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.

South Africa's Departure From the Commonwealth in 1961: Postmortems and Consequences

Abstract: (1997). South Africa's departure from the commonwealth in 1961: postmortems and consequences. Kleio: Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 156-171.

The war poems of Mongane Serote: The Night Keeps Winking and A Tough Tale

Abstract: For many South Africans who saw themselves as victims of a racist society, the twentieth century was a period of one hundred years of political turmoil and segregation. Representations of racism and the kinds of subjects it created were provided by various writers during specific historical periods. I consider the 1980s as a period in which the political conflict between the repressive white state and those who wanted change was largely undertaken through violence. This article therefore looks at the depiction of violence in Mongane Serote’s poems of the 1980s - The Night Keeps Winking (1982) and A Tough Tale (1987). As its title suggests, the article analyses these poems as “war poems”. It focuses on the political themes Serote develops in the poems. The Night Keeps Winking (1982) and A Tough Tale (1987) offer horrifying images of war and the senseless bloodletting characteristic of South African life in the 1980s. These poems, as the article will show, reveal how people's lives were damaged by the apartheid state to the extent that many people resorted to violence as a method of liberation.

The owners of new passenger vehicles: Some empirical findings on post-purchase patronage regarding servicing and repairs

Abstract: Despite concern among motor vehicle manufacturers about the relationship between their franchised dealers and new vehicle owners regarding servicing/repairs, very little empirical research has been done to investigate the post-purchase perceptions of new vehicle owners. Research studies conducted in America found that the expiry of the warranty on a new motor vehicle resulted in a major shift away from franchised dealers for servicing/repairs once the warranty had expired and that the older the vehicle became, the higher the probability that it would not be serviced by a franchised dealer. Information gathered from a random sample of new vehicle owners suggests that these conclusions also hold true for the South African situation, despite a high degree of satisfaction expressed with under-warranty servicing.

Perceptions of Medical Practitioners Regarding Attorneys that Advertise

Abstract: It is not until fairly recently that South African firms of attorneys were allowed to advertise their services. The law societies of South Africa, regulating the profession in the various provinces, have all decided to allow advertising to a limited extent. Thus, the old rule (inherited from English law) whereby attorneys were not allowed to advertise their services or invite business, was unnulled. The regulatory provisions of the different law societies do however differ slightly in its content from society to society.