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The nature and origin of sex-related euphemisms in Setswana
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)The aim of this study is to investigate sex-related euphemisms in Setswana. Although sex matters, as embarrassing phenomena, are not usually talked about in Setswana communities, they have recently been brought to the open ... -
Nebulous labour relations in Zimbabwe’s rural local authorities
(Uts ePress, https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/, 2013)Executive turnover can have far-reaching consequences on a local authority’s development policies, programs and commitments. This paper examines nebulous labour-related problems in Zimbabwe’s Rural District Councils (RDCs). ... -
The need to assess effect of aggregates on performance of concrete in Botswana
(Faculty of Engineering and Technology, University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2011-04)Concrete is the widely used construction material worldwide. Therefore, for structural safety as well as to provide economic design, it is essential to understand well, its performance. Whilst in most developed countries ... -
Negotiating meaning through the labyrinthine meanderings of periodic and cumulative english sentences
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-09-14)When we acquire fluency in the mother tongue, or when we achieve it in another language, in both cases including fluency in grammatical and communicative competence, we are able to construct sentences with a rich variety ... -
The Neoproterozoic Mwashya–Kansuki sedimentary rock succession in the central African Copperbelt, its Cu–Co mineralisation, and regional correlations
(Elsevier www.elsevier.com/locate/gr, 2007)Rocks of the Neoproterozoic Mwashya Subgroup (former Upper Mwashya) form the uppermost sedimentary unit of the Roan Group. Based on new field and drill hole observations, the Mwashya is subdivided into three formations: ... -
A Netnographic Analysis of Online Reviews of Restaurant Service in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-28)This paper re-visits the notion of restaurant service performance in Botswana. The primary point of departure from Manwa’s work is that this paper employs Kozinets’ netnographic procedure to achieve its main objective, of ... -
Neutral polyfluoroalkyl substances in the global Atmosphere
(The Royal Society of Chemistry, http://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/journalissues/em#!recentarticles&all, 2014)Concentrations of neutral per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (nPFAS) in the atmosphere are of interest because nPFAS are highly mobile percursors for perfluoroalkyl acids. Two calibration studies in Ontario, Canada and ... -
A new and innovative look at anti-insulation behaviour in building energy consumption
(Elsevier http://www.linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0378778808000923, 2008)This paper presents the findings of a case study with building simulation using EnergyPlus dynamic thermal simulation software, in which wall insulation was varied together with cooling set-point temperature in a hot and ... -
New developments in the national examination system in Botswana
(National Council on Measurement in Education. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com, 1999-12)The study briefly looks at the new developments in the national examination system in Botswana. With this new system, the government opted for a criterion-referenced testing (CRT) model for primary and junior secondary ... -
New family medicine residency training programme: residents’ perspectives from the University of Botswana
(AOSIS, http://aosis.co.za/, 2016)Background: Family Medicine (FM) training is new in Botswana. No previous evaluation of the experiences and opinions of residents of the University of Botswana (UB) Family Medicine training programme has been reported. Aims: ... -
A new general approach to vector valued stochastic integration
(International Journal of Modeling and Optimization, www.ijmo.org, 2014-08)We use an extended theory of integral that generalizes the integration of vector valued functions with respect to non-negative, monotonic,countably subadditive set functions, in order to introduce a new approach to stochastic ... -
New media and the mediatisation of religion: an African Perspective
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2018-12-13)The book entitled New media and the mediatisation of religion: an African perspective, co-edited by Gabriel Faimau and William O. Lesitaokana explores and examines how new media shapes religious discourses of different ... -
A new method of quantifying aerosol concentrations in atmosphere
(Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Part of Springer Nature, https://www.springer.com/journal/703, 2014-04)Africa is one of the sources of biomass burning emissions. It is estimated that about 6 million tons of fuel per day is consumed in the southern hemisphere. Biomass burning has an important contribution on aerosol particle ... -
New public management and the corporatisation of the public sector in peripheral capitalist countries
(Emerald Group Publications, www.emeraldinsight.com, 2006)Capitalist transformation of the public sector is global phenomenon that affects many countries. This paper seeks to examine recent public sector reforms introduced by the Government of Botswana to improve civil service ... -
The new role of the construction manager/client engineer/quantity surveyor
(Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors http://www.rics.org/site/download_feed.aspx?fileID=5042&fileExtension=PDF, 2009)The traditional contracting/delivery system in Botswana, introduced by the US, UK, and European educators, consultants, and practitioners, has not been working well in Botswana. The poor project delivery system results ... -
Ngwato atitudes towards Zimbabwean immigrants in the Bechuanaland Protectorate in the 1950s
(Routledge (Taylor and Francis) http://www.routledge.com, 2006)This article is a modest sketch of the historical background to the phenomenon of xenophobia, with which policymakers in Botswana are grappling in the early twenty-first century. It is not, however, a historical treatise ... -
Nitrogen cycling in the soil–plant system along a precipitation gradient in the Kalahari sands
(Blackwell Publishing, 2004-01-01)Nitrogen (N) cycling was analyzed in the Kalahari region of southern Africa, where a strong precipitation gradient (from 978 to 230mm mean annual precipitation) is the main variable affecting vegetation. The region is ... -
No easy walk to linguistic freedom: a ritique of language planning during south Africa's first decade of democracy
(Nordic Association of African Studies. http://www.njas.helsinki.fi, 2006)In 1994, South Africans of all races and political parties took part in the first democratic elections. The election and inauguration of Nelson Mandela as the first black president marked the beginning of a new era - an ... -
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 ... -
Non-communicable diseases in antiretroviral therapy recipients in Kagera Tanzania: a cross-sectional study
(African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET); www.afenet.net/, 2013-11-06)Introduction: The aim of this study was to describe the extent of self-reported non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) recipients in Kagera region in Tanzania and their effect ...