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Keynote Address by Prof. Bawa C. Ahmed at Academic opening, Namibia University of Science and Technology, 16 January 2019
No full textNew Livelihoods for Namibia’s Urban Future: Workshop with Prof James Ferguson
No full textThis Document Note documents the activities during the workshop held with Prof. James Ferguson in August 12-15, 2019 at NUST. The workshop took place in the context of the Urban Forum programme 2019-2020. The Urban Forum is a platform for multi-stakeholder engagement on issues of urbanisation in Namibia, Southern Africa and beyond. This document describes the rationale for the programme of the workshop, and then briefly summarizes the highlights of each of the sessions, and concludes with the key questions that emerged from the workshop. These themes provide the basis for a research agenda on questions of
livelihoods for Namibia’s urban future.
and concludes with the key questions that emerged from the workshop. These themes provide the basis for a research agenda on questions of
livelihoods for Namibia’s urban future
Temporal statistical analysis and predictive modelling of drought and flood in Rundu–Namibia
No full texthttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04808-yNamibia is a semi-arid country characterized by the alternation of long drought periods and short episodes of intense rain, which often causes great stress to plants, animals and people. Thus, a deep understanding of the spatio-temporal distribution of rainfall is required to minimize their negative impacts, affecting food security. The temporal occurrence of drought and rainy events in the North East of Namibia (Rundu area) is described and studied for a series of monthly rainfall from 1940 until 2015. Inter-arrival times analysis is conducted to model the occurrence of extreme (high and low) rainfall events through a Poisson Point Process (PPP). Adapting the definitions of drought and flood to the water demands of crops in Rundu, it is deduced that the average inter-arrival time for droughts is smaller than for rainy years, presenting 3 and 10 years respectively. Results of PPP are presented on Lorenz Curves for different study cases (more than one, two and three events per time unit). From the PPP results it can be extracted that the probability of suffering a drought in a period of 5 years in Rundu is approximately 70%, while this likelihood is only 40% for floods. Considering the occurrence of three or more events in a time period of 10 years, the probability is almost 50% for drought and less than 10% floods. Point Process (PP) analysis demonstrates that Poisson Distribution can be used to model the occurrence of drought and floods in Rundu area, being especially precise to model the presence of one event in periods between 1 and 10 years
Seven Ideas for Informal Settlement Upgrading in Namibia: Practical and implementable insights based on the SDI-UPFI High Level Roundtable, February 2019
No full textThe following points are a synthesis of the ideas that transpired from the Shack/Slum Dwellers International and Urban Poor Fund International (SDI-UPFI) High Level Roundtable that took place at State House on February 14th, 2019. The session benefitted with inputs from local Namibian experts and stakeholders, as well as regional and international experts including Jane Weru, Executive Director Akiba Mashinani Trust (Kenya); Dr. Beth Chitekwe-Biti, Deputy Manager SDI, Former Director of Dialogue on Shelter (Zimbabwe); Rose Molokoane, Chairperson Shack Dwellers International (South Africa); and Kilion Nyambuga, Programme Officer, SDI Kenya (Kenya). The session also included the participation of a delegation of stakeholders from Liberia, led by Hon. Paulita C.C. Wie, Deputy Minister of Urban Affairs at the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
This paper further relies on two documents: “Unique Challenges faced by the youth in informal settlements”, a report by the #BeFree Programme in Informal Settlements; and “Urban Land Reform in Namibia: Getting Ready for Namibia’s Urban Future”, a policy brief for the Second National Land Conference1 . All other references are indicated in footnotes.The paper is co-developed by the Office of the First Lady, Republic of Namibia, and Guillermo Delgado at the Integrated Land Management Institute (ILMI) at the Namibia University of Science and Technology
A corpus linguistics study of the nativisation of the English language at the Namibia University of Science and Technology
No full textTHESIS PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MASTER OF ENGLISH AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS AT THE NAMIBIA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: Prof Haileleul Zeleke WoldemariamThe major purpose of this thesis was to examine the nativisation of the English language in Namibia with a specific study conducted at the Namibian University of Science and Technology during the 2018 academic year. The 13 official indigenous languages in Namibia have an impact in the nativisation process. The English language in Namibia has been nativised and made local to such an extent that it is used in official settings.
The study was guided by the World Englishes model formulated by Kachru in the early 1980s, which allocates the presence of English into three concentric circles. Namibian English, called (Namlish), one of the non-native varieties of English, has reached the nativisation phase (Schneider, 2003, 2007) where lexicon-grammatical restructuring mostly occurs. This study sought to explore the processes of nativisation and how this new variant has had an effect on standard English and different linguistic levels. The methodology involved a generation of corpus of words, phrases and sentences derived from participants obtained through the International Corpus of English (ICE) sampling methodology with a focus on Namibian students only. Data was mostly composed through casual recordings, and transcripts of conversations and interviews, which constituted the oral corpus. Findings gathered from the data analysed showed that most students use nativised words, phrases and sentences. Triggered by the inference of the mother tongue and borrowing, code-switching and code-mixing of the English language has become common and acceptable. However, the nativisation of a language is a process; therefore, more corpus studies are needed to explore this language phenomenon. It is believed that this thesis will arouse the desire for an in-depth research in the area of nativisation of the English language in Namibia by other future researchers
Thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia Supervisor: Dr Martin Gonzo Co-supervisor: Mr Jomin George October
No full textThe purpose of the study was to assess the adequacy of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) investigations and
The research sought to address the following three objectives. Firstly, to determine all the Standard Treatment Guidelines used for IDA management in the Namibian private healthcare system, followed by the critical appraisal of the level of adherence to the Standard Treatment Guidelines. Finally, this research also sought to establish all the iron profile laboratory tests offered in the private pathology health sector
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Masters of Informatics in the Department of Informatics at the Namibia University of Science and Technology.
No full textE-Readiness assessments have been identified as a pre-requisite for successful systems implementations and therefore it is a pre-requisite for e-Government as well. It is however difficult to use existing e-Readiness assessment tools as most have been designed to cater for a specific context. In the absence of previous assessments, the level of e-Readiness of local authorities in Namibia is undetermined. The aim of the study is to design an automated assessment tool to assess the level of e-Readiness of Local Authorities, focusing in particular on the Municipality of City of Windhoek. This assessment will be carried out using the newly designed automated assessment tool. Two online surveys were designed and conducted. One was specifically designed for the Information Communication Technology Department and another one was designed for the staff members of all other departments. The surveys measured the e-Readiness of the Local Authority in terms of online service provision, its computer systems, hardware/network infrastructures and the skills set of employees. The findings indicate that the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in research efforts, greatly improves the process, as the automated e-Readiness assessment tool delivered faster assessments and at a lesser cost. The results from the automated assessment tool shows that it can be used to measure e-Readiness at different Local Authorities
Thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Sciences In the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences.
No full textMalnutrition is a medical condition caused by an unbalanced diet, typically characterised by stunting, wasting and underweight in children. Worldwide, malnutrition causes approximately 45% of all deaths among children under 5 years of age. The largest number of global incidences of malnutrition is observed in developing countries. In Namibia, 24% of children within this age group are stunted while wasting is at 6.2%, (the highest in Southern Africa). The main causes of malnutrition in Namibia are low education of mothers or caregivers of the children and food insecurity usually correlated to the household income. Therefore, treatment efforts usually include nutrition based interventions that involve providing nutritious foods to malnourished children. Protein rich legumes are often used together with cereals to form composite flours. Tylosema esculentum, (Burchell) Schreiber, commonly known as Marama bean may be used to treat malnourished children due to its high nutritious value. Indigenous to Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, Marama bean seeds have comparably high protein content ranging between 29% and 39% while lipids are between 32% and 42%. The high nutrition value of Marama bean and its physical attributes allow it to be ground into a flour and used in porridge. Marama bean is an appealing crop to Namibia in particular due to its low cultivation demands as it grows in sandy soils with minimal water requirements and no need for fertilisers
Mini-thesis is presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Logistics and Supply Chain at the Namibia University of Science and Technology
No full textSupervisor: Professor Harold CampbellGovernments, are entrusted to actively promote and maintain the welfare of their people, and the Namibian Government is no exception. Governments go about promoting the well-being of their people by using many policies within their many respective arms of governance.
It can be argued that in order for Governments to carry out their work, they need to move from point to point. According to Sperling and Salon (2002) ‘Enhanced mobility has many positive effects on economic development and social welfare, including more efficient movement of goods and improved access to jobs, health services, and education’.
The Government-Garage is the custodian of Government road transport services; tasked with the responsibility of the acquisition of fleets; parts of or any fleet component, taxing, licencing, fuelling, repairs and maintenance of all Government fleets, on behalf of the Offices, Ministries and Agencies (OMA) centrally and reclaiming all funds spent on public entities transport needs from the respective OMA.
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the general operational performance of Government-Garage. The study focused on the service level given to its customers in terms of fleet provision - capacities, cost implications and fleet specification, as well as to make appropriate recommendations for improvement.
It was found that Government-Garage transport service provision is effective as their objective of providing vehicles to the OMA were met. In fact, they provided more vehicles to OMA than needed. However, the study showed that Government-Garages are not operating efficiently; the study confirmed that on many grounds, there was a wastage of resources and complex procedures. A few recommendations are a) to appoint council members, to implement and regulate policies b) A ‘Fleet Management Task Force’, to review the utilization data to specifically examine the use for each day of the week, and to review the number of vehicles needed per OMA with the purpose of eliminating waste
Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Namibia University of Science andTechnology, Windhoek Namibia Supervisor: Professor Omotayo Awofolu Co-supervisor: Dr Sylvanus Onjefu April
No full textRespiratory infections represent a major global health problem, and occurrences of respiratory diseases have been increasing in Southern Africa countries including Namibia due to anthropogenic activities. This study was conducted in Tsumeb, a municipal township located in the Northern part of Namibia. It aimed at determining the prevalence of respiratory ailments among the residents, identify risk factors associated with the prevalence and recommend appropriate measures to prevent exposure of residents to identified risk factors. A combination of experimental and descriptive cross-sectional quantitative approach was adopted in the data collection process. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were presented to respondents for the purpose of data collection on exposure, prevalence and health impacts of respirable dusts on their health. Analysis of heavy metals in collected respirable dust from twelve (12) households was also carried out. Heavy metals were extracted from the dust samples using mineral acid digestion protocol. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the metals was done by use of the Inductively-Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES).
From the results obtained, 66% of respondents indicated that the roads that passes by their houses were tarred, 91% reside in single storey dwellings while 78% indicated that the windows of their houses were not protected from the passage of respirable dusts. The 65% of responders confirmed that they noticed changes in the quality of air. About 25.5% of respondents affirmed that reduced air quality may affect their health and possibly lead to other respiratory ailments such as difficulty in breathing, nasal congestion and running nose. Severe coughing was reported to be experienced by 79.5% of respondents. From the heavy metal analyses, metallic values in the analysed respirable dust samples ranged from 72 – 713.4, 0 – 18.0,1.66 – 15.8,14.15– 2338.3,68.9– 1616.6 and 6.86– 897.9 mg/kg for Mn, Cd, Ni, Cu, Zn and Pb respectively. Zinc (Zn) recorded the highest metallic value while Ni recorded the lowest value. Most of the analysed heavy metals were above the acceptable limit with the exception of Ni. Identification of respiratory risk factors is important for the prevention of exposure and development of health problems. Research findings have clearly showed that residents are exposed to respiratory disease risk factors such as poor air quality, air-borne respirable dust that are laden with toxic heavy metals and residual cigarette smoke.
Regular monitoring of air quality in the locality, prevention of the release of heavy metals as a result of anthropogenic activities and sensitization of residents of the need to install appropriate air net on windows and doors of their residences in order to prevent the passage of respirable dust are recommended