TY - BOOK ID - 1220 T1 - The book in Africa : critical debates A1 - Davis,Caroline A1 - Johnson,David Y1 - 2015/// N1 - Met bibliogr., index, noten KW - Africa KW - book industry KW - electronic publishing KW - literature KW - manuscripts KW - publishing RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XII, 280 CY - Houndmills [etc.] PB - Palgrave Macmillan U2 - w16 T3 - New directions in book history N2 - Studies of the book in Africa have been dominated by the histories of how European missionaries, colonial administrators and traders brought the book and literacy to Africa. In contrast, this collective volume places African book histories in their multiple forms at the centre of study, and the research, questions and debates driving each chapter are derived from African cultural, political and economic contexts. The book includes case studies from across Africa - from Ethiopia to Mali, from Morocco to South Africa -, and from third-century manuscript traditions to twenty-first century internet communications. Contents: Part I 'From script to print': 1. Copying and circulation in South Africa's reading cultures, 1780-1840 (Archie L. Dick); 2. Printing as an agent of change in Morocco, 1864-1912 (Fawzi Abdulrazak); 3. Between manuscripts and books: Islamic printing in Ethiopia (Alessandro Gori); 4. Making book history in Timbuktu (Shamil Jeppie). Part II 'Politics and profit in African print cultures': 5. Print culture and imagining the Union of South Africa (David Johnson); 6. Creating a book empire: Longmans in Africa (Caroline Davis); 7. From royalism to e-secessionism: Lozi histories and ethnic politics in Zambia (Jack Hogan and Giacomo Macola); 8. Between the cathedral and the market: a study of Wits University Press (Elizabeth Le Roux). Part III 'The making of African literature': 9. Francophone African literary prizes and the 'empire of the French language' (Ruth Bush and Claire Ducournau); 10. Heinemann's African Writers Series and the rise of James Ngugi (Nourdin Bejjit); 11. The publishing and digital dissemination of creative writing in Cameroon (Joyce B. Ashuntantang). [ASC Leiden abstract] SN - 1-13-740161-3 AV - AFRIKA 48491 Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Ba;A4;K2 M3 - 390797006 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1251 T1 - Conscientious objection to abortion and accomodating women's reproductive health rights : reflections on a decision of the Constitutional Court of Colombia from an African regional human rights perspective A1 - Ngwena,Charles G. Y1 - 2014/// KW - abortion KW - Africa KW - constitutional courts KW - human rights KW - reproductive health KW - women's rights RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 183 EP - 209 JA - Journal of African Law: (2014), vol.58, no.2, p.183-209. VL - 58 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - If applied in isolation from the fundamental rights of women seeking abortion services, the right to conscientious objection can render any given rights to abortion illusory, including the rights to health, life, equality and dignity that are attendant to abortion. A transformative understanding of human rights requires that the right to conscientious objection to abortion be construed in a manner that is subject to the correlative duties which are imposed on the conscientious objector, as well as the state, in order to accommodate women's reproductive health rights. In recent years, the Colombian Constitutional Court has been giving a judicial lead on the development of a right to conscientious objection that accommodates women's fundamental rights. This article reflects on one of the court's decisions and draws lessons for the African region. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/17/ M1 - Ba;C4;F1 M3 - 391572520 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 1282 T1 - Corporate finance : a South African perspective A1 - Els,Gideon A1 - Alsemgeest,Liezel Y1 - 2014/// N1 - Oorspr. uitg.: 2010 Met index KW - business financing KW - financial management KW - investments KW - South Africa KW - textbooks (form) RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIII, 522 CY - Cape Town PB - Oxford University Press Southern Africa U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This second edition of 'Corporate finance: a South African perspective' covers the key topics in financial management to enable students to understand the mechanics of financial decision making. It is aimed at second- and third-year students following courses in financial management in BCom or BBusSc degrees. The book will also be of value to MBA, BTech and postgraduate diploma students taking courses in finance. The text explains financial management concepts and practice and provides practical examples and cases that illustrate real-life applications. Contents: Part 1 Measurement: Financial statements; Ratio analysis. Part 2 Investment decisions: The time value of money; Investment appraisal methods; Estimating relevant cash flows; Appraising investment risk; Bond valuation and interest rates; Share valuation. Part 3 Financing decisions: Risk and return; Cost of capital; Sources of finance and capital structure. Part 4 Dividends: Distribution policy. Part 5 Working-capital management: Working-capital management. Contributors: Gideon Els, Pierre Erasmus, Suzette Viviers, Liezel Alsemgeest, Elda du Toit, Sam Ngwenya, Kevin Thomas. [ASC Leiden abstract] SN - 978-0-19-599601-2 AV - AFRIKA 48238 Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Kf;E8 M3 - 338395393 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1222 T1 - Do migrants' deposits reduce microfinance institutions liquidity risk? A1 - Sukadi Mata,Ritha Y1 - 2014/// KW - banks KW - economic models KW - Mali KW - microfinance KW - migrants KW - risk KW - savings RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 520 EP - 531 JA - African Development Review: (2014), vol.26, no.3, p.520-531 : tab. VL - 26 IS - 3 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper is devoted to the analysis of liquidity risk in microfinance. Using both the Cox proportional hazard model and a re-sampling method on an original database of 7,828 deposit contracts issued between 2002 and 2008 by 12 village banks belonging to the Malian rural microfinance network (PASECA-Kayes), the author found that the risk for a contract to default increases both with the amount deposited and the term of the contract which are, on average, higher for migrants compared to locals. The author also found that deposits at risk are higher when considering migrants' time deposits compared to locals' time deposits. App., bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Fk;E3 M3 - 392443740 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1226 T1 - Does famine matter for aggregate adolescent human capital acquisition in sub-Saharan Africa? A1 - Agbor,Julius A. A1 - Price,Gregory N. Y1 - 2014/// KW - children KW - economic development KW - economic models KW - malnutrition KW - schooling KW - Subsaharan Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 454 EP - 467 JA - African Development Review: (2014), vol.26, no.3, p.454-467 : tab. VL - 26 IS - 3 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - To the extent that in utero and childhood malnutrition negatively affects later stage mental and physical health, it can possibly constrain later stage human capital acquisition, which is an important driver of economic growth. This paper considers the impact of famine on aggregate adolescent human capital formation in sub-Saharan Africa. The authors parameterize a joint adolescent human capital and food nutrition production function to estimate the effects of famine on years of primary school completed by individuals aged 1519. Mixed fixed and random coefficient parameter estimates for 32 sub-Saharan African countries between 1980 and 2010 reveal that years of primary school completed by adolescents is proportional to the quantity of food and nutrition produced during childhood and in utero. This suggests that declines in food production and nutrition associated with famine in sub-Saharan Africa have large negative effects on the acquisition of human capital by adolescents and on long-run material living standards. The findings show that there is yet another consequence to famine, a long-run reduction in adolescent human capital, and this should reinforce the case for strong food security programmes in sub-Saharan Africa. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Ea;I3;G3 M3 - 392443368 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1225 T1 - Factors affecting economic growth in Africa: are there any lessons from China? A1 - Anyanwu,John C. Y1 - 2014/// KW - Africa KW - China KW - economic development KW - economic models KW - exports KW - imports KW - investments RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 468 EP - 493 JA - African Development Review: (2014), vol.26, no.3, p.468-493 : fig., graf., tab. VL - 26 IS - 3 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Since generating sustained economic growth in Africa remains one of the most pressing challenges to development, it is imperative that Africa-specific determinants of economic growth are investigated. At the same time, in spite of recent slight slowdown, China's economic growth and its capacity to move in thirty years from underdevelopment and extreme poverty to an emerging global economic power had attracted the attention of many developing countries, including those in Africa. Some key questions arise: Can China serve as a growth model for Africa? And what lessons can be drawn from the Chinese experience of soaring economic growth? The authors investigate the determinants of economic growth in Africa (North and sub-Saharan Africa), using an Africa-only sample with five non-overlapping three-year averages of cross-sectional data between 1996 and 2010. They also do the same for China for the period, 1980 to 2010, while discussing recent trade, investment and aid/debt relations between Africa and China. The results suggest that domestic investment, net official development aid (ODA) inflows, education, government effectiveness, urban population, and metal prices positively and significantly affect Africa's economic growth. For China, the key factors driving its economic growth are domestic investment, trade openness, initial income, and rural share of the population. Factors driving down China's growth include inflation rate, domestic credit to the private sector, net ODA inflows, population growth, telephone density, and oil and agricultural/raw materials prices. One key finding is that while Africa is almost twice as open as China, openness does not positively and significantly affect Africa's growth, unlike in China. A principal source is that Africa imports (mainly consumer goods) more than it exports while the reverse is true for China. Moreover, the structure of Africa's exports is biased towards traditional primary commodity exports unlike China that has rapidly shifted towards manufactures. In addition, Chinese domestic investment is about double that of Africa. The key lessons for Africa from the soaring Dragon's experience are discussed. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Ba;E1 M3 - 392443473 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1239 T1 - Family commitments, economies of emotions, and negotiating mental illness in late-nineteenth to mid-twentieth-century Natal, South Africa A1 - Parle,Julie Y1 - 2014/// KW - family KW - medical history KW - mental disorders KW - psychiatry KW - South Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 1 EP - 21 JA - South African Historical Journal: (2014), vol.66, no.1, p.1-21. VL - 66 IS - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Histories of the institutionalisation of the mentally ill in southern Africa have largely emphasised the power and perspectives of state officials, including psychiatrists, medical doctors, magistrates, and police. This article considers, however, the involvement of family members in determining when kin were in need of confinement by reason of madness. It argues that while police and state officials remained the major conduits through which patients were brought to mental hospitals, in many cases the initiative of family members in having a person committed can be discerned in a close reading of the official committal papers. Definitions of madness were, therefore, in some instances, dialectical and negotiated, rather than simply a form of 'state social control from above'. Second, and as an early contribution to the emerging studies of 'emotional communities' or 'emotional cultures' and 'the family' in southern Africa, the paper suggests that by observing the expanding range of reasons being put forward by family members in initiating, supporting or challenging the certification of insanity we have an opportunity to glimpse aspects of the emotional worlds of families in South Africa in the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2015/04/15/ M1 - Kf;I2 M3 - 39206314X L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02582473.2014.886810 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1238 T1 - Gandhi's decisive South African 1913 campaign : a personal perspective from the letters of Betty Molteno A1 - Corder,Catherine A1 - Plaut,Martin Y1 - 2014/// KW - 1913 KW - letters KW - personal narratives (form) KW - South Africa KW - strikes RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 22 EP - 54 JA - South African Historical Journal: (2014), vol.66, no.1, p.22-54. VL - 66 IS - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The account of Mohandas Gandhi's final battle with the South African government in late 1913 and early 1914 is widely known. This article juxtaposes this narrative with a personal perspective, drawing on the involvement of Betty Molteno, eldest child of the first Prime Minister of the Cape. She was present during critical incidents in those months. Molteno wrote daily to her life-partner, Alice Greene, and their correspondence contains many illuminating insights into the dramatic events and the personalities of those involved. Molteno's letters attest to an ongoing warm relationship between members of the Phoenix and Ohlange communities and provide a first-hand account of the complexities inherent in the relationship between Gandhi and his near neighbour John Dube, first President of the African National Congress. This indicates that a commonly-accepted view that a hostile relationship existed between them needs to be reviewed. In addition, the correspondence reveals the background to Emily Hobhouse's crucial intervention, on Gandhi's behalf, in the stalled negotiations with General Jan Smuts. Finally, the letters serve to highlight the role played by a network of influential yet disenfranchised white women, through their access to the political elites of the nascent state, in the resolution of Gandhi's decisive South African confrontation. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2015/04/15/ M1 - Kf;L3 M3 - 392063158 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02582473.2013.862565 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1246 T1 - Gift-giving, anti-bribery laws and the Nigerian Constitution : matters arising A1 - Bello,Akeem Olajide Y1 - 2014/// KW - civil servants KW - corruption KW - gifts KW - legislation KW - Nigeria RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 278 EP - 302 JA - Journal of African Law: (2014), vol.58, no.2, p.278-302. VL - 58 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This article examines the culture of gift-giving against the background of anti-bribery laws, which preclude gift-giving in certain contexts, and the Code of Conduct for Public Officers which allows gift-giving in other contexts. It identifies what is wrong with bribery and uses this to distinguish between bribery and socio-cultural gift-giving practices in Nigeria. The author argues that the boundary between acceptable gift-giving and bribery is crossed whenever a gift induces or is intended to induce the recipient to perform a relevant function in breach of the expectation to act impartially, in good faith or in a manner that amounts to a betrayal of trust. The article finds that the Code of Conduct for Public Officers, which allows public officers to receive gifts from relatives and personal friends on occasions recognized by custom, dilutes the constitutional objective to eradicate corruption and recommends their removal. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/17/ M1 - Fn;F1 M3 - 391777408 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1227 T1 - Inequality, economic growth and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) A1 - Ncube,Mthuli A1 - Anyanwu,John C. A1 - Hausken,Kjell Y1 - 2014/// KW - economic development KW - economic inequality KW - economic models KW - income distribution KW - Northern Africa KW - poverty RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 435 EP - 453 JA - African Development Review: (2014), vol.26, no.3, p.435-453 : graf., tab. VL - 26 IS - 3 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - In this paper, the authors have presented the patterns of inequality, growth and income inequality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Using a cross-sectional time series data of MENA countries for the period 19852009, they have also investigated the effect of income inequality on key societal development, namely economic growth and poverty, in the region. The empirical results show that income inequality reduces economic growth and increases poverty in the region. Other factors having significant negative effect on economic growth in the MENA region include previous growth rate, exchange rate, government consumption expenditure or government burden, initial per capita GDP, inflation and primary education. On the other hand, variables positively and significantly associated with MENA's economic growth are domestic investment rate, urbanization, infrastructure development, and mineral rent as a percentage of GDP. In addition, apart from income inequality, other factors increasing poverty in the region are foreign direct investment, population growth, inflation rate, and the attainment of only primary education. Poverty-reducing variables in the region include domestic investment, trade openness, exchange rate, income per capita, and oil rents as a percentage of GDP. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Ca;E1 M3 - 392442531 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1223 T1 - Infrastructure access and household welfare in rural Ghana A1 - Joseph Mensah,Emmanuel A1 - Huchet-Bourdon,Marilyne A1 - Latruffe,Laure Y1 - 2014/// KW - economic models KW - Ghana KW - household expenditure KW - public services KW - rural households RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 508 EP - 519 JA - African Development Review: (2014), vol.26, no.3, p.508-519 : fig., tab. VL - 26 IS - 3 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Empirical evidence in the literature on the extent to which access to different infrastructure services contribute to enhancing household economic welfare remains limited. Our paper contributes to fill in the gap by assessing the influence of access to public infrastructure on welfare in rural areas of a developing country such as Ghana, taking into account the heterogeneity in household endowment. Based on pseudo panel modelling and using three waves of nation-wide household living standard surveys between 1991 and 2006, the empirical findings suggest that access to public transport, electricity and water infrastructure has important but differential impacts on household welfare. App., bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Ff;E1;C8 M3 - 392443708 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1245 T1 - Islamic law and legal hybridity in Nigeria A1 - Lawan,Mamman Y1 - 2014/// KW - colonialism KW - constitutions KW - criminal law KW - Islamic law KW - legal systems KW - Nigeria RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 303 EP - 327 JA - Journal of African Law: (2014), vol.58, no.2, p.303-327. VL - 58 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The British colonial administration created a hybrid legal system in Nigeria where English, Islamic and customary laws apply. The English system, having a written constitution, was made dominant and the other laws apply to the extent permitted by it. However, Muslims in the northern part of the country have been making efforts to reverse this dominance, including the recent re-introduction of Islamic criminal law by 12 states. This effort is seen to be revolutionary, reverting the states to the position when Islamic law applied in full, devoid of colonial influence. This article asks whether this can break the legal hybridity and answers in the negative, arguing instead that the effort accentuates the hybridity. For example, the re-introduction of Islamic criminal law is enabled by the constitution, the constitution institutionalizes the hybridity and the 12 states operate, and are bound by, the constitution. The article discusses other variables depicting the hybridity and concludes that it was a conscious colonial act, nearly impossible to break. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/17/ M1 - Fn;F1 M3 - 391777718 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1249 T1 - Media, participation and constitution-making in Ethiopia A1 - Stremlau,Nicole Y1 - 2014/// KW - constitutions KW - Ethiopia KW - mass media KW - media policy KW - State formation RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 231 EP - 249 JA - Journal of African Law: (2014), vol.58, no.2, p.231-249. VL - 58 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The role of communications in facilitating public participation in constitution-making is often neglected and misunderstood, particularly in post-war state-building when mass media may be weak. In the early 1990s, Ethiopia's ruling party, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), drafted one of Africa's most ambitious constitutions, allowing for ethnic federalism, decentralization and democratic reforms. The constitution has been highly controversial and many of its aspirations remain unrealized. This article explores how the EPRDF sought to use the media to explain and encourage acceptance of the constitution. It offers a framework for analysis that is relevant for countries beyond Ethiopia by examining: the role of media policies in providing domestic and international legitimacy for constitutions; the ways in which media can provide a space for non-violent political conflict or negotiation, where elites can navigate political struggles and debate ideology; and the use of media to implement the constitution's most ambitious goals. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/17/ M1 - Dd;F1 M3 - 391573039 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1229 T1 - Positional concerns among the poor : does reference group matter? : evidence from survey experiments A1 - Akay,Alpaslan Y1 - 2014/// KW - Ethiopia KW - poverty KW - social status KW - urban areas RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 673 EP - 699 JA - Journal of African Economies: (2014), vol.23, no.5, p.673-699 : tab. VL - 23 IS - 5 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Previous research studies suggest a lower degree of positional (status) concerns among people from poor countries. Yet the evidence is limited and most often builds on the assumption that people's reference groups are the same across all individuals. The authors conduct a survey experiment in urban Ethiopia that is modified to include multiplicity of reference groups. They estimate positional concerns considering various reference groups to test whether the low positional concerns found in the literature are due to misspecification of the reference groups. The results show a low degree of positional concern, which is highly stable across different reference groups. App., bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Dd;C2 M3 - 39218933X L3 - http://jae.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/5/673.abstract ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1244 T1 - Promoting a competitive local business community in Ghana : the role of the legal framework for public procurement A1 - Dagbanja,Dominic N. Y1 - 2014/// KW - competition KW - consumer goods KW - Ghana KW - legislation KW - purchasing KW - small enterprises RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 350 EP - 375 JA - Journal of African Law: (2014), vol.58, no.2, p.350-375. VL - 58 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Ghana's Public Procurement Act 2003 was enacted to bring about the judicious, economic and efficient use of state resources, transparency, fairness, and non-discrimination in procurement. The primary objective of the act is best value for money. This article assesses how, beyond being used to achieve its primary objective, the law should be applied to propel the capacity and competitiveness of local businesses in Ghana. It argues that effective implementation of the act can indirectly promote competition and industrial competiveness in Ghana. Therefore, procurement entities must follow the requirements for procurement, both to achieve best value for money and to build and improve upon the capacity of domestic industries. Competition, transparency and restrictions on the application of single-source procurement and restricted tendering can promote and encourage the participation of Ghanaian firms in procurement. This can enhance their capacity and competitiveness in both procurement and other economic activities in Ghana. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/17/ M1 - Ff;E7;F1 M3 - 391777882 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1237 T1 - Salvage anthropology in a city without history : East London and photographic collections of Joseph Denfield, 1950-1969 A1 - Mnyaka,Phindezwa Elizabeth A1 - Bank,Leslie Y1 - 2014/// KW - 1950-1959 KW - 1960-1969 KW - colonial history KW - photography KW - South Africa KW - towns RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 55 EP - 78 JA - South African Historical Journal: (2014), vol.66, no.1, p.55-78 : foto's. VL - 66 IS - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper explores the personal and public photography taken in the 1960s by Joseph Denfield, a well-known South African ethnographic photographer and amateur historian in East London. The authors argue that his collection allows for a critical reflection on the narratives of the history and culture of East London during this period. Drawing attention to the economic, infrastructural, political and cultural changes that the city underwent from the 1950s onward, the authors place Denfield's images alongside such changes noting the ways they offer a silent critique of the 'dismantling' of the city's colonial past, and in turn draw on the discursive trope of 'salvage anthropology' to 'redeem' such a past. His images are melancholic and nostalgic, documenting a city in ruins. They lament the passing of an era and the collapse of a particular kind of city. Some of his photographs were deeply personal and private, but they are also of great public significance because they now provide the cornerstone of a heritage-driven representational history of a city which, the authors argue, effectively has no modern history. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2015/04/15/ M1 - Kf;K3;L3 M3 - 392063174 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02582473.2013.833288 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1236 T1 - Sharing life-history and other memory : the mining persons in South Africa, 1951-2011 A1 - Nite,Dhiraj Kumar Y1 - 2014/// KW - biography KW - historiography KW - memory KW - miners KW - oral history KW - South Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 122 EP - 141 JA - South African Historical Journal: (2014), vol.66, no.1, p.122-141. VL - 66 IS - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper based on recently conducted research among mining persons in South Africa discusses the ways of studying life-history. Its methodology, as indicated here, cannot claim to produce complete and unvarnished life-histories. The interview method employed here acknowledged the autonomy and sensitivity of narrators. The preparation of transcripts only refracted through our empathetic professional approach. A two-pronged comparative reading of oral accounts - against each other and against other literature - reveals how the meaning lying behind and within these life-histories is equally displayed through significant omission, silences, conflicting information and imaginative interpretations. The imaginative invention seen in the narrators' accounts owed not necessarily to free choices made by individuals for creative and imaginative reconciliation with the past and present experiences (contra Portelli 1991). Nor did the collective cultural processes determine it (contra Passerini 2011). The act of remembering by an individual engages with the collective historic cultural processes and the institutional re-fashioning of public memory (after Green 2004; Field 2008). Informants' desires and dreams were in continual negotiation with the new family-building movement, and the effect of a measure of disenchantment with the dispensation of the current multiracial democratic government, and that of the hegemonic memory of collective struggle. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2015/04/15/ M1 - Kf;L1 M3 - 392063182 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02582473.2013.871328 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1235 T1 - South African railways postcard calendars, 1961 to 1984 A1 - Van Eeden,Jeanne Y1 - 2014/// KW - advertising KW - postcards KW - rail transport KW - South Africa RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 79 EP - 103 JA - South African Historical Journal: (2014), vol.66, no.1, p.79-103 : foto's. VL - 66 IS - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This article focuses on a series of postcard calendars produced by the South African Railways (SAR) between 1961 and 1984. As a state-owned organisation, the SAR played a decisive role in conceptualising the metanarratives South Africa constructed of itself from 1910 onwards. This was achieved, for example, through an extensive visual archive of documentary photographs of South Africa, commissioned by the SAR. In addition to a range of 'publicity propaganda' material, from about the 1920s to 1984 the Publicity Department of the SAR intermittently produced postcards, calendars and postcard calendars as cheap and accessible promotional material. An analysis of the postcard calendars between 1961 and 1984 uncovers three thematic clusters: the natural world; the world of culture; and related to this, the world of technology, modernity and progress. In colonialist discourse, images of nature/'primitivism' were frequently offset by images that proclaimed the advantages of culture/modernity/technology, and this legacy manifests in the postcard calendars discussed in this article. The article suggests that the SAR had vested interests in how (white), middle-class South Africans imagined the country and how it was portrayed for international audiences. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2015/04/15/ M1 - Kf;K3 M3 - 392063190 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02582473.2014.891645 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1231 T1 - The 24th Biennial Conference of the Southern African Historical Society A1 - Kanduza,Ackson M. Y1 - 2014/// N1 - Met noten, samenvattingen KW - history KW - Southern Africa RP - NOT IN FILE PB - UNISA U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available T3 - South African historical journal, ISSN 1726-1686 ; vol. 66, no. 2 N2 - The largest grouping of historians in Southern Africa, the Southern African Historical Society, held its biennial conference at the University of Botswana, 2729 June 2013. The theme of the conference was All for one, one for all. This special issue of the 'South African historical journal' publishes papers presented at the conference. Contributions: Historians converge and consolidate in Botswana (Ackson M. Kanduza); To rescue the past from the nation : all for one, one for all? leveraging national interests with regional visions in Southern Africa (Jane Carruthers); Towards a broader Southern African history: backwards, sideways, and upside-down (Neil Parsons); The strange death of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia: the question of British recognition of the Muzorewa regime in Rhodesian public opinion, 1979 (Nicholas Waddy); A matter of life and death: criminal law and the death penalty in South West Africa (SWA) under South African rule, 19151939 (Nikki Kalbing); Healthcare in exile: ANC health policy and health care provision in MK Camps, 1964 to 1989 (Melissa Armstrong); Anginayo ngisho indibilishi! (I don't have a penny!): the gender politics of Native Welfare in Durban, 19301939 (Marijke du Toit); Even the calves must dip: East Coast fever, Africans and the Imposition of dipping tanks in Southern Rhodesia, c.19021930 (Wesley Mwatwara); Radio Apartheid: investigating a history of compliance and resistance in popular Afrikaans music, 19561979 (Schalk D. Van Der Merwe); Moral hazards and moral economies: the combustible politics of healthcare user fees in Malawian history (Luke Messac); Overview of the 24th Biennial Conference of the Southern African Historical Society, University of Botswana, Gaborone, 2729 June 2013 (Peter Limb). [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ka;L3 M3 - 392065614 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1234 T1 - The colonial state and the political economy of famine in Swaziland, 1943-1945 A1 - Simelane,Hamilton Sipho Y1 - 2014/// KW - 1943-1945 KW - colonial policy KW - famine KW - Swaziland RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 104 EP - 121 JA - South African Historical Journal: (2014), vol.66, no.1, p.104-121. VL - 66 IS - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - African countries have experienced the occurrence of famine at different times in their history. Researchers have analysed these famines and have developed theories to explain their causes and the socio-economic dislocations they have unleashed. However, not all African countries have benefitted from such academic attention. Swaziland has experienced famine at different times but no study has been conducted to analyse the intensity of the famines and the factors that motivated them. The famine that affected the whole of Swaziland between 1943 and 1945 has received casual mention from some scholars and commentators and nature has been blamed for its occurrence, and the negative impact of indigenous farming methods has been highlighted. This article focuses on this famine, particularly the nexus between colonial policies and escalation of famine conditions during the said years. It argues that simplistic reliance on natural causation and imprudent cultivation methods of the indigenous population fail to provide a nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the drivers of the famine. The article integrates wartime colonial policy into the discourse of causes of famine in colonial Swaziland. It shows that famine was more of a colonial construction than a natural 'visitation'. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2015/04/15/ M1 - Kg;L3 M3 - 392063204 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02582473.2013.787641 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1250 T1 - The legal framework for the protection of geographical indications in Ethiopia : a critical review A1 - Hirko,Sileshi Bedasie Y1 - 2014/// KW - Ethiopia KW - intellectual property KW - legislation KW - trademarks RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 210 EP - 230 JA - Journal of African Law: (2014), vol.58, no.2, p.210-230. VL - 58 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The legal protection of geographical indications (GIs) has become an important concern in both developed and developing countries. In Ethiopia, despite the existence of the need and enormous potential for the protection of GIs, the issue of GIs has not been given due attention. The legal protection of GIs in Ethiopia has not been expressly regulated by any specific legislation. It may arguably be protected under a collective trademark system. However, this system only operates for distinctive GIs. Consequently, most descriptive GIs are not embraced by the system unless the distinctiveness requirement is dispensed with for the registration of GIs as collective trademarks. Moreover, the existing system needs to be redefined in light of the notion of GIs under the TRIPs Agreement. It is therefore high time that an appropriate legal framework be designed to ensure the effective protection and enforcement of GIs in Ethiopia. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/17/ M1 - Dd;F1 M3 - 39157275X ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1248 T1 - The legal history of public land in Liberia A1 - Stevens,Caleb J. Y1 - 2014/// KW - land KW - land acquisition KW - land rights KW - legislation KW - Liberia KW - public property RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 250 EP - 265 JA - Journal of African Law: (2014), vol.58, no.2, p.250-265. VL - 58 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This article demonstrates that there has never been a clear definition of public land in Liberian legal history, although in the past the government operated as if all land that was not under private deed was public. By examining primary source materials found in archives in Liberia and the USA, the article traces the origins of public land in Liberia and its ambiguous development as a legal concept. It also discusses the ancillary issues of public land sale procedures and statutory prices. The conclusions reached have significant implications for the reform of Liberia's land sector. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/17/ M1 - Fj;F1 M3 - 39157373X ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1233 T1 - The quantitative Cape : a review of the new historiography of the Dutch Cape Colony A1 - Fourie,Johan Y1 - 2014/// KW - 1700-1799 KW - historiography KW - history KW - South Africa KW - The Cape RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 142 EP - 168 JA - South African Historical Journal: (2014), vol.66, no.1, p.142-168. VL - 66 IS - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The digitisation and transcription of rich archival sources and the use of statistical techniques combined with modern computing power have, over the last decade, enabled social scientists to reinterpret eighteenth-century Cape history. This review article summarises the main findings from the burgeoning literature, assesses whether these new studies refute or support earlier hypotheses, shows how new quantitative evidence can inform our understanding of the process of economic development, and appeals to historians and economists to learn each other's languages. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch artikel Y2 - 2015/04/15/ M1 - Kf;L1 M3 - 392063212 L3 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02582473.2014.891646 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1224 T1 - The role of spatial dynamics in the determination of foreign direct investment inflows to Africa A1 - Nsiah,Christian A1 - Wu,Chen Y1 - 2014/// KW - Africa KW - economic models KW - foreign investments KW - trade agreements RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 494 EP - 507 JA - African Development Review: (2014), vol.26, no.3, p.494-507 : fig., graf., tab. VL - 26 IS - 3 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Unlike the study of the determinants of foreign domestic investment (FDI) to Africa which has attracted some attention, the possible impact of neighbouring nations on proximate nation's ability to attract FDI has largely been ignored. The omission of spatial effects regardless of estimation methodology may lead to biased estimates. Using panel data on African countries, the authors test for local spatial linkages in FDI inflows to Africa. They investigate if spatial linkages are created by geographic, cultural, environmental and business environment proximities. They find that all proximity weights generate statistically significant spatial linkages except for the case where the weight is a combination of regional trade agreements and distance. App., bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Ba;E2 M3 - 392443570 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1247 T1 - Three Supreme Court cases on compulsory acquisition of land in Nigeria A1 - Sholanke,Oladipo O. Y1 - 2014/// KW - jurisprudence KW - land acquisition KW - landownership KW - Nigeria KW - property KW - supreme courts RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 266 EP - 277 JA - Journal of African Law: (2014), vol.58, no.2, p.266-277. VL - 58 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The law of compulsory acquisition of land in Nigeria is rooted in the country's constitution. It states that every Nigerian has the right to own private property and that he is free to acquire such property. However, there are exceptions in how and why such property is acquired, prescribed by a law that requires both the payment of prompt compensation and compliance with the rule of law on access to court. In 2012, the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered three decisions on the compulsory acquisition of land or the revocation of occupancy rights. The three cases in the paper have laid down principles on the subject which are interesting for discussion. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/17/ M1 - Fn;F1 M3 - 39177686X ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1232 T1 - Tswana history A1 - Simpson,Thula Y1 - 2014/// N1 - Met noten, samenvattingen KW - Botswana KW - history KW - Tswana RP - NOT IN FILE PB - UNISA U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available T3 - South African historical journal, ISSN 1726-1686 ; vol. 63, no. 3 N2 - This special issue of the South African historical journal focuses on Tswana/Botswana history. Contributions: Tswana hunting: continuities and changes in the Transvaal and Kalahari after 1600 (Fred Morton , Robert Hitchcock); Firearms in nineteenth-century Botswana: the case of Livingstone's 8-bore bullet (Jeff Ramsay); The rise and fall of the Moffat Institution : mission education in a colonial borderland (Stephen Volz); Racial discrimination in colonial Botswana: 19461965 (P.T. Mgadla); Neil Parsons, national coat of arms, and Introduction of the Pula currency in Botswana, 19751976 (Christian John Makgala); The politics of Tachila Nature Reserve in the North East District, Botswana: a historical perspective (Boga Thura Manatsha); The settler enclaves of Southern Africa and the African Peripheral Areas (Reserves): the case of the Ghanzi and Tati white farming districts of Botswana, 18981970 (Wazha G. Morapedi); Southern African liberation wars: the halting development of tourism in Botswana, 1960s1990s (Bongani G. Gumbo). [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Kc;L1 M3 - 392065584 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1305 T1 - "To live in the hearts of those we left behind is not to die": continuity and conformity in vernacular architecture at Genadendal Mission Station, South Africa A1 - Gwasira ,Goodman Y1 - 2012/// KW - archaeology KW - architecture KW - missionary history KW - South Africa RP - NOT IN FILE JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.143-152 : foto, krt. VL - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - A historical archaeology approach was used at Genadendal, South Africa, to study the meaning of space as conveyed by the settlement lay-out of the country's first mission station. Genadendal was founded by a Moravian missionary, Georg Schmidt, who established himself among the Khoi of the Overberg in 1737. All the houses in the village at Genadendal face the church and the valley as if it was a continual reminder of the sense of community that the religious centre provided. The Genadendal style of architecture was characterized by stepped gables that were later replaced by the 'domer' gables at the 'werf' and triangular-end gables with parapets in the village. Another distinctive feature is the construction of window frames out of wood and their placement on the outer surface to create a symmetrical fa‡ade. The emphasis on vocational training by the missionaries ensured the accessibility to affordable processed building materials such as window stays, door hinges, iron nail and wooden dowels. This allowed continuity in the building materials in both the private and public buildings. The combination of the availability of raw and processed materials, rules and regulations coupled with a community that was prepared to accept the conditions of living at the mission station led to the evolution of a distinctive Genadendal architectural tradition and identity. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Kf;B1 M3 - 392060280 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1312 T1 - A first Namibian portfolio for languages: from concept to context A1 - Zannier,Aur‚lie A1 - Lumbu,Simon Y1 - 2012/// KW - French language KW - language instruction KW - Namibia RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 69 EP - 84 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.69-84. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - In 2010, the Association of Teachers of French in Namibia (ATFN) obtained a sponsorship from the International Federation of Teachers of French (FIPF) to create the first Namibian Portfolio for Languages (NPL). This article follows the evolution of this project, starting with an analysis of the validity of a portfolio for languages in the framework of the communicative approach (CA) of teaching and learning French as a Foreign Language (FFL). It was thought that the NPL could be useful for the development of self-assessment skills, for monitoring an individuals language development, and for understanding learning objectives. In 2010, a team of five Namibian teachers of French conceived a pilot NPL project (2013-2017) for 500 Grade 8 learners taking FFL. The NPL differs in a number of respects from the original European Portfolio for Language (EPL). The NPL comprises of three chapters with three different purposes. The first chapter is centred on the learners identity: the second is on the learners linguistic journey; while the third chapter is a dossier. The dossier is a repository of documents that the learner feels proud of. As in the EPL, the learner has control over what goes into his/her NPL. Bibliogr., notes, sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;G1 M3 - 392052253 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1299 T1 - Assessing virtual culture exchanges: Internet social networks and global interactions among Windhoek youth A1 - Fox,Tom Y1 - 2012/// KW - cultural change KW - Internet KW - Namibia KW - social life KW - social media KW - urban youth RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 201 EP - 216 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.201-216. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - A total of 62 young adult Windhoekers (ages of 18 and 26 years) were interviewed in-depth to study the sociological impact of new media and Internet communication on cultural shifts within Namibian contexts. The interviews provided evidence on youth linkages and electronic sociability with 'others' in distant settings. The rapidly growing presence of old and new media in postcolonial Namibia, particularly from the decade after the turn of the Millennium, has significance for cultural and lifestyle transformations in the country. The author concludes that the Internet has moved decisively into lifestyles: 1. as a resource; 2. as a form of self-presentation or a window into other cultures; 3. as entertainment or to access novel or sundry ideas and experiences; and 4. for sensual or intimate possibilities. A core of youth was entirely practical, using social networks to develop information and knowledge to shape intellectual outlooks and future life planning. Beyond the control and media literacy issues raised by the arrival of social networks, the final overriding outcome of these cultural shifts appears to be a cosmopolitan one for Windhoek youth. Bibliogr., notes, sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;G3 M3 - 392137291 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1311 T1 - Conflict resolution mechanisms between postgraduate mentors and their mentees A1 - M”wes,Andrew Dietrich Y1 - 2012/// KW - Namibia KW - research KW - students KW - universities RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 85 EP - 90 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.85-90. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Various issues that play a role in the event of a conflict between postgraduate supervisors and their research students are discussed, based on the author's experience as a senior lecturer in advanced research methodology, and guidance and counselling at the University of Namibia.Two supervisory approaches are compared: the master/apprentice approach and the laissez-faire approach. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. In the case of master/apprentice relationship a supervisor may believe a particular approach to be suitable for a certain student, whereas the latter's background or other factors may cause the approach to have negative implications, which in turn could give rise to a conflict. Typical problems that arise between supervisors and research students include: conflicting or unrealistic expectations of each other, poor feedback, tensions or conflicting perspectives from within the supervision panel, and a supervisor's lack of knowledge and experience in research and supervision. The author discusses each problem and suggests possible conflict resolution mechanisms. In all these examples no attempt is made to reach a utopian state where no conflict exists. It is understood that the research student ultimately carries the burden for a failed attempt at a postgraduate research qualification. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;G1 M3 - 392053705 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1313 T1 - Death and dying: an analysis of the language used in copying with death in the Shona society A1 - Kaguda,Darmarris Y1 - 2012/// KW - death KW - funerals KW - language usage KW - Shona KW - Shona language KW - Zimbabwe RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 57 EP - 68 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.57-68. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - From March 2011 to March 2012, participatory observations were carried out at 15 Shona funerals to analyse the language that the Shona speaking people in Zimbabwe use in naming death and dying, describing the dead, and consoling the bereaved. To spare the feelings of the bereaved, subsequent interviews were carried out with relatives outside the funeral context. The analysis drew on the perspectives of the politeness principle, conceptual metaphor theory and the Shona concept of death. It was shown that the Shona people are inclined to create, package and re-package their language use in euphemistic words or phrases, idiomatic and metaphorical expressions. Thus, a person who dies is (no longer with us) 'watsisiya,' or (has gone ahead of us) 'watungamira.' In the Shona context, people pass over, pass on, pass away, are carried to rest, rest, fall asleep and do not die. Yet, in some instances people can make direct references to the taboo, using use the words for death ('rufu') and dying ('kufa'). Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Je;H0 M3 - 392050501 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1315 T1 - Determinants of manufactured export performance in Namibia A1 - Kaakunga,Esau A1 - Matongela,Albert M. Y1 - 2012/// KW - economic policy KW - exports KW - industrial products KW - Namibia RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 19 EP - 34 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.19-34 : tab. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The key determinants of manufactured exports from Namibia were investigated. Non-mineral exports, particularly manufactured products have improved remarkably during the period under review (from 1970 through 2009), from 15.5 percent in 1990 to 51.6 percent in 2009. Due to the non-stationarity of many macro-economic variables, the Johansen Cointegration Procedure was adopted in this study. It was found that the investment GDP ratio and foreign income had a positive effect on manufactured exports, while the real effective exchange rate and the consumer price index were negatively related to the share of manufactured exports. This implies that exchange appreciation and currency overvaluation exert adverse effects on production for export. Surprisingly, the export processing zones showed an insignificant negative relationship. Hence the recommendation to amend the legislative framework of the export processing zone regime in order to make the zones more competitive. The authors also recommended to review the various investment incentives that are aimed at promoting manufactured exports with the aim of removing some constraints that might hinder companies in realizing full benefits from these regimes. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;E1 M3 - 392031450 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1304 T1 - Does mass media communication support HIV/AIDS prevention campaigns among the youth in Oshana Region, northern Namibia? A1 - Shikongo,Regina A1 - Mchombu ,Kingo Y1 - 2012/// KW - AIDS KW - attitudes KW - contraception KW - health education KW - mass media KW - Namibia KW - sexuality KW - youth RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 153 EP - 166 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.153-166 : tab. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - A survey was conducted among in-school youth and out-of-school youth in Oshana region, northern Namibia, to explore the impact of mass media communication aimed at HIV/AIDS prevention. The respondents (drawn from 9 secondary and 26 combined schools and 6 youth organizations) indicated that mass media campaigns were available in the region disseminating information to the youth. The majority in both sets of youth groups were sexually active, had sexual partners and received behaviour change information mainly through mass media (radio, television and printed materials) regularly. Some youths could 'definitely' discuss and negotiate condom use with their sexual partners. Such youths had the ability to think critically, negotiate issues affecting their lives, communicate with their partners and make informed decisions. However, others indicated that they could not force their sexual partners to use condoms and avoid or refuse unprotected sex. These youths need to learn communication and negotiation skills to be able to manage change in their social and sexual behaviours. In conclusion, the authors recommend that the conventional one-way educational approach to deliver information to the public, including the youth, be replaced by a more interactive, dialogical approach to improve campaign effectiveness. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;I1 M3 - 392063581 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1296 T1 - Evaluation of drought indices using the 40-percentile threshold for the north-central regions of Namibia A1 - Angombe,Simon T. Y1 - 2012/// KW - droughts KW - evaluation KW - farmers KW - Namibia RP - NOT IN FILE JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.247-260 : graf., krt., tab.. VL - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper assesses drought conditions in five stations (Ombalantu, Oshakati, Rundu, Katima Mulilo and Tsumkwe) in northern Namibia. Drought assessment is important for farmers living in the area and also helps the government assess the state of drought conditions for implementing drought relief programs. The researcher used the rainfall decile method to assess drought conditions by evaluating whether the widely used 40-percentile threshold is appropriate for triggering a drought warning in Namibia. Results showed that the threshold might have been set too high to be of use in warning farmers of coming droughts. Apart from Katima Mulilo, where rainfall records from 1979 onwards were excluded from the analysis, the results show that much of the drought occurred towards the end of the 20th century. In addition, results showed a decrease in rainfall accumulation in Ombalantu and Oshakati. This is a serious problem in these areas since most of the people living there depend on agricultural products. Precautionary measures may be needed to adjust to this new situation, which opens up some important areas of future research. For example, information will be needed about how the economy will be affected, impacts on community and alternatives that can be found to adapt to the changing climate conditions of these two areas. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;E5;J2 M3 - 392141140 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1310 T1 - Grappling with a post-colonial challenge: a critical analysis of Shona writers' vision of the HIV and Aids epidemic A1 - Makaudze,Godwin A1 - Gudhlanga,Enna Sukutai Y1 - 2012/// KW - AIDS KW - attitudes KW - literature KW - writers KW - Zimbabwe RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 91 EP - 101 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.91-101. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The paper discusses the social vision of selected Shona writers concerning the HIV/AIDS epidemic, using a socio-historical approach to ground its observations and arguments based on works by Mukwazhi ('Zvibaye Woga', 1996), Chitsike ('Minisita Munhuwo', 1999) and the female writers' short story collection 'Totanga Patsva' (2005). In particular, it inquires if they have moved away from the popular yet mythical victim-blame to accord the epidemic a more holistic and informative gaze. It also seeks to ascertain whether the writers have suggested realistic and humane solutions in their work or have adopted the popular but less realistic defeatist stance. It generally emerges that Shona writers perceive the HIV/AIDS epidemic in a number of different ways. Whereas some castigate men, individual characters and traditional customs, others demonstrate an understanding of the factors that disempower society against the spread of the HIV virus. Other writers again portray being infected as synonymous to a death sentence. Some authors suggest solutions. However, none of the writers so far offer practical, wide-range and meaningful solutions. The tendency is to suggest solutions that act as painkillers, offering only temporary relief, whereas the solutions ought to centre more on how to prevent further infections and how to limit the viral effect in infected people. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Je;K2 M3 - 392053713 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1300 T1 - Information literacy programme at the University of Namibia A1 - Iilonga,Selma Y1 - 2012/// KW - information literacy KW - Namibia KW - students KW - university libraries RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 187 EP - 200 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.187-200. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - In 2010, a study was conducted at the University of Namibia to establish corrective measures towards the improvement of the information literacy (IL) programme offered by the library and to recommend ways in which information literacy can be better integrated into the curriculum. The information seeking behaviour among students was examined and the reasons why students do not attend IL training offered by the university library were identified, using self-administered questionnaires and focus group interviews. The main reasons for low turnout were: poor communication of information to students concerning the days of training and lack of awareness of the significance of IL training. It was also found that many students had adequate Internet skills, but lacked knowledge of particular websites and databases that were relevant to their studies. It was further observed that the training did not have a written curriculum. It was recommended that: 1. curriculum development must take place to meet the needs of different students; 2. training sessions must be better publicized; and 3. critical databases must be made available to students using pamphlets and wall posters. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;G1 M3 - 392136961 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1314 T1 - Joining the knowledge creation, scholarly publishing and dissemination network: the development of publishing at UNAM A1 - Katjavivi,Jane Y1 - 2012/// KW - Namibia KW - publishing KW - universities RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 35 EP - 47 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.35-47. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - An overview of the history, vision and function of UNAM (University of Namibia) Press is presented. As it approached its 20th anniversary in 2012, the UNAM established UNAM Press as its fully-fledged publishing unit. In the past, UNAM publications have been produced in a number of ways, involving various actors, including the communications and marketing department, the Centre for External Studies, the Research and Publications Committee and local publishers. In 2002, a UNAM Press Committee was established with UNAM Press mostly serving as a name under which titles were published and distributed. It had no mission or publishing programme, no staff and no long-term budget. UNAM Press lived on precariously until its stepwise revival during 2008-2012 with the development of a publishing policy framework, an implementation plan, and the appointment of three full-time staff: a publisher, an editorial and production manager, and an administrative officer. Its vision was stated 'to be the leading publisher of scholarly research and innovation in Namibia.' It is expected that UNAM Press will provide a platform for sharing research output, encouraging scholars within and outside UNAM. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;G1 M3 - 39203199X ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1297 T1 - Managing semi current records: a case for records centres for the public service of Namibia A1 - Nengomasha,Cathrine T. Y1 - 2012/// KW - archives KW - information management KW - Namibia KW - public administration RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 231 EP - 245 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.231-245 : foto's, tab. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper makes a case for the establishment of records centres for Namibia's public service semi-current records based on a 2012 study of commercial companies providing the public service with records storage facilities. Semi-current records are records which are rarely used in the conduct of current business. It makes economic sense that these records be kept in low cost storage. A records centre provides this through high-density storage. The records are managed in such a way that they are easily retrievable. The need for proper facilities for the storage of semi-current records cannot be overemphasised. There is no doubt that records required for evidence and for future research are perishing in the creators' offices. There are different types of records centres. These include in-house and commercial records centres. In Namibia there are four commercial facilities namely Phildou, Athema, One Call Solution and the Document Warehouse. Once the government records centres are established, the commercial records centres can co-exist and collaborate. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;C1 M3 - 392138980 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1309 T1 - Mwalimu J. K. Nyerere as an African rewriter: the case of Kiswahili creative translations and rewritings A1 - Malangwa,Pendo Salu Y1 - 2012/// KW - Bible KW - literature KW - poetry KW - Swahili language KW - Tanzania KW - translation RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 103 EP - 110 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.103-110. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper examines some of J.K. Nyerere's translation and rewriting contributions into Kiswahili since Tanzania's independence. In 1963, shortly after he became President, Oxford University Press published Juliasi Kaizari, his translation of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in Kiswahili. Six years later in 1969 it published Mabepari wa Venisi, his translation of The Merchant of Venice. In 1996, a decade after he left office, a Benedictine publishing house in Tanzania published five volumes of Swahili poetry, which were his rewritings of the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles in the form of Swahili epic poems ('tenzi'). The message that Nyerere was trying to convey was that the process of true liberation will be completed only when African languages have been empowered to say with ease what has already been said in the great literatures of the West. Rewriting into indigenous languages is one way of proving to the world the elasticity of local languages and promoting their respectability. Literatures can play a role in shielding, challenging and promoting African culture and political stance. Bibliogr., notes, sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - He;K2 M3 - 392055686 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1316 T1 - Reduction of location error in GPS collar tracking data of bovine cattle by using data screening A1 - Poloj„rvi,Katja A1 - Colpaert,Alfred A1 - Matengu,Kenneth Y1 - 2012/// KW - animal husbandry KW - cattle complex KW - Namibia RP - NOT IN FILE JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.1-18 : fig., foto, krt., tab.. VL - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - In 2006 and 2007, Sanga cattle was tracked using Televilt Tellus Basic GPS (Global Positioning System) collars in Caprivi, north-eastern Namibia, to evaluate different data screening options and their effect on the magnitude of positional error. GPS collars have many benefits in studies of animal movement. Recent studies indicate that a significant proportion of the GPS locations obtained during the night, when the cattle were gathered inside livestock enclosures, were inaccurate. Basic analysis showed that simple measures of accuracy like dilution of precision (DOP) and figure of merit (FOM) were not sufficient to remove erroneous locations. Data screening for various combinations of two-dimensional fixes, DOP values, altitude (in three-dimensional fixes with at least four satellites available), FOM values, and high walking speeds (over 4.5 km/h) eliminated 75 per cent of the most erroneous locations (defined as over 300 m from the livestock enclosures) retaining 97.2 per cent of the locations correctly located inside the livestock enclosures. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;E5 M3 - 392030756 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1308 T1 - Sociolinguistic meaning of Bantu place names: the case of Ruhaya in north-western Tanzania A1 - Buberwa,Adventina Y1 - 2012/// KW - etymology KW - Haya language KW - place names KW - Tanzania RP - NOT IN FILE JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.111-120 : krt. VL - 1 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The sociolinguistic meanings of place names in the Ruhaya language are investigated. The study is limited to the administrative and geographical area of Bukoba-Rural District in north-western Tanzania, specifically investigating the meanings of village names found in the area known by its pre-colonial chiefdom name of Kihanja, where the Ruhamba dialect of Ruhaya is spoken. The use of the concept of sociolinguistics means that it is assumed that place names in Ruhaya are not abstract objects, but can only accounted for by reference to the social life of their speakers. It appears that Ruhaya place names have meanings that tend to be derived from phenomena such as names of unique people, events, fauna, flora, crops, habitation information, natural terrain and activities carried out in the area to which the name is given. Also, place names in Ruhaya have meanings relating to parts of the human body such as hip, nape, tongue, breast and heart. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - He;K1 M3 - 392057026 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1302 T1 - Special thematic issue on urban history A1 - Bonsa,Shimelis Y1 - 2012/// N1 - Met bibliogr., noten, ref., samenvattingen KW - demographic change KW - Ethiopia KW - prisons KW - towns KW - urban development KW - urban economy KW - urban history KW - urban planning RP - NOT IN FILE PB - Institute of Ethiopian Studies, Addis Ababa University U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available T3 - Journal of Ethiopian studies, ISSN 0304-2243 ; vol. 45 N2 - The 2012 special thematic issue on urban history brings together historical studies on a number of towns and cities in Ethiopia in an attempt to represent the diversity and complexity of urban Ethiopia and to demonstrate the interconnections that are characteristic of Ethiopian urbanization. Contributions: 1. Introduction: city, state and society: the making of urban Ethiopia in the 20th century (Shimelis Bonsa); 2. The historiography of Addis Ababa: a critique and discussion of the 'Ethiopian City' (Shimelis Bonsa); 3. Rentier capitalism: cash, credit and urban development in Addis Ababa, 1905-1936 (Charles Schaefer); 4. Early history of Bahir Dar Town: c. 1900-1941 (Seltene Seyoum); 5. Urbanization, centralization, and the rise of the modern incarceration regime in Ethiopia: some notes toward a history of the Dire Dawa Prison (Getahun Mesfin); 6. Context: urbanization and the urban space in Africa/Ethiopia Solomon (Addis Getahun); 7. Towards documenting demographic change in Shashemene Town: research note on data drawn from 1973 and 2008 (Gunilla Bjeren). [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Dd;C6 M3 - 392094185 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1307 T1 - The accounting role of regional councillors in financial management for regional councils in Namibia: the cases of Oshana and Caprivi regional councils A1 - Mutumba,Boniface Simasiku Y1 - 2012/// KW - decentralization KW - financial management KW - local government KW - Namibia KW - regional councils KW - responsibility RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 121 EP - 130 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.121-130. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - In 2008, interviews were conducted with regional councillors of Caprivi and Oshana regional councils, Namibia, to critically examine their responsibilities with regard to the financial management of the councils, including resource acquisition, budgeting, and budgetary control. According to the author, appropriate methodological responses must be developed to better separate the roles of regional councillors and technocrats as required by decentralization legislation. Four critical areas are identified: 1. the unlimited powers of the Ministry of Regional Local Government and Rural Development over regional councils; 2. The unawareness of councillors of their role as financiers; 3. exclusion of regional councillors from the financial management processes due to lack of capacity; and 4. low levels of education from the side of regional councillors. A strategy to move the financial management paradigm from technocentric to democratically mandated, strategic forms of financial management must ensure that members of the management committee are not only entrusted with the responsibility to prepare the estimates of revenue and expenditure, but also enabled to regularly control the approved expenditure of moneys. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;J1 M3 - 392058235 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1306 T1 - The impact of effective communication within the family A1 - Ekanjume-Ilongo,Beatrice Y1 - 2012/// KW - children KW - family KW - family life education KW - interpersonal relations KW - Lesotho KW - marriage KW - parents RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 131 EP - 141 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.131-141. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - The importance of effective communication within the family was examined, using data collected by means of a questionnaire that was distributed to 50 married staff (25 men and 25 women) of the National University of Lesotho. The informants targeted were those who have children between the ages of 1 to 25 years. Both the communication between husbands and wife (types of topics discussed, marital stability and level of intimacy, forms of communication) and the communication between parents and their children (types of topics discussed, rules for communication, freedom to communicate, the ways in which parents handle problems caused by their children) were dealt with. The paper shows that developing good communication skills is critical for successful relationships. Good communication is a key to family happiness and good communication skills keep the family strong and better able to withstand family issues and pitfalls. Effective communication within a family circle enables the family to handle stressors that arise, resolve daily conflicts, and raise children who are able to communicate well for the rest of their lives. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Kd;C8 M3 - 392059819 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1298 T1 - Trafficking in Namibia A1 - Kiremire,Merab Kambamu Y1 - 2012/// KW - human trafficking KW - Namibia KW - prostitution RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 217 EP - 230 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.217-230. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This study aims to establish the extent of human trafficking in Namibia, to determine the causes and impact on both its victims and society as a whole, and to examine the linkages between Namibian prostitutes and the regional and global sex trade industry. The researcher gathered and analysed quantitative and qualitative data by administering a questionnaire to 230 respondent prostitutes (191 females and 39 males), by compiling 18 case studies of actual human trafficking victims, and by questioning 32 key informants and 6 focus groups to represent prostitution hot spots in 18 out of 35 regional metropolises and border posts of the country. It was found that sex trafficking is a fairly new, fast growing phenomenon, affecting mainly unemployed young women, drop-out adolescents and orphans. Once they enter the industry, they enjoy a symbiotic relationship with a mobile clientele of mainly tourists and long-distance commercial transporters. They get exposed to health hazards such as physical violence, abandonment, homelessness and diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. The author concludes that prostitution and sex trafficking are social, economic and gender-inequality issues that urgently require prevention and protection interventions at policy, legislative and service levels. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;C1 M3 - 392138115 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 1320 T1 - Transforming the informal sector : how to overcome the challenges A1 - Maliyamkono,T.Luta Y1 - 2012/// N1 - Eastern and Southern African Universities Research Programme (ESAURP), 2012 Bibliogr.: p. 393-411. - Met noten KW - informal sector KW - Kenya KW - Malawi KW - Namibia KW - small enterprises KW - Tanzania KW - taxation RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIV, 416 CY - Dar es Salaam PB - TEMA Publishers Company Ltd U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This book aims at providing a foundation for the development of cost effective training and support programmes for small entrepreneurs, in order to help them to make the transition from the informal sector to growing formal businesses. In twelve chapters, the book discusses possibilities and problems, focussing mainly on Tanzania, but also dealing with business formalisation in Kenya, Malawi and Namibia. 1. Informal economy and domestic revenue (T.L. Maliyamkono, on Tanzania); 2. Transforming artisanal fisheries sector for increased productivity and revenue in Tanzania (P.O.J. Bwathondi, with help from S.J. Kangwe and P.O. Onyango); 3. Determining the size and potential contribution of the informal forestry sector (Hadija Kiimu with help from Kahana Lukumbuzya, on Tanzania); 4. Estimation of the size and value of the informal servicesector in Tanzania (Nehemia Osoro); 5. The informal retail trade sub-sector in Tanzania : size, tax potential and poverty reduction (Patrick Mugoya); 6. Determining the size and potential contribution of the informal tourism sector industry in Tanzania (Mary C. Kalikawe; 7. Formalising the informal sector in Kenya : retail trade sector (Nicholas Simiyu); 8. Locating, sizing and formalisation of Malawi's informal sector (Ben Kaluwa); 9. Artisanal fisheries section on Namibia (Udai Lal Paliwal with help from K.R. Sharma); 10. Formalising the informal sector : Eastern Europe experience (James Morton); 11. Tax and the informal sector (Hugh Mason, on Tanzania); 12. Formalisation barriers and benefits (Ruta Mutakyaliwa, on Tanzania). [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA 48215 Y2 - 2015/04/13/ M3 - 387567178 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1303 T1 - Views and preferences of parents, teachers and principals on the implementation of the language policy in primary schools in Namibia: an explorative study in the Khomas region A1 - Mostert,Maria Louise Y1 - 2012/// KW - languages of instruction KW - Namibia KW - primary education RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 167 EP - 177 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.167-177. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - In 2011, semi-structured interview guides were used to interview 3 school principals, 9 teachers and 10 parents on their views of the government language policy for grade 1 to grade 3 learners. The schools (one urban, one peri-urban, and one rural one) were located in the Khomas region in central Namibia. It was found that the parents favoured English as a medium of instruction in the first three grades of formal education, whereas the teachers preferred the mother tongue, which was in line with government policy. Some teachers even suggested that this continue up to grade 6 or 7. Some school heads were concerned about the language proficiency of teachers. The ministry has plans to upgrade the English proficiency of teachers. The authors emphasize that neglect of the local language may impede the transfer of literacy skills from one language to another, especially in a subtractive educational environment. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;G1 M3 - 392064871 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1301 T1 - Writers and teachers as agents of social change A1 - Broekhoff,Marna Y1 - 2012/// KW - AIDS KW - empowerment KW - gender roles KW - Namibia KW - women RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 179 EP - 186 JA - Journal for studies in humanities and social sciences: (2012), vol.1, no.2, p.179-186. VL - 1 IS - 2 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper explains how a grass-roots writing project works and how to replicate it, using the case of the Women's Leadership Centre (WLC), which was founded in 2004 with the primary purpose of fostering women's writings as a means of female consciousness-raising, empowerment, creative expression, and resistance to a male-dominated culture. The focus is on a WLC anthology, 'We must choose life: writings by Namibian women on culture, violence, HIV and AIDS,' which provides a human dimension to the cold facts and figures. It comprises 17 sections about the impact of AIDS on women, reactions to AIDS diagnoses, cultural issues and sexual violence, poverty and AIDS, and ignorance and HIV/AIDS. The anthology gives an explanation of the root cause of the AIDS pandemic: not lack of education, but the male-dominated culture, which both genders are programmed to accept, both believing that "a respected woman is quiet, obedient, hardworking, and married." The author concludes that traditional cultural practices in Namibia impact people's behaviour far more than educational leaflets or Constitutional 'guarantees' of gender equality. Bibliogr., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/14/ M1 - Ke;C4;I1 M3 - 392130084 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1327 T1 - M„ison: from opposition to critical support, 1974-77 A1 - Kassu,Wudu Tafete Y1 - 2011/// KW - 1970-1979 KW - Ethiopia KW - military regimes KW - political conditions KW - socialist parties RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 47 EP - 74 JA - Journal of Ethiopian Studies: (2011), vol.45, p.47-74 : tab. VL - 45 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This article discusses the history of M„ison (in English: the All Ethiopian Socialist Movement - AESM) between 1974 and 1977. During the early stages of the Ethiopian Revolution, M„ison was highly critical of the policies and political measures of the provisional military government (D„rg). Contrary to its civilian political rival, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party (EPRP), which was strongly opposed to the D„rg, M„ison changed its stance to become more supportive of the D„rg. The article assesses the divergent political views of M„ison and EPRP in their opposition to the D„rg. It examines the policy of critical support, and the uneasy relations between M„ison and the D„rg over political influence and power. With the growing influence of M„ison and its reluctance to succumb to the rule of M„ngestu H„yl„-Maryam, the D„rg began to limit the power and influence of M„ison, gradually ending the marriage of convenience between them. Like EPRP before it, prominent leaders of M„ison were persecuted or liquidated. Some shifted their allegiance to the D„rg, while others went into exile. Notes, ref., sum. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Dd;D2 M3 - 392102412 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1328 T1 - Onomatopoetic-ideophones in Ethiopian languages, with particular reference to Amharic A1 - Leyew,Zelealem Y1 - 2011/// KW - Amharic language KW - Ethiopia KW - linguistics RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 1 EP - 46 JA - Journal of Ethiopian Studies: (2011), vol.45, p.1-46 : tab. VL - 45 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - Research was carried out to identify, describe and classify a large number of onomatopoetic ideophones in Ethiopian languages with special emphasis on Amharic. The author had prepared a list of 500 words suspected to be phono-semantically transparent from daily use. The list was presented to 100 student respondents, who were selected on the basis of their (a) native or native-like competence in Amharic (for good perception and interpretation), and (b) linguistic orientation (for an adequate understanding of word formation and phono-semanticity). Out of the original list, 240 words were judged by more than 80% of the respondents to be phono-semantically transparent. This final list of 240 words is annexed to the article. Languages other than Amharic were selected as much as possible from each language family (Cushitic, Omotic, Semitic and Nilo-Saharan) for cross-checking. App., bibliogr., notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Dd;K1 M3 - 392101653 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1326 T1 - Social identity and economic well-being among the Gurage: some historical comparisons A1 - LeBel ,Phillip Y1 - 2011/// KW - culture KW - economic development KW - Ethiopia KW - Gurage KW - identity KW - social change KW - social development RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 75 EP - 102 JA - Journal of Ethiopian Studies: (2011), vol.45, p.75-102 : foto's, graf., tab. VL - 45 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - This paper examines some factors that have driven economic and social change among the Gurage population in south-western Shoa province, Ethiopia. The key concern is how this change affects social identity and economic well-being, in particular of the Sabat B‚t, or 'Seven House' population, and what this may portend for the future. No time-series data are available for Gurage country, but it can be inferred from the SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region) data that life in this region has shown improvements over time. As to identity and social change in the future, it can be conjectured that: 1. migration will continue to alleviate pressure on land use in Gurage country; 2. local cultural identities will lose some of their historical significance; 3. traditional religious expressions such as 'Tchist', 'Damwamwit', and 'Bozh„' festivals, will come under greater pressure by the more dominant Orthodox Christianity and Islam; 4. traditional home industries will be on the wane; 5. traditional forms of governance such as 'Yajoka' will come under rising pressure from national legal systems; and 6. with the growth of remittances by emigrant Gurage, greater emphasis on cash crops will stretch the limits of local social organizations. Bibliogr., notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Dd;C2 M3 - 392102900 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 1325 T1 - The anthropology of Ethiopia 1999-2011: highlights and trends A1 - Abbink,Jon G. Y1 - 2011/// KW - anthropological research KW - anthropology KW - Ethiopia KW - higher education KW - international cooperation KW - social research KW - universities RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 103 EP - 147 JA - Journal of Ethiopian Studies: (2011), vol.45, p.103-147. VL - 45 U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available N2 - A brief overview of the development of the anthropology of Ethiopia in the past twelve years (1999-2011) is provided. The author contends that the anthropology of and in Ethiopia has shown a remarkable development, partly via the International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES) conferences. Starting from scratch in the 1950s as an ethnographic venture, anthropology has now emerged as a mature and important discipline, with an interactionist perspective on social reality and strong empirical roots. The main fields and themes of research include: economic anthropology; political anthropology; social organization, kinship and gender; worldview, religion (traditional, Ethiopian Orthodox, Evangelical-Pentecostal, and Islamist), cognition, and cultural symbolism; ecological-environmental anthropology; ethnicity and ethnic relations; pastoralism; conflict studies; conflict management and reconciliation; migration, displacement and refugees; orature and folklore; health and healing; education; urban anthropology; diaspora and transnationalism; indigenous knowledge; material culture, ethnic arts and crafts; and development studies. The author expects that in the future: 1. further institutional and scientific consolidation will be needed; 2. international cooperation will be fruitful for the theoretical and methodological development of anthropology in and on Ethiopia; and 3. the Internet will become more important for anthropological research and teaching. Notes, ref., bibliogr. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2015/04/16/ M1 - Dd;A2;H0 M3 - 392102978 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 1346 T1 - Zanzibar : overcoming the challenges of poverty reduction A1 - Moshi,Humphrey P.B. A1 - Mbelle,Ammon Y1 - 2008/// N1 - Met bibliogr., noten KW - economic development KW - poverty reduction KW - Zanzibar RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XI, 176 CY - Dar es Salaam PB - Research and Consultancy Centre U2 - w16 U3 - Abstract available T3 - Economic policy workshop series ; no. 2 N2 - The first part of this collective volume examines the political scene in Zanzibar and its potential for poverty reduction; the second examines the aspect of reform programmes; the third looks into issues of resource mobilization, hightlighting some key issues of particular interest to a small resource constrained island economy like that of Zanzibar; the fourth makes suggestions on how to accelerate progress in growth and attainment of the targets set by the Millennium Development Goals (MDG); and the fifth draws lessons from Zanzibar, citing experiences in Africa and outside. Contents: Overview (Humphrey P.B. Moshi & Ammon V.Y. Belle); Promoting political and social harmony for poverty reduction (Max Mmuya); Reform road map: an assessment (Semboja H.H. Haji); Mobilization of adequate financial resources to finance pro-poor growth (Robert R. Mabele & Godwin D. Mjema); Promoting and enhancing human resources capacity for sustained development (Hamisi H. Mwinyimvua & Deogratias P. Mushi); Pro-poor growth: Zanzibar growth strategy (Khamis Mussa Omar); Millennium development goals: scaling up investments in order to accelerate progress (Ammon V.Y. Mbelle); Chinese experience: lessons from the Chinese model on fragile economies of Africa (Humphrey P.B. Moshi); Regional experience on private sector development: galvanizing the economy and stimulating sustainable growth through promoting the private sector (Ammon V.Y. Belle). [ASC Leiden abstract] SN - 9987-89939-0 AV - AFRIKA 48210 Y2 - 2015/04/13/ M3 - 387565442 ER -