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Planning legislation in Botswana and the quest for inclusive human settlements
(University of Botswana Law Journal, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/ublj, 2017-09-13)This paper explores the extent to which Botswana’s planning legislation supports the country’s quest for inclusive human settlements. Inclusivity features prominently in current policy debates and civic discourses on cities ... -
Plant alkali content and radio wave communication efficiency in high intensity savanna wildfires
(Elsevier Science Ltd. www.elsevier.com/locate/jastp, 2007)The flames of wildfires are weakly ionized gas. The ionization is mainly due to omnipresent alkali and alkaline earth metal species that are emitted from thermally decomposing plant structure into the flame during a ... -
Plant community response to loss of large herbivores differs between North American and South African savanna grasslands.
(Ecological Society of America; https://www.esa.org/esa/, 2014-04-01)Herbivory and fire shape plant community structure in grass‐dominated ecosystems, but these disturbance regimes are being altered around the world. To assess the consequences of such alterations, we excluded large herbivores ... -
Platinum Group of Metals: a strategic assessment of the South African industry
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=235, 2007)In order to analyse the strategic issues with regard to the South African Platinum Group of Metals (PGM) industry, a risk analysis and an assessment of the competitiveness of the industry were conducted. The analysis of ... -
PMS in the magistrates courts of Botswana: the unintended consequences of public service change
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org, 2011-07-04)This paper explores the implementation of public sector performance reforms in Botswana magistrate courts to improve service delivery. The authors argue that it is imperative for management to consider the possibility of ... -
Pn arrivals and lateral variations of Moho geometry beneath the Kaapvaal craton
(Elsevier Science Ltd. www.elsevier.com/locate/lithos, 2003)Pn arrivals from mining-induced earthquakes on the edge of the Witwatersrand basin show that the P wavespeeds in the uppermost mantle are almost constant throughout most of the Kaapvaal craton. The presence of only small ... -
Pneumatosis intestinalis in HIV patient with gastric outlet obstruction
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, https://publons.com/publisher/2123/health-and-medical-publishing-group, 2018-09)Summary: We report the case of a 39-year-old HIV positive female with gastric outlet obstruction. At laparotomy, she had extensive pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) of the ileum. This incidental finding of extensive PI in an ... -
Poetry, translation & subversion: the case of William Dobson's Paradisus Amissus (1750/53)
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-09-12)In 1750 the Oxford academic William Dobson published an intriguing artifact - a Latin translation of Milton’s great English epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). But this is strangely curious – Milton’s poem it has ... -
Policy implications of urbanisation patterns and processes in Botswana
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2015-11-22)The aim of this paper is to investigate the patterns and trends of urbanisation in Botswana using data obtained from census reports. Information was also sourced from relevant reports from Statistics Botswana and available ... -
Policy-makers’ perceptions of the tourism–climate change nexus: policy needs and constraints in Botswana
(Routledge;https://www.routledge.com/, 2015-02-13)Tourism is a key sector for most southern African economies endowed with unique natural capital, and the industry is increasingly being used for socio-economic development and diversification of national economies in the ... -
Politeness in language use in Tswana Kgotla meetings
(The Joongwon Linguistic Society of Korea, http://eng.jwl.or.kr/, 2021-04-30)This paper focuses on politeness in language use in kgotla meetings among the Tswana ethnic groups of Balete, Bangwato and Bakhurutshe. It investigates how interlocutors’ use of language reflects social behaviour and how ... -
Political culture as a source of political instability: the case of Lesotho
(Academic Journals, http://www.academicjournals.org, 2010-04)This article considers Lesotho’s political history and culture, a political history characterised by rebellious chiefs who had rejected Christianity and who were heavily armed and fought numerous wars against their black ... -
Political economy of integrated soil fertility management in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, https://www.waset.org, 2013)Although many factors play a significant role in agricultural production and productivity, the importance of soil fertility cannot be underestimated. The extent to which small farmers are able to manage the fertility of ... -
Political parties
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)This chapter discusses the national integrity system of political parties. In assessing the viability and integrity of political parties, the purpose of their existence needs to be established and analysed. The building ... -
The politics of being Muslim and being British in the British Christian print media
(Cogent Social Sciences; https://www.cogentoa.com/, 2016)There have been a significant number of published studies in recent years on the British media representation of Muslims. These studies have tended to focus only on the British mainstream media, and to my knowledge, there ... -
The politics of exclusion in Botswana: A creation of the independence constitutional talks
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2013)This article analyses the development of a political system in Botswana with a focus on the constitutional talks leading to the country’s independence. It examines the constitutional negotiations and argues that the manner ... -
The politics of exclusion in Botswana: A creation of the independence constitutional talks
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2013-12-15)This article analyses the development of a political system in Botswana with a focus on the constitutional talks leading to the country’s independence. It examines the constitutional negotiations and argues that the manner ... -
The politics of language and nation building in Zimbabwe
(Taylor & Francis, http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals, 2010-12)Finex Ndhlovu’s The politics of language and nation building in Zimbabwe is a product of his doctoral research project. The book, which is a welcome contribution to scholarly debates on nation building in multilingual and ... -
The politics of poverty in Botswana
(Botswana Society, www.botsoc.org.bw, 2003)For many years, Botswana has achieved both a fast growing economy and worsening inequalities. 'Botswana's annual growth in real GDP had averaged 10.9 percent in the period 1981-90, faster even than the east Asian Tigers ... -
Polluter pays or polluter enriching the retailers”: the case of plastic bag levy failure in Botswana
(Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, https://www.ajol.info, 2017-05-25)It has been almost ten years since the introduction of plastic levy in Botswana. The levy was introduced as part of measures to combat littering of plastic bags and reduce their negative effects on the environment. The ...