Language political realities. Proceedings of a CentRePoL workshop held at the University of Pretoria on March 29, 2007, supported by the French Institute of Southern Africa. In all human communities, education is crucially important: taken in its broadest meaning, it is, ultimately, the strategy through which the youth is groomed to, eventually, take over the […]
or the Invention of a South African Youth Political Organisation. The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) is the youth political organisation of the ANC. It was (re)invented in 1990, when the liberation movement resettled in South Africa after being unbanned. The organisation was re-launched on the basis of the South African Youth Congress (SAYCO), […]
Representations of South Africa in Television Commercials. The essential question “what has really changed for South Africans since 1990?” cannot be answered by merely describing physical and visible changes as these may only touch the surface of society. For a more comprehensive picture which looks at the complexities of change, one has to try and […]
Transition Accomplished? For the past ten years, South Africa has been progressively coming out of the apartheid system. Although all ties with the former regime have been severed completely, managing the heavy structural legacy has made the transition a difficult as well as an ambivalent proces. The contributions gathered in this book will try to […]
In this monograph, the historical evolution of the Mozambican press is linked to the evolution of the national political context. What role did the press play under the authoritarian regime? How did the press fare during the democratic transition? How did the media contribute to mould a vision of political events? This new issue of […]
Dix ans d’échanges littéraires entre l’Afrique du Sud et la France. Is it not true to say, with Umberto Eco, that translation constitutes the future of mankind after Babel? What assessment of multilingualism can we make in the post-apartheid historical context? This bilingual special issue deals with the question of literary translation between France and […]
Municipal Planning and Perspectives and Responses. This working paper analyses the treatment of HIV and AIDS-related issues in Integrated Development Plans (IDPs), the new municipal process and document for local development. Its main finding is that, while the multi-varied impacts of the pandemic are often mentioned in the analytical part of IDPs, the corresponding responses […]
A Study on Social Changes and Health Risks Among Young Adults. Premarital fertility is defined as fertility before the first marriage. The perceptions and attitudes towards premarital fertility reveal social mutations in parental control over adolescent sexuality and in moral standards. Nevertheless, there is an economic rationale behind the premarital sexual behavior. Women think they […]
Causes and Responses from the Region. The present food crisis in Southern Africa, with its many correlated aspects among which the impact of HIV-aids appears particularly compelling and is proving to be, as it unfolds, one of the most serious challenges, if not the most fundamental one the sub-region has been confronted with over a […]
Healing Rituals in the Democratic South Africa What has been described as a human and geographical “schizophrenia” impels the researchers to take more interest in local events. The concept of healing appears to be especially pertinent in the context of the construction of a new national collective. Good physical health and good political health are […]
