About
The Compassionate Confronter (‘The Confronter’) is a popular science e-magazine published and distributed under the auspices of the Centre for Good Governance in Africa which is situated in the School of Social Innovation at Hugenote Kollege, Wellington (Western Cape Province), Republic of South Africa (RSA).
Hugenote Kollege NPC is a private Christian post-school training institution that specialises in the training of leaders in various ministries as well as professionals in the social welfare sector. It is provisionally registered as a private higher education institution in the RSA with registration number 2019/HE08/003. Hugenote Kollege has a rich teaching and learning history stretching back to 1874.
The Confronter is not an accredited academic journal, although academic articles are peer-reviewed. Rather, it aims to confront lovingly, with empathy, sympathy, kindness and caring as “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing” (widely attributed to Irish statesman Edmund Burke, 1729-1797). All South Africans should take a keen interest in doing something, in not keeping quiet, when bad things happen. The Confronter hopes to highlight ‘bad things’, but also to suggest ways in which bad things can be addressed. It stands for integrity, good governance, and ethical and effective leadership. But it stands so within the spirit of caritas.
Since inception The Confronter was published quarterly, with the last such edition being the one that you have in your hands right now (Volume 3 No 4, December 2023). From 2024 though, contributions will be published on a rolling basis and distributed via email to a central address list as well as on https://confronterjournal.weebly.com (still at no cost to the reader). At the end of each year, starting with 2024, such contributions will be used to compile a single volume of the journal.
Contributions are welcome. A particular style is not prescribed, although sources should be acknowledged appropriately.
