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The thesis, A Critical Analysis of the Oversight Role and Function of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) in Promoting Accountability in South Africa’s Public Sector, looks at the underlying problem of financial mismanagement in the public sector in relation to public accountability in South Africa. This problem has manifested in growing wasteful, irregular and fruitless expenditure in a post-apartheid era confronted by a multitude of social-economic challenges.
Low literacy levels have been argued to partially contribute to poor health literacy and poor health outcomes. Low health literacy refers to the inability to apply health information in pursuit of good health. While several strategies have been used to assist persons with low literacy to understand health information, these strategies have been focused primarily on improving medication taking in persons with low literacy.
This study is a philosophical investigation into the question of race and racism in “South Africa” seen from the perspective of the philosophy of Ubu-ntu. We distinguish between Ubuntu and Ubuntu. The former refers to a critical philosophical exposition of the meaning and practice of Ubuntu.1The latter speaks to the everyday use of the concept in conversation and conduct without direct and immediate reference to the philosophical meaning of ubu-ntu.