Thesis (MPhil (General Linguistics))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009. / This study examined how different words and phrases used within the media may portray a certain image of an individual, ultimately impacting the perception that the reader forms of such individual. Specifically, the manner in which Fred van der Vyver was portrayed by both an Afrikaans language newspaper and an English language newspaper in the Fred van der Vyver-Inge Lotz murder case was examined. This was a highly publicized case from March 2005, when Inge Lotz was found murdered, to November 2007, when Fred van der Vyver, who was suspected of killing Inge Lotz, was acquitted. The aim of the study was to compare two South African journalistic cultures, namely the ones represented by Cape Times and Die Burger, respectively, in their construction of Fred van der Vyver as newsmaker. The rationale for the study was that newspaper coverage of a murder as well as of the investigation and trial which follow creates a certain perception among its readers, and that this perception is based on the information that readers accumulate by reading various published articles. The hypothesis was that both newspapers treated Fred van der Vyver as a newsmaker, and as a murdered in particular, by making use of various linguistic devices. The data analyzed were a selection of articles published between March 2005 and November 2007 in the online versions of Cape Times and Die Burger. A focal point of the study was to show how different aspects of newspaper reporting – specifically headlines and the text itself – construct a particular view or image of the case in general and of Fred van der Vyver in particular. It was found that neither the Cape Times nor Die Burger wrote that Fred van der Vyver was the murderer but both suggested it throughout by making use of linguistic devices. Loaded words, for example, were used to describe certain aspects of the case, and these aspects were then associated with Fred van der Vyver. Fred van der Vyver`s identity had been presented as that of a murderer within the press by means of linguistic tools and language use. The hypotheses was therefore borne out by the data, as both newspapers had indeed portrayed the identity of Fred van der Vyver as that of a murderer. What we read in the papers does have an influence on what we perceive to be true, objective or accurate and on how we ultimately form an opinion. In this case, the public automatically accepted Fred van der Vyver’s identity as portrayed in the press, namely as that of a murderer, and assumed that he was guilty once he was arrested.

Logistical support is an essential part of the activities of all components of the IRS. Currently, the emphasis is on current need to improve and streamline the intervention of the IRS. It can be clearly seen that the success of interventions of IRS components is in their own logistic support. Without the logistic support would not be any possible way to remove the effects of incidents in the required quality and speed. Concerned parts of IRS should be provided with the necessary amenities for a quality performance of professional activities, usually conducted in very difficult circumstances intervention. It can be clearly admission that the whole area of logistics support under the IRS should be in the spotlight of all competent authorities, even in times of relative peace in any case would not be essential logistic support and other components of IRS underestimated. The main object and purpose of this thesis is to map the basic Logistics Support of the Integrated Rescue System of South Bohemia. A partial object is the SWOT analysis, which specifies internal and external factors that are used when creating a project application, its proposal is part of this work, which can be used to purchase special equipment. Mapping is done in two levels. The first level represent standard security technical and substantive resources, which are collected in each financial year of the basic components of the budget. The second level is an advanced security. For the premium, necessary for aims of this work, is considered the acquisition of property by the European Union. Property acquired from the resources of the European Union has a clear positive impact on improving the logistics of such an intervention. The results of this work is the data that was obtained by secondary analysis and building on it in a standardized interview. Data will be used as background material for the processing of sub-project applications.