Vista University

About: Vista University is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Boron trifluoride & Higher education. The organization has 225 authors who have published 336 publications receiving 3345 citations.

Amalgamation of the former homeland border-township of seshego and the conservative apartheid city pletersburg during transition

Abstract: Urban outcomes of restructuring in post-apartheid South Africa have been experienced differently in terms of administrative amalgamation, social integration, and the planning process for spatial change. This paper presents a contemporary historic overview of the transition period experienced in the integration of the former homeland town, Seshego, with its apartheid city neighbour, Pietersburg. Empirical data presented are based on a number of household surveys undertaken in Seshego, focussing on the town's household linkage, and, attitudes towards social integration with Pietersburg. Furthermore, an account of the local government amalgamation process of how Seshego were spatially integrated with Pietersburg are presented.

Nepotism, corruption and discrimination: a predicament for a post‐apartheid South African public service

Abstract: Nepotism, corruption and discrimination occur all over the world. South Africa is no exception. The topic is one of major concern, especially in view of the impending constitutional changes in South Africa. The author sketches the nature of these phenomena and discusses various counteractive measures. There is no simple solution. The author, however, suggests that the issues should be brought out into the open, and that the authorities should face the problems and devise remedial steps.

Some ad hoc information system issues in South Africa for the new millenium and suggestions as to how to deal with them

Abstract: Information systems frequently costs organisations between one and ten percent of their gross income There are several different types of information systems issues and these might lead to a number of organisational issues Despite this many organisations are unhappy with their investment in information systems as there are numerous examples of failed information systems These issues are also common to most organisations using information systems This paper considers some of these more common information systems fail and discusses some suggestions as to how to deal with these issues These issues could also apply to other countries

Politeness and indirectness revisited

Abstract: This article describes a study undertaken to investigate whether the notions of politeness and indirectness are considered related in requests formulated by native and non-native speakers. The request data were collected from two groups of speakers, namely: 100 Luganda and 100 Luganda English university students. For data collection, a Discourse Completion Test (DCT) questionnaire was designed to elicit from the respondents a speech act response in the form of a request. Using the nine point directness and politeness scales adopted from Blum-Kulka's 1987 study, respondents were asked to rate the responses from the DCTs in terms of directness and politeness. Results indicated that indirectness does not necessarily communicate politeness in Luganda. These findings are in line with Blum-Kulka's (1987) claim that in contrast to the contemporary theories of politeness, indirectness as perceived by Hebrew speakers does not indicate politeness.