Vol. 5 No. 1 (2023): African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies (AJIMS)

Published: 01-01-2023

Articles

  • Transforming Learning: Reimagining Writing Centre Tutor Training in a University Context

    Nereshnee Govender, Tafadzwa Ndadziyira
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1969

  • The Effect of Performance Contracting on Public Service Delivery of Employees in Huduma Centres in Western Kenya

    Wesonga Justus Nyongesa, Johan van der Westhuizen
    1-16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1976

  • Improving South African Masonry Construction Industry

    Bonga PraiseGod Khuzwayo, Mark Walker, Bruce Graham
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2016

  • Understanding Delegated Administrative Tasks: Beyond Academics’ Professional Identities

    Novel Lena Folabit, Saravathie Reddy, Loyiso Currell Jita
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1967

  • My African Husband did not Conform to Gender Roles while Supporting Me through Doctoral Studies

    Lifutso Tsephe
    1-9
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1998

  • The Use of Homoeopathic Nosodes: Consideration for Human Health

    Nokwanda Zulu, Sindile Majola, Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna
    1-16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2003

  • Curriculum Theorising in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

    Kehdinga George Fomunyam
    1-7
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1968

  • Challenges Experienced by SMMEs and Interventions by the South African National and Provincial Government: A Literature Review

    Ayanda Sibiya, Johan van der Westhuizen, Bongani Sibiya
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1975

  • Early Childhood Development: A Case Study of University-Community Engagement in South Africa

    Kanya Padayachee, Geoffrey Thomas Harris
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1971

  • The Ramifications of the Neglect of Indigenous South African Languages by the South African Government: COVID-19 as a Case Study

    Mlamli Diko
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1996

  • Exploring the Challenges and Resilience of Child and Youth Care Workers Employed in a Child and Youth Care Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Sindisiwe Dewa, Mendon Dewa
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2005

  • Building Thriving Innovative Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)

    Ayansola Olatunji Ayandibu
    1-9
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2017

  • ‘Senior Citizen’: Ironic Depiction of West Africa’s Herder-Farmer Crisis in a Conceptual Ceramics Exposition

    Jonathan Okewu, AI Chukwuma Okoli
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1978

  • An Analysis of Stakeholder Engagement in the E-Learning Policy-Making Process at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa

    Patricia Rudo Makwambeni, Blessing Makwambeni, Sam Erevbenagie Usadolo
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1988

  • Recounting the Learning Challenges Experienced by Students from Rural Areas in South Africa in the Context of a Pandemic

    Rekha Maniram
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1970

  • Skin Disease Prevalence amongst Rural Communities in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa

    Kuben Naidoo, Roger Coopoosamy, Karishma Singh, Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna, Jamila Khatoon Adam
    1-9
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1981

  • Impact of Sintering Temperature of the Mechanical Properties of a Fe20Cr20Mn20Ni20Ti10Co5V5 Medium Entropy Alloy

    Steadyman Chikumba, Veeredhi Vasudeva Rao
    1-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2008

  • Foreign Students Perceptions on Selected Service Quality Dimensions, Customer Satisfaction and Future Behavioural Intentions within Visa Facilitation Services Centres in South Africa

    Bakae Aubrey Mokoena
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2024

  • “Are we Producing Teachers for the 4IR Digitized Classroom?” – A Case Study of a School of Education

    Orhe Arek-Bawa, Sarasvathie Reddy
    1-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1980

  • Digging up the Past: Re-Visiting the Potential Role Green Roofs can Play in Mitigating the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect: A Case Study of the Central Business District (CBD), Durban, South Africa

    Clive Greenstone
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2019

  • Internal Drivers of Innovation and Sustainability in South African Manufacturing Small and Medium Enterprises

    Simon Abram Mofokeng, Elizabeth Chinomona, Chengedzai Mafini
    1-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2012

  • Exploring Academics’ Performance Management Experiences at a University of Technology in South Africa

    Anthony Isabirye, Khadijah Moloi
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2006

  • Assessing Infection Control Knowledge and Compliance of Cardiovascular Perfusionists in Theatre at a Private Hospital in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

    Elizabeth Laura Naidoo, Francis Akpa-inyang, Myenderan Keith Odayan, Jamila Adam
    1-15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1999

  • Learning Financial and Business Skills for the Sustainability of Female Necessity Entrepreneurs in the Informal Street Trade in South Africa

    Melanie Cloete, Suriamurthee Maistry, Shakila Singh
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2026

  • Contribution of Indigenous Knowledge to Agricultural Growth in South Africa: A Case of Disaneng Community in the Ratlou Local Municipality

    Gabriel Acha Ekobi, Lovelyne Mboh, Pius Tanga
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2021

  • Globalisation and ICT in Education through Unhu/Ubuntu African Philosophical Framework: A Case of the Zimbabwean Curriculum

    Alice Dhliwayo, Thuthukile Jita
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1974

  • Challenges of Mother-Tongue Education in IsiZulu: A Case Study of Selected Schools in the uThungulu District of KwaZulu-Natal

    Snenhlanhla Khanyile, Felix Awung
    1-8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2014

  • Do Firms’ Growth Rates Follow a Random Walk? Evidence from Incubated Small and Medium Enterprises in South Africa

    Helper Zhou, Robert Zondo
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2009

  • Traditional Milking Hygiene Practices and their Effect on Raw Milk Quality of Rural Small-Scale Dairy Farmers in Kwa-Hlabisa, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Nkosinathi Humphrey Xulu, Krishna Naidoo
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2002

  • Challenges Impacting Higher Education Leaders in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of Quality Education in South Africa

    Shamola Pramjeeth, Dominique Marie' Nupen, Jayseema Jagernath
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1985

  • An Evaluation of the Factors that Impact the Sustainability of Maritime SMMES in the KwaZulu-Natal Province

    Bheka Zulu, Tony Ngwenya, Bonginkosi Zondi
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2023

  • Contemporary Nigerian Artists' Response to Postmodernist Trends and Its Implications for Effective Artistic Growth

    Giles Gambo Duniya, Kehinde Adewumi
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1979

  • Challenges Associated with Research Management and Administration in Universities

    Ayansola Olatunji Ayandibu
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2018

  • The Impact of the Presence of Prosodic Features (Tone Markings) on Comprehending Setswana Words in Reading

    Violet Pule, Kgomotso Theledi
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2011

  • An Integrative Review to Progress the Responsible Development of Nano-Drugs

    Shalini Singh, Krishnan Kanny, Gan Redhi
    1-16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2004

  • Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Africa: An Interdisciplinary Discourse Analysis of One Selected isiZulu and One Selected isiXhosa Literary Text

    Mlamli Diko
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1997

  • The Cross-cultural Structural Validity of the Big Five Personality Inventory (BFI-10) in a South African Sample

    Takawira Munyaradzi Ndofirepi, Renier Steyn
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2025

  • Dimensional Analysis of Service Fairness on Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction: A Local Municipality Study

    Lehlohonolo Amos Masitenyane, Bakae Aubrey Mokoena
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2020

  • An Assessment of University in Entrepreneurship Training as a Means of Reducing Youth Unemployment in South Africa: A Case of Durban University of Technology

    Priscilla Musariwa, Faith Tinonetsana
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1973

  • Poverty, Agency and Suicide: Men and Women

    Renier Steyn
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2013

  • Adoption of Facebook as a Communication Tool amongst University Millennials in KwaZulu-Natal

    Slindile Mdletshe, Tshepo Tlapana, Raymond Hawkins-Mofokeng
    1-9
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2007

  • Assessing the Impact of Community Gardens in Mitigating Household Food Insecurity and Addressing Climate Change Challenges: A Case Study of Ward 18, Umdoni Municipality, South Africa

    Merishca Naicker, Denver Naidoo, Mjabuliseni Ngidi
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2001

  • The Benefits and Challenges of the Gig Economy: Perspective of Gig Workers and Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa

    Sudhika Palhad , Stanley Onwubu, Rasmi Singh, Rookmoney Thakur, Surendra Thakur, Gugu Mkhize
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2022

  • Comparative Study of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic - Diesel Power Supply System

    John Adebisi, Prisca Ibili, Michael Emezirinwune, Khadeejah Abdulsalam
    1-15
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1977

  • Corporate Governance in South Africa: Profit-Sharing and Stakeholder Management

    Marlin Jason Fortuin, Patricia Lindelwa Makoni
    1-16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2015

  • Psychological PPE – Reflections on How to Implement Mindful Interventions to Protect the Healthcare Workforce

    Iram Osman, Veena Singaram
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2010

  • Practices and Spaces (Location): Reflecting on the Contribution of Writing Centres for Decolonisation in Higher Education

    Ntuthuko Mhlongo, Nonhlanhla Khumalo, Denver Naidoo, Nthabeleng Tamako
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.2000

  • Examining the Function and Contribution of Entrepreneurship through Small and Medium Enterprises as Drivers of Local Economic Growth in South Africa

    Andrew Enaifoghe, Trisha Ramsuraj
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1987

Short Articles/Commentaries

  • Matters Concerning Citing in Academic Discourses

    Mlamli Diko
    1-4
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1982

Special Issue 1

  • Editorial: Climate Change, Entrepreneurship, Local Development in BRICS Nations During and After COVID-19

    Ndivhuho Tshikovhi, Fulufhelo Netswera, Bruno De Conti
    1-2
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1972

  • Review of the Lockdown Regulations’ Impact on Informal Businesses during the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Zamaswazi Pretty Cele, Ndivhuho Tshikovhi
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1984

  • Socio-Economic Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Impact on the South African Informal Economy

    Fiona Langry, Ravinder Rena
    1-12
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1983

  • Innovative Entrepreneurship through Creative Outputs for Emerging Filmmakers in South Africa: A Conceptual Framework

    Robin Gengan
    1-13
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1991

  • The Effect of Social Media Brand Engagement on South African Consumers’ Purchase Intentions

    Paballo Patience Ntobaki, Makhosazane Buthelezi
    1-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1992

  • The Convergence of Quality and Digitalisation in a Changing World: Implications for Developing Nations such as the BRICS Group

    Oshea Roopnarian, Shalini Singh, Raveen Rathilall
    1-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1993

  • Acceptance of Professional Service Robots: A Cross-Cultural Study

    Sarah Jembere, Padhma Moodley, Nancy Kiliswa
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1989

  • Factors Influencing the Pattern of Wildlife Product Consumption in Indochina: Case Study of Lao PDR

    Thu Ha Nguyen
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1994

  • The Ubuntu Principle in the Internal and Foreign Policy of South Africa

    Ekaterina Emelianenko
    1-10
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1990

  • Modernisation of Rural Communities: Solid Waste Management Implication

    Nkululeko Zondi, Zikho Qwatekana, Simphiwe Dube
    1-11
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1995