical injustice, the call, and more specifically the duty, to remember and the implied need to fight against forgetting are rightfully emphasised.  But how are we to evaluate what some scholars see as a discursive shift from “memory” to “forgetting” in memory studies?  With this question in mind, this article first considers some possible arguments for giving greater prominence to the notion of forgetting in our memory discourse.  This is followed by a section that reiterates the “critique of forgetting,” drawing also on some examples from 20th century South African political and church history. In the final section, the article considers, in conversation with Paul Ricoeur, whether we should view the relationship between an art of memory and an art of forgetting as symmetrical or asymmetrical.
THE PEOPLE OF RIEMVASMAAK AND THE SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT OF LAND REDISTRIBUTION: HISTORICAL ANALYSIS 1995â€“2013
Authors: Marx Lauren Camille
Published: January 2018

In terms of apartheid policies, the people of Riemvasmaak were forcefully removed in 1973/74 to Namibia and the Eastern Cape. Efforts to bring the people of Riemvasmaak back to their land gained momentum in 1993. Finally the decision to give the entire 74 000ha back to the people was taken in February 1994, and Riemvasmaak was registered as a Presidential Launch Project, one of the first land-restitution projects in post-apartheid South Africa. Most of the original residents returned to their land at the end of 1995 and in 2002 the people of Riemvasmaak received the title deeds to the plots on which they were living. While this is a noble project, the people of Riemvasmaak originally faced serious problems such as abject poverty, poor soil quality, no secondary schools, no tar roads, poor access between settlements, inadequate transport and limited access to water. However, in the last eighteen years, a great deal of impetus has been placed on agrarian transformation, rural development and land reform, which included improved economic and social infrastructure. This oral research study will therefore undertake to analyse the everyday lives of the people living in Riemvasmaak, the improvement in quality of life in the area as well as what regaining their land has meant for these people if seen against the backdrop of the history of forced removals in South Africa.
ACROSS THE KALA PANI: UNTOLD STORIES OF INDENTURED INDIAN WOMEN OF CHRISTIAN ORIGIN IN SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Marie Rowanne Sarojini
Published: January 2018

The indenture experience is one that is entrenched in the very being of the Indian community in South Africa. Recent times have seen a good spread of documentation on such experiences, especially in light of the 150th anniversary of the arrivals in South Africa, celebrated in 2010. What does become clear in such accounts, however, is that the experiences of women are subsumed within such historical records, therefore giving little or no attention to their voices. Indian women were hugely impacted by the indenture experience; however, these accounts are few and far between. The history of Indian women in South Africa is undoubtedly largely shaped by their experiences of indenture. Such history is encompassed within their trajectories of poverty, culture, education and religion as they took the courageous decision to cross the Kala Pani. In this short account, the indenture experience of the Indians in South Africa will be examined, giving specific attention to the aspect of poverty and the impact of mission on Indian Christian women. Various scholars briefly make mention of such experiences, however, it becomes important to apportion intentional spaces to those once muted, yet significant voices. Indentured Indian women of Christian origin have a story to tell â€“ a story of their encounters across the Kala Pani. Such stories become important to the discourse of the history of the Indian community in South Africa.
TRANSFORMING THE LEGACY OF LAND DISPOSSESSION: ARCHIVE, ORALITY AND HEALING IN THE CONTEXT OF SAN STORY-TELLING
Authors: Winberg Marlene
Published: January 2018

This article examines ways in which we engage the archive and orality to negotiate traumatic pasts in order to transform the legacy of land dispossession. It hones in on the silences of the archive and asks how we draw the inheritance of archival documents and materials into dialogue with living orality and places in the landscape. Who is remembering knowledges and meaning in the landscape of the Northern Cape and how is this being done against the poignant backdrop of the losses resulting from dispossession? How does inter-generational dialogue become an agent in shaping the inheritance of the future? Given the complexity of history and our reading of the past, what does it mean to become a good ancestor? What role could digital technology play in re-shaping identity and heritage among the storytellers, teenagers, ritual specialists and others who populate the region? This study examines the complex tensions between these questions in the context of specific oral history and storytelling projects that took place in previously dispossessed communities in the Northern Cape between 2003 and 2013.
Becoming better humans in a world that lacks humanity: Working through trauma in post-apartheid South Africa
Authors: Manda Charles
Published: January 2018

This article shares the work of the Trauma Healing Project in Pietermaritzburg and its surrounding areas in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In exploring how individuals and families face and work through trauma in post-apartheid South Africa, a pilot project was set up at Pietermaritzburg Agency for Christian Social Awareness (PACSA), which ran from 2009 to 2014. Despite the change from Apartheid to a democratic government, South Africa continues to experience multiple-woundedness through domestic and gender-based violence, injuries, HIV and AIDS, xenophobia and crime. These hamper true political and economic development as so many people have to live with pain. This pain prevents them from making a significant contribution to their communities. This article argues that creating safe spaces, narrating our trauma, writing life narratives and restoring social and religious support systems make significant contribution to the healing of South Africa’s multiple-woundedness and empowering of traumatized individuals and communities to restore relationships, recover faith, hope, meaning and dignity. This type of healing is transformative.
ADOLESCENTSâ€™ RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE DURING STATUTORY INTERVENTION
Authors: Delport Rina , Spies Gloudien
Published: January 2018

Social work practice remains concerned about the widespread human rights abuses and the exclusion of childrenâ€™s voices during statutory intervention. As stipulated by The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1994), confirmed by The African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (1999) and the Childrenâ€™s Act (Section 10, 38 of 2005), it is of paramount importance that the child, which includes the adolescent, must experience freedom of expression as well as the right to be heard during statutory proceedings. However, it is argued that despite the national and international focus on the importance of child participation, the question remains if children do understand and receive the opportunity to participate in practise. This article reflects on adolescentsâ€™ understanding and experiences of their right to participate during statutory intervention.
THE VIEWS OF PROFESSIONALS ON FAMILY PLAY THERAPY IN THE CONTEXT OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Authors: Fourie Arina , Van der Merwe Mariette
Published: January 2018

This article reports on the information gathering and synthesis phase of an intervention research process. The aim was to obtain the views of professionals working in the field of child sexual abuse (CSA) in South Africa on family play therapy. This article outlines the findings based on data gathered from focus groups with professionals. Data were analysed and four themes emerged. The first theme centred on the importance of moving increasingly to systemic approaches in the context of CSA. Theme 2 outlined the views of professionals on inadequate knowledge and skills to engage in family play therapy. The third theme expanded on a family play therapy framework with suggestions that gestalt therapy theory can be valuable. Theme 4 pointed to a structured an individualised approach with a helping process where there is a balance between process goals and problem goals.
PHRONESIS AND ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES OF SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS
Authors: Dykes Glynnis
Published: January 2018

This article examines the relevance of (Aristotelian) phronesis (Breier, 2007), denoting practical wisdom, in an attempt to respond to the question: How can phronesis assist in understanding and teaching social work students with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)?This article foregrounds family-of-origin experiences of a cohort of social work first year students published previously (Dykes, 2011) exploring identity formation in an assignment entitled: Who am I?â€ In Dykes (2011) students had been required to reflect family and social issues that had shaped their lives. Approximately 33 (34%) students had volunteered their assignments. The overall outcome had been to explore themes from the initial data emanating from studentsâ€™ childhood experiences. The first objective explored the implications of ACEs for the professional requirements of social work practice (Dykes, 2011).In this article the researcher broadened the discussion to focus on a second objective which is to explore the ACEs of social work students and the significance of the concept of phronesis in the ACEs of students being trained as social workers.
CROSS-CULTURAL ADOPTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: NEW DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH
Authors: Snyder Cyndy
Published: January 2018

This article reviews the literature on cross-cultural adoption in South Africa and provides new insights and research questions to help social work practitioners and researchers better understand the impact of cross-cultural adoption for adoptees. The article compares the context of race and adoption research in the United States and South Africa, paying particular attention to strengths and limitations of research studies from both countries. In this paper, I argue that race and racism shape the experiences of black cross-cultural adoptees, and therefore adopteesâ€™ ability to navigate such circumstances should be a central focus when assessing the impact of cross-cultural adoption. While much research from both countries has focused on the experiences and perspectives of parents and social workers, future research should focus on the adoptee perspective. Practical implications for those involved in social work practice and social services in the South African context are also addressed.
MENTAL HEALTH WORKERS' COPING STRATEGIES IN DEALING WITH CONTINUOUS SECONDARY TRAUMA
Authors: Keyter Anna , Roos Vera
Published: January 2018

This study explored the coping strategies of mental health workers (MHWs) who are dealing continuously with traumatised children (younger than 18) and their families/caregivers. A convenience sample was used to recruit MHWs (female, n = 9; and male, n = 1; age range 26 to 57) at Childline Gauteng. Visual and textual data were obtained by using the Mmogo-MethodÂ®, a visual data collection method. Textual data were analysed thematically and visual data were analysed using a six-step visual method. Findings revealed that intrapersonal coping is facilitated by awareness of self, challenges and achievements, and by retrospective reflection, utilisation of resources, flexibility, positive virtues and protection of professional and personal boundaries. Relational coping is mediated by the reciprocal unconditional acceptance of and by family members and a supportive network of friends. The organisational norm of care facilitates coping through formal and informal discussions. Coping with continuous trauma requires facilitation on different levels.
RE-AUTHORING THE LOSSES AND CHALLENGES OF AGING: OLDER INDIVIDUALSâ€™ EXPERIENCES OF LONGTERM GROUP WORK
Authors: Frankel Cecile , Solarsh Brenda , Ross Eleanor
Published: January 2018

The increase in life expectancy has highlighted the value of group work interventions as a cost-effective way of helping older persons to deal with life transitions. This article describes a group for senior citizens that continued for 18 years. The aim of the study was to undertake a documentary analysis of the facilitatorâ€™s process notes and participansâ€™ reflections to ascertain possible reasons for the groupâ€™s longevity. These were attributed to the skill of the facilitator and her creative use of programme material and narrative therapy. Recurring themes included loneliness, the fear of dying, and dilemmas about relinquishing control and independence. Findings have implications for the practice of social group work with older persons.
EXPLORING PROGRAMMES TO SUPPORT POLICE OFFICIALS EXPOSED TO TRAUMA
Authors: Boshoff Pieter , Strydom Herman
Published: January 2018

As a result of the critical nature of police officers' work, it is of utmost importance that they have direct access to support. The efficacy of the present trauma intervention programmes in the South African Police Service (SAPS) is questioned, because despite the implementation of trauma intervention programmes, police officials still present high levels of acute and behavioural problems. A literature overview of proposed international trauma intervention approaches concentrating on both the psychological, behavioural and social factors affecting police officers exposed to trauma, as well as those models implemented by SAPS are discussed. The objective of this article is to critically appraise existing trauma intervention approaches to better understand, compare and extrapolate key elements of these approaches, and to reconfigure them into a comprehensive holistic psychosocial therapeutic trauma intervention programme for use among the police in South Africa. It was found that the cognitive behavioural therapy model (CBT), prolonged exposure (PE) and the eco-systemic perspective, which was specifically developed for social work, dispose some of the best elements to be reconfigured into a holistic psycho-social trauma intervention programme.
DYNAMICS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE IN ZIMBABWE: TOWARDS A SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF PREVENTION
Authors: Muchacha Munyaradzi , Mthetwa Edmos
Published: January 2018

Child sexual abuse is a common phenomenon the world over. Due to poverty and other socio-economic challenges bedevilling the country, this social vice is fast escalating in Zimbabwe, taking its toll on defenceless and vulnerable members of society. The advent of HIV and AIDS has left many children without parents, thereby further exposing them to abuse from both strangers and close guardians. Using evidence from literature, this paper seeks to unpack the prevalence of this social vice situating the role of social workers in efforts to curb it. Utilising the socio-ecological framework as an analytic and intervention tool and model, the paper notes that the current approaches employed by social workers are remedial or curative rather than sustainable and proactive. It is from this understanding that a more sustainable approach is advocated.
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership in a South African Financial Services Institution
Authors: Du Toit Alison , Viviers Rian , Mayer Claude-Helene , Visser Delene
Published: January 2018

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness among senior leaders in a South African financial services organisation. The sample consisted of 973 participants. A convenience sample was used because the leaders were part of a strategic organisational initiative that included the completion of the measurement instruments used for the current study. The participants completed the Bar-On EQ-i, a measure of emotional intelligence, and the leadership effectiveness data were obtained from an organisation specific Multi-rater that accessed self-ratings, peer and subordinate ratings, as well as manager ratings in terms of leadership behaviours linked to organisational worldviews of leadership effectiveness. Partially due to the large sample size, the results showed that there were statistically significant correlations between emotional intelligence and the leadership variables as measured for the leaders, but the prediction value between these variables was not practically significant.
OIL IN THE GULF OF GUINEA STATES AND SOUTH AFRICA IN THE MATRIX OF OVERLAPPING MEMBERSHIP OF AFRICAN REGIONAL COMMUNITIES: AN IMPEDIMENT TO REGIONAL INTEGRATION?
Authors: Jobodwana Zingisile Ntozintle
Published: January 2018

The Gulf of Guinea states (GOGs) discussed in this article comprise a diverse group of more than 20 African states bordering on the oil-rich Gulf of Guinea. They are former colonies of Belgium, France, Great Britain and Germany. These states are of strategic importance to the United States, the European Union, India and China because of their tremendous natural resources that include biodiversity, oil, gas and other strategic minerals. But to what extent are they also of strategic importance not only to South Africa but to SADC member states? After all, the GOGs boast of their sea routes being safer and more convenient for sea transport. Post-colonial independence finds these states still adopting a mixture of foreign legal systems side by side with indigenous laws and customs. The region is still underdeveloped, with poor physical infrastructure, weak government structures, an inefficient legal system, and internecine strife and other inter-state disputes exerting a debilitating influence. The NEPAD Plan of Action of 2001 looks to the regional economic communities (RECs) to become the leaders in regional economic co-operation and integration. Although the GOGs are characterised at present by overlapping membership of various communities, they have enjoyed some successes based on the newly found petroleum commodity which, wisely managed, can help to increase intra-African trade and produce a viable extensive African market buttressed by South Africaâ€™s economic advances into the rest of Africa. In some of the regions in Africa RECs such as ECOWAS and SADC have been able to transform their economic and monetary co-operation efforts into a powerful driving force for economic policy co-ordination and integration, but a strong, credible, effective and efficient legal framework with sustainable supporting institutions is now needed. South Africa is well poised to assist with deepening the political and economic integration in the GOGs by intensifying foreign direct investment (FDI), capacity-building and training projects, and the transfer of skills and technology. But the RECsâ€™ overlapping membership needs to be rationalised, the negative influences of the superpowers need to be resisted, and support is required to maintain peace and stability and ensure the security of the maritime regimes. A strong, independent supra-national body that is also able to supervise and monitor revenues from oil for the benefit of the region as a whole should be established.