Poor discipline in South African schools: Has it undermined teacher authority and academic achievement?

Title: Poor discipline in South African schools: Has it undermined teacher authority and academic achievement? First and main author: Noorullah Shaikhnag  – Noorullah.Shaikhnag@nwu.ac.za Id orcid.org/ 0000-0002 1423 7696 Senior lecturer — Deputy Director, North West University, Faculty of Education — Mafikeng campus B Com (UDW-UKZN), BEd, MED, PhD (Educational Psychology, NWU). Co-author: Dr Shantha Naidoo […]

Cybercrime in Eswatini: The deterrence theory approach

Title: Cybercrime in Eswatini: The deterrence theory approach Mr Emmanuel Lungile Howe, First Author: lungile.howe@gmail.com ORCID: 0000-0002-3142-9585 Senior lecturer, Faculty of Computing at Botho University Eswatini, PhD student, NWU, Mahikeng campus — Business School. MTech in Information Systems (Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)), Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology. Co-author: Professor Anna-Marie (AMF) Pelser – anna.pelser@hotmail.com […]

Critical factors affecting the success of emerging farmers in South Africa

Title: Critical factors affecting the success of emerging farmers in South Africa First author: Thabang Ramogodi iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8245-2566 PhD candidate, North-West University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Potchefstroom Campus. BSc Plant pathology (UP), BSc (Hons) Plant pathology (UP), MSc Quality Management (UK) Co-author: Professor Anna-Marie (AMF) Pelser iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8401-3893 Research Professor, North-West University, Faculty […]

The practical implementation of a strategic plan to alleviate management stress levels in schools

Title: The practical implementation of a strategic plan to alleviate management stress levels in schools First author: Professor Anna-Marie (A.M.F.) Pelser iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8401-3893 Research Professor, North-West University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences- Entity Director – GIFT, Mafikeng Campus. Corresponding author: Professor A.M.F. Pelser: HED (Home Economics, PU for CHE), B Com (UNISA), B Com […]

From Covid-19 to 4IR: Exploring the influence of Emotional and Cultural intelligence on modern organisational structures and leadership  

Title: From Covid-19 to 4IR: Exploring the influence of Emotional and Cultural intelligence on modern organisational structures and leadership Author: Dr Eben Haeser Swanepoel Orcid Id: 0000-0003-3205-5244 Postdoctoral Researcher, North-West University, Economic and Management Sciences, GIFT. PhD: Psychology of Education (UFS), M.Ed Psychology of Education (UFS), Hons Psychology (UNISA), B.Ed FET (UFS) Ensovoort, volume 41 […]

South Africa’s propaganda war: the information campaign to influence the United States of America, 1972-1978

Title: South Africa’s propaganda war: the information campaign to influence the United States of America, 1972-1978 Authors: J.K. Haasbroek, J-A. Stemmet and M. Oelofse[*] Ensovoort, volume 41 (2020), number 9: 3 Abstract In an effort to counter anti-apartheid forces, the Department of Information, with the approval of Prime Minister Balthazar Johannes (B.J.) Vorster, initiated a […]

Narratiewe Realisme: David Carr se geskiedfilosofie as uitdaging aan die postmodernisme

Titel: David Carr se geskiedfilosofie as uitdaging aan die postmodernisme Skrywer: Jan Adriaan Schlebusch Ph.D. (Groningen, NL) schlebuschadrian@gmail.com Ensovoort, jaargang 41 (2020), nommer 9: 2 Abstract The striving towards objectivity that characterized modern historiography up until the 1970s, lost adherence in academia in light of damning criticism by influential philosophers like Jürgen Habermas. Postmodern approaches […]

A SHEQFS-integrated management system for the grain-silo industry of South Africa

First author: Thabang Ramogodi iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8245-2566 PhD candidate, North-West University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, Potchefstroom Campus. BSc Plant pathology (UP), BSc (Hons) Plant pathology (UP), MSc Quality Management (UK) Co-author: Professor Anna-Marie (AMF) Pelser iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8401-3893 Research Professor, North-West University, Faculty of Economic and Financial Sciences- Entity Director – GIFT, Mafikeng Campus. HED […]

Exploring managerial challenges in managing secondary schoolteachers’ stress: A qualitative analysis

Title: Exploring managerial challenges in managing secondary schoolteachers’ stress: A qualitative analysis First author: Professor Anna-Marie (A.M.F.) Pelser iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8401-3893 Research Professor, North-West University, Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences- Entity Director – GIFT, Mafikeng Campus. Corresponding author: Professor A.M.F. Pelser: HED (Home Economics, PU for CHE), B Com (UNISA), B Com Hons (PU for […]

Friend or foe? How online news outlets in South Africa frame artificial intelligence

Title: Friend or foe? How online news outlets in South Africa frame artificial intelligence Author: Susan Brokensha, University of the Free State. Ensovoort, volume 41 (2020), number 7: 2 Abstract The influence that the media have in shaping public opinion about artificial intelligence (AI) cannot be overestimated, since the various frames they employ to depict […]