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Challenges to issues of balance and representativesness in African lexicography
(http://afrilex.africanlanguages.com/homelex.html , 2006)Modern dictionaries depend on corpora of different sizes and types for frequency listings, concordances and collocations, illustrative sentences and grammatical information. With the help of computer software, retrieving ... -
Christianity and ancestor veneration in Botswana
(Edinburgh University Press, 2003)Argues that although Botswana is predominantly a Christian country, belief in and veneration of ancestors continues unabated. Ways in which the resilience of ancestor worship is based on the fact that it is the core of the ... -
Citizens’ engagement in e-Government in Zambia: a discussion paper
(2013-05-14)The emergence of knowledge economies and extensive use and adoption of ICT in business entities have placed more pressure on governments to implement e-Government in their public service delivery platforms. For some of ... -
Cognate object constructions in Degema
(Sage publications,www.sage.com/, 2017-06)This paper provides a descriptive analysis of cognate object constructions in Degema. Cognate object constructions refer to constructions that involve a verb and a cognate nominal object that is morphologically and semantically ... -
Cognate object constructions in Degema
(Linguistique et Langues Africaines (LLACAN); llacan.vjf.cnrs.fr/lla/, 2017)This paper provides a descriptive analysis of cognate object constructions in Degema. Cognate object constructions refer to constructions that involve a verb and a cognate nominal object that is morphologically and ... -
Community involvement in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage Management: an assessment from case studies in Southern Africa and elsewhere
(University of Chicago Press, 2008)Community archaeology has conferred an alternative dimension on conventional archaeology and heritage management, empowering previously powerless peoples, particularly the indigenous and local communities that have lost ... -
A comparative analysis of strategic human resource management (SHRM) issues in an organisational context
(Emerald, 2005)Purpose – This paper analyses the opinions of the Botswana National Library Service’s (BNLS)Headquarters (HQ)staff and staff of the Botswana public libraries on strategic human resource management issues, which were tested ... -
Comparative aspects of farm labour in twentieth century Botswana
(Routledge (Taylor and Francis) www.routledge.com, 2007)This article focuses mainly on the Tuli block and Ghanzi farming areas because they were and still are the most economically viable. The aim of this article is to draw a comparison between the labour situation in Ghanzi ... -
A comparison of the information seeking pattern of distance learners in Botswana: a case study of four tertiary institutions
(Routledge (Taylor & Francis) www.routledge.com, 2010)The study investigated the information seeking behaviour of two categories of distance learners in Botswana, comprising the cross border students and those that registered with the University of Botswana. The return of ... -
Confronting a culture of silence in an African classroom: an exercise in philosophical Pptice
(Humanities Institute, Kangwon National University, Korea, http://www.kangwon.ac.kr/english/menu3/sub_03_01_02_14.php, 2017)Can Philosophy perform a useful function in contemporary society? This question is usually answered in the affirmative by philosophy teachers who point to the development of the mind as its most important tool, claiming ... -
Cooperative electronic networks of Academic Libraries in Southern Africa
(Sage Publications, http://www.sagepublications.com, 2005)The development of cooperative electronic networks and consortia by academic libraries in Southern Africa allows them to provide seamless access to electronic information resources while sharing the cost of access. -
Corruption, court records and justice administration in Kenya
(2013-08-09)This paper outlines some of the challenges facing the management of court records in Kenya. It argues that frequent cases of lost or misplaced case files in the Kenyan courts systems impacts negatively on the administration ... -
Covenant with death: the attitude of churches in Botswana towards the use of condoms by Christians, and its social implications
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2000)This paper examines the preventative role of condoms in the fight against HIV/ AIDS. It will be argued in this paper that because of the magnitude, severity, devastation and complexity of the HIV/AIDS pandemic there is ... -
Critical factors in cultural tourism in Botswana
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2008)This discussion is a critical assessment of the role of cultural factors in promoting tourism in Botswana. From the 1990s, the Botswana Government’s policy on tourism focused on involving local community participation in ... -
Da 'wah Movements and Sufi Tariqahs: Competing for spiritual spaces in contemporary South(ern) Africa
(Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs; Carfax Publishing; Taylor & Francis; http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13602004.asp, 2005-08)This paper provides a brief survey of the contemporary da'wah movements and Sufi orders (tariqah) that have redefined and reformulated some of the social institutions among the Muslim community in southern Africa. After ... -
Dealing with backlog accumulations of archival materials in Eastern and Southern Africa
(SAGE Publications, http://idv.sagepub.com/, 2006)Discusses the problems associated with managing semi-current and non-current in many archival institutions in eastern and southern Africa. The article seeks to answer some basic questions such as: Why do archival institutions ... -
The decline in the role of chieftainship in elections
(University of Botswana, Research and Development Unit/http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/africanjournals/browse.cfm?colid=12, 2000)This article focuses on three districts of Botswana, namely Central District, Ngwaketse District and Kgatleng District. It argues that as a result of the role played by the institution of chieftainship in elections, ... -
Design and implementation of an online information literacy module - experience of the Department of Library and Information Studies, University of Botswana
(Emerald, 2006)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. The study population consisted of 103 ... -
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 ... -
Developing strategic partnerships for national development: a case of Botswana
(Emerald, http://www.emeraldinsight.com, 2011)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore how libraries and information centres can play a key role in national development through strategic working partnerships with Government and other stakeholders. Methodology ...