Although decisions to acquire and expend financial resources in regional councils are a domain of regional councillors, officials appointed by regional councils and those serving the Ministry of Regional Local Government ...
This paper examines different supervisory approaches. The discussion has been limited to two approaches, namely the master/apprentice approach and the laissez-faire approach. This ...
Rewriting, in the narrow sense, is the presentation of works of literature to suit various ideological and poetological ends; it refers to the written process of changing genres. In the broader sense, it includes all forms ...
Makaudze, Godwin; Gudhlanga, Enna S.(University of Namibia, 2012)
The post-colonial era has witnessed many African writers embarking on, among many activities, decolonisation, cultural regeneration and nation-building through their works of art. Whilst they have striven to reclaim the ...
Since it was established in 1992, the University of Namibia has established itself as an institution of higher education that has won respect across Africa and internationally. It has developed new faculties, graduated ...
This article analyses the language that the Shona speaking people in Zimbabwe use in naming death and dying, describing the dead, and consoling the bereaved. The research derives its linguistic analysis from a Shona ...
Kaakunga, Esau K.; Matongela, Albert M.(University of Namibia, 2012)
The current study looks at the determinants of manufactured exports in Namibia during the period from 1970 through 2009. In line with the international trade and finance literature, the paper focuses on the investment ...
Ekanjume-Ilongo, Beatrice(University of Namibia, 2012)
Most verbal communication is done between one individual and another, be it in a family, social, or work setting. Any one-to-one verbal communication requires as much precision as possible, so that an individual can have ...
Western perceptions of the African continent as a forest or ‘site of death’ can be traced to as far back as Joseph Conrad’s Heart of darkness. Post-colonial readings of this text exude a literary paradigm shift that has ...
This paper considers ways of reading and theorising urbanity and the urbanites’ coping strategies for survival. The prime motivation is to demonstrate their apt capacity to transform the urban space and utilise it to better ...
Kanga names are presented using Swahili pithy sayings, riddles and proverbs. The names communicate the culture and philosophy of the Swahili people, especially those dwelling along the coast of the Indian Ocean, their ...
This article is an analysis of the meanings of extended verbs in Nambya. Put simply, an extended verb is a complex verb that is a consequence of combining a verb base and a verbal extension. Using the principles adopted ...
Shikongo, Regina Mpingana; Mchombu, Kingo(University of Namibia, 2012)
HIV/AIDS is a global health and social problem, and has affected people of diverse
backgrounds and all walks of life. Since it was detected in Namibia in 1986, many people have become hospitalised and died due to the ...
Polojarvi, Katja; Colpaert, Alfred; Matengu, Keneth K.(University of Namibia, 2012)
Global Positioning System (GPS) telemetry enables tracking of an individual animal over a long period of time and can provide researches with accurate information on animal movement. However, various environmental factors ...
The language policy of schools in Namibia states that from grade 1 to grade 3, learners
should receive education in their mother tongues. The mother tongue becomes a subject
from grade 4 onwards while English takes over ...
Tsoubaloko, Francois Haipinge(University of Namibia, 2012)
The elements that constitute the topic of this paper are extracted from my newly finished
book rn Ethnomusrcology. Namibra as a country is not only made of geographical boundaries
with other countries, located in the ...
Akawa, Martha; Silvester, Jeremy(University of Namibia, 2012)
The liberation Struggle is marked by an absence of archival sources. This absence leads to
an impossibility of systematic historical analysis of conflicting archival evidence; as a result,
history is created with a broad ...
US Department of State’s Offi ce to Monitor and Combat Traffi cking in Persons Annual
Report (CTIP, 2008) classifi ed Namibia as a special case on the basis that whereas there
was evidence that traffi cking in persons ...
This paper discusses the issues that are conveyed by settlement lay-out and the meaning
of space at the first mission station in South Africa, Genadendal. A historical archaeology
appwach was used to collect data and ...
Nengomasha, Cathrine T.; Nyanga, Erasmus H.(University of Namibia, 2012)
The records life cycle theory propagates for the management of records throughout their entire life cycle, i.e. from creation, through the stages when they are active, semi-active then non-current when disposition takes ...
Searching for the rain is an anthology of verse by Namibian poet Axaro W. Thaniseb who
currently directs the National Theatre of Namibia (NTN).
In this anthology, Thaniseb dares to address issues in post-independence ...
Nengomasha, Cathrine T.; Uutoni, Wilhelm; Yule, Wilson(University of Namibia, 2012)
The importance of school libraries cannot be overemphasized. This paper is based on
a study on school libraries in Namibia which was conducted by the University of Namibia,
Department of Information and Communication ...
This paper provides a rhetorical analysis of President l-lejlkepunye Pohamba's inaugural
speech which he delivered when sworn in for his second term of office on 21 March 2010, the
2oth anniversary of Namibia's Independence. ...
Du Preez, Iwanette C.; Mumbengegwi, Davis R.(University of Namibia, 2012)
Malaria is on the decline in Namibia due to interventions by the Ministry of Health and Social
Services (MoHSS) and the country is moving towards pre-elimination of the disease. However,
barriers such as resistance of ...
The research was done to investigate the information seeking behaviour among students
at the University of Namibia. The study was conducted to fi nd out the reasons why
students do not attend the information literacy ...
Misihairabgwi, Jane M.; Rennie, Timothy(University of Namibia, 2012)
The paradoxical coexistence of obesity with undernutrition has been we!l documented
worldwide. In many developing countries, 6o % of households contain both underweight
and obese individuals, a situation referred to as ...
Zannier, Aurelie; Lumbu, Simon D.(University of Namibia, 2012)
Since its early beginnings in the 1970’s, the communicative approach has established itself
as the preferred approach in the teaching and learning of French as a Foreign Language.
It has signifi cantly changed teaching ...
Drought is not uncommon to the Southern African climate and it has become a matter
of serious concern in Namibia. For that reason, almost all parts of Namibia have become
vulnerable to drought occurrence. Whilst recognising ...
Kimaro, Mary-Ellen; Ihuha, Rosemary; Angula, Margaret(University of Namibia, 2012)
For decades entrepreneurship has been recognised as an important contributor to economic
growth and development. The purpose of this paper is to examine the tourism entrepreneurial
activities in Namibia and assess their ...
Metaphors can be regarded as systemic interrelations of multiple experiences which map
one relatively stable domain to another. A number of cognitive linguists, such as KOvecses
(2005) and Lakoff (2006), suggest that ...