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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 ...
At the cross roads: family, youth deviance and crime control in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2004)
Since the 1980s, some major villages in Botswana have experienced an increase in deviance and crime among youth. This deviance is often manifested in an escalation of criminal gangs that are mostly male in composition. The ...
Personnel transfers: experiences of Batswana teachers
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2004)
This article analyses the findings of a study conducted to investigate the effects of teacher transfers onfamily
well-being. While much concern has been raised about the trauma of transfers on families, this is the ...
Poverty eradication in Botswana: Towards the realisation of vision 2016
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2004)
Economic growth is usually recognized as a vital factor in poverty eradication. Thus, with the excellent
performance of Botswana's economy over the years, observers had hoped that poverty in the country would
decline ...
Male violence against women in Botswana: a discussion of gendered uncertainties in a rapidly changing environment
(CODESRIA, http://www.codesria.org, 2004)
Male violence against women has become commonplace in contemporary Botswana. Analyses of gender-based violence in Botswana indicate that men are acting out their dominance through acts of violence. This dominance is created ...
Bank of Botswana's reaction function: modelling Botswana's monetary policy strategy
(John Wiley, www.wiley.com, 2004)
This paper examines how monetary policy was actually conducted in Botswana, by specifying and estimating a monetary reaction function for the Bank of Botswana (BoB). Basically, a monetary reaction function (MRF) for a ...
Correlates of work-place stress: a case study of Botswana nurses working in clinics
(Botswana Society, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40980365, 2004)
The nature of the work of a nurse incorporates several distinctive and stressful features which include dealing with crises, the continuous physical and emotional demands of patients, and daily confrontation with pain, ...
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 ...
Botswana's economy and labour market: are there any lessons for SADC regional integration?
(Taylor & Francis (Routledge), www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com/, 2004)
Regional integration is a necessity for sustainable development and the generation of dynamic growth amongst SADC countries. For real integration to be achieved, there is a need for deep integration, which allows countries ...
Finding the 'missing' male in gender discourses in Botswana
(Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies, 2004)
Researchers and activists in Botswana have played an active role in the international campaign to alleviate women s subordinate position in economic development. Of late attention has shifted from 'women' to 'gender'. This ...