KwaZulu-Natal

usually give names “personal names” after a certain events or circumstance that were relevant at time of the child birth. IsiZulu is major Bantu language spoken in South Africa with the estimated 10 million speaker. Zulu’s are mostly found in KwaZulu Natal (KZN) region of South Africa. Names in African society have a meaning, unlike western names whose purpose is primary to label. These names are subjected to change as society change with time. This essay will look in the change of Zulu naming…

However, as for the last two maps which display the words “Kum/Kumi” and “Umtwana wam”, there is very little or no variation at all. These words are widely spoken throughout the South of Africa. The only slight variation that happens to be is by the KwaZulu-Natal areas and most of the time these words are spoken near the coast lines. Nearly the whole population recognise these words and say them rather than “Kumina” and “Umtram”. It is interesting because it seems as though isiZulu is phasing…

South Africa is a country located on the southernmost tip of the African continent. It is bordered by northern African countries such as Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique. Furthermore, as stated by the World Atlas (2015), South Africa covers 1 214 470 square kilometers of land and 4 620 square kilometers of water, making it the 25th largest nation in the world with a total area of 1 219 090 square kilometers. Because of its large population consisting of many…

According to signing of reports on campus, students are dropping out of community colleges due to low academic performances. The students are failing in their classes because they didn’t have time to study for their academics, understand the criteria or requirements there is to graduate, and didn’t possess a college level education. But most of them doesn’t had a higher level education after they went to high school,which becomes a problem when they go into colleges. The students who doesn’t…

Jackson, M.P.A., Eriksson, K.A., Hunter, D.R., Hobday, D.K. and Minter, W.E.L. (1982).Crustal evolution of southern Africa-3.8 billion years of earth history. SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK, INC, USA. Hira, H.G. (1998). The Cambrian Metallogeny of KwaZulu-Natal. MSc. Thesis(unpublished), Rhodes University.Grahamstown. Houghton, S.H. (1969). Geological History of Southern Africa. Cape Town: Cape&Traansvaal Printers. Johnson, M.R., van Vuuren, C.J., Visser, J.N.J., Cole, D.I., Wickens, H.de V.,…

1. Proctoring is supervising or invigilating during an exam. The University of the People require students to complete a number of proctored exams before graduation as per their chosen degree programme. Students will only graduate when all required proctored exams are successfully completed. This is a pre-condition to being awarded the degree. The UoPeople reserves the right to veto the proctor at any time. 2. The appropriate proctor must be a responsible adult of at least 21 years old; must be…

CHAPTER 1 The issue of global warming and climate change is one that affects every person living on this planet. As a global society, we are responsible for ensuring that our planet and our resources are sustained, not only for the benefit of our own lives, but for the lives of generations to come. The increasing rate of climate change and depletion of natural resources are a consequence of human negligence, and it is up to us to rectify this problem. Although unsustainable packaging only has…

shark species in Cenderawasih Bay. In Indonesia, it took them six years to announce the making of seven marine protected areas. And, in Raja Ampat, people in local communities have been attempting to form long term reserves. Furthermore, the KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board has tried to use netting to reduce the amount of shark attacks on their shore. However, these nettings have caught and killed sharks going out to sea, dolphins, whales, rays, and turtles. Chapter 8- Fish Fight Sonja Fordham and…

South Africa has been most severely affected by the HIV epidemic, thereby having the highest HIV prevalence in the world (Pettifor et. al, 2011). When HIV was first discovered in South Africa, it affected a lot of the urban populations and spread to the rural parts of South Africa. Further, studies have found that HIV prevalence is much higher is urban townships and urban informal settings which are characterized by their poor economic infrastructures and larger social densities (Kalichman et.…

The Republic of South Africa, according to its first democratic constitution, officially speaks 11 languages, of which there are two West-Germanic languages (Afrikaans and English), and nine Bantu languages (isiNdebele, Sesotho, Sepedi, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, isiXhosa and isiZulu). Due to such diversity, South Africa represents a highly valuable source of information for studying the phenomenon of multilingualism. The essay will first focus on South Africa’s peculiar historical…