University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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The origin and evolution of Setswana culture: a linguistic account
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Language is one of the important means by which all cultural experiences, both conceptual and material, are accumulated, stored and transmitted either vertically from generation to generation or horizontally from one ... -
Distance education in Botswana and Library service: matters arising since the colonial period for the records
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)With the cross-border experience that began in Salisbury College in Southern Rhodesia and ended with the award of Elementary Teachers’ Certifi cate (ETC) by the Education Department then based in Mahikeng, this paper submits ... -
The Botswana-Japan diplomatic relations, 1966-2016
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)Japan’s involvement in Africa’s development became more pronounced after it co-organised the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in 1993. The mineral-rich and politically stable Botswana offers natural ... -
Origins and dynamics of the Botswana-Soviet Union relations, 1960s to 1990
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This paper primarily uses archival and oral sources to examine the origins and dynamics of relations between Botswana and the Union of Soviet and Socialist Republic (USSR) within the context of the Cold War. The USSR or ... -
The botched ‘National Prayer’: challenges in the performance and recording of the Botswana National Anthem, 1965-2006
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)After Kgalemang Motsete’s composition overwhelmingly won the competition for Botswana’s national anthem in 1966, he later realised that the offi cial version was so replete with errors which he said made a mockery of ... -
‘A very grave and expensive error’?: the Legislative Council’s debate on the choice of a new site for the Capital of Botswana, 1961-1965
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This paper examines the reasons why it was considered appropriate for the capital of Botswana to be relocated in Gaborone from its administrative enclave in Mahikeng (in South Africa) where it had been for seventy years. ... -
An appraisal of the development of Archaeological Legislation in Botswana, 1911-2011: A 100-year journey
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)This paper reviews the development of archaeological legislation in Botswana, with specifi c interest in how integration of archaeological issues in other pieces of legislation has facilitated the growth of archaeological ... -
Of Botswana’s Administrative Centres and their movements: Vryburg, Mahikeng and Gaborone, 1885-1966
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)With Botswana celebrating a milestone 50th anniversary of Independence in 2016 a lot of activities took place in the country’s capital Gaborone –the unique History of which this paper refl ects on. This paper uses primary ... -
Introduction to the Special Issue on Humanities at the University of Botswana and Botswana’s 50 Years of Independence
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-01-18)We are greatly pleased and excited as the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Botswana (UB) for producing such a momentous special issue of the Botswana Notes and Records on Humanities and Botswana’s 50 years of ... -
A Netnographic Analysis of Online Reviews of Restaurant Service in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-28)This paper re-visits the notion of restaurant service performance in Botswana. The primary point of departure from Manwa’s work is that this paper employs Kozinets’ netnographic procedure to achieve its main objective, of ... -
Regional integration and migrant labour as poverty alleviation strategies in Southern Africa: A case study of Zimbabwe
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-28)Africa has numerous regional integration groupings, with at least two or more or more in each sub-region. Many African countries are members of more than one regional groupings. In theory, memberships of more than one ... -
Japan’s Resource and Energy Diplomacy in Southern Africa: Botswana as a Conduit
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2018-11-28)Japan primarily relies on resource diplomacy to address its energy and resource insecurity. The Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 exacerbated Japan’s energy insecurity, and forced it to aggressively explore and ... -
Impact of Health Status and Education on Labour Force Participation in Botswana: An Empirical Study
(University of Botswana, www.ub.ac.bw, 2017-06-05)Impact of health and education on labour force participation in Botswana has been investigated for the period 1982-2013. The main findings were that; an increase of primary school enrolment increases the overall participation ... -
Enhancing NGO funding by adopting corporate governance practices. The Case of Botswana NGOs
(Botswana Journal of Business, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bjb, 2017-06-05)The purpose of this paper is to understand the donor market as perceived by NGOs in Botswana in terms of who the major donors are; how, when and why they fund NGOs and the funding challenges NGOs face. The paper then ... -
Best practice? managing natural resources (Diamonds) in Botswana: some notes
(Botswana Journal of Business, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bjb, 2017-06-05)This paper looks into the Botswana diamond framework to promoting diamond production and revenues for inclusive development. In particular, the article investigates whether governance factors affect growth and natural ... -
Cultural landscapes and tourism development in Botswana: the case of Moremi Gorge in Eastern Botswana
(Botswana Journal of Business, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bjb, 2017-06-05)Cultural landscapes of tourism are fundamentally contradictory sites considering the interests of all stakeholders involved in their management. Key contradictions relate to cultural authenticity, credibility, and the ... -
Domestic tourism in Botswana: an examination of nature – based tourism constraints
(Botswana Journal of Business, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bjb, 2017-06-05)During the last fifty years, Botswana’s economy experienced one of the fastest growth in the world. The country has adopted tourism as one of its economic diversification development pillars, apart from mining and agriculture. ... -
Botswana Tourism Policy Landscape – successes and challenges
(Botswana Journal of Business, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php, 2017-06-05)The year 2016 marked Botswana’s 50th Independence Day anniversary. In terms of tourism development, 2016 marked 36 years since the publication of the first policy document aimed at the formalisation and control of tourism ... -
The evolution of entrepreneurship and small-to-medium business development in Botswana
(Botswana Journal of Business, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bjb, 2017-06-05)This paper discusses the evolution of entrepreneurship and small-to-medium enterprises development in Botswana. In doing so, the paper traces such developments from the establishment of the National Development Bank in ... -
An assessment of the evolution of the public sector in Botswana
(Botswana Journal of Business, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bjb, 2017-06-05)The Botswana public service started in the pre-colonial era with its administration operated from Mafikeng in South Africa. After independence, the administration moved to Gaborone. The management of the public service ...