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Whither sustainability in a changing? with considerations on the future growth of Botswana
(2014-12-03)This presentation considers aspects of global sustainability initially in a geological context in order to provide a long-term perspective on global warming and to try and help define what is meant by ‘the natural environment’. ... -
Whither sustainable rural development?: A critical exploration of remote communities in and around the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Galician Association of Researchers for Rural Development, http://www.sjruraldevelopment.org (Asociación Gallega de Investigadores para el Desarrollo Rural (AGAIDERU).), 2014)Rural areas constitute the critical mass, which drives economic growth and development in many developing countries. They contribute mainly to manpower and the production of industrial raw materials needed in urban centers. ... -
Who do you say that I am?
(Sage Publications / http://www.sagepublications.com, 2007)This article is an amalgam of four talks given over several days at The Community of Women and Men in Mission Conference. The overall title 'Who do you say that I am?' covers the subjects of Jesus the Liberator, The Healer, ... -
Why has !XOO not followed the normal pattern of identity loss?
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-12-05)Every ethnic group is usually identified by specific features. The most conspicuous features have been described as linguistic identity, cultural identity, autonymic identity and ethnonymic identity2. When an ethnic group ... -
Why HIV/AIDS prevention strategies fail in Botswana: considering discourses of sexuality
(Routledge. http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/0376835x.asp, 2005-09)A phenomenological study that was carried out among five ethnic groups of Botswana revealed the importance of taking into account culturally situated sexual realities when prevention policies for HIV/AIDS are considered ... -
Why Self-Employment Entrepreneurship is Worth Less to Less-Developed Countries
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2015-11-16)Developing countries have been advised to promote small enterprises because they generate employment. It is even said that small-enterprise jobs cost less than jobs created in larger enterprises. Governments have invested ... -
Why there is an inverse primary-care law in Africa
(Elsevier; https://www.elsevier.com/, 2013)Many low-income and middle-income countries are now pursuing ambitious plans for universal primary care, but are failing to deliver adequate care quality because of intractable human resource problems—eg, in Uganda in 2009, ... -
Widening the frontiers of democracy: towards a transformative agenda in Botswana politics
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)This article is about the struggles of Batswana women to attain gender equality. The article traces women's exclusion from public decision-making much broadly as a fundamental feature of the Tswana patriachal structure. ... -
Wildfires in Botswana and their frequency of occurrence
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., https://www.scirp.org/journal/journalarticles.aspx?journalid=492, 2021-09-13)Fires play an essential part in the maintenance of the environment, but amplified fire activity often leads to adverse effects in the environment such as destruction of property and loss of life. Botswana has experienced ... -
Wildlife resource utilisation at Moremi Game Reserve and Khwai community area in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Elsevier http://www.doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.03.007, 2005)This paper uses the concept of sustainable development to examine the utilisation of wildlife resources at Moremi Game Reserve (MGR) and Khwai community area (NG 18/19) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Using both secondary ... -
Will reconnecting ecosystems allow long-distance mammal migrations to resume? A case study of a zebra Equus burchelli migration in Botswana
(Fauna & Flora International, 2010-04-07)Terrestrial wildlife migrations, once common, are now rare because of ecosystem fragmentation and uncontrolled hunting. Botswana historically contained migratory populations of many species but habitat fragmentation, ... -
Will the dreaded ‘Yellow Monster’ stop roaring again?: an appraisal of Botswana’s 2015 Land Policy
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This paper assesses Botswana land policy of 2015 from a historical perspective. In July 2015 the parliament of Botswana, after a lengthy debate, approved a new land policy for the country. It had first been brought to the ... -
““Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands.” The possible influence of the teachings of Ephesians 5:21-33 and other related texts to wife abuse: a case study of Moshupa churches.
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018-06)The issue of women abuse has been persistent over a long period of time. Cases of husband abuse are even reported within the church. Some religious organizations preach love and respect in order to instill proper marriage ... -
'A woman of courage’: an interpretation of the biblical hebrew perspective in relation to women and business in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This essay attempts to read biblical wisdom literature in relation to modern women entrepreneurship. Whereas traditionally in the Setswana culture and many other cultures women are often perceived as sluggish when it comes ... -
Woody vegetation resource changes around selected settlement along aridity gradient in the Kalahari, Botswana
(Elsevier Science Ltd, http://www.elsevier.com/locate/cag, 2002-07-22)This paper investigated changes in economically important woody vegetation resources around seven settlements located along an aridity gradient in the Kalahari. Available data at different rainfall levels were analysed ... -
Work in Thermodynamics
(Chemic Publishing Co., http://www.asianjournalofchemistry.com/, 2006)The expression for mechanical work obtained in the expansion of a gas commonly used in physical chemistry textbooks is critically examined. The mathematical form of the first law of thermodynamics is arrived at by a procedure ... -
Writing a quantitative research thesis
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises. http://www.krepublishers.com, 2009)Research is an exciting adventure which if properly carried out adds richly to the student’s experience, to the school academic prestige and to the society through the new knowledge it creates which could be applied in ... -
Youth and electoral participation in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)This article focuses on the changing trends and patterns in the youth's participation in the electoral process. It examines trends in electoral participation in general and that of the youth in particular and attempts an ... -
Youth and environmentally responsible consumer behaviour: the case of plastic bag usage in Botswana
(Botswana Journal of African Studies, https://journals.ub.bw/, 2019-05-13)Plastic bags are versatile, lightweight and flexible, and this has led to consumers having an insatiable appetite for the consumption of plastic shopping bags. To influence consumer behaviour, the Government of Botswana ... -
Youth unemployment and HIV and AIDS: insights from the 2013 Botswana AIDS Impact Survey
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-12-29)HIV and AIDS and youth unemployment are still a major concern for Botswana despite interventions by stakeholders and a number of programmes put in place by the government. The current prevalence rate of HIV in Botswana is ...