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Information flows: the real art of information management and freedom of information
(Australian society of Archivists, 2007)
This paper puts forward ideas about trying to take public access to
government information from where it currently is - a few painful, costly
and hard fought steps from its strongly resisted implementation - towards
where ...
Nollywood films and the cultural imperialism hypothesis
(Brill academic publishers, 2008)
From the viewpoint of the cultural imperialism hypothesis and its complications, the overall aim of this study was to find out if foreign films still had a stranglehold on Nigerian audience members. The findings indicate ...
Freedom of information in the SADC region: implications for development and human rights
(Emerald, 2006)
Abstract
Purpose – To argue that developing countries in the Southern African Development Community
(SADC) region should embrace the concept of freedom of information to enable better human rights
and economic ...
Ditumelo secondary literature review: HIV prevention and faith-based organisation in Botswana
(Boleswa Journal of Theology, Religion and Philosophy (BJTRP), 2008-06)
The following secondary literature review was developed by a team of researchers from the University of Botswana, primarily from the Department of Theology and Religious studies, as part of an assessment of the present and ...
Reflections on the University in Africa: the role of the past in education
(Routledge (Taylor and Francis) www.routledge.com, 2007)
The colonial and postcolonial experiences of Africans reflect the myriad changes which African societies have undergone over the last few centuries.
These include cultural, political and economic transformations mainly ...
Design and implementation of an online information literacy module: Experience of the Department of Library and Information Studies, University of Botswana
(Emerald Publishing Group td; www.emeraldinsight.com/oir.htm, 2006)
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present findings of the design and implementation of an online information literacy module to first-year students at the University of Botswana. Design/methodology/approach - The ...
The relationship between Kenneth Koma and the Botswana Democratic Party, 1965-2003
(Oxford university press/www.oup.com, 2005)
This article assesses the weaknesses of opposition in Botswana through the
case of Kenneth Koma, the influential President of the Botswana National
Front (BNF) from 1977 to 2001. This is done by examining the perception
that ...
Of rats, fleas, and peoples: towards a history of bubonic plague in southern Africa, 1890-1950
(University of Botswana, Research and Development Unit / http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/africanjournals/browse.cfm?colid=12, 2001)
This paper examines the responses of colonial governments to outbreaks of bubonic plague in the interior, particularly that of the Bechuanaland Protectorate (Botswana) administration. Bubonic plague first reached Southern ...
Management of "killer" indomie scare and impact on consumer confidence: a case study
(Routledge (Taylor and Francis), http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 2008)
In May 2004, an allegation that indomie noodles were causing illness and death started making the rounds and driving fear into the minds of loyal consumers in Nigeria. After thorough investigations, NAFDAC gave De-United ...
Pragmatics of letter writing in Setswana
(Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com, 2008)
Using a corpus of about 200 letters written during the time that Botswana was a British protectorate
(1885–1966) by and to the British administrators on one hand, and letters written to and by Batswana
(natives of Botswana) ...