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I am exceedingly delighted to write a Preface to the second edition of this important and compelling book, The Role Of Culture And Communication In Mediation 2nd Edition by Edward Dzerinyuy Bello. Culture has been defined as the aggregate or sum total of the values, mores, worldviews, and philosophy of life of a people. This means that culture is critical to the construction of the identity of a people as it crystallises their hopes and aspirations, affirms their distinctiveness as a group and offers them a foothold in life. Culture, therefore, constitutes the bedrock or foundation on which a people or group builds and finds meaning to their essence and existence. Culture is also strategic to communication which is language in action. We are rational beings because we communicate intelligently and coherently. Language is the veritable vehicle through which culture is communicated and transmitted from generation to generation. This is what separates humanity from other lesser creatures and demarcates the boundary between nature and culture. Both culture and communication play a key and decisive role in mediation which is the art of exercising prudent judgement with the aim of resolving conflicts and enhancing mutual understanding. This book covers these key themes of culture, communication, and mediation in a salutary and commendable manner. Through the book, the author Edward Dzerinyuy Bello invites readers to contemplate the power of culture in communication and mediation as a strategy for enriching the discourse and providing actionable solutions to disputes and conflicts which may arise due to differences in perception, knowledge, and cognition. This is a book that is a valuable addition to the corpus of literature on the subject. It titillates our interest and understanding of the range issues and concerns inherent in the cultural imagination. The chapters have been well laid out and treated with candour, remarkable skill, and powerful insight. This is a book whose time has come. It keeps the company of canonical books on media, communication, and mediation. I recommend it to those with passion for the mediatory role culture and communication can play in the promotion of social harmony and peaceful coexistence in formal and informal settings as well as in public and private domains. James Tar Tsaaior PhD (Professor of Media and Cultural Communication & Senior Research Fellow, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa)

To everything there is a season ( Ecl. 3.1 ). Nothing is permanent, except God and His promises ( Miles Monroe, from Seasons of Understanding purpose in times of perplexity, 1998 ).Seasons guarantee change, give hope and the incentive to plan. The key to life is outlasting a season and smartly setting your goals beyond the season to ensure reaping the best harvest into the desired future. Therefore, seasons are God's greatest gifts to all and everything that God created. Inspired by his own life experiences, the author EDWARD DZERINYUY BELLO, presents an opportunity to aspiring goal achievers, to learn from his own life journey through this book, "Setting Successful Goals in Life". In doing so, the author allows himself to be vulnerable to the outside world in openly sharing about his private life experiences, a selfless, yet as Monroe noted, the vital key to outlasting a season. while "Setting Successful Goals in Life" presented space for the author to pen down both the good and challenging life experiences and how his faith in God and lessons from others informed the person he has become through his life journey, any person who aspires to live a purpose driven life and particularly, project management students, corporate management and leaders will find this book valuable. Ntombekhaya Tshabalala, PhD

South African Corporate Governance Agenda gives a deeper inside look and meaning on the corporate governance agenda of South Africa. This gives a genuine guide to anyone who wants to set a corporate business in South Africa. South Africa is a gateway to Sub Saharan Africa. Understanding the corporate governance agenda of South Africa opens your mind to understand Sub Saharan African corporate governance agenda much better. As entrepreneurs and business professionals, this book also gives you a deeper guide to understanding the environment of South Africa when setting a business, especially in this 21st Century of digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence.