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Heroines and subalterns? the representation of women in Raja Rao's Kanthapura
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2006)The paper examines the representation of women in Raja Rao's Kanthapura, especially within the socio-political realms. This will be done in relation to Mahatma Gandhi's principle of Satyagraha. The paper surveys the role ... -
History and perceptions of regionalism in Botswana, 1891 – 2005
(Routledge, http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713429127, 2009)Although economic, political, ethnic and religious factors have led to regionalisms and other divides, causing civil strife and civil wars in many countries, in Botswana the north-south divide existed for a long time merely ... -
History and perceptions of regionalism in Botswana, 1891-2005
(Routledge (Taylor and Francis group), http://www.routledge.com, 2009)Although economic, political, ethnic and religious factors have led to regionalisms and other divides, causing civil strife and civil wars in many countries, in Botswana the north south divide existed for a long time merely ... -
Images of Jesus among christian women in Harare
(Edinburgh University Press, http://www.euppublishing.com/, 2007)This study seeks to find out what has attracted women to Christianity. In particular, it seeks to find out the existential circumstances and needs of the Harare Christian women that have led them to be attracted to Jesus. ... -
Impact assesment of the DLIS programme on the Botswana labour market
(2013-08-09)The study aims at assessing the impact and relevance of LIS programme on the labour market. It is hoped that the study will bring to light the range of practical skills and competencies that both graduates and employers ... -
The Impact of Game Reserve Policy on the River BaSarwa/Bushmen of Botswana
(Blackwell Synergy; The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com, 2004-08)The aim of this paper is to present a background discussion on the impact of game reserve policy on Bugakhwe, " River BaSarwa" (Bushmen/San people) in Eastern Ngamiland. The issues of local community ownership and its ... -
The impact of Game Reserve policy on the river BaSarwa/Bushmen of Botswana
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2004)The aim of this paper is to present a background discussion on the impact of game reserve policy on Bugakhwe, “River BaSarwa” (Bushmen/San people) in Eastern Ngamiland. The issues of local community ownership and its ... -
The implications of the National Archives and Records Services Act on archival practice in Botswana
(South African Society of Archivists, http://www.saarchivist.co.za/, 2018)Archival legislation is the basis for records and archives management in any country. The National Archives Act of Botswana was enacted in 1978 to give the Botswana National Archives and Records Services (BNARS) its mandate ... -
In the fathers' house: resistant alterity and the law of the father in the Tempest, Othelo and Titus Andronicus
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)The paper offers a reading of Shakespeare's the Tempest, Othelo and Titus Andronicus that sees the plays' black characters as disporic protagonists seeking alternative constructions of difference from those that are demanded ... -
The influence of school on the choice of language learning strategies in Botswana
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2008)This research seeks to examine the role that context or learning situation plays in strategy choice by comparing the strategy patterns of a private English medium secondary and a government secondary school in Botswana. ... -
Information behaviours of non-users of libraries in Botswana
(Archlib and Information Services, http:/www.hwwilson.com/journals; http://www.ajol.info, 2010)Public libraries are established to be used by communities. Surprisingly, many people in communities where there are public libraries do not make use of them. This descriptive study investigated the information needs and ... -
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 ... -
Information Literacy Skills course delivery through WebCT: the University of Botswana Library experience
(University of the West Indies / http://www.uwiseismic.com, 2006)The use of Course Management Systems such as WebCT and Blackboard for teaching information skills is not new. Many libraries in higher education institutions have designed user-education programmes using electronic media, ... -
Information seeking behavior of the off-campus students at the University of Botswana: a case of two satellite centers
(Routledge (Taylor and francis)/www.routledge.com, 2010)The focus of this study is on the information-seeking behavior of the off-campus students in 2 of the 7 satellite centers of the Centre for Continuing Education, the outreach arm of the University of Botswana. Although ... -
Information transformation Africa: indigenous knowledge - securing space in the knowledge society
(Elsevier, http://www.elsevier.com, 2008)This paper reflects on factors that need to be considered for establishment of an equitable knowledge society that will secure the Indigenous Knowledge space. While information communication technology facilitates the ... -
Intersuffixing in Setswana: the case of the perfective -ile, the applicative -ela, and the causative -isa
(University of Botswana, Office of Research and Development, http://www.ub.bw, 1996)Our motivation and inspiration to undertake this aspect of the phonology of Setswana is derived from research in Setswana phonology by Creissels (Notes, 1991-1992) and from the Bantu languages phonology by Bastin (1983). ... -
Investigating language vitality in some parts of North Eastern Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2017)The main objective of this article is to investigate the level of language vitality in Botswana on the basis of patterns of language use, transgenerational language transmission, language attitudes and ethno-cultural ... -
IT diffusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: implications for developing and managing digital libraries
(Emerald Publishing Group Ltd; www.emeraldinsight.com/nlw.htm, 2004-07)This paper is a spin off of a keynote address that was delivered by the author at the IFLA-Africa section workshop on 'developing and managing digital libraries'that was held in Gaborone Botswana from 23-27 February 2004. ... -
Jerusalem and antioch: inter-state, intra-church politics in the Family of God Church in Botswana
(Research and Development Unit, University of Botswana, 2008)Most of the literature on religion and politics in Africa celebrates the role that churches have played in fighting the oppressive yoke of colonialism, in fighting the ills of ethnicity and tribalism and in the process of ... -
The Khoisan in Botswana - Can multicultural discourses redeem them?
(Routledge (Taylor and francis) www.routledge.com, 2010)The Khoisan people are one of the indigenous peoples of Southern Africa. Botswana has the greatest diversity of these autochthonous communities. As ethnic minorities, they are characterized in the main by small ...