70 research outputs found
A narratological analysis of C.M. Elliott’s Sibanda series as representative Zimbabwean crime fiction
No full textTHESIS PRESENTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
DEGREE OF MASTER OF ENGLISH AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS AT THE NAMIBIA
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Supervisor: Professor Sarala KrishnamurthyThis thesis analysed C.M. Elliott’s Sibanda series as representative Zimbabwean crime fiction.
Narratology theory was applied to the analysis of the novels. The study was a qualitative
desktop research, and it employed textual analysis in the analysis and interpretation of the
selected novels. These are Sibanda and the rainbird (2013), Sibanda and the death’s head
moth (2015), and Sibanda and the black sparrowhawk (2017). The study adds to the body of
knowledge on African crime fiction as it addresses contemporary societal issues which are
relevant. The study further contributes to semiotics and structuralist literary analysis. The study
focused on selected narrative strategies in communicating the events in the novels. The
researcher analysed Sibanda series by focusing on narrative components such as narrative
instance, narrative order, narrative speed and narrative perspective. The narrative aspects
which the author employs and their usefulness were also discussed in relation to ritual murder,
rhino and elephant poaching (ivory smuggling), and serial murder. The study found that by
reading Sibanda and the rainbird (2013), Sibanda and the death’s head moth (2015), and
Sibanda and the black sparrowhawk (2017), C.M. Elliott has successfully woven intricate
detective narratives using narrative strategies. The narrative strategies enable her to
communicate Zimbabwean crime fiction concerns which she has addressed in these three
novels in an effective manner. The study recommends for future studies that there might be a
need to consider Zimbabwean crime fiction in other genres such as poetry and drama
The Student Movement Volume 107 Issue 21: Evensong Vespers Honors President Luxton\u27s Gift of Service
No full textHUMANS
Apple vs Android, Grace No
Senior Plans, Interviewed by: Solana Campbell
Student Workers: Claudia Ruiz, Interviewed by: Nora Martin
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
WAUS: An Update on our Beloved Campus Radio Station, Grace No
Creatives on Campus: Mateo Banks, Grace No
Meditation for the Easter Season: Community Celebrates President Luxton, Lily Burke and Alannah Tjhatra
NEWS
A Night of Avant-Garde, Solana Campbell
Environmental Events Bring Awareness to Berrien County, Andrew Francis
Interview with Dr. Heather Thompson Day: Becoming an Author and Inspiring Change, Brendan Oh
The Living Library: Stories from the Andrews Community, Isabella Koh
IDEAS
Enough with the Self Help Books, Valerie Akinyi
Social Media and Authenticity, Nathaniel Reid
The Resurgence of the Jim Crow Era in America, Shania Watts
PULSE
At Home at Andrews University, Elizabeth Dovich
Sex Education in Adventist Institutions, Lexie Dunham
The Importance of the Office of Culture and Inclusion, Zothile Sibanda
LAST WORD
Last Word, Solana Campbellhttps://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/sm-107/1020/thumbnail.jp
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ACCESS TO PATENTED HIV/AIDS PHARMACEUTICAL MEDICINES THROUGH THE CANADIAN AND EU TRIPS FLEXIBILITIES MEASURES: ARE THEY EFFICACIOUS OR OVERLY BURDENSOME AND INEFFECTIVE MEASURES?
No full textThis paper evaluates the Canadian and the European Union's (EU) implementation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council Decision of 2003, which resolved that developed nations could export patented pharmaceutical drugs to member states in order to address public health challenges such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), tuberculosis, malaria and other epidemics, such states including Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The author makes a primarily textual appraisal of how and to what extent the Canada Access to Medicine Regime (CAMR) and European Union (EU) Regulations benefit, for instance, SSA countries in the WTO in their quest to make essential medicine more accessible. The author argues that although there are identifiable complexities inherent in the Canadian and the EU's access to pharmaceutical product regimes, there are far more important incentives and benefits that can be reaped in taking advantage of the respective systems. The author recommends that countries facing public health crises/emergencies, such as SSA countries, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) take advantage of the regulatory flexibilities of Canada and the EU in their efforts to provide their communities with essential HIV/AIDS treatment, and treatment for other diseases such as malaria. The author dismisses the arguments against TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property) flexibilities-inspired legislation and similar measures as mostly mere rhetoric and hair-splitting, because they sometimes unwarrantedly dismiss a workable solution to public-health problems
Mean-Variance Optimisation of A South African Index Based Portfolio Using Machine Learning
No full textA research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2021This study embarked on a comparison of the effectiveness of the Markowitz Mean- Variance Portfolio Optimisation against utilising a Machine Learning Technique to construct an optimal portfolio. The study aimed to: Construct an optimal portfolio using the Mean-Variance Analysis Framework, Construct an optimal portfolio using a Machine Learning Technique (Support Vector Regression), Contrast the results of the Minimum-Variance Portfolio and the Machine Learning Portfolio. The stocks of the FTSE JSE FIN15 index were chosen to construct the portfolio. The historical returns of the stocks in the index were used to trained (December 2014 to June 2019) and test the models(June 2019 to December 2020). The Mean-Variance Analysis and Minimum-Variance Portfolio were constructed using Python code that the author compiled. Similarly, the Support Vector Regression model was built in Python. The weights for the Machine Learning portfolio were calculated using the pseudo-inverse matrix and the predicted value of the Regression Model. It was found that the Minimum-Variance and Machine Learning portfolio produced
different portfolios, but both containing fewer holdings than the original index. The performance of the Minimum-Variance Portfolio exceeded that of the index and the Machine Learning Portfolio with regards to relative(excess) returns and total returns in the out of sample period. It was found that the Machine Learning portfolio performs well at replicating the index returns but fails to exceed them and typically has a higher risk associated with it. It was concluded that the Minimum-Variance portfolio would be the most attractive to a risk-averse investor and the Machine Learning portfolio underperforms the Minimum variance and the index. Therefore confirming the effectiveness of Mean-variance Optimisation in a South African context against a Machine Learning TechniqueMM202
Comparative analysis of access to patented HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical medicines through the Canadian and EU TRIPS flexibilities measures: are they efficacious or overly burdensome and ineffective measures?
No full textThis paper evaluates the Canadian and the European Union's (EU) implementation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council Decision of 2003, which resolved that developed nations could export patented pharmaceutical drugs to member states in order to address public health challenges such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), tuberculosis, malaria and other epidemics, such states including Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The author makes a primarily textual appraisal of how and to what extent the Canada Access to Medicine Regime (CAMR) and European Union (EU) Regulations benefit, for instance, SSA countries in the WTO in their quest to make essential medicine more accessible. The author argues that although there are identifiable complexities inherent in the Canadian and the EU's access to pharmaceutical product regimes, there are far more important incentives and benefits that can be reaped in taking advantage of the respective systems. The author recommends that countries facing public health crises/emergencies, such as SSA countries, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) take advantage of the regulatory flexibilities of Canada and the EU in their efforts to provide their communities with essential HIV/AIDS treatment, and treatment for other diseases such as malaria. The author dismisses the arguments against TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property) flexibilities-inspired legislation and similar measures as mostly mere rhetoric and hair-splitting, because they sometimes unwarrantedly dismiss a workable solution to public-health problems.
 
Comparative analysis of access to patented HIV/AIDS pharmaceutical medicines through the Canadian and EU TRIPS flexibilities measures: are they efficacious or overly burdensome and ineffective measures?
No full textThis paper evaluates the Canadian and the European Union's (EU) implementation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council Decision of 2003, which resolved that developed nations could export patented pharmaceutical drugs to member states in order to address public health challenges such as Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS), tuberculosis, malaria and other epidemics, such states including Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The author makes a primarily textual appraisal of how and to what extent the Canada Access to Medicine Regime (CAMR) and European Union (EU) Regulations benefit, for instance, SSA countries in the WTO in their quest to make essential medicine more accessible. The author argues that although there are identifiable complexities inherent in the Canadian and the EU's access to pharmaceutical product regimes, there are far more important incentives and benefits that can be reaped in taking advantage of the respective systems. The author recommends that countries facing public health crises/emergencies, such as SSA countries, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) take advantage of the regulatory flexibilities of Canada and the EU in their efforts to provide their communities with essential HIV/AIDS treatment, and treatment for other diseases such as malaria. The author dismisses the arguments against TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property) flexibilities-inspired legislation and similar measures as mostly mere rhetoric and hair-splitting, because they sometimes unwarrantedly dismiss a workable solution to public-health problems. 
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Comparison of groundwater recharge estimation methods for the semi-arid Nyamandhlovu area, Zimbabwe
No full textThe Nyamandhlovu aquifer is the main water resource in the semi-arid Umguza district in Matebeleland North Province in Zimbabwe. The rapid increase in water demand in the city of Bulawayo has prompted the need to quantify the available groundwater resources for sustainable utilization. Groundwater recharge estimation methods and results were compared: chloride mass balance method (19–62 mm/year); water-table fluctuation method (2–50 mm/year); Darcian flownet computations (16–28 mm/year); 14C age dating (22–25 mm/year); and groundwater modeling (11–26 mm/year). The flownet computational and modeling methods provided better estimates for aerial recharge than the other methods. Based on groundwater modeling, a final estimate for recharge (from precipitation) on the order of 15–20 mm/year is believed to be realistic, assuming that part of the recharge water transpires from the water table by deep-rooted vegetation. This recharge estimate (2.7–3.6% of the annual precipitation of 555 mm/year) compares well with the results of other researchers. The advantages/disadvantages of each recharge method in terms of ease of application, accuracy, and costs are discussed. The groundwater model was also used to quantify the total recharge of the Nyamandhlovu aquifer system (20?×?106–25?×?106 m3/year). Groundwater abstractions exceeding 17?×?106 m3/year could cause ecological damage, affecting, for instance, the deep-rooted vegetation in the area.WatermanagementCivil Engineering and Geoscience
Zimbabwe's betrayed liberation struggle : a consideration of two novels by Shimmer Chinodya
No full textM.A. (English), North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2015This thesis examines Chinodya’s novels, Harvest of Thorns and Child of War in the context of the Zimbabwean liberation struggle. Using a Marxist/Feminist perspective, the thesis considers the novels with a view to establishing the writer’s perception of the post-independence Zimbabwean society. Additionally, this study explores the role of women and children in the liberation struggle and finally interrogates the notion of betrayal of independence ideals.
To accomplish this project, reference material from the works of various scholars, newspapers and magazines has been borrowed generously to validate the veracity of the suggested views. For up-to-date reviews on Chinodya’s works, information has been sought from the internet. For specificity and accuracy, communication has been made with the author either via e-mail or telephonically.Master
Shareholder oppression as corporate conduct repugnant to public policy : infusing the concept of Ubuntu in the interpretation of Section 163 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008
No full textThe concept of ubuntu continues to exert considerable influence on the development and the general application of post-independence jurisprudence in South Africa. While ubuntu undoubtedly permeates the interpretation of a plethora of contemporary legal disciplines in South Africa, this article contends that the reception of the concept in corporate law remains constrained. Identifying shareholder relationships as an important feature of the corporate firm, the author presents a persuasive case for the infusion of ubuntu and its underlying equity considerations in the interpretation of the oppression remedy which is currently provided under section 163 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008. The article discusses the remedy from different legal perspectives which find synchrony in the concept of ubuntu. The contribution adds to emerging legal scholarship advocating the alignment of South African corporate law with constitutional principles
The statutory remedy for unfair prejudice in South African company law
No full textThe convergence of world economies as a result of globalisation calls for jurisprudential review relating to shareholder rights in various jurisdictions. Most countries, including South Africa, base the protection of minority shareholders on common law as well as “home-grown” legislation. Among its shareholder remedies, South African law provides the statutory remedy for unfair prejudice, also known as the “oppression remedy”. The remedy enables shareholders to seek judicial intervention when their corporate interests are jeopardized often by their majority counterparts. In the past, dissatisfied minority shareholders have utilised this remedy. This article considers whether the development of the remedy from its initial introduction in South African company law has been beneficial to shareholders. The author traces the history of the remedy to the Companies Act 46 of 1926 and its subsequent amendment in the Companies Act 61 of 1973 and Companies Act 71 of 2008, respectively. Recommendations on how the remedy can be further improved from its current form are also made
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