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    An analysis of barriers to Public Sector innovation in Namibia
    (Journal of Public Administration, 2022) Ouma-Mugabe, John; Matengu, Kenneth; Sifani, John; Lendevlo, Selma
    This study is about barriers to public sector innovation in Namibia. It is motivated by the fact that while the Government of the Republic of Namibia has adopted a wide range of public policies and programmes, and established institutions to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of its public sector, not much is known as to whether these measures are enhancing innovation in service delivery and public administration. There is a paucity of evidence-based analysis on public sector innovation in Namibia. The study fills the gap and aims to stimulate further academic inquiry into this area. Based on an online survey, face-to-face interviews, and focus group discussions at regional and national workshops, we identified and analysed barriers to public sector innovation in the country. The study recommends a strategic policy framework and whole-of government institutional configuration to spur on innovation in public service delivery and administration. It suggests further research on the measurement of public sector innovation, and detailed analysis of specific barriers to innovation in public services
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    Approaching old problems in new ways: social work training using community education as a primary prevention strategy to combat gender-based violence
    (UNAM Press, 2017) Freeman, Rachel J.
    Engaging communities in addressing gender-based violence has become a strategy in the global prevention of gender-based violence. Community education can take many forms and can provide viable alternatives to ad hoc programming. It adds up individual interventions, sequences them into logical progression, strives to build on what is achieved, and has an overview on how various activities slowly come together to change the social climate. Community education is responsive participatory and based on a holistic analysis of the root causes of gender-based violence (Michau, 2007).
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    The plight of an African girl child: Traditional cultural practices in Malawi
    (UNAM Press, 2017) Abankwah, Ruth M.
    The Malawian girl child is faced with many challenges such as early marriages to older men, dropping out of school due to pregnancy and instances where the tradition requires girls to have sex with a paid sex worker (Hyena) when they reach puberty. In some tribes in Malawi, this tradition is still revered by many elders who consider it to be sexually cleansing. Sexual cleansing also applies to women whose husbands die. Such a women is required to have sex with a paid sex worker known as 'hyena' before she buries her husband (Kamlongera, 2007). This act in itself is harmful to the victims who are vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases including AIDS. Such people may be left with emotional and psychological scars which may never heal. The main question this concept paper ask is: Where does one draw the line between tradition and the African girl child's rights?
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    Policy issues in the harmonisation of quality assurance systems for higher education in Africa
    (Routledge, 2021) Kadhila, Ngepathimo; Libebe, Eugene Lizazi;
    Harmonised quality assurance systems for higher education are imperative for Africa to realise the vision of an integrated and prosperous continent characterised by economic growth, deeper integration and competitiveness in the global economy. Diverse higher education systems have resulted in a lack of mutual recognition of credits and qualifications, constraining academic integration and student mobility across Africa. The African Union has promoted policies that should harmonise and strengthen higher education quality in Africa to ensure local relevance and global competitiveness. This chapter shows that despite these efforts and attendant benefits that these initiatives may offer, implementation has been very slow. This consequently call for sound policies, planning, resources and efficient implementation arrangements, mechanisms for monitoring, evaluation and evidence-based policy formulation and implementation.
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    The procurement laws of Namibia
    (Cambridge University Press., 2012) Amoo, Samuel K.