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"They [humans] continually had to adapt their thought systems in order to achieve closure of meaning, again and again."

"The Waluś judgment confirms the principle that the Minister cannot arbitrarily decide to give or withhold parole."

"The transformational education agenda has emerged as a response to historical inequalities, aiming to create an education system that will empower marginalised individuals, uplift disadvantaged communities and build a more just society."

"In a world characterised by globalisation and interconnectedness through digital communication channels, there is a growing eagerness among young individuals to acquire additional languages, recognising the value they hold for personal and professional growth."

"This historicised view challenges the Unlaagering-Sitkamer grouping’s presupposed originality, and, more importantly, points to their lack of expertise in relation to the broader, complex dynamics of knowledge production and transformation that have preceded their intervention."

"One has to bear in mind that not all trauma leads to good writing and that not all writing is instrumental in overcoming trauma, but it seems as if writing can be valuable in healing processes."

"Due to economic and financial constraints, Russia is unable to compete on equal footing with America and China. The question is what forms of diplomacy or influence Russia uses to win the favour of African countries."

"In 2011 this song was independently reworked by Snotkop and Van Coke Kartel. These versions reflected the new South African reality – but in totally different ways."

"[F]or writers and emerging writers, the Irish diaries can still serve as a guide in the use of light, colour, and shade to paint scenes and atmosphere using words."

"We analysed and interpreted speech recordings of the reading of a standardised word list by 346 speakers from ten recording areas in Southern Africa to achieve the stated objective. Of these areas, four are in the Western Cape, two in the Northern Cape, a few in the Eastern Cape, one each in the Free State and North West, as well as one in Namibia."

"Plant blindness, the inability to acknowledge the importance or plants, or even to notice plants in one’s environment, is widespread among the public and also in classrooms."

"In order to ensure that preservice teachers are able to write at the correct academic level, many different writing support programmes have been developed by universities all over the world."

"Government is therefore obliged to ensure that the environmental impacts of gas reconnaissance, exploration and production should be considered in a holistic and integrated manner in each phase of its lifecycle."

"Almost immediately, reports showed that the chatbot’s answers were good enough to pass a variety of postgraduate examinations, with the result that lecturers were worried that the chatbot could have a negative impact on academic integrity."

"Although the true nature and extent of wildlife crime is unknown, various species fall victim to wildlife crime and some species are even pushed to the brink of extinction as a result of it."

"In a population-diverse country like South Africa the speech-language therapist (SLT) and the client do not always represent the same language and culture. Clients are therefore often served in their second or even third language. This brings about various challenges, but also rewards ..."

"This article is the third of three that report on research that was undertaken by the first author for a doctoral study. The first article sets out the research methodology for the study. In the second one we provide the theoretical foundation for the design of a gamified application model for pronunciation aimed at foreign language speakers of Afrikaans. In this article we focus on the model on which the gamified pronunciation application can be developed."

"The effect and extent of urbanisation are simultaneously diverse and substantial, captivating the imagination of planners worldwide, specifically in Africa (Dodman, Leck, Rusca and Colenbrander 2017:13)."

"This article is the second of three which reports on research that was undertaken by the first author for a doctorate study. The first article sets out the research methodology for this study. In the third article we focus on the model on which the gamified pronunciation application can be developed. In this article we provide the theoretical foundation for the design of a gamified application model for pronunciation aimed at foreign language speakers of Afrikaans."

"This article is the first of three which reports on research that was undertaken by the first author for a doctorate. It sets out the research methodology for this study. The second article provides a theoretical background of a gamified pronunciation application model for English-speaking students learning Afrikaans as a foreign language. In the third article we focus on the model on which development of the gamified pronunciation application can be based."