ABSTRACT The study investigated the changing gender division of labour between individuals of Ongwediva rural and urban households. The study involved 18 participants who were selected from 6 different families, 3 families from Ongwediva rural and 3 families from Ongwediva urban. These families were selected through snowball sampling strategies and the sampling criteria were that the family members should be married, legally and stay together. In addition to that an extra member of the famil...
Abstract This study sought to assess the need for funding for a sustainable bus service for the City of Windhoek. The study was guided by two main objectives namely, to ascertain other potential revenue streams that the City of Windhoek can use to provide a sustainable public transport bus service, and secondly to explore existing best practices of funding strategies in the sustainable public transport system of the City of Windhoek. The study adopted a qualitative approach and primary data ...
ABSTRACT This study was an assessment of the oversight role of the Parliamentary Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security (PSCFDS) over the security sector in Namibia. The Namibian Parliament established parliamentary committees under the Standing Rules and Orders (SRO) or by resolution thereof for the duration of a parliament calendar. Every committee of the parliament established in terms of Sub-Article (1) of the Namibian Constitution shall have the power to subpoena p...
Abstract This paper explores the effects of competition and regulation on telecommunications sector performance in 14 Southern Africa Development Community countries from 1999 through 2006. Fixed effects regression indicates that competition has a positive influence on the total number of mobile subscribers, and a negative impact on fixed lines in operations. On the other hand regulation has a positive impact on the total number of mobile subscribers and fixed lines in operations. The study ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this thesis is to review the investment policy of the banking sector and the ease of SME access to bank finance. Secondly, to determine the extent to which bank finance contributes to the success of SMEs. This study used both qualitative and quantitative methods. In order to test the extent to which bank finance contributes to the success of SMEs the study used the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression method to analyze cross-sectional data. Whereas under qualitative met...
ABSTRACT The institution’s management firmly believes that staff members who excel exemplarily in performing their duties should reap the fruits of their hard work. However, that requires motivation of which promotion is one. Currently UNAM has four career paths through which administrative staff members can advance their career at the University, namely: applying for a vacant position at a higher level in another department; being promoted in the current position by way of upgrading the...
Abstract This study focused on analysing the effectiveness of sustainable leadership in Public Enterprises with a special focus on the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund. The study intended to answer the problem of leadership in terms of sustainability in the organisation. The purpose of the study was to explore issues of sustainable leadership in terms of how leaders groom subordinates for the advancement of the organisation. The overall objective was to analyse aspects of leadership and how the t...
ABSTRACT Investigating the effectiveness of transmission mechanisms of monetary policy is crucial for an economy. It is essential to understand how effectiveness the channels of transmission are in affecting economic activity. This study investigates the effectiveness of transmission mechanisms of monetary policy in Sierra Leone with particular focus on the interest rate, exchange rate, and credit channels. It used a Vector Autoregression (VAR) approach to estimate time series annual data fr...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of Microfinance on youth empowerment. The researcher targeted 72 beneficiaries of the Namibian Youth Credit Scheme in Otjiwarongo. A descriptive research design was adopted and purposive and systematic sampling methods to select 72 respondents of which 55 participated in the survey. Descriptive and Chi- square test statistics were used to analyze the data. The findings of the study seem to suggest that NYCS is an effective tool to...
Abstract This paper will investigates the importance of the local reinsurance industry in preventing capital outflow within the Namibian market through the insurance industry. The purpose of the study is to investigate the capital outflow that leaves the Namibian economy through insurance.Despite several efforts by the Namibian government to curb capital outflow, more cash still remnants the country through the insurance companies. The study has made use of questionaiers and interviews. The ...
Abstract Several efforts have been made by different agents (including Government) in Namibia to reduce the number of rape incidents. Notwithstanding this, rape has been on the increase. To fathom the increase and possibly overcome it, a number of researches have been conducted. Among them include that by Women’s Action for Development (WAD), University of Namibia and the Namibia Prison Service (2006), and that of the United Nations Development Programme (2000-2001). In all these studies, ...
ABSTRACT Solid waste management is a challenge across the globe due to the increasing diversity of waste characteristics and lack of effective implementation of consistent waste policies accompanied by changing lifestyles, increased production processes and rapid urbanisation. Namibia like many other African countries is facing rapid urbanisation. This has overwhelmed the local authorities’ resources for provision of municipal solid waste management henceforth leaving the City of Windhoek ...
Abstract The relationship between beer price, augmentation and beer consumption in Swakopmund has not been researched on in Namibia. The purpose of this research is to fill the knowledge gap in current literature on the alcohol and price relationship in Namibia. This study is an empirical analysis that draws on information from the overall population of the Swakopmund community, selecting those that are involved in alcohol activities and those frequenting beer outlets. The Statistical Packag...
ABSTRACT This study focused on challenges and opportunities in primary and secondary education in Namibia. Furthermore, the study focused on how partnership with Finland could help Namibia to overcome these challenges and meet Vision 2030. The study also researched on the marketing of an education system in a foreign country, specifically how the Finnish education system and solutions could be successfully marketed in Namibia in the context of globalisation and internationalisation. The rese...
Abstract The dissertation attempts to present migration from a holistic perspective where the decision to move is the result of an assessment of competing strategies open to potential migrants. This is a bid by globally marginalised populations for economic security; a deliberate decision taken by the family to improve their livelihood. Migrants are here seen as social actors, or agents, who confront structural socioeconomic contexts, which offer both constraints and opportunities. The migra...