• Uses and gratifications of the internet among university of Lagos undergraduates 

  Tejumaiye, Joseph Adepoju; Simon, Godwin Iretomiwa; Obia, Vincent Adakole (University of Namibia, 2018)

  This study sought to ascertain how UNILAG students use the internet and the motivation behind the usage pattern. The study was guided by four research questions that sought to establish the level of internet usage among ...
• Women and political participation in Namibia and Nigeria: a comparative analysis of women in elective positions 

  Quadri, Maryam Omolara; Thomas, Erika K. (University of Namibia, 2018)

  While women in Namibia have made successful inroads into the country’s parliament despite gender barriers in the country, Nigerian women are yet to make any noticeable progress in their efforts to achieve political power. ...
• Enhancing work engagement of teachers through organisational commitment, organisational justice and psychological conditions in Namibia 

  Pieters, Wesley R.; Auanga, N. (University of Namibia, 2018)

  Considering the high failure rate of learners coupled with harsh working conditions and limited resources, teachers are likely to become disengaged. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between work ...
• Community understanding, perceptions, and involvement in tourism development in King Nehale constituency, Namibia 

  Petrus, Jane N.; Mosimane, Alfons W. (University of Namibia, 2018)

  Tourism is one of the rapidly growing industries in the world. The development of this sector has become a strategy for poverty alleviation and economic development for developed and developing countries. Community ...
• The syntax of Object shift in Early Modern English (EME): a principle and parameters approach 

  Morapedi, Setumile (University of Namibia, 2018)

  The paper analysed object shift constructions in Early Modern English or the English of the Shakespearean time. This follows conflicting views on the order of the Verb and Object during this time. One group of researchers ...
• Learning in the most marginalised contexts. Namibian teachers' folk pedagogy in pre and lower primary classrooms 

  Matengu, Marika (University of Namibia, 2018)

  This paper describes a qualitative study of Namibian teachers’ understanding of children’s learning in the most marginalized contexts. Interviews of nine teachers from three schools revealed the complex ways in which ...
• Change management: a critical factor for successful implementation of an electronic document and records management system (EDRMS): a Namibian case study 

  Karlos, Alina N.; Nengomasha, Cathrine T. (University of Namibia, 2018)

  The use of information and communication technologies to conduct business has seen a rise in the creation of electronic records. Electronic records have added to the challenges of managing records which has seen implementation ...
• Influence of media convergence on newspaer readership in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 

  Idiong, Abasifreke; Idiong, Nsikak Solomon; Udoakah, Nkreuwem (University of Namibia, 2018)

  Fears about the imminent death of the print newspaper in the face of the ongoing digital revolution have been widespread for some time. But with miniaturized media tools and hand-held, internet-ready communication technologies ...
• No evidence of Trichinella spp. in domestic pig carcasses at a selected abattoir in southern Botswana 

  Segwagwe, Basiamisi; Machete, James; Ntwaetsile, Mpho; Mushonga, Borden; Kandiwa, Erick (2018)

  Trichinellosis is a worldwide zoonosis with genotypes affecting different domestic and wild animals and is widely distributed throughout the world. Species and genotypes of this genus affecting different animals have been ...
• Evaluation of meat safety knowledge, attitudes and practices among slaughter house workers of Amathole District in eastern Cape Province, South Africa 

  Nyamakwere, F.; Muchenje, Voster; Mushonga, Borden; Kandiwa, Erick; Makepe, Morris; Mutero, Gabriel (2017)

  Good slaughter hygiene practices are mandatory to minimize chances of microbiological contamination during meat processing. Thus, knowledge and training in meat safety are important to improve attitudes of workers who are ...
• Prevalence of Haemonchus contortus Infections in Sheep and Goats in Nyagatare District, Rwanda 

  Mushonga, Borden; Kandiwa, Erick; Madzingira, Oscar; Samkange, Alaster; Segwagwe, Basiamisi; Jaja, Ishmael Festus; Habumugisha, Dismas (2018)

  This study investigated the overall prevalence of Haemonchus contortus infection in sheep and goats from five purposively selected subdivisions (sectors) of Nyagatare district from January to December 2014, after a high ...
• An epidemiological survey of the magnitude and local perceptions of porcine cysticercosis by two methods in Nyaruguru district, Rwanda 

  Mushonga, Borden; Habarugira, Gervais; Birori, Aloys; Kandiwa, Erick; Samkange, Alaster; Bhebhe, Evison (University of Namibia, 2018)

  This study investigated the magnitude of porcine cysticercosis (PC), its risk factors, economic effects and the perceptions of 80 pig farmers from Nyabimata (n=38) and Muganza (n=42) and 20 registered butchers in the ...
• Quantitative characterization of the hemorrhagic, necrotic, coagulation-altering properties and Edema-forming effects of Zebra snake (Naja nigricincta nigricincta) venom 

  Kandiwa, Erick; Mushonga, Borden; Samkange, Alaster; Fabiano, Ezequiel (2018)

  This study was designed to investigate the cytotoxicity and haemotoxicity of the Western barred (zebra) spitting cobra (Naja nigricincta nigricincta) venom to help explain atypical and inconsistent reports on syndromes ...
• Use of medicinal plants by livestock farmers in a local municipaity in Vhembe district, South Africa 

  Chitura, T.; Muvhali, P.T.; Shai, K.; Mushonga, Borden; Kandiwa, Erick (2018)

  Respondents (n = 180) from Mutale municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa, were interviewed so as to assess the factors affecting the use of medicinal herbs in treatment of livestock diseases. A significantly greater ...
• Three Poems 

  Simwanza, Shane Simasiku (University of Namibia, 2017)

  I decided to use Silozi language in writing my poetry firstly to promote it countrywide and possibly to take it to another level whenever possible. It is a language that I can easily and best express all my deep thoughts ...
• Namibian multilingualism and sustainable development 

  Simataa, Agnes A.; Simataa, Evans (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This position paper provides a critical discussion on the significance of indigenous languages in development in Namibia. The importance of the relationship between language and society is unquestionable as language in ...
• The use of mother tongue in public services in Namibia: A short thinking piece 

  Senkoro, Fikeni E.; Simasiku, Liswani (University of Namibia, 2017)

  The history of policies that include the use of mother tongue in public services in Namibia goes back to as far as the period immediately after Independence. Among such policy documents is Chapter 1 Article 3 of The ...
• Language Skills for Higher Education in Tanzania 

  Rugemalira, Josephat (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This paper argues that there are two radical policy options available to the higher education establishment in Tanzania with regard to the issue of the language medium of instruction. The first option requires the ...
• Minimizing academic English lexicon gap between English first language students and English second language students 

  Mukoroli, Joseph Namutungika (University of Namibia, 2017)

  Vocabulary, much more than grammar, is the key to any learner to understand what she/he hears and reads in school; and to communicate successfully with other people. For this reason it is very important for a learner ...
• Spirit medium language mediation: A neglected form of interpreting? 

  Mpemba, Titus (University of Namibia, 2017)

  While the need for interpreting has been growing as can be evidenced by intensification of research on interpreting and establishment and expansion of interpreting institutions and course programmes worldwide, the ...
• The Arabic stimulus to the Swahili language: A post-colonial balance sheet 

  Mazrui, Alamin (University of Namibia, 2017)

  It is generally accepted that Arabic has had a major impact on the growth of the Swahili language over the centuries. The meaning of this linguistic stimulus of Arabic, however, has been a matter of far lesser consensus ...
• The nature and origin of acronyms in Kiswahili and Setswana 

  Matlhaku, K.; Batibo, H.M. (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This study examines how this mechanism has been used in two major regional languages, namely Kiswahili, spoken in eastern Africa, and Setswana, extensively used in southern Africa. The main aim of the article is to ...
• The jigsaw method: The use of cooperative learning in a grade 7 English second language lessons – a Namibia school case study 

  Hautemo, Aletta Mweneni (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This paper reports on the use of cooperative learning technique – Jigsaw - that describes the use of small groups to enable learners to increase their own responsibility in learning and that of their peers. As a strategy ...
• Usanifishaji wa Kiswahili Afrika Mashariki: Changamoto na namna ya kukabiliana nazo 

  Hans, Mussa M. (University of Namibia, 2017)

  The process of standardizing Kiswahili language started before East African countries attained independence. Despite adopting different objectives and methods, the process has been ongoing even after independence of the ...
• Chinua Achebe and hybrid aesthetics 

  Waliaula, Ken Walibora (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This essay examines the question of hybridity in Chinua Achebe’s fiction and essays with a view to bringing to fore the inherent contradictions, ambiguities and ambivalences that typify writing in the colonial language. ...
• Theoretical configurations and considerations on African popular culture 

  Senkoro, Fikeni E. (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This conceptual paper deals with some theoretical configurations and considerations of the form and content of African popular culture/s. It problematizes the subject by raising some provocative questions that may produce ...
• African writing, aesthetics and discursive violence 

  Oyegoke, Lekan (University of Namibia, 2017)

  As a signifier “African writing” is suitably pluralistic in its potential for denotation and connotation and delimitation of thematic concern. Wearing an ambiguous qualifier such as “African” the contestable positions ...
• Speakers living and languages dying: The endangerment of !Xóõ and øHua in Botswana 

  Moumakwa, Tshiamiso V.; Monaka, Kemmonye C. (University of Namibia, 2017)

  !Xóõ and øHua are San languages spoken in Botswana, with !Xóõ also cross-bordering into South Africa and Namibia. !Xóõ is a Southern Khoesan language genetically affiliated to the Taa branch of Khoesan languages. ...
• Another day in my life 

  Mkandawire, Lucy (University of Namibia, 2017)

  As I lie on my mat in the still of the night, with only the intermittent sound of a laughing hyena in the far distance, I wonder what tomorrow will bring. The baby in my belly begins to kick as though reminding me that ...
• Omikalo omikulu nomipe dhokuyunga oosa dhAawambo 

  Mbenzi, Petrus A. (University of Namibia, 2017)

  This paper describes the past and the present mourning practices and rituals of Aawambo. It examines traditional practices, which were adhered to in the ancient time, and the impact of modernization on the mourning ...

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