.ABSTRACT For Namibia to become a developed nation by 2030, the government has pronounced in its vision 2030 document, the need to create jobs, provide infrastructure and develop human resources. A functioning film industry can stimulate all of the above as it does not only have the potential to return high profit on investment, but also to create employment (Cuff, 2013). Furthermore, cultural industries and film in particular can also play a role in education, raising consciousness and cultu...
ABSTRACT The thesis is a comparative Appraisal analysis of political news from two Namibian English newspapers (The Namibian and New Era), particularly focusing examining the propagation of journalistic attitudinal biases in political ‘hard news’ stories and journalistic ‘objectivity’. The research compares the textual structures of news reports from the English language reporting Namibian newspapers (The Namibian and New Era), during the period January 2015 - December 2018. It is a t...
ABSTRACT This study explored the question regarding the extent to which Namibia complies with the SADC Protocol on Control of Firearms, Ammunition and Other Related Materials by looking at the possible disparities between the national fire arms control laws and the relevant provisions of this SADC Protocol. Qualitative research design of exploratory nature, were applied in this research, relying primarily on a case study method. The data was collected from books, documents, statutes, official...
Abstract This thesis provides a poststructural feminist examination of widowhood in the novels So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba and The Only Son by John Munonye. The selected two novels were chosen because of the recurring themes on widowhood within them. The major objectives of the study were to examine issues surrounding death that directly affect widows as portrayed in the two novels, So Long a Letter by Mariama Ba and The Only Son by John Munonye; analyse how the two authors present widowho...
Abstract People with physical impairments are entitled to using health facilities at least as much as the general population if not more. Inadequate health services coupled with the absence of a physical impairment-friendly health care system social environment in the developing nations make it difficult for them to access basic medical services. The study uses a qualitative research methodology to describe and understand rather than to explain and predict access to health facilities. The obj...
BSTRACT National and international peace and security rely immensely on the perceived security dimension of combat readiness. As such, world nations frequently modernise their armed forces in order to achieve a sufficient level of competitive combat readiness in order to act as deterrence against external threats. These actions, however, frequently cause other nations to feel threatened which may result in them embarking on a build-up of the military at public expense. Nevertheless, combat re...
Abstract Disease mapping has important applications in public health because it enables the identication of areas which are at high risk of particular health problems. It helps visualising the spatial pattern of the disease distribution, which is of interest to the health sector as it enables the sector to plan, evaluate and redesign prevention and control strategies, and also make important policy decisions particularly for geographically targeted intervention in resource poor settings. Anal...
ABSTRACT This study investigated tertiary lecturers’ and students’ perceptions and preferences on the provision of corrective feedback in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. The study focused on students’ speaking and writing skills in the English course, Language in Practice. This study used a triangulation design for data collection and analysis. Numerical data were obtained through closed-response items on questionnair...
ABSTRACT This thesis explores the depiction of masculinities in Valerie Tagwira’s The Uncertainty of Hope and Neshani Andreas’ The Purple Violet of Oshaantu. The portrayal of the male figures in African women writing is an area which has not been given a lot of attention in gender writing. The two novels were selected using purposive sampling as they portray an array of masculinities. The researcher employed masculinities, nego-feminism and STIWANISM as literary theories to underpin this ...
ii ABSTRACT Contemporary tertiary institutions and workplace organisations face a raft of challenges in coping with competing demands and rapidly changing environments. Today’s challenging economic situation indicates that it is no longer sufficient for a new graduate to have knowledge of an academic subject; increasingly it is necessary for students to gain those language competencies and literacies which will enhance their productivity and prospects of employment after completing an ESP c...
Abstract The San people are indigenous minorities in Namibia that are known for their hunting and gathering lifestyle. From personal observations, discussions, interviews, raw data from Tsintsabis clinic and results obtained from the research, one had to assume that the San people are immune to malaria. It is unclear how the disease does not affect them although they live in endemic areas. The objective of this study was to investigate how the San have survived without a major outbreak of mal...
ABSTRACT The main aim of this thesis was to investigate the availability of the urban land and its implication for national security in Namibia using the case study of Windhoek (Khomas Region). The City of Windhoek has been faced with the problem of slower pace of allocating affordable land and servicing that has seen the gap between demand and supply widening drastically and the growing numbers of people from rural areas to Windhoek resulting in increased demands for serviceable land. The co...
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the effectiveness of existing land reform policy in uplifting the socio-economic standards of the war veterans of the liberation struggle of Namibia. The researcher used quantitative research methodology through questionnaires to gather information on the benefits that have accrued from the land reform policy and the extent to which the policy has been implemented. After analysing the data collected, the researcher found that the current land policy has not been ...
ABSTRACT This thesis was a critical discourse analysis of Metropolitan and Sanlam Namibia’s English advertisements in The Namibian newspaper. The purpose of the study was to investigate the English language of persuasion leveraged in the two companies’ print advertisements. The study also explored the various advertising techniques that supported the English language of persuasion used in selected advertisements. This research was qualitative in nature. It was a desktop study which employ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the role of drama in teaching English to enhance students’ communicative skills at the University of Namibia. The discussions of the research focused on assessing the benefits of using drama in the teaching of English to increase students’ motivation and self-confidence, as well as meeting the aims of integrating drama activities in the teaching of the English Access Course at the University of Namibia or in any other English language teac...