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Property issues in the dissolution of marriages: experiences of some divorced mothers in Botswana
(Botswana Society, http://www.botsoc.org.bw, 2003)Over the last two decades rates of divorce have increased in Botswana (Murray, 1981; Ahmed and Letamo, 1989; Bhebhe and Mosha, 1996). Despite this trend, little is known about women’s experiences of marital property division ... -
Rates of return to education in Botswana: results from the 2002/2003 household income and expenditure survey data set
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, www.blackwellpublishing.com, 2008)Using the most recent Household Income and Expenditure Survey data (2002/2003), this paper presents current rates of return to education for Botswana. The results show that the rates of return have in general declined by ... -
Realization of human rights: a path towards the reduction of vulnerability to HIV/AIDS by the government of Botswana
(BONELA, www.bonela.org, 2008)HIV continues to spread throughout the world, posing increasing challenges to human rights, at both national and global levels. The epidermic continues to be marked by discrimination against certain population groups; those ... -
Relentless Colonialism: the case of the Remote Area Development Programme (RADP) and the Basarwa in Botswana
(Cambridge University Press, http://www.cambridge.org/journals/journal_catalogue.asp?mnemonic=MOA, 2004-08)Colonial processes continue to dominate many Indigenous peoples development programmes in countries around the world. This paper examines some of the underlying factors that contribute to continued failure in the implementation ... -
Religious testimonial narratives and social construction of identity: insights from prophetic ministries in Botswana
(Cogent OA, www.cogentoa.com, 2017-07-19)Giving a testimony forms a central part of the religious practices among Pentecostal churches including prophetic ministries. Testimony links the understanding of one’s religious experience and the configuration of the ... -
The role of vocational education and technical training in economic growth: a case of Botswana
(Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, 2009)Over time, there has been a significant rise in vocational education and technical training in Botswana. This article shows that there is a positive and significant relationship between economic growth and vocational ... -
Searching for appropriateness in Social Work education in Botswana:The process of developing a Master in Social Work (MSW) programme in a 'developing’ country
(Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, 2006)Developing a tertiary academic programme in Botswana is not only an intellectual activity but also an institutional process that must be balanced to satisfy different stakeholders and contending claims. This paper focuses ... -
Social and psychological factors associated with willingness to test for HIV infection among young people in Botswana
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)In spite of extensive campaigns to promote voluntary counselling and testing through the radio, television, newspapers and mass rallies, testing for HIV remains a challenge in Botswana. Using a representative sample of ... -
State culture, building and renewing the Botswana developmental state
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2008)The post-colonial Botswana elite built a developmental state.The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) inherited a developmental state-promoting state culture, which it used to modernise state institutions, to focus on creating ... -
Supreme audit institution
(Made Plain Commucation, 2008)This chapter assesses the effectiveness of the Office of the Auditor General as a key pillar of the national integrity system in Botswana. It gives an overview of the laws and rules governing the establishment and operation ... -
Technology and poverty eradication: pre-conditions for effectiveness
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2003)New technology has been identified as one way to alleviate poverty in developing nations. This is because it makes available cheaper drugs, cheaper inputs such as fertilizers and new seed varieties that are needed by the ... -
Transferring health technology to South Africa: the importance of traditional African culture
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, www.vlib.ustu.ru/storon/kluwer, 2000)The transfer of new health technology to South Africa is occurring despite the fact that North American and European health care planners and entrepreneurs have a very limited understanding of traditional Black South African ... -
Understanding government and opposition parties in Botswana
(Routledge, http://www.informaworld.com, 2000)This paper discusses the relationship between the ruling party and opposition parties in the struggle to capture political power in Botswana. It demonstrates the resilience of the multi-party framework that is founded on ... -
Understanding the development experience and aspirations of one Basarwa settlement in Botswana: failed implementation or relentless colonialism?
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, www.thuto.org/pula/html/, 2002)This research note gives an overview of the doctoral research I conducted in 2000-0 I. The study entitled: Understanding the Development Experiences and Aspiration of One Basarwa Settlement in Botswana: Failed Implementation ... -
Understanding unemployment in Botswana
(John Wiley, www.wiley.com, 2003)The impressive performance that Botswana has achieved since gaining independence in 1966 is one of the few success stories of economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. For the period 1965-1990, growth in per capita ... -
Using MATLAB as a teaching and learning tool for beam bending problems in mechanics
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2004)This paper presents a MATLAB solution for the shear force, bending movement, and deflection as continuous functions of the distance measured from the left and support for a simply supported beam carrying concentrated and ... -
Vission 2016 and reforming the intelligence in Botswana
(The Botswana Society, 2008)The Botswana government proposed to the national parliament the setting up of an enlarged intelligence agency known as the Directorate of Intelligence and Security. It drafted and published in the Government Gazette, an ... -
Widening the frontiers of democracy: towards a transformative agenda in Botswana politics
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)This article is about the struggles of Batswana women to attain gender equality. The article traces women's exclusion from public decision-making much broadly as a fundamental feature of the Tswana patriachal structure. ... -
Youth and electoral participation in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2000)This article focuses on the changing trends and patterns in the youth's participation in the electoral process. It examines trends in electoral participation in general and that of the youth in particular and attempts an ...