• Malaria risk factors in northern Namibia: The importance of occupation rage and mobility in characterizing high-risk population 

  Smith, Jennifer L.; Mumbengegwi, Davis R.; Haindongo, Erastus H.; Cueto, Carmen; Roberts, Kathryn W.; Gosling, Roly; Uusiku, Petrina; Kleinschmidt, Immo; Bennett, Adam; Sturrock, Hugh J. (PLOS ONE, 2021)

  In areas of low and unstable transmission, malaria cases occur in populations with lower access to malaria services and interventions, and in groups with specific malaria risk exposures often away from the household. In ...
• Defining landscape: Resolving contradictions at postcolonial Omhedi, the Oukwanyama royal palace, Namibia 

  Shiweda, Napandulwe (David Publishing Company, 2017)

  The history of Omhedi in north-central Namibia is not simply about the place but is a site that internalizes conflictual and contradictory social forces which are inscribed in place. While Omhedi was a contested site of ...
• Urban water management challenges and achievements in Windhoek, Namibia 

  Lewis, Earl W (IWA Publishing, 2019)

  This paper gives an overview of the main challenges and achievements faced by Windhoek’s water management sector. The paper highlights pertinent issues arising from increased water demand, and also explores current and ...
• Sub-Saharan teacher STEM professional development with digital ink: Follow-up (Sub-Saharan pen-based computing follow-up) 

  Hamilton, Eric (Springer, 2019)

  This chapter reports on research activities originally reported at the 2015 WIPTTE conference, the last one held prior to the conference name change. The chapter, entitled “A Model and Research Agenda for Teacher and Student ...
• Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from extracts of Pechuel-loeschea leubnitziae: Their antiproliferative activity against the U87 cell line 

  Mofolo, Motshewa Justina (Taylor & Francis, 2020)

  The application of green chemistry for the synthesis of nanoparticles is said to be environmentally friendly and cost efficient. The paper reports on the cell anti-proliferative activity of Pechuelloeschea leubnitziae, ...
• Indigenous knowledge systems for local weather predictions: A case of Mukonchi chiefdom in Zambia 

  Mbewe, Mabvuto (2019)

  The purpose of the study was to unravel constituents of the indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) and appreciate people’s experiences in predicting the weather in daily undertakings. The objectives of the study were; to ...
• Towards the reduction of vulnerabilities and risks of climate change in the community-based tourism, Namibia 

  Lendelvo, Selma (2018)

  Abstract Climate change is one of the contemporary issues in the world that has proven to have a direct impact on the development of different nations. Community-based tourism has been identified as a potential contributor ...
• The Namibian bioeconomy: Transformation to a sustainable society? 

  Heeren-Hauser, Anne (Springer, 2020)

  Worldwide, bioeconomy is promoted as an ‘engine for sustainable development’. However, increasingly, the notion that ‘the bioeconomy’ will facilitate sustainable development per se is challenged. Based on the assumption ...
• Breastfeeding and complementary feeding patterns in Namibia 

  Indongo, Nelago (UNISA Press, 2019)

  Breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices have significant implications for the child's health status. In Namibia, the Maternal and Child Health programme has teamed up with the WHO and UNICEF to improve feeding ...
• Flood Impacts in Oshana region, Namibia: A case Study of Cuvelai river basin 

  Niipare, Anna M. (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2020)

  Floods are among the global natural disasters that are known to have major negative societal effects. The extent of floods can determine the degree of impact to be made. Floods can cause extensive economic losses, consequently ...
• The economic viability of emerging commercial farmers under the resettlement programme 

  Lendelvo, Selma; Shapi, Martin; Mapaure, Clever (2020)

  Land reform programmes have been embarked upon by some African governments to address land inequalities after gaining independence from their colonial masters. Land redistribution to the land poor and from large-scale ...
• Developing a contamination susceptibility index for the Goreangab dam in Namibia 

  Deolfa, Jose M. (Elsevier, 2020)

  The convenience and quality of life provided by dams is highly dependent on the quality of the retained water. Human intervention plays an important role in defining the quality of the retained water as expanding human ...
• Ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemical characterization, and antibacterial activity of Grewia tenax and Albizia anthelmintica extracts against multidrug-resistant pneumonia-causing bacteria 

  Shatri, Albertina M. (Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, 2021)

  The use of Grewia tenax and Albizia anthelmintica in treating different ailments is attracting significant attention as a primary health care option in Namibia. This study aims to document their ethnobotanical uses, ...
• Community perspectives of empowerment from trophy hunting tourism in Namibia’s Bwabwata National Park 

  Thomsen, Jennifer M (Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2021)

  Trophy hunting (TH) tourism plays an important and often controversial role in wildlife conservation and community livelihood in many African countries. Despite its potential social and economic benefits, TH can have a ...
• Continuity and change in gender relations within the contract labour system in Kavango, Namibia, 1925–1972 

  Likuwa, Kletus M (Journal of Southern African Studies, 2021)

  The gendered historical investigation of migrant labour in Namibia (and southern Africa more broadly) has rightly considered the ways in which women left behind in the sending areas were obliged to take on additional ...
• Determination of the antiplasmodial activity, cytotoxicity and active compound of Pechuel‑loeschea leubnitziae O. Hofm. (Asteraceae) of Namibia 

  Kadhila, Nailoke P (2020)

  Pechuel-loeschea leubnitziae is an aromatic and unpalatable shrub traditionally used to treat malaria and related symptoms in some regions of Namibia. Despite the importance of P. leubnitziae in the management of malaria, ...
• Dependency of rural communities on non-timber forest products in the dry lands of Southern Africa: A case of Mukwe constituency, Kavango East region, Namibia 

  Kamwi, Jonathan M. (Elsevier, 2020)

  This paper examines the relationship between socio-economic and demographic factors and Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) dependency among the rural communities of the Mukwe Constituency, Kavango East Region, Namibia. The ...
• Understanding unwanted pregnancy from the perspectives of the Namibia male youth 

  Mogotsi, Immaculate (African Journal of Reproductive Health September, 2020)

  The aim of this paper was to understand the perceptions of Namibian male youth regarding unwanted pregnancy. This study is based on secondary data from the study titled “Understanding factors associated with unwanted ...
• The Owambo campaign memorial in context: Who is being commemorated 

  Shiweda, Napandulwe (Journal of Namibian Studies, 2020)

  This paper focuses on the Owambo Campaign Memorial in Windhoek which was erected to commemorate the British South Africa troops who died during the campaign against King Mandume at Oihole on the 6th of February 1917. It ...
• Learners`perceptions regarding the use of geometer`s sketchpad in secondary schools 

  Kanandjebo, Leena N. (2019)

  A positive perception regarding an ICT-driven approach to teaching impacts learners’ achievement. Two models, namely the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Cognitive Absorption (CA) were used to determine learners’ ...
• Flood impacts in Oshana region, Namibia: A case study of Cuvelai river basin 

  Niipare, Anna-Marie (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2020)

  Floods are among the global natural disasters that are known to have major negative societal effects. The extent of floods can determine the degree of impact to be made. Floods can cause extensive economic losses, consequently ...
• Communal land tenure security for widows in the Eenhana constituency of the Ohangwena region, Namibia 

  Nakanyete, Ndapewa Fenny (Journal of International Women's Studies, 2020)

  Namibia is characterized by a history of discriminatory customary practices against women with regards to access to land, rights over land, and security of land tenure. Since independence in 1990, the country has adopted ...
• Understanding unwanted pregnancy from the perspectives of the Namibian male youth 

  Mogotsi, Immaculate (African Journal of Reproductive Health September, 2020)

  The aim of this paper was to understand the perceptions of Namibian male youth regarding unwanted pregnancy. This study is based on secondary data from the study titled “Understanding factors associated with unwanted ...
• The return of the sacred stones of the Ovambo Kingdoms: Restitution and the revision of the past 

  Silvester, Jeremy (2020)

  The discourse of restitution often takes place within the framework of the ‘ethics of collecting’ with a focus on the return of objects violently obtained, which has restricted the debate. This case study of the return of ...
• Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles from extracts of Pechuel-loeschea leubnitziae: Their antiprol iferative activity against the U87 cell line 

  Mofolo, Motsewa J (2020)

  The application of green chemistry for the synthesis of nanoparticles is said to be environmentally friendly and cost efficient. The paper reports on the cell anti proliferative activity of Pechuelloeschea leubnitziae, ...
• A perfect storm? The impact of COVID-19 on community-based conservation in Namibia 

  Lendelvo, Selma (Namibian Journal of Environment, 2020)

  We report on a rapid survey of five communal-area conservancies in Namibia to understand initial impacts on community-based conservation of national and international policies for dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Namibia’s ...
• No safety net in the face of climate change: The case of pastoralists in Kunene region, Namibia 

  Inman, Emilia N (PLoS ONE, 2020)

  Over the past decade, pastoralists in Kunene Region, Namibia, have endured recurrent drought and flood events that have culminated in the loss of their primary form of livelihood– pastoralism. Most pastoralists are finding ...
• Current vegetation structure and composition of woody species in community-derived categories of land degradation in a semiarid rangeland in Kunene region, Namibia 

  Inman, Emilia N. (Wiley, 2020)

  Land degradation has put the world's rangelands under intense pressure and reduced their capacity to provide vital services to those who solely depend on them for survival. With the current pressures on rangelands, worldwide, ...
• Production constraints and breeding approaches for cowpea improvement for drought prone agro-ecologies in Sub-Saharan Africa 

  Horn, Lydia N. (Elsevier, 2020)

  Cowpea [Vignaunguiculata (L.) Walp.] is an important grain legume which is widely grown in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for food and feed. Its grain contains high levels of protein, energy, micro- and macro-nutrients. In SSA ...
• Effectiveness of reactive focal mass drug administration and reactive focal vector control to reduce malaria transmission in the low malaria-endemic setting of Namibia: A cluster-randomised controlled, open-label, two-by-two factorial design trial 

  Hsiang, Michelle S (Lancet, 2020)

  Background In low malaria-endemic settings, screening and treatment of individuals in close proximity to index cases, also known as reactive case detection (RACD), is practised for surveillance and response. However, other ...

View more