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Pragmatic analysis of students' performance at the NUST.
No full textPragmatics has been described as the analysis of language taking into account the
socio-cultural context in which it is used. In other words, it is the study of language
of a particular region which reveals the influence of mother tongue and other cultural aspects. While pragmatic analysis can be done in many ways, this paper focuses
on discussions that take place in the class room. Our subjects are students of the
NUST who are expected to participate in classroom discussions
as part of their formative assessment. This paper explores the relative success of
classroom discussions according to the proficiency level of the students with a view to identifying and improving their interactions both in the classroom and in a societal setting
State of IFRS in Namibia.
No full textPaper presented at the IFRS Namibia Workshop, 2009, Windhoek Namibia.This paper looks at the extent of adoption and subsequent compliance with IFRS in Namibia. It is based on undergraduate researches undertaken by students of
the NUST, in their final year of study for the Bachelor of
Technology in Accounting and Finance.
The main problems that were researched included the following: The assumption that IFRS are not appropriate and therefore, should not be applicable to small economies like that of Namibia; That adoption of IFRS is an expensive venture because they require
special skills in accounting; That IFRS do not add value to financial statements.
The objectives of the various investigations included: Reasons for non-adoption of certain IFRS; Problems associated with adoption of IFRS; Benefits, if any, arising from adoption of IFRS; Conclusions and recommendations.
The researches covered both financial and non-financial entities, reporting
entities and their external auditors. However the studies were limited in scope
due to lack of funding and limited time
Representation of time: A stylistic analysis of real and surreal elements in Joseph Heller's "Catch 22".
No full textSurrealism is a movement that derives from psychology and embraces widely disparate
genres such as art and literature. It has been defined as pure psychic automatism, by
which one proposes to express either verbally, in writing or by any other manner, the real functioning of thought. In other words it is dictation of thoughts in the absence of all control exercised by reason, outside of all aesthetic and moral preoccupation; for example, as seen in dreams. According to Freud, dreams can be analysed through free association to bring to surface desires and longings suppressed in the subconscious and unconscious. The suppression of desires leads to neurosis. Surrealist painters absorbed the notion of idiosyncrasy in Freudian psychoanalysis while rejecting the underlying madness or darkness of the mind. Painters, such as Salvador Dali, are described as surreal because of the juxtaposition of the abstract and concrete in the form of disturbing and incongruous images in their paintings. This kind of depiction has come to be accepted as a characteristic style of surrealism. In literature, surreal writers have expressed a disdain for literal meanings given to objects and focused on the undertones, the poetic undercurrent that infuses their writing with an uncanny, eerie spirit. Surreal writers seldom organise the thoughts and images that they present and most people find it difficult to understand or analyse their writings
Green labelling, eco-certification and fair trade: Threats and opportunities for Namibia.
No full textThis brief was summarised from: Green labelling, eco-certification and fair trade:
Threats and opportunities for Namibia by Kudakwashe Ndhulukula and Pierre du Plessis
for Namibia’s Rapid Trade and Environmental Assessment. Edited by Sharon Montgomery. Article published on the REEEI website: www.reeei.org.naLabels serve the purpose of allowing consumers to make comparisons and informed choices from among products and or services in a category. Environmental labels focus primarily on consumption rather than production of goods. Organic labels specify a particular production method without necessarily requiring proof of environmental improvement. Ecolabels communicate the environmental impacts over the life cycle of the product – “from cradle to grave
Science journalism education: A curriculum project for South Africa, Namibia and Uganda.
No full textVoluntary Visitors' (VOLVIS) Leadership Program, 14-24 April 2009: ReportThis report provides details of a Study and information-gathering tour - through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs - of esteemed American universities and media institutions by three journalism educators from Africa. The purpose of the tour was to consult and network with media experts, academics and journalists in order to gain insight into and collect material which would serve to inform an African-oriented curriculum in Science Journalism. The three academics who undertook the tour are Dr. Pedro Diederichs, Head of the Journalism Department at Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, South Africa, Ms Emily Brown, Head of the Media Technology Deapartment at the Polythechnic of Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia, and Dr. George Lugulambi, Head of the Journalism Department at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. Ms Janet Donaghy, Program Officer in the Voluntary Visitors’ Division in the U.S. Ms Sheila Malan, Cultural Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Embassy in South Africa, coordinated the Program. Mr. Ray Castillo, DiVice Chancellor of the American Cultural Centre in Windhoek provided logistical support, as well as the Head of the American Cultural Centre in Kampala, Uganda. Ms Joyce Meadows, English Language Officer from Washington D.C., served as the group’s Escort during the two-week Study Tour in the United States of America. The Program allowed for visits to universities and media institutions in New York, Denver/Boulder and Tampa/St Petersburg. Approximately three days were spent in each of the three States visited
AIDS-related knowledge and sexual behaviour among married and previously married persons in rural Mozambique.
No full textHIV prevalence in central Mozambique is the highest in the country with high urban rates impacting on the rural areas. To identify potential factors influencing the spread of HIV in three sparsely populated districts in southern Sofala province, 847 married and previously married persons were surveyed for their knowledge, practices and beliefs regarding HIV/AIDS and STIs. 21.9% and 6.5% of males and females, respectively, were engaged in casual sexual partnerships in the past year. Being male, married, educated, and having genital discharge and ulcers in the last year were significantly associated with risky sexual activity. Risky behaviour was significantly associated with being Catholic or Protestant when compared with those from Zionist churches. Knowledge of ABC prevention strategies and condom usage was significantly associated with being male, married, having an STI in the past year, and being educated, particularly at the secondary level (Grade 8+). Attitudes and behaviour were influenced by cultural and religious involvement, as well as sex and marital status. It is imperative that prevention strategies take into account the cultural, economic and religious conditions present in rural African settings to create HIV prevention programmes that are culturally relevant and acceptable to the participants
Factors that impede adoption of e-learning in developing countries: Advice for moving beyond challenges with integrating e-learning platforms at NUST.
No full textThis paper examines factors that impede adoption of e-learning in developing countries and proposes strategies for African universities interested in overcoming the challenges posed by technology integration. The findings reveal that when content learning is integral to e-learning, it has the potential to support increased e-learning outcomes, especially if lecturers at the NUST align their teaching strategies with many of the goals of Vision 2030 and the Millennium Development Goals. The NUST has its own strategic goals for 2013, which are aligned with Vision 2030. NUST’s 5-year strategic goals focus on accessibility, technical support and resource allocation. NUST lecturers provided insight into e-learning benefits and challenges, which lead to recommendations that can be generalized for institutions in developing countries
Determinants of intra-industry trade between Zimbabwe and its trading partners in the Southern Africa Development Community region (1990-2006).
No full textThe main objective of this study was to establish the determinants of intra industry trade between Zimbabwe and its trading partners in the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) region. The study was mainly motivated by the need to establish the type of goods that Zimbabwe trades with its trading partners. Approach: The study also wanted to prove the hypothesis that similarity in per capita income is not the main determinant of intra-industry trade
between Zimbabwe its SADC trading partners; and also that intra industry trade does not necessarily take place among countries with similar economic structures and level of development. The study used the Modified Standard Gravity Equation which has Intra-Industry Trade Index as its dependant
variable. The model was regressed using Ordinary Least Squares in excel. Results: The results of the study show that per capita income, trade intensity, distance, exchange rate and gross domestic
product explain Intra-Industry Trade (IIT) between Zimbabwe and its SADC trading partners. The study also established that most countries in SADC trade in more or less the same goods and this can be explained by the type of development that these countries were subjected to during the colonial
era which resulted in the establishment of similar economic structures and per capita incomes that were more or less the same. As result, these countries produce and trade similar products. Both hypotheses above were proved wrong. Conclusion: We therefore concluded that Zimbabwe needs to get into more bilateral trade agreements with its trading partners in order to enhance trade between itself and its trading partners. We also concluded that Zimbabwe has to give incentives to its producers and also mend its relationship with the Breton Woods Institutions (International Monetary
Fund and the World Bank) if it wants to reach its full trade potential
Restorative justice - The case for a Child Justice Act.
No full textIn Namibia, though it is still a relatively young country, law reform efforts on juvenile/child justice have a long history. The early beginnings can be traced back to shortly after national Independence in 1990. However, whereas considerable efforts have been made to overhaul the system, the legal situation remained unchanged until today. This has distanced Namibia from the world community, which more and more embraces the principles of restorative justice when dealing with young people in conflict with the law. This paper looks into the history of Namibian law reform efforts on juvenile/child justice since Independence, offers a discourse on some essential philosophical and ideological reasoning which as could be argued has become a stumbling block on the way to Namibia's own juvenile/child justice system, and eventually discusses the merits of the Draft Child Justice Bill (2002), a layman's draft, which almost got as far as the Cabinet Committee on Legislation
Remarks by Dr. Tjama Tjivikua, Vice Chancellor, NUST, at the launch of the Innovation Marketplace (a Bank of Namibia sponsored project), 12 May 2009, at 10:00, Windhoek.
No full textLaunch of the Innovation Marketplace (2009 May 12 : Windhoek)Bank of Namibi