Abstract This research study analysed poverty as portrayed in ‘King of the dump’ by Frederick Philander, ‘The show isn’t over until’ by Vickson Hangula, ‘To live a better life’ by Axaro Thaniseb and ‘The horizon is calling’ by Keamogetse Joseph Molapong. The four plays were selected because of the theme of poverty which is emphasised throughout the plays. The researcher employed the post-colonial and realism theories in this research study. This research study aimed at port...
Abstract This study investigated the strategies employed by newspapers in Namibia to adopt new media technologies in their daily operations with a specific focus on New Era and The Namibian newspaper. The study also assessed how the print media has adopted new media technologies and examined how new media technologies have changed operations of news organisations. Using a qualitative method in the form of a case study, a non-probability sampling technique was used to purposively select the s...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the policy on “Discipline from Within” in selected secondary schools in the Oshana region of Namibia. A qualitative comparative case study was used to compare how the “Discipline from Within” policy was implemented in two best disciplined secondary schools and two poorly disciplined secondary schools in Oshana region. The population comprised of all secondary schools in the Oshana region. A purposeful sampling s...
ABSTRACT The distribution of malaria in Namibia is mainly confined to the northern parts of Namibia. Although the malaria vectors were presumed to be Anopheles arabiensis, a member of the Anopheles gambiae group of morphologically similar species, no scientific study had been undertaken to identify the species in Namibia. Given the variable behaviour of this species, in an area where the mainstay for vector control has been indoor residual house spraying (IRS) with 75% DDT wettable powder si...
This investigative and evaluative study aims at contributing to the ongoing dialogue on the necessity to have a diaconal ministry within the framework of the overall mission of the church under discussion (the ELCRN). A further aim is to present some workable proposals and recommendations for the revitalization of this much-needed ministry under the umbrella of the said Church in particular, but also to have a message to the Church of the Lord in Namibia. The assumption is made and the hypoth...
ABSTRACT This thesis is a critical discourse analysis of the mission statements of state-owned enterprises. The purpose of the study was to investigate the English language employed in the mission statements of state-owned enterprises. The study also explored the various linguistic components of mission statements, as well as the way they employ the English language to relate to stakeholders and convey meaning. This research was qualitative in nature and was a desktop study which employed di...
Abstract Food security is often defined in terms food availability, food access and food utilization (USAID 1995). Food availability is achieved when sufficient quantities of food are constantly available to all individuals within the country. Such food items can be supplied through house hold production, other domestic output, commercial outputs and commercial imports of food assistance. Access is assured when household and all individuals within them have adequate resources to obtain appro...
ABSTRACT This literary thesis explored ethnocentric segregation and discrimination in Bessie Head’s Maru and Gasebalwe Seretse’s The Pursuit of Xhai. The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes and effects of ethnocentric segregation and discrimination amongst ethnic groups as presented in the selected novels. The study was primarily a qualitative desktop research whereby two novels were purposefully selected and analysed. This analysis was informed by the integrated or interg...
ABSTRACT The study set out to establish the perceptions of the National Planning Commission officers and those of the directors of the commercial printers on publishing, printing and distribution processes of the Namibian Government publications. The study was motivated by the preliminary literature review which revealed that decentralized distribution systems of government publications can impede access to information. The research adopted a qualitative approach which employed a case study ...
Abstract This study, titled “A Study of Knowledge Management Practices: A Case Study of the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW), Namibia”, offered a unique organisational environment in which organisational KM practices were explored. The study focused on exploring organisational Knowledge Management (KM) in the MGECW through an investigation of KM practices. The case study used a mixed method approach through a concurrent triangulation strategy/design. The qualitative ...
ABSTRACT This study measured engagement levels among students; determined the impact of resources usage and established to which extent students experience demands on their study. The study further explored the implications of engagement levels and resource usage to curriculum design, teaching staff and academic performance. A survey design was used, with questionnaires distributed to a randomly selected sample of 123 students. Data was analyzed using the SPSS 18.0 program (SPSS, 2009). Data...
ABSTRACT Magic: The new Encyclopaedia Britannica defines magic as “a ritual performance or activity believed to influence human or naturai events through access to an extemal mystical force beyond thè ordinary human sphere '.’From this definition, we see that magic is a practicJ affair. It is a human art which involves thè manipulation of certain objects which are believed to have power to cause a supematural being to produce or prevent a particular result considered not obtainable b...
ABSTRACT There has been an increased concern over the inter-role conflict that employees are experiencing as they try to balance the demands of work and family roles since these conflicts could result in negative consequences like poor job performance. Therefore, this study looks at the correlation between work-family-conflict, family-work-conflict and job performance of working mothers. The descriptive survey research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised all w...
ABSTRACT The pastoral letter, an open letter addressed by a bishop to members of his diocese for the purpose of promoting faith and good Christian living, constitutes a persuasive religious discourse characterised by numerous rhetorical devices. Previous studies on Christian religious languagehave concentrated mainly on sermons, liturgy, prayers, theology, scriptures, hymns, and songs to the exclusion of the persuasive power of pastoral letters. This study, therefore, examined themes and rhet...