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An ethnographic study of initiation schools among the Bakgatla ba ga Kgafela at Mochudi (1874-1988)
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2001)
In and around the Makgadikgadi Pans there are several archaeological sites that have been interpreted as places were initiation rites took place in ancient times. But how can one tell they were initiation sites? This paper ...
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 ...
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 ...
Acceptance and rejection: The Traditional-healer prophet and his intergration of healing methods
(Boleswa Journal of Theology, Religion and Philosophy (BJTRP), 2005-12)
This paper examines the practices of traditional healing and how they are integrated or rejected by the African Independent Churches (AICS)in Botswana. The paper argues that in spite of some doubtful elements of rejection ...
The God That Answers With Fire: Religious Transformation And Public Morality In Africa
(Boleswa Journal of Theology, Religion and Philosophy (BJTRP), 2005-12)
This paper focuses on public morality in Africa and examines the contributions of Christian theology to moral decline in Africa. The paper points out the disparity between the theology of purnishment in African religions ...
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. ...
Tsetse and trypanosomosis control in the Okavango Delta, 1930s - 1970s
(Routledge (Taylor and Francis) http://www.routledge.com, 2007)
The aim of this article is to examine the historical relationship between tsetse fly
control, the cattle industry and game policy in northern Botswana. The article will locate the Botswana case in the context of contemporary ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...