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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 ...
The University in Botswana and the liberation struggle in southern Africa (1973–1980)
(Routledge (Taylor and Francis)/www.routledge.com, 2008)
This article documents key aspects of the role played by university students in Botswana in the liberation struggle, from the early years of the University in the mid-1960s to the year of Zimbabwe’s independence in 1980. ...
Teaching information literacy skills in Community Junior secondary schools in Gaborone, Botswana
(Sage Publications / http://www.sagepublications.com, 2008)
Information literacy skills are fast becoming a
global priority as society moves into the digital
environment. However, although the subject has
generated a vast body of literature, it remains an
underdeveloped domain ...
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 ...
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 ...
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) ...
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 ...
The challenges of financial responsibility in the tribal administration of Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1919-1966
(Routledge (Taylor and francis), www.routledge.com, 2008)
This account of tribal finances in Bechuanaland Protectorate under British colonial rule argues that while the treasury dispensation made the tribes responsible for their finances,
it also brought about a new dynamic and ...
Reversed discrimination and the renegotiation of power in an African society
(crencas religioes e poderes dos individuos as sociabilidades, 2008)
Gender relations in Africa have always been important especially given the active involvement of women in production as well as reproduction processes. Women have always been actively involved in traditional economies as ...