Journal articles: 'Television and teenagers – South Africa'

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Eastman, S. T. "Programming television and radio in South Africa." Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies 24, no. 1 (2003): 70–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3368/ajs.24.1.70.

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Eastman, S. T. "Programming television and radio in South Africa." Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies 24, no. 1 (2003): 70–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02560054.2003.9653261.

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Jewkes, Rachel, Robert Morrell, and Nicola Christofides. "Empowering teenagers to prevent pregnancy: lessons from South Africa." Culture, Health & Sexuality 11, no. 7 (2009): 675–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691050902846452.

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Maingard, J. "Transforming television broadcasting in a democratic South Africa." Screen 38, no. 3 (1997): 260–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/screen/38.3.260.

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Vuuren, Daan Van, and H. A. Kriel. "Violent television: cause for concern in South Africa?" Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies 17, no. 1 (1996): 25–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02560054.1996.9653163.

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Smit, Alexia, and Tanja Bosch. "Television and Black Twitter in South Africa: Our Perfect Wedding." Media, Culture & Society 42, no. 7-8 (2020): 1512–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0163443720926040.

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This article examines Twitter use by audiences of the popular South African television show, Our Perfect Wedding. We argue that the show’s Twitter feed provides an extension of South Africa’s ‘Black Twitter’ facilitating a space for recognition and group identity for Black South African television viewers. Such a space is significant since Black audiences have been neglected in the short history of South African television broadcasting. On Our Perfect Wedding, broadcast on a satellite television service DStv to paying subscribers, questions of class and race are salient for an audience group prized as an emerging market of Black middle-class viewers. Through qualitative analysis of a sample of tweets featuring the hashtag, #OPWMzansi ( Our Perfect Wedding South Africa), we demonstrate how Twitter is used for the performance and negotiation of class and race for the audience. The comedy of the show’s Twitter commentary is largely dependent upon judgements around class, taste and language. While the Twitter feed features creative user contributions, the #OPWMzansi network reveals that much of the communication is prompted and networked back to the official programme Twitter site, demonstrating the centrality of the traditional television broadcaster to Twitter interactions with the text.

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Leslie, Michael. "Television and capitalist hegemony in the “new” South Africa." Howard Journal of Communications 6, no. 3 (1995): 164–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10646179509361694.

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Cottle, Simon, and Mugdha Rai. "Television News in South Africa: Mediating an Emerging Democracy*." Journal of Southern African Studies 34, no. 2 (2008): 343–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057070802038017.

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van Vuuren, Daan. "Radio and Television Audiences in South Africa: 1994–2002." Communicatio 30, no. 2 (2004): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02500160408537993.

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Oni, T. H., and T. G. Tshitangano. "Risky Sexual Behaviors among Rural Teenagers in Vhembe District, South Africa." Journal of Social Sciences 44, no. 1 (2015): 60–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2015.11893460.

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Mothiba, Tebogo M., Livhuwani Muthelo, and Khatazile Mabaso. "Experiences Leading to the Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Amongst Teenagers at a Regional Hospital in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa." Open Public Health Journal 13, no. 1 (2020): 489–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874944502013010489.

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Background: In order to promote women’s rights relating to their sexual and reproductive health, termination of pregnancy in South Africa was introduced. Health professionals are expected to assist women in realizing their wishes if they want to terminate unwanted pregnancies. Unfortunately, women still experience challenges relating to the Termination of Pregnancy, more specifically, pregnant teenagers. Aim: The purpose of this study was to describe and explore the occurrences leading to the termination of pregnancy amongst teenagers. Methods: The qualitative research method was adopted to determine occurrences related to the Choice of Termination of Pregnancy amongst teenagers in Mpumalanga Province. Data were collected by conducting semi-structured interviews with teenagers to gain insight into the phenomenon studied. Permission to conduct the study at the hospital was obtained from the Department of Health Mpumalanga Province and written informed consent was obtained from participants prior to the sessions. Teenagers between the ages of 13-19 years who opted for, or had already, terminated their pregnancy participated in the study. Results The study revealed that the termination of unplanned pregnancy amongst teenagers was influenced by different life experiences. Those experiences are 1) the concern of being rejected by parents and other family members, 2) fear of being ridiculed by peers and the entire community, 3) feelings of embarrassment and shame, and 4) how the teen’s parents are likely to react when they are made aware of the pregnancy. Conclusions and Recommendations: The study revealed different circumstances, which contributed to the decision of some pregnant teenagers to opt for the termination of their pregnancy. It is of vital importance that support services be available continuously for the teenagers who opted for termination of pregnancy. More importantly, the supportive environment created by family members and close friends is of the utmost importance, because they are better placed to see the changes or see how the teens are coping pre- and post-abortion. This will enable teenagers to feel that they are not alone and enable them to cope in both pre-and-post phases.

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Milner, Laura M. "Race Portrayals in Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa Television Advertisements." Journal of African Business 8, no. 2 (2007): 41–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j156v08n02_04.

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Williams, Russell, and Rochelle Williams. "American television in South Africa: the ranking of group identity." Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies 18, no. 2 (1997): 151–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02560054.1997.9653201.

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Duncan, Jane. "Accumulation by symbolic dispossession: the Digital Terrestrial Television transition in South Africa." Media, Culture & Society 39, no. 5 (2017): 611–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0163443716686670.

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Using a critical political economy perspective, this article focusses on the migration from analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in South Africa. Drawing on relevant international examples, it explores whether South Africa’s regulator is realising one of the major promises of the DTT transition, namely, to create more media diversity in the television sector. It analyses decisions taken by the communications regulator in allocating the digital multiplexes and whether these are contributing to broadening the public sphere. Sadly, in spite of the promise that the transition held, there are signs of it leading to reduced diversity and an upward redistribution of spectrum to upper-income brackets. Commercial broadcasting has become even more dominant than it was in the analogue space, which has intensified what Robert Horwitz has called a ‘commercialising juggernaut’ in television. These developments risk turning the country’s policy of three tiers of broadcasting – already under strain – into a policy in name only. Working class audiences that rely on public service television especially are being dispossessed of spectrum, depriving them of the resources necessary to speak to and be heard by mass audiences. The article asks why the DTT transition has come to this, and in attempting to answer this question, it critiques dominant theories of regulatory behaviour (including critical ones) as being overly structuralist in approach and not taking sufficient account of the agency needed to bring about a decommodified television system where the power to make symbolic resources is not determined by wealth.

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Oyedele, Adesegun, and Michael S. Minor. "Consumer Culture Plots in Television Advertising from Nigeria and South Africa." Journal of Advertising 41, no. 1 (2012): 91–108. http://dx.doi.org/10.2753/joa0091-3367410107.

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Udoakpan, Nokuphiwa, and Robertson Khan Tengeh. "The Impact of Over-the-Top Television Services on Pay-Television Subscription Services in South Africa." Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity 6, no. 4 (2020): 139. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6040139.

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Globally, developments and innovations in television technology, including the launch and growth of over-the-top television services (OTT TV), have affected traditional pay-TV operators’ ability to grow a subscriber base and retain existing customers. Despite attempts made by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to ascertain the impact of the OTT TV on pay-TV services, the results have remained inconclusive. In the absence of a comprehensive assessment and credible evidence, this paper sought to ascertain the impact that OTT TV services have on traditional pay-TV services in South Africa. A quantitative research method was adopted using a non-probability sampling technique for data collection. A total of 391 responses were collected utilising an online survey questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics on IBM® SPSS® version 26. The main findings of the study showed that OTT TV services are a complementary service to pay-TV services as opposed to a substitute. Low-income earners are using free/paid mobile applications to consume TV content, and for those who have neither OTT TV nor pay-TV services, free-to-air services are the preferred platform for TV consumption. This study benefits all stakeholders in digital media and business strategy, as well as marketing students.

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Udjo, Eric O. "The Relationship between the Child Support Grant and Teenage Fertility in Post-Apartheid South Africa." Social Policy and Society 13, no. 4 (2013): 505–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1474746413000390.

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Governments often provide some form of social assistance to vulnerable groups. The right to social security is enshrined in the South African Constitution and the Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004. The country provides for a child support grant to single parents or caregivers who are low-income earners. The impact of the child support grant on teenage pregnancy in South Africa has aroused interest in the last couple of years, sparking debate that it may be encouraging teenage pregnancy. However, empirical evidence has been produced to confirm this relationship. This study examines the relationship between receiving the child support grant and being pregnant with another child in two national data sets using logistic regression analysis and empirical data. The results indicate that teenagers who receive the child support grant are significantly less likely to be pregnant with another child compared with teenagers who do not receive the child support grant.

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Mashego, Teresa-Anne B., and Percy Taruvinga. "Family Resilience Factors Influencing Teenagers Adaptation Following Parental Divorce in Limpopo Province South Africa." Journal of Psychology 5, no. 1 (2014): 19–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09764224.2014.11885502.

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Mphatswe, Wendy, Hopolang Maise, and Motshedisi Sebitloane. "Prevalence of repeat pregnancies and associated factors among teenagers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 133, no. 2 (2016): 152–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.09.028.

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Vollmer, Linda R., and Zephne M. van der Spuy. "Contraception usage and timing of pregnancy among pregnant teenagers in Cape Town, South Africa." International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 133, no. 3 (2016): 334–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2015.10.011.

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Gibbs, Timothy. "Inkatha's young militants: reconsidering political violence in South Africa." Africa 87, no. 2 (2017): 362–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0001972016001005.

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AbstractSouth Africa's township revolts have generated much excellent research on the central role played by rebellious, urban youth. This article explores a parallel set of intergenerational conflicts that opened up in the marginal rural districts of the Natal Midlands, which were exacerbated by apartheid's forced removals of labour tenants from commercial farming districts to crowded ‘Native Reserves’ in the 1970s. At this time of deepening poverty, elders worried about the rising incidence of juvenile petty crime, particularly amongst the teenagers who increasingly took itinerant, seasonal labour on the commercial farms. Some of these young migrants, unable to find steady factory work at a time of mounting unemployment, also played a leading role in the illicit, sometimes criminal networks of South Africa's growing popular economy. Finally, I show how some of these youths were mobilized by Inkatha during the war against the African National Congress in Johannesburg – often to the revulsion of older men who abhorred their socially harmful, thuggish violence, which spiralled uncontrollably along migrant routes. Thus the political violence was often known as theudlame: a brutal savagery that destroys households, communities and society.

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Shobiye, Toyin, Gedala Mulliah Naidoo, and Hemduth Rugbeer. "Factors that Influence One’s Choice for Viewing Public Television in South Africa." Alternation: Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of the Arts and Humanities in Southern Africa 25, no. 1 (2018): 394–424. http://dx.doi.org/10.29086/2519-5476/2018/v25n1a16.

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Conradie, D. Pieter. "Reactions to globalisation by the television industry in post-apartheid South Africa." Communicatio 27, no. 2 (2001): 70–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02500160108537907.

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Neethling, Bertie. "Commercial television brand names with supportive slogans in South Africa : an analysis." Nomina Africana: Journal of African Onomastics 31, no. 2 (2017): 171–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/na.2017.31.2.7.1318.

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M. Sefoka, Isaiah, and Kola O. Odeku. "Critical Analysis of the Right to Education for Pregnant School-going Teenage Girls in South Africa." African Journal of Gender, Society and Development (formerly Journal of Gender, Information and Development in Africa) 10, no. 3 (2021): 73–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.31920/2634-3622/2021/v10n3a4.

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Most inadvertently, teenage girls in school fall pregnant. Over recent years, South Africa has seen an exponential increase in teenage pregnancy. A significant number of pregnant teenage girls end up dropping out of school as often they are unable to cope with the huge responsibility associated with pregnancy, and some schools are not supportive of pregnant learners. However, pregnant teenage girls still have the right to education. To make it methodologically sound, this study utilized a literature review research approach, mainly sourced from google scholar search engine, to address issues relating to the legal protection of pregnant teenagers. The study found that, in schools, pregnant girls were discriminated against on different grounds, and sometimes expelled. The research presented consequences of teenage pregnancy such as, dropping out of school, loneliness, anxiety/stress, and so on. More importantly, using the jurisprudence of the South African courts, the paper accentuates that pregnant teenagers still have the right to education, and being pregnant cannot be used to deprive or deny them this fundamental human right. It prohibits discrimination in schools on the basis of pregnancy, and presents arguments for continuation of schooling, and all assistance needed to ensure that the right to education is protected at all costs, even during pregnancy.

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Smith, Paul. "Television sports rights beyond the West: The cases of India and South Africa." Global Media and Communication 12, no. 1 (2016): 67–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1742766515626829.

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KA, Kyei, and Spio K. . "Primary Health Care by Vhembe women in the Limpopo province of South Africa: Knowledge and Practice." Journal of Social and Development Sciences 5, no. 2 (2014): 89–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jsds.v5i2.809.

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Child mortality has increased in South Africa since 1990, despite a national policy of free primary healthcare for pregnant women and children under the age of five years. A significant number of women and children die during childbirth and 40% of stillbirths happen during labour. Lack of sufficient knowledge about primary health care (PHC) is costing South Africa greatly because many of the deaths of mothers, babies and young children could be avoided. Teenagers conceal pregnancy and that adds to higher risk of death among themselves and their unborn babies. Almost a half of all new-born babies die during the first 24 hours of birth, and 75% die in their first week of life. This study looks at primary health care by women in Vhembe by identifying knowledge and skills they possess to deal with health care issues. A 3-stage sample survey was conducted covering all the municipalities in the district. About 2660 women aged between 13 and 50 years were interviewed using structured questionnaire. Applying various statistical methods including logistic and regression modelling, this study shows that majority of the respondents know about PHC and that age and education of women are important factors affecting childâ€™s health and survival in the Vhembe district. If Limpopo wants to reduce childhood mortality, this study recommends that efforts be made to educate women, especially teenagers about primary health care, immunization, oral rehydration therapy and attendance at clinics for pre-natal medical check-ups during pregnancy.

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Bodomo, Adams, and Eun-Sook Chabal. "Africa – Asia Relations through the Prism of Television Drama." African and Asian Studies 13, no. 4 (2014): 504–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15692108-12341319.

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Even though many African and Asian countries share a common history of European colonialism and thus a model of economic development shaped within the aegis of center-periphery analysis, many Asian countries have been able to ride through the burden of center-periphery economics and built more successful political economies than most African countries. This state of affairs has often led many African analysts to point to Asian success stories like China and South Korea for comparative analysis and often see these Asian countries as models of socio-economic and socio-cultural success to emulate. In particular, Africans in the Diaspora, especially Africans in China, tend to compare very frequently the socio-economic and socio-cultural conditions of their host countries with those of their source countries. This paper outlines and discusses how a group of Africans living in Hong Kong and other parts of Asia see Korea and Korean culture through the prism of Korean television dramas, which constitute a popular cultural phenomenon among Hong Kong/Asian youths. Through qualitative and quantitative survey methods, participant-observation, and questionnaire surveys, the paper reports on how African community members of Hong Kong and others think of Koreans. We show that Africans draw a lot of comparisons between Korean and African ways of conceptualizing the world.

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Runhare, Tawanda, and Saloshna Vandeyar. "Perceptions of Policy Duty Bearers on the Inclusive Education Policy for Pregnant Teenagers in South Africa." Journal of Social Sciences 31, no. 1 (2012): 51–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09718923.2012.11893014.

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Duffett, Rodney G. "Effect of Instant Messaging Advertising on the Hierarchy-of-Effects Model Amid Teenagers in South Africa." Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries 72, no. 1 (2016): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2016.tb00523.x.

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Oni, T. H., and T. G. Tshitangano. "Prevalence of Menstrual Disorders and its Academic Impact amongst Tshivenda Speaking Teenagers in Rural South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 51, no. 1-2 (2015): 214–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2015.11906915.

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Botha, M. P., and D. P. van Vuuren. "Reactions of Black and white Children to TV Violence in South Africa: 1987–1991." South African Journal of Psychology 23, no. 2 (1993): 71–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/008124639302300204.

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Violence became an upsetting factor within the socio-political realities of South Africa and the struggle for and against apartheid: thousands of people have lost their lives in political violence since the 1980s. Due to severe media restrictions under the emergency regulations in the 1980s, the exact nature of township violence and police actions were seldom shown on local television or reported in the press. Since 2 February 1990 with the repeal of the media regulations, images of mass action, township violence and clashes between the police and demonstrators became an everyday reality on South African television screens. In this transitional society, a new world with a definite culture of violence, issues such as the reactions of black and white adolescents, to scenes of violence and interracial conflict in local television broadcasts were investigated in a research project amongst adolescents from 52 areas in Johannesburg and Pretoria. The correspondence between initial levels of aggression and perceptions regarding fictional and non-fictional programme contents (being measured by means of questionnaires), as well as the differences between the perceptions of the whites and blacks regarding the programme contents, were investigated. It seems that regarding the non-fictional portrayal of violence in the South African media, white adolescents are more desensitized than black adolescents who live within these conditions every day. Black adolescents may enjoy fictional programmes with physical violence more than white adolescents, but they experience more anxiety during exposure to non-fictional portrayals of events similar to the realities in the townships. They therefore tend to rate the level of violence depicted in news broadcasts higher than white adolescents. The implications of these findings are discussed.

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Mchiza, Zandile J., Norman J. Temple, Nelia P. Steyn, Zulfa Abrahams, and Mario Clayford. "Content analysis of television food advertisements aimed at adults and children in South Africa." Public Health Nutrition 16, no. 12 (2013): 2213–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s136898001300205x.

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AbstractObjectiveTo determine the frequency and content of food-related television (TV) advertisements shown on South African TV.DesignFour national TV channels were recorded between 15.00 and 21.00 hours (6 h each day, for seven consecutive days, over a 4-week period) to: (i) determine the number of food-related TV advertisements; and (ii) evaluate the content and approach used by advertisers to market their products. The data were viewed by two of the researchers and coded according to time slots, food categories, food products, health claims and presentation.ResultsOf the 1512 recorded TV advertisements, 665 (44 %) were related to food. Of these, 63 % were for food products, 21 % for alcohol, 2 % for multivitamins, 1 % for slimming products and 13 % for supermarket and pharmacy promotions. Nearly 50 % of food advertisements appeared during family viewing time. During this time the most frequent advertisements were for desserts and sweets, fast foods, hot beverages, starchy foods and sweetened drinks. The majority of the alcohol advertisements (ninety-three advertisements, 67 %) fell within the children and family viewing periods and were endorsed by celebrities. Health claims were made in 11 % of the advertisements. The most frequently used benefits claimed were ‘enhances well-being’, ‘improves performance’, ‘boosts energy’, ‘strengthens the immune system’ and ‘is nutritionally balanced’.ConclusionsThe majority of food advertisements shown to both children and adults do not foster good health despite the health claims made. The fact that alcohol advertisements are shown during times when children watch TV needs to be addressed.

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Smith, Howard. "Apartheid,Sharpeville and ‘Impartiality’: the reporting of South Africa on BBC television 1948–1961." Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television 13, no. 3 (1993): 251–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01439689300260261.

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van Rooyen, Anrie, and Andeline dos Santos. "Exploring the lived experiences of teenagers in a children’s home participating in a choir: A community music therapy perspective." International Journal of Community Music 13, no. 1 (2020): 81–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ijcm_00011_1.

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This study explored the lived experiences of teenagers in a children’s home who participated in a choir that was facilitated from a community music therapy perspective in Pretoria, South Africa. Sixteen weekly choir sessions were held. These included a variety of interactive vocal techniques. A performance marked the end of the process, where songs selected by the teenagers were performed. Qualitative data were collected through fourteen semi-structured individual interviews at the end of the process. All interview transcripts were analysed through utilizing interpretative phenomenological analysis. The study concluded that participation in this community music therapy choir offered the teenagers perceived meaningful intra- and interpersonal experiences. At an intrapersonal level, the participants experienced discovering their musical voices; accessing inner strength to take action both in the here-and-now and in the future; increased self-awareness, self-esteem and self-confidence; as well as expressing and regulating emotions. In terms of interpersonal experiences, the teenagers experienced growth in relationships; improved social skills; and greater connection with the broader community.

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Mukasano, Epiphanie, Catherina J. Schenck, and Hester M. van der Merwe. "“A Gift with Strings Attached”: Parents’ Experiences of Teenagers’ Mobile Phone Text Messaging." Open Family Studies Journal 7, no. 1 (2015): 34–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874922401507010034.

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While the rapid adoption of mobile technology became global, the rate at which young people adopted it was even bigger. Most studies focussed on the experiences of the teenagers. In this study the aim of the study was to explore parents’ experiences of their teenagers’ text messages. A qualitative exploratory research design was adopted. The population was parents/guardians (males and females) of teenagers (boys and girls) attending high schools in Cape Town South Africa. Available and snowball sampling were used. All participants were recruited in the Southern Suburbs and Cape Flats of the Cape Metropolitan Area. In total 11 parents were interviewed using an interview guideline. The interviews were transcribed, independently coded and thematically analysed. The results show that mobile phones are no ordinary gifts. They are given with strings attached. Once in teenagers’ hands, the devices serve both communication and monitoring purposes. It comes with a set of given or negotiated rules and new expectations. The study also emphasises the importance of a trusting relationship with teenagers, respecting their privacy, and the disengagement process from their parents. The importance of positive relationships and open communication as well as negotiated rules in the management of the mobile phone is recommended.

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Veerasamy, Dayaneethie. "An Evaluation of the Emerging Teen Market in Durban, South Africa: Some Marketing Implications." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 4, no. 6 (2012): 376–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v4i6.338.

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Children between the ages of eight and twelve, known as teenagers or teens, have become a lucrative customer base. These teens are considered to be â€˜in betweenâ€™ the traditional child and teenager stages of development. South African society has undergone a sweeping change in its vital institutionâ€“the family. Trends such as smaller family size, single parent households, dual incomes and postponing children until later in life means that society is increasingly becoming cash rich and time poor. Guilt plays a major contributing role in spending decisions as time-stressed parents substitute material goods for quality time spent with teens, therefore opening a floodgate to marketers who monopolize on this pang and guilt factor. Guilt consumerism has now transformed teens into key players in marketing strategies. This research paper aims to provide an insight into the rising consumerism in teens due to the â€˜nagâ€™ and â€˜pesterâ€™ power- bug that has fuelled marketing tactics.

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Modise, Alfred Motalenayne. "School and community participation of in-school teenagers affected by orphanhood in a rural South Africa setting." Journal of Psychology in Africa 24, no. 5 (2014): 453–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14330237.2014.997018.

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Barnes, Brendon R. "Politics and activism in the water and sanitation wars in South Africa." Journal of Social and Political Psychology 6, no. 2 (2018): 543–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v6i2.917.

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This paper focuses on the ways in which activism is undermined in the water and sanitation wars in South Africa. The paper extends previous work that has focused on the politics of water and sanitation in South Africa and is based on an analysis of talk between activists and stakeholders in a television debate. It attempts to make two arguments. First, activists who disrupt powerful discourses of active citizenship struggle to highlight water and sanitation injustices without their actions being individualised and party politicised. Second, in an attempt to claim a space for new social movements, activists paradoxically draw on common sense accounts of race, class, geography, dignity and democracy that may limit activism. The implications for water and sanitation activism and future research are discussed.

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Sinyolo, Sikhulumile, Catherine Ndinda, Conrad Murendo, Sithembile A. Sinyolo, and Mudzunga Neluheni. "Access to Information Technologies and Consumption of Fruits and Vegetables in South Africa: Evidence from Nationally Representative Data." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 13 (2020): 4880. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17134880.

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Extensive evidence indicates that fruit and vegetable (F+V) consumption leads to reduced chances of diet related non-communicable diseases (NCDs). However, the F+V consumption levels remain low. This paper investigates the extent to which access to information technologies improves F+V consumption in South Africa. A nationally representative sample of 20,908 households was analysed using the Poisson and logit regression models. The study results indicated that most households do not consume sufficient F+V per day. Only 26% of the household heads consumed F+V at least five times a day. Access to mobile phones, radio, television, and internet was associated with increasing frequency of F+V consumption, and higher chances that a household would consume the minimum recommended levels. The association between the communication technologies and F+V consumption varied. Television access had the highest association with both foods, while internet was only significantly associated with vegetable consumption. Several demographic and socio-economic factors played a key role in shaping F+V consumption patterns. The results show that there is scope to disseminate nutrition awareness and education programs, through mobile phones, internet, radio and television in South Africa. The interventions to promote F+V consumption should be tailored according to the different socio-economic profiles of the population.

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Fair, Jo Ellen. "The women of South Africa weep: Explorations of gender and race in U.S. television news." Howard Journal of Communications 4, no. 4 (1993): 283–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10646179309359784.

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Louw, Eric. "Broadcasting the end of apartheid: Live television and the birth of a new South Africa." African Journalism Studies 36, no. 2 (2015): 95–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23743670.2015.1041304.

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Roberts, Donald F., Lisa Henriksen, David H. Voelker, and D. P. van Vuuren. "Television and Schooling: Displacement and Distraction Hypotheses." Australian Journal of Education 37, no. 2 (1993): 198–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000494419303700207.

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Television is often accused of undermining children's academic achievement. This paper investigates two explanations which frequently accompany such a claim. The displacement hypothesis predicts that the time children spend with television is taken from activities that are more beneficial to school performance. The distraction hypothesis suggests that children's cumulative exposure to the structure of television—its pace, format, etc.–engenders an intolerance for the pace of schooling. A review of research on television viewing, time displacement, and academic performance fails to find any support for the displacement hypothesis. A review of studies relevant to the distraction hypothesis, however, uncovers mixed findings. This paper presents analyses of data gathered from school children in South Africa.

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Gcelu, Ntombizandile, Jacob Maisha Molepo, and Monde Makiwane. "Collaboration of Stakeholders in the Prevention of Pregnancy amongst Teenagers in Secondary Schools: A Study of South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 58, no. 1-2 (2017): 22–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2017.1305620.

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Jones, Bernadine. "The lack of listening: News sources in South Africa’s five general elections, 1994–2014." Journalism 20, no. 8 (2019): 1014–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464884919845455.

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With most political journalism research focusing on Western elections, one tends to forget that mediatization exists in non-Western reportage too. Television news is still a powerful political tool, especially in developing democracies and particularly in South Africa – the case of this research. This article investigates the sources used on television news during five democratic South African elections, 1994–2014, and aims to shed light on the type of mediatized political reporting in and about a non-Western country. The main finding of this research is that news sources during the South African elections were made up increasingly of pundits and decreasingly of political leaders and citizens. The importance of ‘listening’ directly cannot be overstated, especially in developing democracies like South Africa. A solid link between journalist and politician as well as journalist and citizen is crucial to implement substantive information necessary to enable the media’s democratic duty. When journalists ignore citizen voices in favor of interpretive and evaluative sources, this link is steadily degraded. This article suggests reasons for the drop-off of political and citizen sources in South African election reporting, and, on the eve of the sixth general election in May 2019, argues a case for more ‘straight from source’ voices in political journalism.

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William, Stucke. "Case notes: Considering possible regulatory approaches to television white spaces (TVWS): A view from South Africa." South African Journal of Information and Communication, no. 14 (2015): 0. http://dx.doi.org/10.23962/10539/20347.

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AKINBOADE, Oludele Akinloye. "Understanding the tax compliance culture of private sector tax practitioners in South Africa." Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies 6, no. 3 (2014): 202–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.22610/jebs.v6i3.484.

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The paper presents the findings of a private sector tax practitioners segmentation survey conducted by South Africa Revenue Service to understand their tax compliance culture, appropriateness of SARS services to them and their client service needs. A set of structured questionnaires were administered to seven hundred and three tax practitioners in nine provinces which included open and closed questions. The level of tax compliance by the tax practitionerâ€™s organization varies from province to province. Roughly, more than ninety percent of tax practitionersâ€™ organizations that filed or submitted their organizations tax returns did so on time. Private sector tax practitioners are good e-filers. On average, assistance provided by SARS officials is considered to be very helpful. They prefer communication via email, internet, letters in the post, television and telephone calls. Most would like a dedicated SARS unit to serve them.

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Oni, T. H., and T. G. Tshitangano. "Knowledge and Attitude of Rural Tshivenda Speaking Teenagers towards Choice of Termination of Pregnancy on Vhembe District, South Africa." Journal of Human Ecology 51, no. 1-2 (2015): 155–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09709274.2015.11906906.

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Jinabhai, C. C., P. Reddy, M. Taylor, et al. "Sex differences in under and over nutrition among school-going Black teenagers in South Africa: an uneven nutrition trajectory." Tropical Medicine & International Health 12, no. 8 (2007): 944–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01861.x.

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Holloway, Alison M. "Resuscitation of Victims of Cholera, Plague and Rabies in South Africa." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 1, S1 (1985): 434–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00045404.

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Cholera, which was unknown in Africa south of the Sahara, became an identifiable disease in South Africa in 1919. In the 1970's, 5 cases were diagnosed in people coming into South Africa from countries to the north. Instructions regarding Cholera surveillance were circulated in 1979 following an outbreak in Maputo. There was no evidence of any case of cholera acquired in South Africa before September 1980. Within 12 days, there were 23 proven cases ofVibrio cholera, El Tor biotype, among Africans who obtained drinking water from an irrigation canal off the Crocodile River midway between Nelspruit and Kaapmuiden. Five hundred forty-six cases had been identified by the end of February 1981 and more are expected.On 13 October 1980, a team of health officials collected at Nelspruit to coordinate measures to contain the epidemic. They included chlorination of the irrigation canal, water surveillance of local rivers by sampling or leaving Moore pads in situ, increasing the number of staff and strengthening equipment at local laboratories, educating local medical and nursing staff in patient management and providing adequate stocks of intravenous fluids and tetracycline. Patients' contacts were traced, their homes inspected, their water supply sources and means of sewage disposal checked and the public educated in cholera prevention. There were regular press statements, radio talks, television programs and the broadcasting of educational leaflets to warn the population to take precautions. It was decided not to hold a mass immunization campaign nor to administer preventive antibiotics.

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