University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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The Origin and Early Years of the History Undergraduate Major Research Essay at the University College of Botswana (Later University of Botswana)
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)When I joined the Department of History in February 1976, one of my first experiences was to attend a seminar led by Professor Thomas Tlou discussing the last-but-final drafts of fourth-year student essays on various topics ... -
Will the dreaded ‘Yellow Monster’ stop roaring again?: an appraisal of Botswana’s 2015 Land Policy
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This paper assesses Botswana land policy of 2015 from a historical perspective. In July 2015 the parliament of Botswana, after a lengthy debate, approved a new land policy for the country. It had first been brought to the ... -
Towards sustainability in the Theatre: a look at the Company@Maitisong in Gaborone
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)In 2012 Gao Lemmenyane revived The Company@Maitisong (The Company), a theatre company previously formed in 2002 by a group of Drama students at Maru-a-Pula Secondary School, a private school in Gaborone. A number of the ... -
Performance and the economies of cultural heritage festivals in Botswana: cashing in or selling out?
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Cultural heritage performances such as the Kuru Dance Festival of the Basarwa (Bushmen/San) and the Sedibelo Festival of the Bakgatla in Botswana trade on indigenous performance traditions by translating rituals, culture ... -
‘Our past, our present, and, most importantly of all, our future’: the role of Potters in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This study integrates various multi-disciplinary approaches on ceramics that provide coherent answers to the past, present and possibly the future of the subject. Special focus is on the four main stages of pottery production ... -
‘Hare and his wife’: making the case for the Trickster’s androgyny
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This paper goes beyond an oral-aural appreciation of Ikalanga trickster tales to explore the tacit manner in which patriarchy views shulo (hare) the Ikalanga trickster as male. We explain the concept of androgyny to ... -
The state of coverage of development issues on National Television in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Since Botswana’s Independence in 1966 the mass media landscape in the country has experienced significant growth demonstrated by increasing number of print media publications as well as emergence of commercial radio services, ... -
‘ALDEP re-designated as ISPAAD’: an appraisal of continued stagnation of crop production in post-independence Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This paper studies two agrarian schemes in Botswana from Independence in 1966 to the present, namely the Arable Lands Development Programme (ALDEP) which was introduced in 1979 and Integrated Support Programme for Arable ... -
Modernisation of arable agriculture in Chobe district: a search for food self-sufficiency through ALDEP, 1980s and 1990s
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Food insecurity continues to be a major challenge to developing nations, including Botswana. While there is recognition that agriculture is still the primary source of employment and food supply in most sub-Saharan economies, ... -
‘Plagiarism is a great insult’: politics and discourses of intellectual property rights infringement in Botswana, 1970s to 2016
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Primarily utilising information in the public domain in the form of media reports on claims of plagiarism, this paper explores issues of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringement in Botswana since the 1970s. Particular ... -
'A woman of courage’: an interpretation of the biblical hebrew perspective in relation to women and business in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This essay attempts to read biblical wisdom literature in relation to modern women entrepreneurship. Whereas traditionally in the Setswana culture and many other cultures women are often perceived as sluggish when it comes ... -
Relating the teachings of the gospel to social justice in Africa: the case of Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Using Botswana as a case study this paper demonstrates the relationship between theology and the temporal order in post-independence sub-Saharan Africa which continues to stir controversies among Christians and non-Christians ... -
The place and challenges of modern Pentecostal christianity in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This article discusses Modern Pentecostal Churches (MPCs) in Botswana from their beginning in the post-independence era to the present day. It begins by discussing the major characteristics of these churches. Specifically, ... -
Gobe Matenge’s social engineering through milestone independence anniversary celebrations in Botswana, 1975-2016
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Utilising archival records this paper argues that the coordinator of the Tenth Anniversary Independence Celebrations Unit (TACU), Gobe Matenge, tried to use the process to transform what was considered deplorable social ... -
The development of Religious Education curriculum and impact on moral values in Botswana since 1966
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This article examines the changes that have taken place in the teaching and the curriculum of Religious Education (RE) in Botswana from 1966 to today. It demonstrates that the teaching of the subject in the country’s primary ... -
The lexical problems of Court interpreters in a Botswana High Court
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This article explores the lexical problems of court interpreters interpreting from Setswana to English and from English to Setswana in Botswana. Data for the study were collected from audio CDs and transcripts of court ... -
‘What’s in or not in a name’?: the untold story of canoe naming among the Basubiya of the Chobe District in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)As a broad and multidisciplinary study on the socio-economic activities, ethno-culture and indigenous communities’ social ecology of the Chobe District, the focus of this paper is the Subiya onomasticon (a vocabulary or ... -
Ikalanga 50 Years on: a cross border language against tremendous odds
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Ikalanga language is one of ‘minority’ languages of Botswana spoken in the North East District and in some villages in the northern part of the Central District. It is a cross-border Bantu language also spoken in the ... -
Found and lost languages: a survey of the past and current situation of Botswana ethic and linguistic communities
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Botswana is blessed with 26 languages and ethnic communities and RETENG (the Multicultural Coalition for Botswana) (2015) considers this situation as reason to celebrate the country’s rich cultural and language diversity. ... -
A reflection on Setswana proverbs in Botswana’s national psyche and nationhood
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Botswana’s fi ftieth anniversary of Independence, celebrated in 2016, is indeed a milestone achievement worthy to be celebrated. This paper argues that Setswana proverbs are one of several factors that have contributed to ...