Vol. 6 No. 1 (2024): African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies (AJIMS)

Published: 31-01-2025

Articles

  • Speaking Truth or Power? Issues in Translation of South African Children’s Picture Books

    Jade Smith, Ralph Adendorff
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1932

  • Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools in Higher Education: A Moral Compass for the Future?

    Shamola Pramjeeth, Priya Ramgovind
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1898

  • Challenges of Social Workers in Involving Parents in the Intervention Process of Young Persons Misusing Substances

    Jan Masombuka
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1895

  • Crossing Disciplinary Boundaries and Extending Participation through Film and Applied Theatre Techniques: Reflecting on the Umzi ka Mama Oral Histories Project

    Phemelo Hellemann
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1916

  • Poverty in South Africa: Drivers of Perpetuation

    Olumuyiwa Temitope Faluyi, Adewale Adisa Olutola
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1911

  • Quantifying Ecosystem Services and Environmental Dynamics in Lagos State's Coastal Zones

    Toyosi Adedoja, Suleiman Adegboyega, Akpofure Fakpor
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1906

  • A Conceptual Framework for Safety Challenges in South African Schools

    Cheryl Rielander
    1-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1915

  • Building Resilient FMCG Supply Chains in South Africa Amid Prevailing Load-Shedding Challenges

    David Pooe, Kudakwashe Tazvivinga
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1945

  • Experiences of Nurse Educators in Research Supervision of Undergraduate Students

    Xolani Lawrence Mhlongo
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1910

  • Student Loan Debt Challenges and the Implications of Consumer Protection Legislation: A Case Study of a South African University

    Preleen Govender, Karunanidhi Reddy
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1905

  • Education 4.0 (ED4.0): A Global Higher Educational Paradigm for BRICS Countries

    Renitha Rampersad, Mauricio Maynard do Lago, Elton Fernandes
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1912

  • Dysfunctional State and Human Rights Violations in Nigeria: An Assessment of President Buhari’s Administration (2015-2023)

    Olusola Olasupo, Patrick Hosea, Babatunde Abioro
    1-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1900

  • Poverty in Nigeria: Potential Aggravating Factors

    Adewale Adisa Olutola, Olumuyiwa Temitope Faluyi
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1908

  • The Blended Roles of Professional and Academic Staff in Universities of Technology: Are We Getting It Right?

    Leigh Meyers, Tigamberry Naidoo, Jane Skinner
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1936

  • Cultivating an Entrepreneurial Mindset to Address Unemployment through Innovation, Adaptability and Interdisciplinary Research

    Idowu David Ibrahim, Amos Adeniyi
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1933

  • Evaluation of Managerial Tools for Preventing and Controlling Cyber-Loafing Among Administrative Staff: A Case Study of a Selected Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Nonhlanhla Beata Mkhize, Celani John Nyide, Peggy Pinky Mthalane
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1935

  • An Existential Phenomenological Approach on Folklore as South Africa’s Wealth in Context

    Mlamli Diko
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1966

  • An Interdisciplinary Collaboration of the Writing Centre Support and the Nursing Department on the Development of Academic Research Writing

    Nonhlanhla Patience Khumalo, Denver Naidoo, Thandeka Jacqueline Bhengu
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1931

  • Exploring the Aesthetic Applications of Expanded Polystyrene: An Interdisciplinary Review

    Ene Awodi, Kehinde Christopher Adewumi
    1-15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1942

  • Pre-Service Social Sciences Teachers’ Perspectives of their Teacher Professional Identity in a South African University within the Context of Curriculum Integration

    Tiani Wepener, Raymond Nkwenti Fru, Alan Felix, Mlamuli Tabhu
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1930

  • Schools and Occupational Health and Safety: Perspectives for Developing Countries

    Cheryl Rielander, Thea Visser, Elriza Esterhuyzen
    1-15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1957

  • South African Sign Language (SASL) Interpreter Portrayal on SABC 1 News Bulletin: What Do Viewers Think?

    Silindile Ntombela, Maleshoane Rapeane-Mathonsi, Litšepiso Matlosa
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1963

  • Physical Activity Levels During SARS-Cov2- Pandemic: A Focus on South African Data from the ‘Activity and Health During the SARS-Cov-2 Pandemic’ (ASAP) Study

    Adelle Kemlall Bhundoo, Jan Wilke, Julian David Pillay
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1909

  • The Effect of Organisational Learning on Business Performance of SMMES in the Western Region of Ghana

    Luther-King Junior Zogli, Johnson Yeboah
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1960

  • Engaging Creativity as an Alternative for Sustainable Inclusion and Integration in Schools: Visual Participatory Approach

    Theresia Joakim Kanyopa, Matseliso Mokhele Makgalwa
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1934

  • Benefits and Challenges of Research Commercialisation in South Africa: A Systemic Review

    Mapula Razwinani, Ndivhuho Tshikovhi, Keolebogile Shirley Motaung
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1962

  • Sepedi Language Speakers’ Perceptions and Experiences of South Africa’s Consumer Protection Act, with Specific Reference to the Banking Industry

    Khutso Makuwa, Gary Collins
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1944

  • Enabling the Economics of African Languages in Language Policies of South Africa and Zimbabwe

    Liqhwa Siziba, Busani Maseko
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1938

  • Indigenous Language Policy in Academic Writing at South African Higher Education: The Issue of Publishing and Accessing Scientific Materials in Setswana

    Kgomotso Theledi, Stephen Masote
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1940

  • A Museum Theatre Approach to Museum Communication in Durban, South Africa

    Daniel Omoruan, Osakue Stevenson Omoera, Sam Erevbenagie Usadolo
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1929

  • Challenges Faced by National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Graduates in Repaying Loans and Debt: A Content Analysis

    Sakhiseni Joseph Yende
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1943

  • A Call for the Institutionalisation of School Social Work Services in the O.R. Tambo Inland Secondary Schools to Counter the Psycho-Social ills Among Learners

    Asanda Boboyi
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1947

  • Internal Management Systems and Supply Chain Relationship Commitment in State-Owned Enterprise in Gauteng Province

    Pfanelo Nematatani, Elizabeth Chinomona
    1-15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1959

  • On ‘Becoming’ Contemplative Academic Development Practitioners: Reflections through Collaborative Autoethnography

    Rosaline Govender, Delysia Timm
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1948

  • Rural Women Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Issues and Challenges

    Gift Donga, Tendai Chimucheka
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1964

  • South African Politics and Online Electioneering Discourses in Selected Social Media Sites in Phuthaditjhaba

    Bright Sinyonde
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1965

  • Leveraging Covert Curriculum in the Nurturing of Entrepreneurial Mindsets among Higher Education Students

    Timothy Aduojo Obaje
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1946

  • Induction-Phase Challenges Faced by South African Higher Education Students: A Case Study of Sol Plaatje University

    Felix Awung, Alan Felix, Wiets Botes, Raymond Fru, Tiani Wepener , Richard Moloele
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1955

  • The Effects of Demographic Factors on Professional Career Success: An Investigation of Higher Education Staff in South Africa

    Danielle Ngo Ndjama, Johan van der Westhuizen
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1961

  • The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on Financial Performance in a Selected Medium-Sized Clothing Manufacturing Organization in South Africa

    Itumeleng Judith Maome, Robert Walter Dumisani Zondo
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1949

  • The Role of Traditional Leadership in Addressing Gender-Based Violence in Seke Community, Zimbabwe

    Blessing Hodzi
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1956

Short Articles/Commentaries

  • Understanding and Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in the United States through Effective Health Communication

    Grace Temiloluwa Agbede
    1-4
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1894

  • Primary Headaches among Students in a South African University

    Julian Pillay, Johan Prangley, Charmaine Korporaal, Adepeju Lateef
    1-6
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1914

Special Issue 1

  • Editorial - Advancing African Women in Academia: Charting Modern Solutions

    Grace Temiloluwa Agbede, Nereshnee Govender, Daisy Pillay
    1-3
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1926

  • Sisterhood in Academia - Storying our Experiences in Higher Education

    Nereshee Govender, Nonhlanhla Khumalo, Grace Temiloluwa Agbede
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1925

  • Be Your Sister’s Keeper: Personal Experience of Travelling a Lonely Journey in Academia

    Duduzile Mzindle
    1-8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1918

  • Gendering the Decision-Making Positions in Higher Education: A Cross-Sectional Gender Audit in Three Selected Universities in Malawi

    Juliet Chiwaya Kamwendo
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1921

  • My Hijab Covers my Mane, Not My Mind: Challenges Facing South African Muslim Women Academics

    Quraisha Dawood
    1-9
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1923

  • A Narrative Inquiry to Explore Lived Experiences of Women Pursuing PhDs in South Africa

    Lianne Keiller, Abigail Ruth Dreyer
    1-8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1920

  • Mentoring as a Form of Transformation in Academia

    Hleliwe Khumalo, Ayanda Kevin Ndlovu
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1922

  • The Importance of Mentorship Opportunities for Women in Academia: A Systematic Review

    Zintle Ntshongwana
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1917

  • Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Mentoring as Support for African Women’s Academic Career Trajectories

    Renitha Rampersad
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1924

  • A Conceptual Framework for Mentorship Support to Early-Career Black Women Academics in South Africa

    Maréve Biljohn, Tatenda Shaleen Marange, Aliza le Roux, Kathleen Schroeder
    1-15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1919

Special Issue 2

  • Editorial: Universities as Thinking Spaces for Society: Moving from Welfare to Development

    Olajumoke Ogunsanya, Emem Anwana, Nolwazi Dlamini
    1-2
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1913

  • “Just Shut Up and Take It”: South African University Students on Sexual Harassment

    Sahara Jagath, Vijay Hamlall
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1954

  • University Entrepreneurship Programmes and their Implications for Youth Development in South Africa’s Developmental Agenda: Case Studies from KwaZulu Natal

    Olajumoke Ogunsanya, Emem Anwana, Nomfundo Mthembu
    1-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1939

  • ThriveZA-Nurturing Sustainable Entrepreneurship for South African Youth: A Review

    Sasi Gangiah
    1-15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1941

  • An Exploration and Description of the Impact of COVID-19 on Women's Employment in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

    Catharina Womack, Penny Orton
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1950

  • Challenges Facing Street Vendors in Durban and the Role of The Law: A Means to Empowering Women

    Noluthando Perceviarance Ndaba, Karunanidhi Reddy
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1953

  • Dysfunctional Social Systems, Experiential Traits and Sheer Wickedness: Interrogating the Vicissitudes of Criminal Violence in South Africa

    Omololu Fagbadebo, Martin Kabange, Zwelithini Zwane, Judell Joseph, Hlengiwe Mabizela
    1-15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1958

  • Men’s Perspectives on Gender-Based Violence and the Economic Empowerment Imbalances between Men and Women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Emem Anwana, Nolwazi Dlamini, Maliga Reddy
    1-15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1928

  • Gender Perspective on the Study of Information Technology in Schools in Ghana: The Case of Ghana Communication Technology University

    Berlinda Serwaa Boadu
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1951

  • Internal Migration: An Analysis of Associated Risks and Vulnerabilities of Women and Youth in KwaZulu-Natal

    Nolwazi Dlamini, Emem Anwana, Maliga Reddy
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1937

  • Wrestling with the Present to Re-Imagine the Future of Social Entrepreneurship in Social Work: A South African Context

    Goitseone Leburu, Rebecca Skhosana
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1952

Special Issue 3

  • Editorial: Moving Artificial Intelligence Scholarship: Navigating the AI Frontier in Higher Education

    Anisa Vahed, Charlie Reis, Shalini Singh, Louise Drumm
    1-3
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1891

  • Interrogating Assessment in the Age of Generative AI

    Margaret Blackie, Sioux McKenna, Neil Kramm, Nicola Pallitt
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1903

  • Preserving Academic Integrity in AI-Generated Assessments: A Case Study in Entrepreneurship at a Sino-Foreign University

    Mustafa Ozguven, Anisa Vahed, Khalid Akhal, Antonio Benitez Garcia
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1897

  • Designing in the Times of AI: Co-Creation as a Strategy towards Emergent Learning Design

    Daniela Gachago, Cheng-Wen Huang, Christine Immenga, Glenda Cox, Tefo Mosienyane, Shanali Govender
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1901

  • Early Adaption of Assessments Using Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Impact on Student Learning: A Case Study

    Ling Wang, Shengchen Li, Yue Chen
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1902

  • “Am I in Control of My Own Writing?”: Training Postgraduate Candidates in the Responsible Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence in Academic Writing

    Chris Winberg, Penelope Engel-Hills, Simon Lucas Winberg
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1907

  • Design and Implementation of an Ethical AI-Based Teaching Assistant for IoT Security Education

    Matilda Isaacs, Anwar Majeed, Karim Moussa, Dolapo Shodipo
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1896

  • Using Natural Language Processing Models to Automate Text Labelling: Categorising Semantic Density in Preservice Teachers' Lesson Observation Reports

    Thato Senoamadi, Lee Rusznyak, Ritesh Ajoodha
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1899

  • Exploring Student Acceptance and Perceptions of AI-Assisted PowerPoint Creation

    Svetoslav Georgiev, Joseph Tinsley
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v6i1.1904