ABSTRACT The menace of Political Insecurity is a major challenge in developing countries and more grave in the West Africa sub-region. This study sought to appraise two Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Protocols; the Protocol on Conflict Prevention (1999) and the Democracy and Good Governance Protocol (2001), and how they address the Political Security challenge in the sub-region. The study adopted the qualitative research approach. Both primary and secondary data were used...
ABSTRACT Corruption has been identified as an area of grave concern in most societies, including Namibia. For Namibia, the fight against corruption is not simple, but it is an economic and social issue. If allowed to persist, corruption has the potential to reverse the remarkable progress and successes recorded since independence in 1990. Also, it can contribute to a budget deficit, thereby fuelling inflation. Because of its negative effects, the GRN has introduced several anti-corruption me...
ABSTRACT The phenomenon of the increasing number of orphans and vulnerable children is not overlooked by Namibia. In fact, the situation is aggravated by the deaths of young adults as a result of the Human Immuno Virus (HIV) and the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Subsequently, a huge number of children are left behind and forced to provide for themselves. Families have torn apart as parents, siblings, aunts, uncles and relatives die. Children are left alone and disadvantaged. T...
ABSTRACT The consequences of the United Nations’ partitioning of Palestine in 1948 have been recurrent wars and peace processes in the Middle East, as the conflict has remained intractable. While studies have been conducted on these wars and peace processes, there has been no systematic study on Nigeria’s policy and role in the Middle East crisis and peace process. This study therefore focused on Nigeria’s foreign policy and role in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. It examined the orig...
ABSTRACT The transport sector is the backbone of the development of all sectors of the economy and in the promotion of mobility. Soon after independence, the Ministry of Works and Transport, the custodian for the transport sector was tasked with a number of issues needing redressing. This includes the deregulation of the operators’ transport sub-sector. The Government of Namibia made a decision in 1995 to deregulate road transport, in particular, long-distance bus operation, bus operation ...
Abstarct Community Driven Development (CDD) approach is presently becoming popular due to its potential to develop projects that are responsive to local demands, empower local communities, and are better targeted at the poor. This study was conducted to assess the impact of Fadama II Critical Ecosystem Management Project, a CDD project on its beneficiaries. The Fadama II Critical Ecosystem Management project is a six year project whose specific objective include making sure that by project en...
ABSTRACT This analysis look at strategic planning as a component of strategic management, it therefore compares and contrasts the activities of strategic planning in some of the public institutions. The analysis starts on plan formulation and proceeds with the implementation of such plans in organizations such as Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NORED), Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF), the Municipal Council of Windhoek – Electricity Department and Rundu Town Council. ...
Abstract Finding decent work for young people to staunch the youth employment crisis is one of most significant challenges of our time. This research paper reports on the role of the Ministry of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture in combating youth unemployment in Namibia focusing on urban Khomas region. In the introduction section a comparative approach displays the global and sub-Saharan Africa features of youth unemployment as compared to the Namibian situation. This reflects that...
ABSTRACT Rebellion and diplomacy have played considerable roles in international politics in the last two decades. Both phenomena, however, have failed to resolve many crises and conflict of interests that have plagued the African continent. Studies have been done on the causes and effects of these conflicts. However, substantial attention has not been paid to the centrality of diplomacy in the conflict processes. By drawing the contours of successes and failures of diplomacy, this study inve...
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 Occupational stress and fear of contagion are common among nurses/midwives dealing with HIV/AIDS patients, and the psycho-social impact become more acute when death occurs, because the loss of a young patient, the suffering and self identification with the patient cause acute sadness and grief. Therefore a need rises to address the problem of occupational stress and fear among nurses and midwives caring for victims of HIV/AIDS. The Government of the Republic of Namibia has taken a p...
Abstract Whilst the ‘natural resource curse’ theory has been an enduring theory in the study of the relationship between natural resources endowment and economic development, the economics approach to this theory, which privileges the economic explanation focusing on the Dutch disease and revenue volatility, has been dominant. The political economy approach has proven to be more useful not only in political science but also in the study of the African political economy and developing cou...
ABSTRACT Climate change has turned out to be one of the most destructing problems facing the world today that needs to be addressed. The causes and impacts are not limited to one part of the world or the other but are differentiated in light of the financial structure of a country as well as the ability to adapt. Ghana like many African countries had and continues to experience its fair share of the impacts of climate change manifested in extreme temperatures and unpredictable rainfall patter...
ABSTRACT Ghanaian women have made considerable progress towards participating more effectively in politics and issues of public concern. In spite of this, a myriad of challenges still inhibit the participation of women in politics in Ghana. This study explores the issues surrounding the participation of women in politics in Ghana. It analyzes the participation of Ghanaian women in politics by using Tamale, a Muslim dominated society, as a case study. This study also examines the hindering fac...
ABSTRACT The end of the Cold War caused or at least promoted progress toward an aid architecture that sought to ensure effectiveness in the delivery of aid. The Paris Declaration (PD) was thus adopted to show the resolve of leaders to take far-reaching and monitorable actions to reform the ways in which aid was delivered and managed (PD, 2005: 1). The primary aim of the Declaration was to provide a framework to manage aid more effectively. Even though Ghana received much aid (a total of US$ 1...