https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/23650 2026-05-01T12:14:41Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/29558 Style in M. T. Mmileng's novels: Lehudu, Mangomo and Matlhogole Ngwenya, Mapule Magdeline The aim of this study is to endeavour to analyse the language and style in M.T. Mmileng's novels. The s tudy will focus on how the writer uses language to convey his thoughts, emotions and feelings communicable. The first chapter of this study takes the form of an introduction, providing the background, aims and the scope of the study. Chapter two develops the framework of stylistics which forms the foundation of our analysis . In chapter three an analysis of Mmileng's prose fiction will be undertaken . The choice of words, sentences and paragraphs will be analysed. Chapter four looks at how Mmileng has used imagery, proverbs and idioms in his texts. Chapter five looks back on what we have dealt with in the first four chapters and gives concluding statements. 2002-10-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/29555 The significance of the Musanda language in Venda: a diglossia Khuba, Asnath Elelwani The musanda language is spoken by the members of the royalty in Venda, who form part of the Venda nation as a whole, and hold the ruling power. Besides learning the musanda language, which is their first language1 they also use the Venda language with the majority of the Venda nation. The use of both languages gives them an opportunity to be diglossic. Diglossia, as ex pressed in this thesis, refers to the speaking of two languages by the members of the musanda community or anybody who may happen to know both languages. The chief, called vbamusanda, is the central figure in this discussion with special reference to the language used in and around his/her place of residence. There is uniformity in the musanda language used in all the chief's residences called mjsanda. The hierarchical structure within the musanda premises affords all groups composing the musanda community to learn the musanda language. The older the members in the musanda community are the more knowledge they have of the language. The musanda language is learnt informally by the musanda community who uses it on the upper level whereas both Venda and the musanda languages are used on the lower level, making it more diglossic than the upper level. For many years the musanda community was reluctant to share their language with the majority of the Venda community, who, in this thesis are referred to as commoners. This ended up in depriving the musanda language of becoming the standard language in Venda, The fact that education among the Venda is musanda-centred has helped the Venda community in gaining rnusanda vocabulary. The musanda language therefore is a language used for etiquette to show respect for the ruling community, The Venda nation honours their rulers by the use of the rnusanda language. Although some of the musanda terms have disappeared they nevertheless remain a resistance to borrowing words from other languages . The musanda language as a diglossia remains unique in all the misanda in Venda, 1993-06-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/29533 Towards inclusive archives thorough collection of sports athletic memories at Gauteng Provincial Archives repository Matshotshwane, Joseph Ramochichi Many archival scholars in South Africa and elsewhere lament of archives repositories that continue to reflect the activities of colonial masters, while excluding the memories of the previously marginalised. This is also the case with memories and stories of the athletic running community in South Africa, especially black athletes. Sport, including athletics, has been demonstrated as an instrument of solidarity of fragmented cultures. In South Africa, where sport is of such significance, it is still minimally represented in public archival holdings. Despite the mandate to transform the archival system in South Africa, evidence suggests that imperialism and colonisation, or rather domination of whites, have shaped and remains to shape the country’s archival holdings. Even after the tangled pursuit of decolonising archive collections that began in 1996 through the enactment of the new constitution, archives and the archival profession remain as they were, animated in all aspects of life by Western colonials. This qualitative study explores the feasibility of building inclusive archives through collection of sports memories at the Gauteng Provincial Archives Repository (GPAR). The study adopted oral history as a design and triangulated it with content analysis to mitigate prejudices that come with orality. Athlete participants were identified through snowball sampling and data was collected using both oral testimony interviews from athletes with first-hand information and document analysis of policy and legislative framework, as well as old newspaper cuttings. The study established that the provincial archives repository uses the GPARS Act enacted in 2013 to acquire non-public records. However, it was established that there is a tendency to perpetuate elitism by documenting mostly oral history of prominent members of the community with political power, while neglecting the stories of the minority and marginalised. As a result, records that can contribute to inclusive or total archives in South Africa are held in the care of a wide range of organisations, institutions and individuals. Indeed, the study revealed that of most historical athletes’ memories from their running careers, including awards ceremony certificates, trophies, winning medals, Springbok jerseys, newspaper clippings and pictures, are in their possession. However, there is no provincial register of such counter-archives. In this regard, athletes’ houses have been transformed into museums encompassing all their running memories, displayed all over their living rooms. Not only do athletes safeguard their memories in their homes but they even possess rich, forgotten history of legendary runners from the apartheid era, including that of Benoni Malaka, Humphrey Kgosi, Mathews Batswadi, Titus Mamabolo, Mathews Motshwarateu, Albert Moholwa, Lawrence Peu, Simon Peu and many more. As such, only few athletes oversee forgotten historical memories of most legendary runners and in some instances without specialised handling, also compounded by that; these archival memories are only accessible to those blessed enough to be close to these legendary runners. As the athletes have indicated their willingness to donate their memories, this study recommends that to build inclusive archives, these athletes’ memories should be secured through GPAR initiatives that aim to collect non-public records valuable to aspects of province history from institutions and individuals. This is an opportunity not to be missed to build inclusive archives using athletics sporting code as the starting point to close gaps that has existed for a long time. 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z https://ir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/29529 The state of the indigenous languages in Kroonstad secondary schools Matube, Sello John This study focuses on the extent to which the indigenous languages are used among Kroonstad secondary schools. This is prompted by the declaration of the South African constitution that the indigenous languages be declared official languages . This research therefore investigates whether these languages are used equitably by the students at schools and whether they have been included in the school curriculum. To achi eve this exercise interviews are conducted amonq secondary school children and their educators. Data is collected, arranqed and analyzed. It is then discovered that in Kroonstad only ~our indigenous lanquaqes are found, namely Sesotho, isi-Zulu, isi-Xhosa and Setswana. Of these languages only Sesotho is being used for communication purposes . The other lanquaqes are being used at home and amonq their speaker a only. A recommendations is therefore made that much attention shoul-d be given towards the development of the indigenous languages so that they could be used by a large variety o~ people. These languages should be developed to become the media of instructi on now that most people feel that they are as important as other official languages . A major task should be given to the government , the curriculum and language planners to develop the indigenous languages to a point where they would receive recognition of their status as official languages. For this to be attained, the indigenous languages should be included in all schools curriculum to be studied as subjects. 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z