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Bondage of Boundaries and Identity Politics in Postcolonial Africa : The ‘Northern Problem’ and Ethno-Futures
Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J.; Mhlanga, Brillant; School of Humanities; Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities Research Institute; English Literature and Creative Writing; Media Research Group; Film; Creative Economy Research Centre; Media (Africa Institute of South Africa (AISA), 2013) -
Corporate Strategies of and Market Developments in South Africa's telecommunication industry
Mhlanga, Brillant (2006)This article focuses on various factors that are usually exploited by media institutions to impede competition. A case study of South Africa's Telkom and three cellular phone service providers is used to illustrate how ... -
Cultural Pluralism and Democratic Ideation - An African Story : The Case Study of South Africa's Three Ethnic Minority Radio Stations
Mhlanga, Brillant (IGI Global Publishing, 2013)This chapter focuses on the mediation of cultural pluralism by the South African Broadcasting Corporation’s three ethnic minority radio stations: Munghana Lonene FM, Phalaphala FM, and X-K FM.1 By discussing these radio ... -
Developmental and Cultural Conceptions : A Matter of Injustice
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Devolution – The ‘Ticklish’ Subject : The ‘Northern Problem’ and the National Question in Zimbabwe
Mhlanga, Brillant (2012)This article argues that there is no post-colonial African state without its own ‘northern problem’, which like a bad birth-mark remains a threat to the national project. The ‘northern problem’ as a metaphor refers to the ... -
The Ethnic Imperative : Community Radio as dialogic and participatory and the case study of XK FM
Mhlanga, Brillant (JUTA, 2010)This study is based on an assessment of XK FM as an ethnic community radio station for the !Xû and Khwe ethnic communities of Platfontein, in Northern Cape province. Various political undercurrents and factors are examined ... -
Ethnicity or tribalism? : The discursive construction of Zimbabwean national identity
Mhlanga, Brillant (2013)In Zimbabwe any attempt to discuss ethnicity risks being labelled as ‘tribalism’ and, therefore, divisive to a supposedly ‘united nation.’ But what is ethnicity? This paper will attempt to discuss this issue, with particular ... -
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) Policy for Change and the Mask for Development : A Critical Analysis of Zimbabwe's E-Readiness Survey Report
Mhlanga, Brillant (2006)The Government of Zimbabwe in conjunction with the National Economic Consultative Forum (NECF) commissioned an e-readiness survey in 2005, in a bid to assess the country’s readiness to embrace Information and Communication ... -
On the psychology of oppression : blame me on history!
Mhlanga, Brillant (2009)The history I present here is a story of suppression of the existence of a people of which I am part; their memory and history. These are my personal recollections about the Ndebele people in post-colonial Zimbabwe, from ... -
Public Radio Broadcasting and Cultural Pluralism - South Africa's Case of 'Holy Cultural Matrimony'
Mhlanga, Brillant (2011-10)A closer analysis of the long and arduous journey traversed by African nationalism often shows ethnicity marching along as an invisible ‘matrimonial’ partner. It is on that note that this article seeks to present South ... -
Sociologies of voice and language : radio broadcasting and the ethnic imperative
Mhlanga, Brillant (2012-09-01)This article places ethnic radio stations in South Africa within the discourse of sociologies of voice and language using Munghana Lonene FM (ML FM) as a case study. Unlike most traditional researches that usually focus ... -
The Tribulations of a Public Service Broadcaster : The South African Broadcasting Corporation and its Structural Dilemmas
Mhlanga, Brillant; Ngubane, Zwakele (Austrian Academy of Sciences Press, 2013)The 1994 democratic elections in South Africa as a significant turning point marked the beginning of a more democratic dispensation, one which impacted on all aspects of South African life, especially the broadcasting ...