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Sadioulou

- Namakoro Fomba (author, composer, callebasse, Donso n'goni), Koko Dembele (guitar), Abdoul Wahab Berthe (bass guitar, karignan), Assanatou Kouyate, Assetou Kone (chorus), MALI K7 S.A. Ali Furka Toure Associe, Bamako

Salimata

- Koniba Traore (author, composer, interpreter, performer), Straun Douglas

Saloum Ghetto

- Tonton Mac, Sugar Flavor, Caporal F (lead vocals), Suzanne Khar Fofana Ass II, Bouba (chorus), El hadji Cissokho, Babouli Cissokho (kora), Laye Kane, Urbain Lambert (guitar), Jazzy M (scratch), Sama Flavor (composed by), Studio 2000

SAMWU's Anti-Privatisation campaign 1997-1999

- SAMWU

  • Authors: SAMWU
  • Date: 1999
  • Subjects: SAMWU
  • Language: English
  • Type: text
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/111213 , vital:33414
  • Description: Last week, SAMWU held lunchtime demonstrations around the country to protest against the privatisation of municipal services. The demonstrations were well attended with reports from the regions indicating that thousands of workers turned out. SAMWU has received an overwhelming show of solidarity from the international community. The General Secretary of UNISON, Britain’s largest public sector union with over 1 million members, wrote that “The UK experience of water privatisation has been huge windfall profits for the companies, record dividends for their shareholders, and massive pay rises for those at the top of these companies. At the same time, employees have suffered job losses, while consumers have had massive price rises. Drought restrictions are widespread and almost one third of all water leaks from old pipes.” The Community and Public Sector Union is Australia wrote that “the Victorian government has pursued similar policies since its election in 1992, and this has resulted in the loss of over 30 000 jobs. Despite the massive effort at privatisation, the state remains the highest taxed state in the nation!” The President of the Public Services Association in Trinidad and Tobago wrote “Our own experience is that Severn Trent of the UK has been granted a loan facility by our government to cover all operational losses for the three year period, thereby taking no risks and collecting management fees of millions of dollars. Water is the most essential commodity for humans and it should never be handed over to the private sector profiteers.” The Executive Committee of Algemene Onderwijsbond, Netherlands wrote: “the evil of privatisation of public holdings is a worldwide problem.. .be convinced of our solidarity and support with your struggle.” SINTAP, the Portuguese Union representing public administration personnel wrote: “We hope the Ministry of Constitutional Development will be able to accept your pilot projects for public sector alternatives to privatisation of water and waste services.” The International Secretary of the 1.3 million member AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) wrote: “given its central importance to sustaining life, water must remain in public hands. We applaud your actions to ensure working conditions for those employed in these critical public services and your leadership in educating the community of the danges associated with privatisation.” The President of the Lithuanian Trade Union Federation of Public Services faxed SAMWU’s President a message saying that “in Lithuania, the capital city of Vilnius has been fighting French multinational Lyonnaise Des Eaux for four years. They want to buy our city’s water system for 5 million US dollars and get 30% of the shares, which is valued at 660 000 US dollars. Its profit the company will get from our citizens pockets.”
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Sanga

- Koniba Traore (author, composer, interpreter, performer), Straun Douglas

SAPS members' experience of diversity and diversity training within the SAPS

- Everton, Wilma

  • Authors: Everton, Wilma
  • Date: 1999
  • Subjects: Police -- South Africa -- Attitudes , Cross-cultural orientation , Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration -- South Africa , Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- South Africa
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSocSc
  • Identifier: vital:2973 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002482 , Police -- South Africa -- Attitudes , Cross-cultural orientation , Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration -- South Africa , Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- South Africa
  • Description: During this study, an attempt was made to explore the opinions and attitudes of members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) towards issues of diversity before, immediately after and three months after participating in diversity training workshops presented by the SAPS Training Division during 1997 in Port Elizabeth. The aim of this thesis was not to assess the diversity training itself, but to discover if the training, as currently presented, in any way influenced the attitudes of participants. In order to meet this goal, literature and empirical studies were conducted. The literature study sets the theoretical foundation pertaining to the history of the SAPS and the attitudes and prejudices of and diversity among SAPS members. During the empirical research phase, a non-probability purposive sampling procedure was adopted. Four of a range of diversity workshops presented by the Training Division of the SAPS during 1997 were selected for the purpose of this study. An internal SAPS process was used to nominate members to attend the workshops. The researcher requested the participants in each of the four workshops to complete a self-administered questionnaire before as well as after the workshop concerned. Immediately after each of the four workshops, a short interview was held with each attendee. To explore the stability of any change evident from responses on the questionnaires completed after the workshops, the attendees were again requested to complete the same questionnaire three months later. To increase the validity of any conclusion that attitudinal change was related to the workshop, a control group was used. This study has revealed that a cross-spectrum of SAPS members of both sexes and diverse racial backgrounds believe that various forms of discrimination exist within the SAPS. It confirmed that the diversity training presented by the SAPS Training Division is a useful instrument to heighten members' awareness of the different norms and customs of other cultural/ethnic groups and of the necessity that the SAPS should be constituted of a cross-spectrum of racial groups reflecting the South African society. Finally, based on the research findings, recommendations were made involving management and its supportive services and diversity training.
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Sarama

- Amy Koita (lead vocal, author, composer, arranger), Moussa, Sidi Mady Gilbert (bass guitar), Zakaria, Djekoria Mory, Cissoko (solo and accompanying guitar), Sekouba, Aboubacar (percussion), Balake Cissoko (kora), Maimouna Barry, Olisa (chorus), Thomas, Didier Deuirus, Manou Yodan (brass), Makan Tounkara (n'goni), Samir Naman

Se

- Rokia Traore (vocals, guitar, lyrics, composition), Andra Kouyate, Baba Sissoko (n'goni), Oumar Diallo, Abdoul W. Berthe (bass guitar), Samba Diarra (balafon), Dimba Camara, Souleymane Ann (percussion, gita), Baba Sissoko (djembe), Samir Naman

Seeking health: the hierarchy of resort in utilisation patterns of traditional and western medicine in multi-cultural Katutura, Namibia

- LeBeau, Debie

  • Authors: LeBeau, Debie
  • Date: 1999
  • Subjects: Traditional medicine -- Namibia -- Katutura (Windhoek) Social medicine -- Namibia -- History Traditional medicine -- Social aspects -- Namibia -- History Medical anthropology -- Namibia
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
  • Identifier: vital:2103 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002666
  • Description: This thesis examines health care choices patients make when illness and misfortune occur. Research on health seeking behaviour was conducted in Katutura (the African township outside of Windhoek in Namibia) during 1996 and 1997. Due to the availability of a wide range of health care options from both the western and the traditional medical systems, utilisation of traditional medicine represents a conscious choice by patients and is not due to a lack of other alternatives. The use of traditional medicine can therefore be attributed to social, cultural, and personal factors rather than access, cost, and distance to modern health care facilities. A set of theoretical postulates is constructed to explain health seeking behaviour, including western and African concepts of ill health, which integrates both macro and micro-level analysis. Through macro-level analysis, this model postulates that western and traditional medical systems are able to exist within a single society due to the presence of co-existing ideologies (Medical Systems Theory). This model further postulates that social change is a significant attribute of post-colonial Namibian society (Post-colonial Theory). Rapid social change causes social disequilibrium leading to insecurities within the population which increase traditional health care utilisation, especially due to witchcraft accusation. Thus, macro-level theories are used to explain the existence and form of health care alternatives in Katutura; while micro-level analysis is used to examine how people make rational health care choices based on individualised variables within the enabling and constraining umbrella of Namibia's social structure. These variables include the individual's means, goals, desires, and environment of physical and social objects. Health seeking behaviour is influenced by the individual's previous experiences (history), personal constraints, and access to information. Based on data from the 1996 Tradition and Health Survey administered as part of the research for this dissertation, a model for health seeking behaviour is developed to guide the analysis of qualitative data. This model postulates that different patterns of utilisation depend on perceived causes, reasons and origins (aetiology) as well as manifestations of illness. Some illnesses are perceived of as clearly African and some are seen to be clearly western (both of these perceptions result in a single utilisation pattern). Some illnesses have a social/spiritual aetiology but universally recognised manifestations (resulting in a simultaneous utilisation pattern), and some illnesses are of indeterminate aetiology until treatment begins (resulting in a multi-faceted utilisation pattern). In addition to a utilisation pattern based on the aetiology and manifestation of illness, previous health seeking experiences influence, to a certain extent, subsequent health care choices; whereby the failure of one medical system to produce satisfactory results can cause health seekers to shift to another treatment regimen. In Katutura choices patients make are also influenced, to a certain extent, by the urban nature of the health seeking environment. Urban patients seek traditional medicine for a range of social/spiritual aetiologies, due to rapid social change and the experience of new and threatening situations. Urban patients also have more knowledge and experience with the western concept of contagious transmission as opposed to the traditional concept of social/spiritual contamination. In addition, health seeking patterns vary slightly between the different ethnic groups in Katutura. Traditional aetiological beliefs of the different ethnic groups in Katutura are reflected in current cultural beliefs about the cause of illness.
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Sega

- Ismael Lo (author, composer, lead vocal, rhythm guitar, harmonica, chorus), Veux Mac Faye (solo guitar), Paul Thierry Oliveira (keyboard, arrangments), Alioune Wade (bass guitar), El Hadji Faye (percussion), Pepe Dieng Diengos (drums), Marie Cabou (chorus), Abib Ndiaye (drums), Thirifays Claude (saxophone), Ramirez Jean Pierre (trumpet), Welch Jean Marc (trombone), Studio 2000, Samassa Records

Seman Lolobo

- Billy Sincop, Goly Herve (key board), Vata Monbassa, Santa N'guessan, N'dri Martial (guitars), Niamkey Jusitine, Botha Therese, Loukou Kedjebo, N'guessan Pitie, Gerbasco, Kouadio Maurison (chorus), Santa N'guessan (arrangement), Kouadio Maurison (perfromer), Santa N'guessan

Siraba

- Amy Koita (lead vocal, author, composer, arranger), Moussa, Sidi Mady Gilbert (bass guitar), Zakaria, Djekoria Mory, Cissoko (solo and accompanying guitar), Sekouba, Aboubacar (percussion), Balake Cissoko (kora), Maimouna Barry, Olisa (chorus), Thomas, Didier Deuirus, Manou Yodan (brass), Makan Tounkara (n'goni), Samir Naman

Size-fractionated phytoplankton biomass and primary production in the Southern Ocean

- Balarin, Marianne G

  • Authors: Balarin, Marianne G
  • Date: 1999
  • Subjects: Biomass -- Analysis , Phytoplankton , Atlantic Ocean
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Masters , MSc
  • Identifier: vital:5765 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1005453 , Biomass -- Analysis , Phytoplankton , Atlantic Ocean
  • Description: The factors controlling primary production in the Southern Ocean were investigated over two years during two cruises of the South African National Antarctic Program (SANAP). The first cruise was conducted to the region of the eastern Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean during the collaborative Scandinavian/South African Antarctic expedition conducted in austral summer (DecemberIFebruary) 1997-1998. Production studies were conducted in the vicinity of the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ), Interfrontal Zone (IFZ) and Antarctic Polar Front(APF). The second cruise was conducted during the Third Marion Island Oceanographic Survey (MIOS III) to the region of the Sub-Antarctic Prince Edward Islands in austral autumn (April/May) 1998. Size-fractionated production rates were estimated by 14C incorporation using standard JGOFS protocols. Oceanographic data from the first cruise suggest that the three regions can be divided into two distinct regimes. Stations occupied in the vicinity of the MIZ and the APF were characterised by a shallow mixed layer depth « 40m) while at the IFZ-stations, the mixed layer depth exceeded the 1% light depth. Microphytoplankton dominated integrated chlorophyll-a biomass in the MIZ (total chlorophyll a ranged between 15.4 and 41.3 mg Chi-a. m-2) and at the APF (range between 10.7 and 31.4 mg Chi-a. m-2) , comprising > 50% of total chlorophyll-a at all these stations. Xl Within the IFZ (2 stations), nanophytoplankton dominated total integrated Chl-a biomass (range between 5.6 and 8.8 mg Chi-a. m-2) comprising, on average, 36% of the total. Picophytoplankton comprised an average of 12% of the total Chl-a biomass (range between 3.1 and 5.9 mg Chi-a. m-2) in the MIZ, 36% in the IFZ (range between 6.4 and 7.8 mg Chl-a . m-2) and 20% in the vicinity of the APF (range between 6.8 and 10.6 mg Chi-a. m-2). Total integrated primary production ranged between 316 and 729 mg C . m-2. d-1 at stations occupied in the vicinity of the MIZ, and between 292 and 317 mg C . m·2• d-l within the IFZ. At stations occupied in the region of the APF, total integrated production ranged between 708 and 926 mg C . m-2• dol. The contribution of various size fractions to total productivity generally displayed the same pattern as integrated Chl-a biomass. Microphytoplankton formed the most important contributor to total production at stations occupied in the MIZ and at the APF. Within the IFZ, nanophytoplankton dominated total daily production. Nutrient data suggest that concentrations of macro nutrients within the upper water column were above the threshold where growth would be limited. Preliminary results showed that concentrations of iron (Fe) were highest in the southern region of the MIZ and in the vicinity of the APF. During the second cruise, conducted in the vicinity of the Sub-Antarctic Front (SAF) and in the upstream, inter-island and downstream regions of the Prince Edward Islands, there was evidence of fresh water run-off from the islands, (i.e. decreased salinities and increased concentrations of ammonia and nitrate). Oceanographic data collected at the various production stations indicated that the upper water column was well mixed throughout the survey. Total integrated biomass during the study ranged between 8.5 and 20.1 mg Chi-a. m-2• No distinct patterns in total Chl-a biomass were evident. Picophytoplankton dominated total biomass comprising> 45 % of total pigment at all stations. Nanophytoplankton were the second most important contributor to total integrated biomass. Generally xu microphytoplankton contributed < 10 % of total ChI-a. Total daily integrated production was highest (442.6 mg Chi-a. m-2) at the single station occupied in the vicinity of the SAF. Outside this region, total areal production was lower, ranging from 94.5 to 353.0 mg C . m-2. d-1. With the exception of the station occupied in the vicinity of the SAF, total productivity was dominated by nanophytoplankton, which comprised between 48 and 66% of the total. Concentrations of macronutrients did not appear to be limiting to phytoplankton growth. The absence of a phytoplankton bloom in the vicinity of the islands appears to have been related to water column stability, which was influenced by the prevailing oceanographic regime during the survey. Previous studies have shown that when the SAF lies in close proximity to the islands, advecting forces prevail, resulting in the islands functioning as a flow-through system. During this study, the SAF lay immediately north of the islands. As a consequence no water was trapped in the leeward side of the islands. The results of the two cruises suggest that phytoplankton production in the four systems investigated: the Marginal Ice Zone (MIZ), Antarctic Polar Front (APF), Inter Frontal Zone (IFZ) and Prince Edward Islands (PEl), was largely controlled by water column stability. It is probable that the availability of iron, particularly in the region of the MIZ and APF, may have further contributed to the elevated production recorded in these two regions.
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Sleeping Through Shakespeare

- Hall, Ron

  • Authors: Hall, Ron
  • Date: 1999
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/457779 , vital:75678 , https://hdl.handle.net/10520/AJA1011582X_200
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  • Date Issued: 1999

Sodia

- Amadou Sodia (lead singer, bolon, kora), Hadja Maningbe, Djanka Diabate, Awa Maiga, Valerie Belinga (chorus), Ansoumane Kante, Yeye (percussions), Adame Conde (balafon), Alpha Camara (congas), Ousmane Kouyate, Djely Moussa Kouyate,Manfila Kante (guitar), Djessou Mory (rythm guitar, solo), Brass: Christian Martinez (trumpet), Bernard Camoin (trombone), Thierry Farrugia (saxophone), Phillipe Guez (arrangement, keyboard), Patrick Mareck

Somagwaza

- Mukwena, E., Ndzelani, M, Magqirha, N, Tukani, N, Tukani, M, Pintshana, T, Mafika, E., Thukani, M. J., Ndzelani, N., Dargie, Dave

Song sharing by neighbourhood groups of territorial male Blackeyed Bulbuls

- Lloyd, Penn, Hulley, Patrick E, Craig, Adrian J F K

  • Authors: Lloyd, Penn , Hulley, Patrick E , Craig, Adrian J F K
  • Date: 1999
  • Subjects: To be catalogued
  • Language: English
  • Type: text , article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/447841 , vital:74678 , https://doi.org/10.1080/00306525.1999.9634238
  • Description: The territorial song of the Blackeyed Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus is described for a population followed over two breeding seasons in suburban Grahamstown, South Africa. The Blackeyed Bulbul has a discrete and highly structured system of phrase sharing by neighbourhood groups of males. The most common repertoire size is five phrases (mean 5.5; range 2–9). In a temporally-stable song population, individual phrases are shared independently by discrete clusters of males. Neighbours show a strong tendency to share phrase types (but rarely whole repertoires), with overall song similarity decreasing rapidly with increasing distance between birds. This species is an ideal candidate for testing hypotheses concerning the adaptive value of song sharing by neighbourhood groups.
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Soul

- Omar Pene (author, composer, lead vocal), Babacar Dieng, Mada Ba (Super Diamono vocals), Lappa Diagne (Super Diamono drums), Iba Ndiaye, Papis Ba, Ousmane Sow (Super Diamono keyboards), Doudou Conare, Ousmane Sow (Super Diamono guitars), Pape Ndiaye ( Super Diamono percussion), Dembel Diop (Super Diamono bass, arrangement), Amy Bamba, Awa Maiga (guest vocals), Brass: Philippe Slominsky, Ibou Konate (guest trumpet), Alain Hatot, Sanou Diouf (guest saxophone), Jacques Bolognesi, Moustapha Fall (guest trombone), Philippe Guez (guest keyboard), Thio Mbaye (guest percussions, vocal), Syllart Production

South Africa's "Rainbow People", national pride and happiness

- Moller, Valerie, Dickow, H, Harris, M

  • Authors: Moller, Valerie , Dickow, H , Harris, M
  • Date: 1999
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: vital:7117 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010751
  • Description: Since the first free elections were held in April 1994, South Africans are popularly known as the ''rainbow people''. The paper inquires whether South Africans who experienced pride in their nation in the first years of democracy also perceived a greater sense of subjective well-being. It is proposed that national pride in post-apartheid South Africa might be fused with or work through self-esteem to lift levels of happiness. The paper traces the history of the new integrating civil religion of the rainbow people and the acceptance of the rainbow as a political symbol of unity among the diverse people of South Africa immediately after the 1994 elections and two years later. The proposed link between national pride and happiness was explored with data from two independent national surveys, the 1995 South African World Values Survey conducted by Markinor and a June 1996 MarkData syndicated omnibus survey. The study found that the appeal of the rainbow as political symbol was inclusive of all groups in society and that feelings of national pride and support for the rainbow ideal were positively associated with subjective well-being. As indicated by intensity and frequency measures, the majority of South Africans were proud of their country and could name a national achievement that inspired pride. Better-off South Africans tended to be happier and more satisfied with life but less proud, while the poor were less happy but fiercely proud of their country. Results suggest that belief in South Africa’s ''rainbow nation'' ideal may have assisted in boosting happiness during the transition to a stable democracy, thereby preventing alienation among the losers under the new political dispensation. Supporters of the ideal of the rainbow nation were more optimistic than others about the future of their country.
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South African small business growth through interfirm linkages

- Toomey, David Colbert

  • Authors: Toomey, David Colbert
  • Date: 1999
  • Subjects: Small business -- South Africa Interorganizational relations Small business -- South Africa -- Growth -- Case studies South Africa -- Economic policy
  • Language: English
  • Type: Thesis , Doctoral , PhD
  • Identifier: vital:2836 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003046
  • Description: Economic stagnation in sub-Saharan Africa since 1970 is well documented. While the causes are varied, the paradigm of nationalistic state-led economic development has changed. Economic development occurs in a global marketplace. Manufacturing has shifted from developed to less developed countries, an opportunity that was seized in Asia and Latin America. South Africa’s labour, unskilled and costly by world standards, is at a disadvantage as an agile and competitive world market seeks skilled labour at the lowest cost. South Africa’s Gear economic policy suggests that 300 000 new jobs need to be created annually until 2004 in order to reduce unemployment. Small, medium and microenterprise growth is central to meeting this target. Numerous government structures to assist small enterprises have been created. Few, however, assist small business with the demands of the marketplace. Most focus on generic skills training and questionable small business finance. This thesis suggests that interfirm linkages between large and small enterprises is one strategy that can assist the growth of small business, create employment and, increase labour skills. International experience shows that generic training is less effective in promoting small business than linking business training to actual market-demands. Interfirm linkages, most often through subcontracting, is a strategy used successfully in Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Brazil. Such linkages are usually government supported and provide incentives for both large and small businesses to work together productively. Three South African interfirm linkage case studies are critiqued. Case study findings indicate that interfirm linkages expose emerging businesses to market conditions, and can provide access to process technology training, low cost raw materials, creative finance, and new markets. Small business ‘learns by doing’ and also ‘learns while earning’. The state has a role in the development of a vibrant small, medium and microenterprise sector in South Africa. Current support strategies are largely unrelated to market conditions. Interfirm linkages are an approach that applies market forces in the development of small business. Government policy would be wisely directed to support such business interactions.
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