University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Corporate governance in Botswana: exploring developments and compliance
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-10-04)Botswana has recently developed and adopted its own corporate governance code, giving it the opportunity to address perceived gaps in the existing governance structures in its context. This paper evaluates corporate ... -
The diverse approaches and reasons in the implementation of business process reengineering between the government sector and the state owned enterprises in Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-10-04)Organisations may be influenced by different reasons to change their business processes. The approaches to changing the processes may also differ across organisations. This study looks at the diversity of reasons for ... -
Improving financial inclusion of the socially and economically disadvantaged in Botswana through the Grameen Bank Microcredit Model
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-10-04)Almost fifty years after attaining independence from the Great Britain and achieving remarkable economic development, Botswana is still struggling to have universal financial inclusion for its people. This paper discusses ... -
Performance review: today it's me
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-09-14)Today It’s me, a stylized, narrated musical written by Botswana’s talented playwright and actor is about a brave popular singer from Uganda, Philly Lutaaya, and how he handled his HIV positive status and AIDS in the 1980s.The ... -
Government policy and practice
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2015-09-14)It is an accepted reality that theatre as an art-form plays an important role in national development. Firstly, theatre as a cultural institution reflects people’s cultural norms and ethos, and can assist in nation-building ... -
African spiritual retentions and racial hybridity in Adrienne Kennedy’s plays
(University of Botswana, 2016-09-14)This article examines resonances of African ritual practice as staged in Adrienne Kennedy’s plays Funnyhouse of a Negro and The Owl Answers, and interrogates the complexities of racial hybridity as scripted in these works. ... -
Searching for a place: identity and displacement at the Maitisong Festival
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2016-09-14)This paper examines two contemporary theatre productions that were staged during the 2014 Maitisong Festival in Gaborone, the performed ethnographic narrative Morwa: the Rising Son written and performed by Tefo Omphile ... -
Fatty acid profile and mineral composition of traditionally processed gibto (Lupinus albus L.) grown in Ethiopia
(Botswana College of Agriculture, http://www.bca.bw/, 2016-09-05)White lupin seeds, Lupinus albus L. are known for their bitter taste due to the presence of different alkaloids and other related anti-nutritional factors which make the seeds inedible. There are reports on some of processing ... -
Estimates of phenotypic and genetic parameters and responses to selection in growth traits in three beef cattle breeds raised under ranch conditions in Botswana
(Botswana College of Agriculture, http://www.bca.bw/, 2016-09-05)The objective of this study was to estimate phenotypic and genetic parameters and responses to selection in growth traits in the three beef cattle breeds raised under ranch conditions in Botswana. Data on birth (BW), weaning ... -
A Comparative Assessment of Soil Fertility on Flood Recession (Molapo) and Dryland Farms: The Case of Xhobe Settlement in the Okavango Delta World Heritage Site
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2016-08-31)Soil fertility assessment is a crucial step in determining the productivity of farms in a specifi c locality. In this paper total nitrogen, phosphorus, soil organic matter and pH are compared in two arable farming systems ... -
In search of identity and ownership of the MmaMotshwane Gorge: heritage tourism and management of Mogonye Cultural Landscape
(Botswana Notes and Records, http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr, 2016-08-31)The paper discusses challenges associated with managing cultural landscapes at Mogonye, SouthernDistrict, Botswana. In this area, different stakeholders attach diverse values to the same locale. This hasbecome challenging ... -
Public participation in environmental impact assessment: review of 2005 to 2010 Legislative and Policy Framework and its compatibility to international best practice
(Botswana Notes and Records, 2016-08-31)Public participation (PP) is an integral aspect of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process. PP inEIA process facilitates environmental protection and sustainability of development projects. The studyfrom which this ... -
Predictors of smoking among primary and secondary school students in Botswana
(Public Library of Science, www.plos.org/, 2017-04-17)This study seeks to determine the prevalence and risk factors for smoking among students aged 12±18 years in two cities in Botswana. Using a sample of 2554 students we adapted the Global Youth Tobacco Survey (GYTS) methodology ... -
SD Bioline malaria antigen Pf (HRP-2/pLHD) for assessing efficacy of artemisinin combination therapy against Plasmodium falciparum in pediatric patients in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(African Field Epidemiology Network, www.afenet.net, 2015-11-25)Introduction: The emergence of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) is a worrying development. It calls for close surveillance to monitor the efficacy of the drugs. The objectives of ... -
The prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among University of Botswana students
(Cogent OA, www.cogentoa.com, 2017-07-20)Overweight and Obesity are diseases with multiple causes that increase chances for developing health risks. Botswana is not an exemption from these conditions. This study was carried at the University of Botswana to find ... -
Polypharmacy among children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders in a mental referral hospital in Botswana
(BioMed Central, www.biomedcentral.com, 2017)Background: There is a dearth of data on polypharmacy in child and adolescent mental health in Africa, especially Botswana where children and adults are treated in the same facility by general adult psychiatrists. This ... -
Diagnostic profiles and predictors of treatment outcome among children and adolescents attending a national psychiatric hospital in Botswana
(BioMed Central, www.biomedcentral.com, 2017)Background: Attention is currently being drawn to child psychiatric care, most especially in the developed countries. This type of care is still rudimentary in the developing countries. Botswana is one of the African ... -
Dyskinesia in an unmedicated adolescent with a 5-year history of tobacco use: a case report
(BioMed Central, www.biomedcentral.com, 2016)Background: Tobacco use among mentally ill patients is approximately two to three times higher than that in the general population. Withdrawal from tobacco is a common occurrence and many authors have described various symptoms ... -
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 ... -
Community perceptions of eye diseases among 14-40 year olds in Chiota, Zimbabwe
(Taylor & Francis, www.taylorandfrancis.com/, 2012-10)It is estimated that 1% of the Zimbabwean population is blind with half of these cases being attributed to causes other than cataracts and that 80% of these causes are avoidable. A cross sectional survey was carried out ...