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Jellenz, Moritz, Vito Bobek, and Tatjana Horvat. "Impact of Education on Sustainable Economic Development in Emerging Markets—The Case of Namibia’s Tertiary Education System and its Economy." Sustainability 12, no. 21 (October 23, 2020): 8814. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12218814.
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The research’s fundamental investigation elaborates on interactions between tertiary educational factors and Namibia’s sustainable economic development. Sequential mixed-research-method guides the investigation towards its results: A quantitative statistical data analysis enables the selection of interrelated educational and economic factors and monitors its development within Namibia’s last three decades. Subsequent qualitative interviews accumulate respondents’ subjective assessments that enable answering the fundamental interaction. Globally evident connections between a nation’s tertiary education system and its economic development are partially confirmed within Namibia. The domestic government recognizes the importance of education that represents a driving force for its sustainable economic development. Along with governmental NDP’s (National Development Program) and its long-term Vision 2030, Namibia is on the right track in transforming itself into a Knowledge-Based and Sustainable Economy. This transformation process increases human capital, growing GDP, and enhances domestic’s living standards. Namibia’s multiculturalism and its unequal resource distribution provoke difficulties for certain ethnicities accessing educational institutions. Namibia’s tertiary education system’s other challenges are missing infrastructures, lacking curricula’ quality, and absent international expertise. The authors’ findings suggest that, due to Namibia’s late independence, there is a substantial need to catch up in creating a Namibian identity. Socioeconomic actions would enhance domestic’s self-esteem and would enable the development of sustainable economic sectors. Raising the Namibian tertiary education system’s educational quality and enhancing its access could lead to diversification of economic sectors, accelerating its internationalization process. Besides that, Namibia has to face numerous challenges, including corruption, unemployment, and multidimensional poverty, that interact with its tertiary education system.
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Madamombe, Juliet. "Assessing Innovative Capabilities in the Namibian Road Freight Transport Industry." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science VIII, no. VI (2024): 2381–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2024.806180.
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Road freight transport plays a crucial role in fostering global economic growth. Namibia’s increased transit traffic highlights its focus on becoming Africa’s logistical hub. To stay competitive, Namibian road freight firms must be more innovative now than ever before. There are few studies on innovation in the Namibia road freight transport industry. This study investigated the innovative capabilities of Namibian road freight transport operators. To measure firms’ innovativeness, the study used the non-linear constructs of innovation. The target population comprised Windhoek’s road freight transport firms affiliated with Namibia Logistics Association, with 22 firms forming the representative sample. Both qualitative and quantitative data were gathered through interviews and questionnaires in a mixed-method approach. The study revealed that Namibia’s road freight transport operators possess the capacity to deliver innovative logistics and transport services. In addition, the study highlighted the need to improve rewards systems and attitudes towards risk in the industry. Although the study was confined to Windhoek-based firms, it addressed a notable gap in research on innovativeness within the Namibian road freight transport sector.
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Willemot, Yves. "Namibië Drie Jaar Later: Politiek Ontvoogd Maar Economisch Wankel." Afrika Focus 8, no. 3-4 (February 2, 1992): 179–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2031356x-0080304002.
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Namibia, After Three Years : Political Independent but Economic Unstable Namibia became independent on the 21st of March 1990, after seventy-five years of South African colonial and racial rule. SW APO fought a long war for liberation, but the independence was also gained thanks to the diplomatic pressure from the United Nations. The United Nations were actively involved in the organisation of the first free elections which were held on the 7th of November 1989. The SW APO liberation movement became by far the most important political party in the Namibian Parliament. But from the beginning the SWAPO-leaders explained that the past should be forgotten. They promoted a constructive political and economic collaboration with all Namibians, African and European. Due to this atmosphere of reconciliation Namibia had a successful political independence. One of the world's most progressive constitutions was written. It ends all racial discrimination and guarantees an extensive review of the human rights. The rules for the organisation of the legislative, executive and judiciary power are respected by all political parties. Namibia is without any doubt an example for a lot of African countries, which are now making steps towards democracy and multi-partyism. The Namibian government has still a lot of problems to deal with. The major ones are the social and economic inequalities that still exist between African and European Namibians. The conditions of life of the European Namibians are comparable to these in modern western societies, while African Namibians are living in poverty. The government will have to change this, because in the long term one cannot expect to build democracy on empty stomachs. But in order to realize the necessary economic growth, Namibians are also counting on the support and the investments from abroad. A member of government recently said: “Now we’ve installed democracy and the human rights are respected, where are the foreign investments and the international aid?”
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VonDoepp, Peter. "Context-Sensitive Inquiry in Comparative Judicial Research." Comparative Political Studies 41, no. 11 (October 24, 2007): 1515–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0010414007308018.
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Research on the behavior of the Namibian judiciary highlights the importance of context-sensitivity in comparative courts research. Drawing from strategic understandings of judicial behavior, the analysis examines the extent to which political influences are affecting the behavior of judges in Namibia. The findings indicate that, for the most part, Namibia's judges have exercised high levels of independence in their decision making. Yet deference to other branches has been apparent among certain expatriate judges who have faced unique vulnerabilities in the Namibian political system. Context sensitivity proved critical to the study, as it enabled more effective operationalization of concepts and generation of variables to test existing theory. Beyond this, such awareness enhanced the ability to interpret the findings about judicial behavior in Namibia and generate new insights to inform inquiry.
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Keja-Kaereho, Chalene, and Brenden R. Tjizu. "Climate Change and Global Warming in Namibia: Environmental Disasters vs. Human Life and the Economy." Management and Economics Research Journal 5, no. 1 (2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.18639/merj.2019.836535.
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Climate change is one of the concepts in Namibian languages that does not have any meaning or cannot be easily translated into the native dialects. It is very alien to many Namibians but yet growing in popularity, as it has become a problem that is affecting the economy, natural resources, and tradition and culture of the native people. Climate change is probably going to worsen the dry circumstances that are currently experienced in Southern Africa or Namibia to be specific. If it happens that rainfall does come in good amounts regularly, it will probably erupt in greater power. This will eventually lead to floods and erosion damages in some parts of the country, though these expectations have had very little influence on Namibian policy. Reid et al. (2008) stated that over the past 20 years there has been annual decrease in the Namibian economy of up to 5%, which has been a result of the climate change mostly impacting natural resources in the country. The result was reported using the computable general equilibrium (CGE) model simulations for Namibia. However, this result has negatively impacted the poorest people the most, which is a consequence of decline in wages and employment opportunities, especially for uneducated or unskilled labor in rural areas. It is of utmost importance for Namibia to take initiatives to ensure that most of its policies and activities are environmentally proofed. Namibia should have a unique approach to deal with displaced farmers and farm workers and citizens of such nature by looking into its issues of colonialism. In addition, there is a clear need to mainstream climate change into policies of developing countries like Namibia, because it is the responsibility of these countries to muddle through with climate change impacts and plan for a climate-constrained future.
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Simon, David. "Decolonisation and Local Government in Namibia: the Neo-Apartheid Plan, 1977–83." Journal of Modern African Studies 23, no. 3 (September 1985): 507–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00057207.
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Namibia is distinctive in Africa for at least three significant reasons. First of all, it remains the continent's last colony in defiance of world opinion and the United Nations. Secondly, it has experienced Africa's longest armed liberation struggle apart from South Africa, with no end yet in sight. Thirdly, and most importantly, that conflict is not being waged against some distant metropolitan power, but Namibia's dominant and pariah neighbour. Just as this geographical contiguity has facilitated South African attempts to retain control over Namibia, it seems certain to impose severe constraints on the scope for pursuing independent policies once Namibian sovereignty is finally achieved.
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Sharley, Victoria, Janetta Ananias, Alyson Rees, and Emmerita Leonard. "Child Neglect in Namibia: Emerging Themes and Future Directions." British Journal of Social Work 49, no. 4 (April 24, 2019): 983–1002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz043.
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Abstract This article initiates the conversation on the conceptualisation of child neglect in Namibia, reporting findings from a small study undertaken in 2017. The research is a collaboration between academics at the University of Namibia, Africa, University of Bristol and Cardiff University in the UK. The study is the first of its kind in Namibia, offering original knowledge about what constitutes neglect for children in the local context of child-rearing practice. Qualitative interviews with practitioners in schools and social-care organisations were undertaken in three of the fourteen political regions of Namibia. Interviews ascertained participants’ thoughts and understandings of child neglect at individual and community levels. Teenage pregnancy and substance misuse emerged as central to the conceptualisation of neglect within the local context, with a tension between Western and indigenous child-rearing practices. This article offers rich insights into the social construction of child neglect amongst indigenous communities in Namibia, identifying a need for knowledge gathering into broader aspects of child health and well-being within Namibia’s diverse indigenous peoples. The authors call for future co-produced research, which engages local communities and stakeholders in investigating this issue, to improve the health and well-being of Namibian children in congruence with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Sabao, Collen. "Legal and Political Framing of Homophobia in two Namibian Newspapers since Independence: An Appraisal Theoretic Analytical Approach." HERMES - Journal of Language and Communication in Business, no. 63 (October 27, 2023): 35–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.7146/hjlcb.vi63.140131.
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The most abhorred population group in Africa (and by extension in Namibia) is the LGBTQI community. Non-heterosexuality is largely condemned in most African countries for political, religious, cultural and legal reasons. Couched within Appraisal Theory, the paper examines how linguistic resources are exploited in manners that evince how homophobia is politically and legally framed in two Namibian daily newspapers – The Namibian and New Era. For example, while the world has reacted to the realities of the departure from the traditional binary definitional parameters of sexualities and sexual identities, Namibia still remains largely homophobic, together with at least 47 other African countries still criminalising homosexuality. In 2001, for example, a video documentary quotes the then President of Namibia, Dr Sam Nujoma, expressing the sentiments that “Lesbians and homosexualism, these we condemn – we reject them. In Namibia there will be no lesbian, no homosexualism” (Blecher, 2001). In August 2005, Minister of Home Affairs, Theopolina Mushelenga, publicly denounced the human rights of Namibian gays and lesbians and also asserted that “homosexuals were responsible for the HIV and AIDS pandemic” (Lorway, 2006, p. 436). Homosexuality has generally, thus, been regarded as an uncultural, unAfrican, uncommon and unacceptable phenomenon in Africa, including Namibia. In Namibia, as in other African countries, the penalty for homosexual behaviour is imprisonment. Many Namibian political leaders have publicly expressed that homosexual rights go against the legal, religious and cultural values of the country. There are political and legal imports to the rejection of homosexual behaviour patterns in Namibia as evinced in news reporting cultures. Homosexuality in Namibian political and legal discourses is largely imagined as either an ‘unAfrican’ behaviour or attributed to western influences on Africa. Linguistic expression by many Namibian politicians also evince a revulsion of homosexuality.
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Ingle, Mark. "Taking stock of land reform in Namibia from 1990 to 2005." New Contree 62 (November 30, 2011): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/nc.v62i0.345.
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The land reform debate in Namibia has been predicated on a number of questionable assumptions and is atypical of the scenarios presented by other SADC countries. The one point of similarity is that the progress of Namibian land reform has been very slow. The evidence suggests that land reform has served as an expedient rhetorical device which the ruling party resorts to as and when it suits its political agenda. It has also served as a means by which high-ranking officials have enriched themselves at the expense of the peasantry. Namibia’s financial commitment to land reform was negligible when considered alongside some of its ruler’s more grandiose personal projects. This article contends that land reform in Namibia has been a minor issue and was always unlikely to compromise the political stability that has led to Namibia’s robust performance as a tourism mecca.
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Tomas, Lahja, and Nelson Mlambo. "Namibian Poetry as an Expression of Agony: A Postcolonial Analysis of Thaniseb’s Searching for the Rain, Kahengua’s Dreams and Iizyenda and Kinahan’s (ed.) My Heart in your Hands." Journal of African Languages and Literary Studies 4, no. 1 (December 1, 2022): 27–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.31920/2633-2116/2022/v3n3a2.
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This paper analysed how different Namibian poets have utilised different poetic devices to depict the theme of agony in Namibian post-independence poetry. Guided by the postcolonial theory, the paper looked at the use of different poetic devices in selected poems from three Namibian anthologies, Dreams, My Heart in your Hands and Searching for the Rain. The study found that certain socio-political and socio-economic issues act as the main catalysts for the agony prevailing in post-independent Namibia. Such issues include poverty, unemployment, inequality and disillusionment. These issues are the most prevailing themes in the selected poems. In the same vein, the study found that these postcolonial issues play a significant role in the struggles of the masses in post-independence Namibia. Furthermore, the study established that most poets have employed similar poetic devices to portray different dimensions of suffering experienced in the postcolonial era. The commonly used devices are onomatopoeia, imagery, irony, repetition, simile as well as personification. Lastly, the study established that Namibian poets have successfully employed different poetic devices to highlight and emphasise the struggles faced by Namibians in the post-independence era.
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Shah, Sheena, and Christian Zimmer. "Grammatical Innovations in German in Multilingual Namibia: The Expanded Use of Linking Elements and Gehen ‘Go’ as a Future Auxiliary." Journal of Germanic Linguistics 35, no. 3 (August 14, 2023): 205–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1470542722000150.
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In this paper, we provide an overview of the history and sociolinguistic setting of Germans and German in Namibia, which serves as a backdrop for our discussion of two grammatical innovations in Namibian German. German has been actively used in Namibia since the 1880s, having been brought to the country through colonization, and it remains linguistically vital today. Via a questionnaire study, we investigate the expanded use of two grammatical innovations in Namibian German, namely, i) linking elements and ii) gehen as a future auxiliary. We explore various factors that could have contributed to the emergence of these innovations in order to better understand the dynamics of German in multilingual Namibia.*
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BOLOGNA, MARCO A., VALENTINA AMORE, and MONICA PITZALIS. "Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes." Zootaxa 4373, no. 1 (January 15, 2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1.
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The blister beetle (Coleoptera: Meloidae) fauna of Namibia is studied. The species are arranged within a catalogue containing information on their general distribution, including a list of localities and brief taxonomic remarks. Zoogeographic and ecological analyses were carried out and a photographic appendix, with images and maps of almost all Namibian species, is included. According to a chorological analysis, the Namibian blister beetle fauna appears to be zoogeographically distinct because of the dominance of western southern African elements. The faunistic levels of similarity among distinct areas in Namibia are also analysed. Several of the endemic species are related to the xeric ecosystems referable to the Namib Desert, Succulent Karoo and Nama Karoo biomes, but the highest diversity is related to the ecosystems referable to the Savannah biome. A total of 148 species belonging to 28 genera, eight tribes and three subfamilies (Eleticinae, Meloinae, Nemognathinae) are recorded from this southern African country. Five new genera (Namibeletica gen. nov., Eleticinae Eleticini; Dilatilydus gen. nov. and Desertilydus gen. nov., Meloinae Lyttini; Paramimesthes gen. nov. and Namylabris gen. nov, Meloinae Mylabrini) and a total of 13 new species are described: 11 new species from Namibia (Psalydolytta gessi sp.nov., Paramimesthes namibicus sp.nov., Namylabris adamantifera sp.nov., Hycleus arlecchinus sp.nov., H. planitiei sp.nov., H. dvoraki sp.nov., H. aridus sp.nov., H. san sp.nov., Nemognatha fluviatilis sp.nov., “Zonitoschema” deserticola sp.nov., Zonitoschema dunalis sp.nov.); a new Namibeletica from the Angolan Namib (N. angolana) and a new Afrolytta Kaszab, 1959 from the S African Namaqualand (A. namaqua), both close to Namibian borders. Fourty-eight species and the genus Apalus Fabricius, 1775 are recorded for the first time from Namibia, and a few other species from South Africa (1), Zambia (1), Botswana (1) and Congo (1). The following new synonymies are proposed: Lytta pleuralis var. inpleuralis Pic, 1911 = Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) thoracicus (Erichson, 1843), syn. nov.; Lytta benguellana Pic, 1911 = Prionotolytta melanura (Erichson, 1843), syn. nov.; Actenodia amoena ssp.anthicoides Kaszab, 1955b = Hycleus amoenus (Marseul, 1872), syn. nov.; Decapotoma csikii Kaszab, 1953 = Hycleus benguellanus (Marseul, 1879), syn. nov.; Nemognatha capensis Péringuey, 1909 = Nemognatha peringueyi Fairmaire, 1883, syn. nov. Several new combinations in the genus Hycleus Latreille, 1817 are also established.
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Marenga, Ralph. "The representation and tenure of female principals in public enterprises in emerging markets: A protracted dearth?" Journal of Governance and Regulation 10, no. 1 (2021): 58–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/jgrv10i1art7.
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The reduced representation and tenure of women as public enterprise (PE) principals in Namibia as an emerging market and developing country are concerning (Mboti, 2014; Menges, 2020). The contributing factors are an element literature fails to address explicitly in the Namibian case. This paper, therefore, aims to consolidate evidence on whether the underrepresentation and limited tenures of female principals in Namibian PEs signal a protracted dearth of women in such positions. Methodically, a desk review is used to analyse the literature. Key findings of this paper identify the absence of top-down hands-on leadership; legal and policy implementation gaps; failure to declare gender diversity as imperative in the public sector; failure to focus on helping women gain broad line experience early on, among others, as contributing factors that have disadvantaged female principals in Namibian PEs. The challenges women face in being appointed or completing their tenure as PE principals over the years signal a protracted dearth of women in positions of PE principals in Namibia. Understanding these dynamics is relevant for enhancing Namibia’s policy efforts to curb the further proliferation of patriarchy as nuanced in the glass ceiling. This paper recommends the robust implementation of existing anti-patriarchy legislation.
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Kennedy K. Mabuku and Adewale A. Olutola. "Preservation of internal security in Namibia: Challenges for the Namibian Police Force." International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478) 11, no. 10 (December 31, 2022): 386–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v11i10.2153.
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This study argues that preservation of internal security of Namibia should not be the primary responsibility of only the Namibian Police Force (NamPol). The issue of security has been the subject of interest throughout human existence and still reserves its principal occupation in the public domain. However, the challenges of insecurities and increased threats to human existence domestically and globally have triggered incessantly renewed security inquiry by scholars, security practitioners, politicians and public administrators. The study employed a qualitative approach; interviews were used to purposively collect data from 20 participants which comprised of the heads of directorates, the regional commanders in the Namibian Police Force, Legal Assistance Centre, NamRights, Namibian Defence Force, Namibian Correctional Service and Windhoek Municipal Police. The data was analysed using thematic analysis, which led to the development of the Framework for Performing Internal Security [FPIS] model. The findings indicate that due to the nature of factors linked to insecurities, such as technology, porous borders, political factors, environmental factors, inequality, poverty, unemployment and lack of provision for essential services, the Namibian police alone cannot preserve internal security effectively. As such, the study recommends that constitutional amendments to incorporate other stakeholders in the preservation Namibia’s internal security.
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Haufiku, Naftal, and Petrina Batholmeus. "rhetorical situation of the COVID-19 public briefings on national response measures in Namibia." NAWA Journal of Language and Communication 16, no. 1 (February 27, 2023): 44–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.59677/njlc.v16i1.13.
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This paper analyses the rhetorical situation of the COVID-19 public briefings on national response measures in Namibia presented to the Namibian nation by the Namibian government. The rhetorical situation by Bitzer (1968) is a combination of people, events, objects, and contexts, as well as the nature in which specific discourse is created and how it shapes reality. The COVID-19 public briefing statements on the national response measures that Namibia had to follow during the different stages of COVID-19 established by the Namibian government are qualitatively analysed in this paper to describe the rhetorical situation during COVID-19 in Namibia. The analysis is based on Bitzer’s constituents of any rhetorical situation: the exigence, audience, constraints as well as the fitting response. While COVID-19 was presented as the exigence, the Namibian nation at large was the audience for whom the briefings were prepared. These statements were made through the media by the President and complemented by selected ministers. The media, which were always present at these briefings, were given a platform to ask questions on behalf of themselves and the nation, at times, presented as constraints.
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Dobler, Gregor. "Chinese Shops and the Formation of a Chinese Expatriate Community in Namibia." China Quarterly 199 (September 2009): 707–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0305741009990178.
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AbstractThe first Chinese migrants came to the Namibian border boom town Oshikango in 1999. Today, there are over 100 shops which sell Chinese goods to Angolan traders in that town of only around 10,000 inhabitants. This article describes their way of doing business and the economic interactions between migrants and the host society. By reacting to the host society's reaction to them, Chinese shopkeepers in Namibia are gradually developing into a migrant society with a distinct social structure. In an increasingly hostile political climate, Chinese entrepreneurs are faced with stronger regulation. This has not had the intended effect of pushing shopkeepers into manufacturing. Instead, it has sharpened social stratification among migrants, with traders better connected to Namibian authorities using their connections as an additional resource. In an optimistic view, the alliance between successful Chinese and Namibian actors could be the germ for a spill-over of Chinese entrepreneurial success; in a pessimistic view, it will create additional rents for some Namibians and give migrants the leverage to evade regulations.
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Mbenzi, Petrus Angula. "An analysis of linguistic features in the selected speeches of Bishop Kleopas Dumeni in the pre-independence era in Namibia." JULACE: Journal of the University of Namibia Language Centre 3, no. 2 (December 31, 2018): 74–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.32642/julace.v3i2.1386.
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Linguistic features were used by Bishop Kleopas Dumeni of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) in the pre-independence era to persuade the audience to support the struggle for independence. Bishop Kleopas Dumeni used linguistic devices in an attempt to convince his target audience that the Namibians suffered a great deal at the hands of the colonial authorities. Thus international community support was desired to break the shackles of colonialism. Although Bishop Kleopas Dumeni employed various linguistic features in his speeches as a tool to whip up support for struggle for independence of Namibia, his language choices were never subjected to a critical examination to unravel their contribution to the effectiveness of the speeches. This paper thus examines how Bishop Dumeni used linguistic devices in his speeches to appeal to his audience as well as the effects these features had on the audience to support the struggle for Namibian independence. The paper is pegged on Aristotelian theory to reveal how language choice affects the three appeals of Aristotle namely, ethos, logos and pathos. Content analysis was used to deconstruct the selected speeches of Bishop Dumeni thereby identifying and evaluating the linguistic features in the speeches. The conclusion from this investigation is that Bishop Kleopas Dumeni effectively used the linguistic devices to woo his audience to his side to support in his efforts to end the wickedness of colonialism in Namibia.
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Polus, Andrzej, Dominik Kopinski, and Wojciech Tycholiz. "Ready or Not: Namibia as a Potentially Successful Oil Producer." Africa Spectrum 50, no. 2 (August 2015): 31–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000203971505000202.
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The primary objective of this paper is to assess whether Namibia is ready to become an oil producer. The geological estimates suggest that the country may possess the equivalent of as many as 11 billion barrels of crude oil. If the numbers are correct, Namibia would be sitting on the second-largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, and exploitation could start as soon as 2017. This clearly raises the question of whether Namibia is next in line to become a victim of the notorious “resource curse.” On the basis of critical discourse analysis and findings from field research, the authors have selected six dimensions of the resource curse and contextualised them within the spheres of Namibian politics and economy. While Namibia still faces a number of important challenges, our findings offer little evidence that the oil will have particularly disruptive effects.
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Feinstein, Anthony. "Psychiatry in post-apartheid Namibia: a troubled legacy." Psychiatric Bulletin 26, no. 8 (August 2002): 310–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.26.8.310-a.
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I recently spent 6 months in Namibia as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. The purpose of my visit was twofold: the establishment of a database for trauma-related mental health disorders and the development of a validated, self-report screening instrument for mental illness. In the process, I was able to meet with Namibian colleagues and visit a number of health care centres in the country. This article will focus on my impressions of psychiatry in Namibia that were formed during my visit. A brief summary of Namibian history, in particular the country's relations with neighbouring South Africa, will help place my observations in a more meaningful context.
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Kössler, Reinhart. "Políticas de la memoria y la diferencia. Observaciones sobre la situación postcolonial en Namibia." Diálogos de saberes, no. 53 (December 18, 2020): 123–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.18041/0124-0021/dialogos.53.2020.9190.
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Los retos a los que se enfrenta la Namibia poscolonial incluyen un panorama diverso de experiencias históricas, en particular a causa del impacto desigual del colonialismo alemán que culminó con el genocidio de los ovaherero y los nama en 1904-08. En este capítulo, esta experiencia constituye el telón de fondo de los esfuerzos a largo plazo de las comunidades afectadas por exponer sus reivindicaciones. Tras la independencia de Namibia en 1990, estos esfuerzos se encontraron con los rechazos oficiales de Alemania, pero condujeron a un alineamiento temporal con el gobierno de Namibia. Más recientemente, el gobierno de Namibia, al tiempo que insiste en una disculpa y reparación alemana, ha hecho hincapié en la unidad nacional frente a las reclamaciones específicas de las comunidades afectadas. Este conflicto ha marcado las negociaciones intergubernamentales entre Namibia y Alemania que se iniciaron después de que Alemania accediera por fin a la designación de genocidio por lo ocurrido en Namibia bajo el dominio alemán. Gran parte de las comunidades afectadas reclaman un papel autónomo en estas negociaciones e impugnan el derecho del gobierno namibio a representarlas. Esto plantea, entre otras cosas, problemas relacionados con los derechos de los pueblos indígenas. Para terminar, las cuestiones de unidad y diversidad quedan ejemplificadas por las circunstancias de la primera restitución de objetos culturales por parte de Alemania a Namibia en 2019.
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Ziezo, Mercy, Jude Odiakaosa Osakwe, Martin Ujakpa, and Gloria Iyawa. "An Evaluation Framework for The Adoption of Big Data Technologies in Higher Educational Institutions." Journal of Information Systems and Informatics 5, no. 1 (February 17, 2023): 44–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.51519/journalisi.v5i1.385.
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The aim of this study is to develop a framework for the use of Big Data Technology in Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). The research which employed a mixed method approach, is primarily based on relevant critical analysis and literature review of studies conducted within the Big Data Technology area in higher education institutions. It investigated the processes of monitoring student performance by Namibian HEIs. The challenges faced by Namibian HEIs on the use of BDT. The various methods of data collection by Namibian HEIs and determined the level of readiness to adopt BDT.in Namibian HEIs. The study further undertook quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews with staff of the three (3) higher institutions in Namibia. A sample of 345 participants from International University of Management (IUM), Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), and The University of Namibia comprising the study's population (UNAM) were selected for this study using the simple random sampling technique. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) constructs model was used to analyse to collect and analyse the quantitative data collected in this study. Finally, the study developed a sustainable framework that will guide the use of Big Data Technology in Namibian Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs). The validity of the framework was ascertained by expert reviews to ensure that the framework developed is effective and appropriate in fulfilling the purpose of the study and its objectives.
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Skjelmerud, Anne. "Drinking and Life: The Meanings of Alcohol for Young Namibian Women." Contemporary Drug Problems 30, no. 3 (September 2003): 619–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009145090303000305.
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Namibia is undergoing rapid changes, in transition from being an apartheid-based colony to being an independent modern democracy. Some young Namibian women express their aspirations and identity through their relationship to alcohol and the meanings they attach to drinking. For some of them, drinking is a means of expressing solidarity and equality, and heavy drinking can be understood as a protest against the lack of opportunities the new Namibia has offered them. For others, choice of drinks and drinking venues can be ways of demonstrating status and distinction. The majority of young Namibian women abstain from drinking alcohol, however, and for some of them, this abstinence is associated with a focus on their aspirations.
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Awarab, Marvin R. "A critical review of the powers and duties of the Namibian Law Society in respect of legal practitioners’ conduct." Journal of Corporate and Commercial Law & Practice, The 7, no. 2 (2021): 122–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.47348/jccl/v7/i2a6.
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Legal practitioners practising in any jurisdiction, including Namibia, are bound by the provisions of the enabling legislation. In the Namibian context, legal practitioners operate under the Legal Practitioners Act 15 of 1995 read together with the Rules of the Law Society of Namibia. The Law Society of Namibia has the mandate to ensure that the legal practitioner’s conduct is in line with the law and to investigate allegations of any legal practitioner’s breach of duty. All legal practitioners operating in private practice have a legal obligation to open and operate two bank accounts, namely a business bank account and a trust bank account. Any violation of the law in respect of the keeping of business and trust bank accounts may invite s 31 consequences. This article therefore provides a critical review of the powers and duty of the Law Society in intercepting legal practitioners’ trust accounts. Furthermore, the article provides an overview of the statutory-based conduct of legal practitioners in managing trust accounts and the functionality of the Namibian Law Society Fidelity Fund.
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Mushaandja, Theresia, Dr Nelson Mlambo, and Prof Collen Sabao. "Healthcare communication for the Namibian healthcare context." NAWA Journal of Language and Communication 16, no. 1 (February 27, 2023): 5–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.59677/njlc.v16i1.8.
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Understanding the patients’ history, fears, understandings, and misunderstandings could aid the healthcare provider in effectively administering care to their clients. The current study is a review of studies related to healthcare communication and their relevance to the Namibian healthcare system. It is also intended to fill the existing paucity of literature of this nature in Namibia, making this paper timely and relevant. The researchers identified the need for a review study, which critically investigates healthcare providers’ and patients’ communication experiences in Namibia, through a critical review of available literature from Namibia, Africa, and the world. As clarified in the reviewed literature, there is a lack of sufficient empirical studies on healthcare communication challenges and how healthcare providers and patients deal with such challenges in Namibia. The main finding in this study is that in addition to linguistic discordance experienced in healthcare communication, other causes of dissonance emanate from the differences in cultural backgrounds, beliefs, exposure, and experiences.
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Cluver, August D. de V. "A Systems Approach to Language Planning." Language Problems and Language Planning 15, no. 1 (January 1, 1991): 43–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/lplp.15.1.03clu.
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SOMMAIRE Une approche "par systèmes" de la politique linguistique: le cas de la Namibie L'Afrikaans (l'une des deux langues officielles de la République Sud-Africaine) est employé comme langue officielle et comme lingua fianca en Namibie. Après l'indépendance de la Namibie, l'anglais (qui est parlé par moins de 5% de la population) deviendra la nouvelle langue officielle. L'un des objectifs principaux de cette politique linguistique (ou planning linguistique) est de réunir les diverses races et communautés linguistiques de la Namibie en une seule entité nationale. Le problème le plus évident qui se pose à ce programme est celui de savoir comment faire accéder la population à l'anglophonie le plus rapidement possible, avec les fonds disponibles et sans détruire les langues indigènes. Les approches traditionnelles en planning linguistique se concentrent principalement sur des problèmes d'ordre linguistique, au point d'occulter les variables non-linguistiques essentielles qui pourraient contribuer à étendre et à entretenir une variété. Cet article propose une approche "par systèmes" qui remplacerait la métaphore de la structure par la métaphore du réseau et qui permettrait au planificateur linguistique de percevoir les rapports entre son plan et les autres forces à l'oeuvre dans la société. Par exemple, le rôle des professionnels du langage dans la mise en oeuvre de la politique linguistique namibienne s'en trouverait accentué. Au demeurant, l'unité nationale ne s'obtient pas grâce au seul planning linguistique, mais également par d'autres moyens politiques. RESUMO Sistemika aliro al lingvoplanado: la kazo de Namibio La afrikansa (unu el la oficialaj lingvoj de la Respubliko Sudafriko) estas uzata kiel oficiala lingvo kaj kiel interlingvo en Namibio. Post la namibia sendependigo, la angla (kiun parolas kiel gepatran lingvon malpli ol kvin procentoj de la enlogantoj) farigos la nova oficiala lingvo. Unu el la cefaj celoj de tiu lingva plano estas unuecigi la diversajn rasojn kaj parolkomunumojn de Namibio en unu nacian enton. Evidente la plej granda lingvoplanada problemo estos decidi kiel enkonduki al la enloĝantaro la anglan lingvon per plej granda rapideco, kaj kiel fari ĉion ĉi per limigitaj financaj rimedoj sen detrui la indiĝenajn lingvojn. Tradiciaj aliroj al lingvoplanado koncentrigas je lingvaj problemoj kaj tial ne identigas la decidajn nelingvajn variablojn, kiuj povus helpi disvastigi kaj konservi difinitan idiomon. La aŭtoro proponas sistemikan aliron al la demando, en kiu reta metaforo anstataŭas strukturan metaforon kaj ebligas, ke la lingvo-plananto rimarku la rilatojn inter sia plano kaj aliaj sociaj fortoj. La aŭtoro ekzemple emfazas la rolon de la lingvaj profesioj en realigo de la namibia lingva plano. Cetere, nacian unuecon oni atingos ne nur per lingvoplanado, sed ankaŭ per aliaj rimedoj.
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Konstantinus, Abisai. "Marine pilotage in Namibia." Journal of Ocean Governance in Africa (iilwandle zethu) 2021 (2021): 147–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.47348/joga/2021/a5.
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As Namibia implements the strategy of expanding its ports to achieve the strategic goal of becoming the regional logistics hub of choice, a clear and urgent need exists to upskill pilots. To that end, this article examines the Namibian law on pilotage in three areas: (i) the master– pilot relationship; (ii) the vicarious liability for pilot error; and (iii) the standards of training and certification of pilots. It does so having regard to case law, best practices of leading maritime nations and international standards. The article ends by recommending the urgent revision of the primary legislation and the regulations that govern the Namibian Ports Authority.
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GEWALD, JAN-BART. "NEAR DEATH IN THE STREETS OF KARIBIB: FAMINE, MIGRANT LABOUR AND THE COMING OF OVAMBO TO CENTRAL NAMIBIA." Journal of African History 44, no. 2 (July 2003): 211–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853702008381.
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Namibian politics and society are today dominated by people who trace their descent from the settlements and homesteads of Ovamboland in southern Angola and northern Namibia. Yet, prior to 1915, and the defeat by South Africa of the German colonial army in German South-West Africa, very few Ovambo had settled in areas to the south of the Etosha Pan. In 1915, a Portuguese expeditionary army defeated Kwanyama forces in southern Angola, and unleashed a flood of refugees into northern Namibia. These refugees entered an area that was already overstretched. Since 1912 the rains had failed and, on account of the First World War, trade and migration had come to a standstill. As a result the area was experiencing its most devastating famine ever. Unable to find sanctuary in Ovamboland, thousands of people trekked southwards into central Namibia, an area which had only just come under the control of South Africa. The famine allowed for the easy entrance of South African military administrators and labour recruiters into Ovamboland and heralded the demise of Ovambo independence. By focusing on developments in the central Namibian town of Karibib between 1915 to 1916, the article explores the move of the Ovambo into central and southern Namibia. It traces the impact of war and drought on Ovambo societies, and follows Ovambo famine migrants on their route south into areas administered by the South African military administration. Discussion also concentrates on the reception and treatment of Ovambo famine migrants in the Karibib settlement, and argues that the refugee crisis heralded the establishment of Ovambo in modern central and southern Namibia.
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du Preez, J. J., M. J. F. Jarvis, D. Capatos, and J. de Kock. "A note on growth curves for the ostrich (Struthio camelus)." Animal Science 54, no. 1 (February 1992): 150–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003356100020687.
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The Gompertz equation was used to compute growth curves for three groups of ostriches (Struthio camelus), from Oudtshoorn in South Africa, the Namib desert in Namibia and from Zimbabwe. All were reared under typical intensive farm conditions with ad libitum feeding. There were no significant differences in mature mass between regions but the maximum daily weight gain for males occurred later (day 163) for Oudtshoorn birds, compared with day 121 for Namibian and day 92 for Zimbabwean. Oudtshoorn females reached maximum rate of gain on day 175 compared with day 115 for Namibian and day 114 for Zimbabwean. Comparisons might prove important when planning programmes for the genetic improvement of commercial flocks, but possible influences of food composition and environment should be investigated.
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Shatskaya, V. V. "THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW INTO THE DOMESTIC LEGAL SYSTEM OF THE REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA, HISTORICAL AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVE." Scientific Notes of V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University. Juridical science 7 (73), no. 1 (2021): 246–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.37279/2413-1733-2021-7-1-246-250.
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This article examines the process of formation of the national legal system of the Republic of Namibia from a historical and legal perspective. Namibia, as a small state, which was for a long time under the influence of the occupying states, which completely ignored the democratic principles of international law, started to form its own legal system only after gaining sovereignty in 1990. This explains the monistic approach in the domestic legal regime of the Republic of Namibia, which enshrines the direct application of international law throughout the state. The incorporation of the rules and principles of international law into Namibia’s domestic legal system has taken place at the highest legislative level, in the Constitution of the State, which demonstrates the commitment of both Namibia’s domestic and foreign policies to the principles of the world community.
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Williams, Christian A., and Tichaona Mazarire. "The Namibian Independence Memorial Museum, Windhoek, Namibia." American Historical Review 124, no. 5 (December 1, 2019): 1809–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhz1163.
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Iyawa, Gloria Ejehiohen, Marlien Herselman, and Adele Botha. "Digital Health Innovation Ecosystems." International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare 8, no. 2 (April 2019): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijrqeh.2019040101.
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The purpose of this paper was to identify key participants, benefits, and challenges of a digital health innovation ecosystem in Namibia. The paper also aimed to identify strategies for implementing digital health innovation ecosystems in Namibia. This is a qualitative study that adopted semi-structured interviews in meeting the objectives of the study. The findings suggest that implementing digital health innovation ecosystems within the Namibian context will result in better processes of delivering healthcare services to patients. However, implementing such an ecosystem would require resources from both academic and governmental organizations. The need for skilled experts for managing the ecosystem would also be required. Hence, adopting the guidelines for implementing a digital health innovation ecosystem in developing countries, the study proposed guidelines which would make a digital health innovation ecosystem work for the Namibian context. The findings of this study can be used by healthcare managers within the Namibian context.
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Ellis, Hugh. "‘Why don’t you let me flow in my space?’." Matatu 50, no. 2 (February 13, 2020): 444–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18757421-05002012.
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Abstract The practice of performance or ‘spoken word’ poetry has gained a significant foothold among the youth in urban Namibia in the last two decades. While this poetry has been put to many socio-political uses, one of the main ones has been a protest against patriarchal elements in Namibian society and culture, and an outcry against Namibia’s high rates of gender-based violence. Patriarchal aspects of Namibia’s national culture are often explicitly linked to violence and to the intersectional nature of oppression. Spoken word poetry has also often given LGBT+ women a space to speak out against their oppression and to normalise their existence. This article shows how women performers have used and modified the conventions of poetry and song to get this challenging—in the Namibian context often radical—message across. The paper argues that poetry in this context has the potential to approximate a localised ‘public sphere’ where inclusive discourse can be held around social issues—bearing mind that people are not excluded from this discourse because of arbitrary reasons such as gender or sexuality.
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Bond, Jason E., and Trip Lamb. "A new species of Pionothele from Gobabeb, Namibia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae)." ZooKeys 851 (June 3, 2019): 17–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.851.31802.
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The mygalomorph spider genus Pionothele Purcell, 1902 comprises two nominal species known only from South Africa. We describe here a new species, Pionothelegobabebsp. n., from Namibia. This new species is currently only known from a very restricted area in the Namib Desert of western Namibia.
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Botes, Anri. "The History of Labour Hire in Namibia: A Lesson for South Africa." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad 16, no. 1 (April 26, 2017): 505. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2013/v16i1a2320.
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Labour hire, the practice of hiring out employees to clients by a labour broker, has been a part of Namibia’s history since the early 1900s in the form of the contract labour system. This form of employment was characterized by inhumanity and unfair labour practices. These employees were subjected to harsh working conditions, inhumane living conditions and influx control. The contract labour system continued until 1977, when it was abolished by the General Law Amendment Proclamation of 1977. It was during the 1990s that the hiring out of employees returned in the form of labour hire. It continued in this form without being regulated until it was banned in the Namibian Labour Act of 2007. In 2009 Africa Personnel Services, Namibia’s largest labour broker, brought a case before the court against the Namibian Government in an attempt to have the ban nullified on grounds of unconstitutionality. It argued that the ban infringed on its right to carry on any trade or business of its choice as contained in section 21(1)(j) of the Constitution of the Republic of Namibia. APS triumphed. It was not until April 2012 that new legislation was promulgated in order to officially lift the ban and to regulate labour hire in its current form. This new legislation came into force in August 2012. Various very important provisions are contained in the Labour Amendment Act 2 of 2012 concerning labour brokers. Part IV of the Employment Services Act 8 of 2011, containing provisions for the regulation of labour brokers as juristic persons per se, was also introduced and came into force in September 2012. The aim of this note is to serve as a lesson to the South African government as to what could happen if labour brokers continue without legislation properly addressing the pitfalls associated with labour brokers. Also, it could serve as an example as to how the employees of a labour broker should be protected. In this regard the history of labour hire and the current strides in Namibia cannot be ignored.
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Amweelo, Moses. "Towards Implementing a New Maritime Accident Reporting and Analysis System in Namibia." Journal of Advance Research in Applied Science (ISSN: 2208-2352) 5, no. 11 (November 30, 2018): 01–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.53555/nnas.v5i11.634.
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When Namibia became an independent state in 1990, the Republic of Namibia inherited the Merchant Shipping Act No. 57 of 1951 from the old South Africa regime. The Merchant Shipping Amendment Act, 1991 was signed into force “in order to adjust its provisions in view of the independence of Namibia; and to provide for incidental matters.” Maritime issues were placed under the authority of the Ministry of Works and Transport, however, without any particular defined body, except Department of Transport, to enforce the provisions of the amendment Act (The Merchant Shipping Act No. 57 of 1951, as amended in 1991). In 1995 the Directorate Maritime Affairs was established to be the Ministry’s executing body, and one of the first tasks taken on in order to get a firm picture of the maritime legal situation was to carry out an analyse of the Merchant Shipping Act. According to Professor Hilton Staniland of the University of Natal, in his executive summary he states among others: ‘’The 1951 Act is out of date and places, in particular, the safety of life and ships at sea, the protection of the marine environment provide Namibia a disadvantageous position as far as international maritime transport and trade is concerned. It is interesting in this connection to note the concerns at that time expressed by representatives from the fishing industry: ‘’The industry therefore (not sufficient Namibians with certificates) favours the amendment of section 83 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1951 in order to provide for the more ready recognition of foreign certificates. Section 83 of the Act opens up for allowing holders of foreign certificates to serve on board Namibian ships. In the meantime the newly established Directorate Maritime Affairs should make a choice: Either hastily accede to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Conventions or first ensure that relevant instruments were in place and then work for the accession to the Conventions. It was decided to ensure that the Directorate would be able to enforce the Conventions and then accede. The aims of the directorate are: to ensure the safety of life and property at sea; to prevent and combat pollution of the marine environment by ships and to promote the maritime interests of Namibia.
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Abdelhady, Mona, Anna Alfeus, and Ndinomholo Hamatui. "Water and sanitation influence on child health in Namibia: using demographic and health surveys." Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 12, no. 1 (December 24, 2021): 116–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2021.186.
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Abstract Important milestones in reducing child mortality rates have been achieved internationally and in Africa. With 76 deaths per 1,000 live births, sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continues to have the world's highest under-five mortality (U5M) rate. In SSA, one child in every 13 dies from preventable causes before reaching their fifth birthday. This study sought to determine the impact of demographic, socio-economic, and environmental determinants on child health in Namibia, using the Namibian demographic and health surveys (NDHS) from 2006 and 2013. A logistic regression model was used to determine the association between improved sanitary facilities and water sources and U5M in Namibia. Improved access to sanitation facilities in Namibia is associated with a lower U5M rate, according to the 2013 survey. No significant association was observed between improved access to safe water and child death. In 2013, the greater the mother's level of education, the lower the chance of child death. Finally, the findings demonstrate that mothers who are HIV-positive are more likely to experience under-five death. Hence, the Namibian government should increase sanitation facilities and promote maternal healthcare services for less fortunate households to lower the U5M rate.
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McBenedict, Billy, Percy Chimwamurombe, Ezekeil Kwembeya, and Gillian Maggs-Kölling. "Genetic Diversity of NamibianPennisetum glaucum(L.) R. BR. (Pearl Millet) Landraces Analyzed by SSR and Morphological Markers." Scientific World Journal 2016 (2016): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1439739.
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CurrentPennisetum glaucum(L.) R. BR. cultivars in Namibia have overall poor performance posing a threat to the nation’s food security because this crop is staple for over 70% of the Namibian population. The crop suffers from undesirable production traits such as susceptibility to diseases, low yield, and prolonged reproductive cycle. This study aimed to understand the genetic diversity of the crop in Namibia by simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and morphology analysis. A total of 1441 genotypes were collected from the National Gene Bank representing all the Namibian landraces. A sample of 96 genotypes was further analyzed by SSR using Shannon-Wiener diversity index and revealed a value of 0.45 indicating low genetic diversity. Ordination using Principal Coordinate Analysis (PCoA) on SSR data confirmed clusters generated by UPGMA for the 96P. glaucumaccessions. UPGMA phenograms of 29 morphological characterized genotypes were generated for SSR and morphology data and the two trees revealed 78% resemblance. Lodging susceptibility, tillering attitude, spike density, fodder yield potential, early vigour, and spike shape were the phenotypic characters upon which some clusters were based in both datasets. It is recommended that efforts should be made to widen the current gene pool in Namibia.
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Haacke, Wilfrid. "Language Policy and Planning in Independent Namibia." Annual Review of Applied Linguistics 14 (March 1994): 240–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0267190500002919.
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An advantage of Namibia's late attainment of independence is that it can benefit from the experience of other African countries that achieved independence some thirty years earlier. Hence Namibia is unique in that it is the only country in sub-Saharan Africa that at the time of attaining independence already provided for constitutional rights for its local languages. The major policy document of the then liberation movement SWAPO, Toward a language policy for an independent Namibia (United Nations Institute for Namibia 1981), which was published in Lusaka by the institute (UNIN) as proceedings of a seminar held in 1980, essentially set the trend for the policies pursued since independence in 1990.
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Nakale-Kawana, Anna Caroline. "Exploring the Nexus: Tax Compliance and Sustainable Development in Namibia." International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM) 3, no. 1 (May 27, 2024): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.56879/ijbm.v3i1.26.
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Tax revenue collection serves as the bedrock for states to avail infrastructure, essential national needs and development, encompassing critical sectors such as education, healthcare, and social welfare. This study explored and answered a question on which factors influence domestic taxpayers’ compliance in Namibia. This study tested the nine factors unpacked by Trifan et al., (2023) against 113 domestic taxpayers’ messages sent between June 2022 and December 2023 regarding tax concerns. This study was underpinned by established tax compliance explanations, including, political accountability social norms, deterrence factors, and fiscal exchange. A qualitative approach was adopted, by collecting messages from taxpayers through the Namibia Revenue Agency ‘s (NamRA) Facebook page and published Short Message Services (SMS) by the Namibian News Paper. The data were quantified to provide a better understanding as to what extent categorized taxpayers’ messages contributed to tax compliance in Namibia. The results revealed that five factors (trust in tax authority, perceived fairness, tax legislation and procedures simplicity, personal financial and economic factors, and malfunctioning of integrated tax administration (ITAS), were found to have a likelihood influence on tax complaisance in Namibia.
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Pieters, Wesley R. "LGBTQI rights are human rights." Journal for Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences 8, no. 2 (August 21, 2020): 78–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.32642/.v8i2.1450.
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The Namibian Constitution has been noted to be modern, progressive and internationally exemplary but fails to include and recognise the rights of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) community. Chapter III of the Namibian Constitution, which is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, focuses on “Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms” and these rights were the “very principles Namibians had fought for” (Geingob, 2004, p.
135). During the apartheid regime, many Namibians were not privileged to enjoy these basic human rights since oppression and discrimination against “different” people was the order of the day. Even though the fight for political independence is over, the fight for equality and inclusivity still continues. This paper explores the Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms in the Namibian Constitution; extracting key information from other legal instruments to highlight the inherent contradictions in the protection of certain rights. It specifically focuses on the right to be free from discrimination of any kind and the right to assembly and association (marriage). This paper recommends that sodomy be decriminalised, same-sex marriages and joint adoption (same sex) be legalised in Namibia since
the criminalisation and illegality of these add to extreme intolerance of differences, discrimination, exclusion and societal divide.
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Eita, Joel Hinaunye, and Andre C. Jordaan. "Estimating the tourism potential in Namibia." Corporate Ownership and Control 11, no. 4 (2014): 391–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv11i4c4p2.
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This paper investigates the determinants of tourism in Namibia for the period 1996 to 2012. The results indicate that an increase in trading partners’ income, depreciation of the exchange rate, improvement in Namibia’s infrastructure, sharing a border with Namibia are associated with an increase in tourist arrivals. Governance indicators such as rule of law, political stability and no violence are also associated with an increase in tourist arrivals to Namibia. The results show that there is unexploited tourism potential from Angola, Austria, Botswana, Germany and South Africa. This suggests that it is important to exploit the tourism potential as this would help to accelerate economic growth and generate the much needed employment
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Zannier-Wahengo, Aurélie. "Evaluation of the implementation of the University of Namibia portfolio for French as a foreign language." Namibia CPD Journal for Educators 5 (November 21, 2019): 42–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.32642/ncpdje.v5i0.1256.
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Namibia is a young country which gained its independence in 1991. Before that date the educational system was based on an Apartheid regime imposing discriminative access to education among the population. After Reconciliation, Namibia had the hard task to create a new education system for all valorizing the former underprivileged children. The Ministry of Education fast considered the learner centered approach as a good alternative to reach schools new objectives. Nevertheless, this pedagogy is still encountering difficulties to be fully operational in Namibian classrooms. The Namibian Portfolio for Languages (NPL) was conceived as a practical tool promoting this approach at secondary level. NPL findings proved that it was indeed well received by pupils, learner-centered and contextualised but they also revealed that teachers faced some challenges implementing self-assessment and individual counseling with their learners. Therefore, the present paper proposes a comparative approach between NPL results and another language portfolio implemented at the University of Namibia (UNAM) with beginner levels in 2016. Findings are cross-examined to assess the benefices gained from language portfolios in general and in particular to investigate the statu quo of self- assessment and learning strategies guidance at U NAM to holdout solutions supporting teachers in secondary schools.
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Melber, Henning. "Coming to Terms in Namibia." Matatu 50, no. 2 (February 13, 2020): 333–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18757421-05002006.
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Abstract The South West African People’s Organisation (SWAPO of Namibia) had a unique status among anti-colonial movements. Fighting South Africa’s illegal occupation of South West Africa/Namibia, dubbed by the United Nations as a “trust betrayed,” it resorted to armed struggle in the 1960s. SWAPO was subsequently recognized as “the sole and authentic representative of the Namibian people” by a United Nations General Assembly resolution since the mid-1970s. The political culture in post-colonial Namibia is much characterized by the dominance of SWAPO as a former liberation movement and its official history. This paper summarizes the relevance of the armed struggle for the heroic narrative. It contrasts the glorification with some of the ‘hidden histories’ and trajectories related to some less documented realities of the armed struggle and its consequences which do not have much visibility in the official historiography. It thereby finally seeks to present a more nuanced picture by giving voice to some protagonists of a post-colonial political culture not considered as mainstream.
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Indongo - Haiduwa, Julia. "Exploring language practices on Namibian social media platforms." NAWA Journal of Language and Communication 16, no. 2 (November 27, 2023): 68–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.59677/njlc.v16i2.30.
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The goal of this qualitative study is to investigate Namibian users’ language practices in social discourses on Namibian social media platforms. A hybrid linguistic environment is created when users using multiple languages online. However, there appear to be no studies that look at the language practices of users on Namibian social platforms online. The sample consisted of Facebook comments from users in responses to articles on the Fishrot case published in 2019. The first five posts published in each of the selected Namibian media were chosen, and comments in which users directly responded to each other's were studied using internet ethnography, which tracks discourses across multiple online user comments. Discourse analysis was used as a method to analyse the data. Other sources on languages and multilingualism in Namibia were also used to inform the data. The data was organised under emerging themes that were informed by the central ideas in metrolingualism theory. According to the study, the language of socialization in Namibia remains primarily English; multilingualism is reflected in social online discussion but is limited to a few majority indigenous languages, Oshiwambo and Afrikaans.
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Neema, Michael, and Vivence Kalitanyi. "Factors affecting farmers’ entrepreneurial action at Etunda Green scheme project, Namibia." International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147- 4478) 12, no. 1 (February 13, 2023): 350–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.20525/ijrbs.v12i1.2252.
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This study investigates factors limiting the entrepreneurial action of small-scale irrigation farmers (SSIF) at the Namibian Green Scheme Irrigation Project (GSIP). Literature was reviewed on the concepts of the agricultural sector in Namibia, entrepreneurship action, and agricultural entrepreneurship in Namibia and elsewhere. The paper used a quantitative research approach to produce descriptive statistics of the agricultural entrepreneurs' experiences when starting and operating their projects. Data were collected using a questionnaire surveying the Etunda Green scheme irrigation project. The study used Microsoft Office Excel 2019 analysis tool pack to analyse the data. The key findings revealed that most SSIF operating at the project are obstructed by some elements of the policy environment, finance, business support services, market environment, infrastructure, and ecological factors. The study praises that sectoral connections should be strengthened, and government should prioritise and target elements that would improve the overall performance of the Namibian agricultural sector. The study offers policymakers and practitioners a blueprint for developing entrepreneurship in an agricultural context, specifically the Namibian Green Scheme Projects.
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Nauyoma, Oiva Sikwaya. "Exploring the binaries in Sifiso Nyathi's novel "The Other Presence"." JULACE: Journal of the University of Namibia Language Centre 5, no. 2 (July 1, 2021): 21–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.32642/julace.v5i2.1528.
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This paper analyses the literary binaries presented by the award-winning Namibian writer Sifiso Nyathi's novel The Other Presence (2008). The novel is set in the Zambezi region in Namibia. It discusses contemporary issues which affect the Namibian people in the Kwena society. The Other Presence presents different groups of people such as Christians and non-Christians, medical doctors and traditional doctors, false pastors and authentic pastors, male egos and female egos. The paper argues that the novel addresses social and political concerns in Namibian society and explores the binarisms between different groups and the ramifications of creating such categories within society. By analysing the themes in the novel from a binary perspective, the paper seeks to explore its deep underlying structure and unfold the social meaning of the specific and human experience in the society. The paper argues that the binarisms in the novel reflect the livelihood of the various societies in the Zambezi region in Namibia. It concludes that all in all, these binaries offer a voice to the voiceless people in society.
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Becker, Heike. "Writing Genocide." Matatu 50, no. 2 (February 13, 2020): 361–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18757421-05002002.
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Abstract In this article I read several recently published novels that attempt to write the early 20th century Namibian experience of colonial war and genocide. Mari Serebrov’s Mama Namibia, Lauri Kubuitsile’s The Scattering and Jaspar Utley’s The Lie of the Land set out to write the genocide and its aftermath. Serebrov and Kubuitsile do so expressly from the perspective of survivors; their main characters are young Herero women who live through war and genocide. This sets Mama Namibia and The Scattering apart from the earlier literature, which—despite an enormous divergence of political and aesthetic outlooks—tended to be written from the perspective of German male protagonists. The Lie of the Land, too, scores new territory in postcolonial literature. I read these recent works of fiction against an oral history-based biography, in which a Namibian author, Uazuvara Katjivena, narrates the story of his grandmother who survived the genocide.
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De Winter, B. "CUCURBITACEAE." Bothalia 20, no. 2 (October 17, 1990): 209–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v20i2.920.
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SWANEPOEL, WESSEL, ANDREA WEEKS, and ABRAHAM E. VAN WYK. "Commiphora omundomba (Burseraceae), a new species from Angola and Namibia." Phytotaxa 543, no. 4 (April 20, 2022): 207–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.543.4.1.
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Commiphora omundomba, described here as a new species, is known only from the Kaokoveld Centre of Endemism, a biogeographical region in southwestern Angola and Northwestern Namibia. It has hitherto been confused with C. dinteri from west-central Namibia, but both morphological and molecular evidence support a distinction between the two species. Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequence data indicates that C. omundomba shares most-recent common ancestry with C. buruxa, a species limited to the Gariep Centre of Endemism in southwestern Namibia. Diagnostic morphological characters for C. omundomba include the white, viscous exudate, smooth bark and glabrous, trifoliolate leaves. Photographs of the plant and a distribution map are provided. The new species is mainly confined to near the Atlantic coast of the northern Namib Desert, and is widespread and locally common between Santa Maria in Angola and Puros in Namibia.
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Agrawal, Shelesh, Laura Orschler, Jochen Sinn, and Susanne Lackner. "High-throughput profiling of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater: comparison between a pond system in Namibia and an activated sludge treatment in Germany." Journal of Water and Health 18, no. 6 (September 1, 2020): 867–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wh.2020.018.
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Abstract There are increasing concerns about wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) acting as hotspots for antibiotic resistance genes (ARG). However, their role largely depends upon the treatment methods and antibiotics in the wastewater. To better understand these influences, we compared the occurrence and fate of ARG between a pond system in a developing country (Namibia) and an advanced WWTP (activated sludge system) in a developed country (Germany). A targeted metagenomic approach was used to investigate the wide-spectrum profiles of ARGs and their co-occurrence patterns at both locations. In total, 93 ARG subtypes were found in the German influent wastewater, 277 in the Namibian influent wastewater. The abundant ARG types found in Namibia and Germany differed, especially for multidrug resistance genes. The differences in occurrence and reduction can help to understand the performance of simple WWTP such as pond systems common in Namibia, where direct contact with wastewater is a potential risk for contamination.