Mojalefa L J Koenane
Biographic Data
| ID | 4213562 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mojalefa L J Koenane |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mojalefa L J |
| FAMILY NAME | Koenane |
| SIGNATURE | KOENANE M L J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9570-9423 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Qualified objection to Ani’s qualified acceptance of Wiredu’s notion of consensus democracy in Africa
This essay offers a critical review of Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ani’s article ‘On agreed action without agreed notions.’ Ani’s paper makes a critique of Kwasi Wiredu’s consensual democracy to the conclusion that though desirable, left the way it is, the model of consensus on which the idea of Wiredu’s non-party democracy was founded is itself admirable but defective and, therefore, calls for further enhancements. While not suggesting that Wiredu’s idea i…
Economic development in Africa through the stokvel system
Underdevelopment increases unemployment, which further worsens poverty levels among people in rural communities and inequality in the country at large. At present, government financial institutions are failing to reach rural communities which they are meant to develop. The inability of such communities to access capital from formal financial institutions drives them to devise alternative means through which they can survive and improve their live…
Philosopher in the market square
Traditionally, such a statement as ‘I was misled’ is intended to be taken seriously by the addressee and considered an expression of the true state of affairs. Unfortunately, the statement has many logical implications that often go unnoticed by both the one who utters it and the addressee. The paper critically explores the instrumentality of logical and epistemological analyses in its attempt to lay bare the implications of the statement being t…
The role and significance of traditional leadership in the governance of modern democratic South Africa
The institution of traditional leadership in Africa pre-existed both the colonial and apartheid systems and was the only known system of governance among indigenous people. However, contrary to the current political trend of discrediting traditional leadership, Africans have their own understanding of democracy, which is sharply from the liberal democracy of the west. The institution of traditional rulership was democratic in its own unique way i…
Euthanasia in South Africa
Debates on euthanasia (or mercy killing ) have been a concern in moral, philosophical, legal, theological, cultural and sociological discourse for centuries. The topic of euthanasia inspires a variety of strong views of which the slippery slope argument is one. The latter warns that the principle(s) underlying any ethical issue (including euthanasia) may be distorted. Scholars views on euthanasia are influenced mainly by cultural, personal, polit…
Is it the end or just the beginning of ubuntu? Response to Matolino and Kwindingwi in view of Metz’s rebuttal
In this article we offer a critical review of Matolino and Kwindingwi’s article “The end of ubuntu” in which they put forward their view, based on conditions in contemporary South Africa, that the philosophy of ubuntu is dead. In the main, we intend to uphold what we believe is the more plausible argument, as suggested by the title of Metz’s paper, “Just the beginning of ubuntu”. We argue that Matolino and Kwindingwi’s arrival at the conclusion t…
Politics without morality and accountability
The Nkandla controversy has long dominated South African politics and has seemingly been endless. This article revisits the Nkandla issue from the perspective that it fails the Kantian categorical imperative (i.e. CI) and attempts to explain the problem of individual as well as organisational or structural corruption, in which the author contends the Nkandla controversy to be grounded. This article opens a discussion on the relevance of Kantian t…
Afrophobia, moral and political disguises
Violent or other attacks on nationals from other African states are a reality we have come to expect time-after-time in post-apartheid South Africa. We are once confronted with the ugly reality of barbaric and cruel acts of attacks on foreign internationals from other African states, which some have labelled 'xenophobia' or 'xenophobic attacks' while others term this 'Afrophobia' (Black-on-Black conflict and violence directed at other Africans). …
Is it the end or just the beginning of ubuntu? Response to Matolino and Kwindingwi in view of Metz’s rebuttal
In this article we offer a critical review of Matolino and Kwindingwi’s article “The end of ubuntu” in which they put forward their view, based on conditions in contemporary South Africa, that the philosophy of ubuntu is dead. In the main, we intend to uphold what we believe is the more plausible argument, as suggested by the title of Metz’s paper, “Just the beginning of ubuntu”. We argue that Matolino and Kwindingwi’s arrival at the conclusion t…
Afrophobia, moral and political disguises
Violent or other attacks on nationals from other African states are a reality we have come to expect time-after-time in post-apartheid South Africa. We are once confronted with the ugly reality of barbaric and cruel acts of attacks on foreign internationals from other African states, which some have labelled 'xenophobia' or 'xenophobic attacks' while others term this 'Afrophobia' (Black-on-Black conflict and violence directed at other Africans). …
Afrophobia, moral and political disguises
Violent or other attacks on nationals from other African states are a reality we have come to expect time-after-time in post-apartheid South Africa. We are once confronted with the ugly reality of barbaric and cruel acts of attacks on foreign internationals from other African states, which some have labelled 'xenophobia' or 'xenophobic attacks' while others term this 'Afrophobia' (Black-on-Black conflict and violence directed at other Africans). …
The role and significance of traditional leadership in the governance of modern democratic South Africa
The institution of traditional leadership in Africa pre-existed both the colonial and apartheid systems and was the only known system of governance among indigenous people. However, contrary to the current political trend of discrediting traditional leadership, Africans have their own understanding of democracy, which is sharply from the liberal democracy of the west. The institution of traditional rulership was democratic in its own unique way i…
Euthanasia in South Africa
Debates on euthanasia (or mercy killing ) have been a concern in moral, philosophical, legal, theological, cultural and sociological discourse for centuries. The topic of euthanasia inspires a variety of strong views of which the slippery slope argument is one. The latter warns that the principle(s) underlying any ethical issue (including euthanasia) may be distorted. Scholars views on euthanasia are influenced mainly by cultural, personal, polit…
Is it the end or just the beginning of ubuntu? Response to Matolino and Kwindingwi in view of Metz’s rebuttal
In this article we offer a critical review of Matolino and Kwindingwi’s article “The end of ubuntu” in which they put forward their view, based on conditions in contemporary South Africa, that the philosophy of ubuntu is dead. In the main, we intend to uphold what we believe is the more plausible argument, as suggested by the title of Metz’s paper, “Just the beginning of ubuntu”. We argue that Matolino and Kwindingwi’s arrival at the conclusion t…
Politics without morality and accountability
The Nkandla controversy has long dominated South African politics and has seemingly been endless. This article revisits the Nkandla issue from the perspective that it fails the Kantian categorical imperative (i.e. CI) and attempts to explain the problem of individual as well as organisational or structural corruption, in which the author contends the Nkandla controversy to be grounded. This article opens a discussion on the relevance of Kantian t…
Philosopher in the market square
Traditionally, such a statement as ‘I was misled’ is intended to be taken seriously by the addressee and considered an expression of the true state of affairs. Unfortunately, the statement has many logical implications that often go unnoticed by both the one who utters it and the addressee. The paper critically explores the instrumentality of logical and epistemological analyses in its attempt to lay bare the implications of the statement being t…
Economic development in Africa through the stokvel system
Underdevelopment increases unemployment, which further worsens poverty levels among people in rural communities and inequality in the country at large. At present, government financial institutions are failing to reach rural communities which they are meant to develop. The inability of such communities to access capital from formal financial institutions drives them to devise alternative means through which they can survive and improve their live…
Qualified objection to Ani’s qualified acceptance of Wiredu’s notion of consensus democracy in Africa
This essay offers a critical review of Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ani’s article ‘On agreed action without agreed notions.’ Ani’s paper makes a critique of Kwasi Wiredu’s consensual democracy to the conclusion that though desirable, left the way it is, the model of consensus on which the idea of Wiredu’s non-party democracy was founded is itself admirable but defective and, therefore, calls for further enhancements. While not suggesting that Wiredu’s idea i…
Political science (8 works) · Law (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Politics (4 works) · Environmental ethics (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works)