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BOLOGNA, MARCO A., VALENTINA AMORE, and MONICA PITZALIS. "Meloidae of Namibia (Coleoptera): taxonomy and faunistics with biogeographic and ecological notes." Zootaxa 4373, no. 1 (2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4373.1.1.

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The blister beetle (Coleoptera: Meloidae) fauna of Namibia is studied. The species are arranged within a catalogue containing information on their general distribution, including a list of localities and brief taxonomic remarks. Zoogeographic and ecological analyses were carried out and a photographic appendix, with images and maps of almost all Namibian species, is included. According to a chorological analysis, the Namibian blister beetle fauna appears to be zoogeographically distinct because of the dominance of western southern African elements. The faunistic levels of similarity among distinct areas in Namibia are also analysed. Several of the endemic species are related to the xeric ecosystems referable to the Namib Desert, Succulent Karoo and Nama Karoo biomes, but the highest diversity is related to the ecosystems referable to the Savannah biome. A total of 148 species belonging to 28 genera, eight tribes and three subfamilies (Eleticinae, Meloinae, Nemognathinae) are recorded from this southern African country. Five new genera (Namibeletica gen. nov., Eleticinae Eleticini; Dilatilydus gen. nov. and Desertilydus gen. nov., Meloinae Lyttini; Paramimesthes gen. nov. and Namylabris gen. nov, Meloinae Mylabrini) and a total of 13 new species are described: 11 new species from Namibia (Psalydolytta gessi sp.nov., Paramimesthes namibicus sp.nov., Namylabris adamantifera sp.nov., Hycleus arlecchinus sp.nov., H. planitiei sp.nov., H. dvoraki sp.nov., H. aridus sp.nov., H. san sp.nov., Nemognatha fluviatilis sp.nov., “Zonitoschema” deserticola sp.nov., Zonitoschema dunalis sp.nov.); a new Namibeletica from the Angolan Namib (N. angolana) and a new Afrolytta Kaszab, 1959 from the S African Namaqualand (A. namaqua), both close to Namibian borders. Fourty-eight species and the genus Apalus Fabricius, 1775 are recorded for the first time from Namibia, and a few other species from South Africa (1), Zambia (1), Botswana (1) and Congo (1). The following new synonymies are proposed: Lytta pleuralis var. inpleuralis Pic, 1911 = Lydomorphus (Lydomorphus) thoracicus (Erichson, 1843), syn. nov.; Lytta benguellana Pic, 1911 = Prionotolytta melanura (Erichson, 1843), syn. nov.; Actenodia amoena ssp.anthicoides Kaszab, 1955b = Hycleus amoenus (Marseul, 1872), syn. nov.; Decapotoma csikii Kaszab, 1953 = Hycleus benguellanus (Marseul, 1879), syn. nov.; Nemognatha capensis Péringuey, 1909 = Nemognatha peringueyi Fairmaire, 1883, syn. nov. Several new combinations in the genus Hycleus Latreille, 1817 are also established.
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du Preez, J. J., M. J. F. Jarvis, D. Capatos, and J. de Kock. "A note on growth curves for the ostrich (Struthio camelus)." Animal Science 54, no. 1 (1992): 150–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003356100020687.

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The Gompertz equation was used to compute growth curves for three groups of ostriches (Struthio camelus), from Oudtshoorn in South Africa, the Namib desert in Namibia and from Zimbabwe. All were reared under typical intensive farm conditions with ad libitum feeding. There were no significant differences in mature mass between regions but the maximum daily weight gain for males occurred later (day 163) for Oudtshoorn birds, compared with day 121 for Namibian and day 92 for Zimbabwean. Oudtshoorn females reached maximum rate of gain on day 175 compared with day 115 for Namibian and day 114 for Zimbabwean. Comparisons might prove important when planning programmes for the genetic improvement of commercial flocks, but possible influences of food composition and environment should be investigated.
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De Winter, B. "CUCURBITACEAE." Bothalia 20, no. 2 (1990): 209–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v20i2.920.

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De Winter, B. "POACEAE." Bothalia 20, no. 1 (1990): 83–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v20i1.900.

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Bond, Jason E., and Trip Lamb. "A new species of Pionothele from Gobabeb, Namibia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae)." ZooKeys 851 (June 3, 2019): 17–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.851.31802.

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The mygalomorph spider genus Pionothele Purcell, 1902 comprises two nominal species known only from South Africa. We describe here a new species, Pionothelegobabebsp. n., from Namibia. This new species is currently only known from a very restricted area in the Namib Desert of western Namibia.
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Cluver, August D. de V. "A Systems Approach to Language Planning." Language Problems and Language Planning 15, no. 1 (1991): 43–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/lplp.15.1.03clu.

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SOMMAIRE Une approche "par systèmes" de la politique linguistique: le cas de la Namibie L'Afrikaans (l'une des deux langues officielles de la République Sud-Africaine) est employé comme langue officielle et comme lingua fianca en Namibie. Après l'indépendance de la Namibie, l'anglais (qui est parlé par moins de 5% de la population) deviendra la nouvelle langue officielle. L'un des objectifs principaux de cette politique linguistique (ou planning linguistique) est de réunir les diverses races et communautés linguistiques de la Namibie en une seule entité nationale. Le problème le plus évident qui se pose à ce programme est celui de savoir comment faire accéder la population à l'anglophonie le plus rapidement possible, avec les fonds disponibles et sans détruire les langues indigènes. Les approches traditionnelles en planning linguistique se concentrent principalement sur des problèmes d'ordre linguistique, au point d'occulter les variables non-linguistiques essentielles qui pourraient contribuer à étendre et à entretenir une variété. Cet article propose une approche "par systèmes" qui remplacerait la métaphore de la structure par la métaphore du réseau et qui permettrait au planificateur linguistique de percevoir les rapports entre son plan et les autres forces à l'oeuvre dans la société. Par exemple, le rôle des professionnels du langage dans la mise en oeuvre de la politique linguistique namibienne s'en trouverait accentué. Au demeurant, l'unité nationale ne s'obtient pas grâce au seul planning linguistique, mais également par d'autres moyens politiques. RESUMO Sistemika aliro al lingvoplanado: la kazo de Namibio La afrikansa (unu el la oficialaj lingvoj de la Respubliko Sudafriko) estas uzata kiel oficiala lingvo kaj kiel interlingvo en Namibio. Post la namibia sendependigo, la angla (kiun parolas kiel gepatran lingvon malpli ol kvin procentoj de la enlogantoj) farigos la nova oficiala lingvo. Unu el la cefaj celoj de tiu lingva plano estas unuecigi la diversajn rasojn kaj parolkomunumojn de Namibio en unu nacian enton. Evidente la plej granda lingvoplanada problemo estos decidi kiel enkonduki al la enloĝantaro la anglan lingvon per plej granda rapideco, kaj kiel fari ĉion ĉi per limigitaj financaj rimedoj sen detrui la indiĝenajn lingvojn. Tradiciaj aliroj al lingvoplanado koncentrigas je lingvaj problemoj kaj tial ne identigas la decidajn nelingvajn variablojn, kiuj povus helpi disvastigi kaj konservi difinitan idiomon. La aŭtoro proponas sistemikan aliron al la demando, en kiu reta metaforo anstataŭas strukturan metaforon kaj ebligas, ke la lingvo-plananto rimarku la rilatojn inter sia plano kaj aliaj sociaj fortoj. La aŭtoro ekzemple emfazas la rolon de la lingvaj profesioj en realigo de la namibia lingva plano. Cetere, nacian unuecon oni atingos ne nur per lingvoplanado, sed ankaŭ per aliaj rimedoj.
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Swart, Roger. "Hydrate occurrences in the Namibe Basin, offshore Namibia." Geological Society, London, Special Publications 319, no. 1 (2009): 73–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1144/sp319.6.

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Tripp, Erin A., and Iain Darbyshire. "Mcdadea: A New Genus of Acanthaceae Endemic to the Namib Desert of Southwestern Angola." Systematic Botany 45, no. 1 (2020): 200–211. http://dx.doi.org/10.1600/036364420x15801369352478.

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Abstract—Acanthaceae represent one of the most ecologically dominant families of plants in the Namib Desert and adjacent portions of Namibia and Angola yet have never been comprehensively treated from a taxonomic perspective in the region. Recent fieldwork in Angola yielded discovery of two populations of plants, morphologically allied to the tribe Ruellieae, that could not be ascribed to any known genus. Morphological study combined with molecular phylogenetic analysis based on ddRAD sequencing that sampled broadly across other lineages of Ruellieae yielded evidence for a new, previously undocumented lineage of Acanthaceae, which we here formally describe under the monotypic Mcdadea. Plants of M. angolensis are characterized as compact, weak-wooded shrubs with dense vegetation, minute corollas, and small, 2-seeded capsules. The species is restricted to limestone mesas and outcroppings in ultra-arid deserts of Namibe Province, southwestern Angola, where plants rely primarily on coastal fog for precipitation. Although highly range-restricted, there are no known threats to this species and it is currently assessed as of Least Concern. Molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest treatment of Mcdadea angolensis within a newly described subtribe of Ruellieae: Mcdadeinae. Additional revisions to subtribal classification are herein presented, including placement of Calacanthus within Ruelliineae, placement of Echinacanthus within Petalidiinae, and description of two additional new subtribes, Dinteracanthinae and Phaulopsinae.
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Eckardt, Frank D., and Robert S. Schemenauer. "Fog water chemistry in the Namib desert, Namibia." Atmospheric Environment 32, no. 14-15 (1998): 2595–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1352-2310(97)00498-6.

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Feinstein, Anthony. "Psychiatry in post-apartheid Namibia: a troubled legacy." Psychiatric Bulletin 26, no. 8 (2002): 310–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/pb.26.8.310-a.

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I recently spent 6 months in Namibia as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. The purpose of my visit was twofold: the establishment of a database for trauma-related mental health disorders and the development of a validated, self-report screening instrument for mental illness. In the process, I was able to meet with Namibian colleagues and visit a number of health care centres in the country. This article will focus on my impressions of psychiatry in Namibia that were formed during my visit. A brief summary of Namibian history, in particular the country's relations with neighbouring South Africa, will help place my observations in a more meaningful context.
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Kärnefelt, I. "Two closely related species of Caloplaca (Teloschistaceae, Lichenes) from the Namib Desert." Bothalia 18, no. 1 (1988): 51–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/abc.v18i1.981.

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The anatomical and reproductive adaptations of two closely related lichen species. Caloplaca elegantissima (Nyl.) Zahlbr. and C. namibensis Karnef., sp. nov., occurring in the outer Namib fog desert, are discussed. Both species belong to the cmstose forms, frequently found in the remarkably rich lichen communities, which largely depend on fog precipitation for their water supply. Both species are endemic to the Namib Desert. They are mainly distributed in South West Africa/Namibia but also extend into south-western Angola. The asexual isidiate species. C. namibensis Karnef., is described as new.
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Iyawa, Gloria Ejehiohen, Marlien Herselman, and Adele Botha. "Digital Health Innovation Ecosystems." International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare 8, no. 2 (2019): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijrqeh.2019040101.

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The purpose of this paper was to identify key participants, benefits, and challenges of a digital health innovation ecosystem in Namibia. The paper also aimed to identify strategies for implementing digital health innovation ecosystems in Namibia. This is a qualitative study that adopted semi-structured interviews in meeting the objectives of the study. The findings suggest that implementing digital health innovation ecosystems within the Namibian context will result in better processes of delivering healthcare services to patients. However, implementing such an ecosystem would require resources from both academic and governmental organizations. The need for skilled experts for managing the ecosystem would also be required. Hence, adopting the guidelines for implementing a digital health innovation ecosystem in developing countries, the study proposed guidelines which would make a digital health innovation ecosystem work for the Namibian context. The findings of this study can be used by healthcare managers within the Namibian context.
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Skjelmerud, Anne. "Drinking and Life: The Meanings of Alcohol for Young Namibian Women." Contemporary Drug Problems 30, no. 3 (2003): 619–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009145090303000305.

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Namibia is undergoing rapid changes, in transition from being an apartheid-based colony to being an independent modern democracy. Some young Namibian women express their aspirations and identity through their relationship to alcohol and the meanings they attach to drinking. For some of them, drinking is a means of expressing solidarity and equality, and heavy drinking can be understood as a protest against the lack of opportunities the new Namibia has offered them. For others, choice of drinks and drinking venues can be ways of demonstrating status and distinction. The majority of young Namibian women abstain from drinking alcohol, however, and for some of them, this abstinence is associated with a focus on their aspirations.
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Keja-Kaereho, Chalene, and Brenden R. Tjizu. "Climate Change and Global Warming in Namibia: Environmental Disasters vs. Human Life and the Economy." Management and Economics Research Journal 5, no. 1 (2019): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.18639/merj.2019.836535.

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Climate change is one of the concepts in Namibian languages that does not have any meaning or cannot be easily translated into the native dialects. It is very alien to many Namibians but yet growing in popularity, as it has become a problem that is affecting the economy, natural resources, and tradition and culture of the native people. Climate change is probably going to worsen the dry circumstances that are currently experienced in Southern Africa or Namibia to be specific. If it happens that rainfall does come in good amounts regularly, it will probably erupt in greater power. This will eventually lead to floods and erosion damages in some parts of the country, though these expectations have had very little influence on Namibian policy. Reid et al. (2008) stated that over the past 20 years there has been annual decrease in the Namibian economy of up to 5%, which has been a result of the climate change mostly impacting natural resources in the country. The result was reported using the computable general equilibrium (CGE) model simulations for Namibia. However, this result has negatively impacted the poorest people the most, which is a consequence of decline in wages and employment opportunities, especially for uneducated or unskilled labor in rural areas. It is of utmost importance for Namibia to take initiatives to ensure that most of its policies and activities are environmentally proofed. Namibia should have a unique approach to deal with displaced farmers and farm workers and citizens of such nature by looking into its issues of colonialism. In addition, there is a clear need to mainstream climate change into policies of developing countries like Namibia, because it is the responsibility of these countries to muddle through with climate change impacts and plan for a climate-constrained future.
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Markee, Amanda, and Torsten Dikow. "Taxonomic revision of the assassin-fly genus Microphontes Londt, 1994 (Insecta, Diptera, Asilidae)." African Invertebrates 59, no. 2 (2018): 195–237. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.59.30684.

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The genus Microphontes Londt, 1994 (Diptera: Asilidae: Brachyrhopalinae) is revised. Currently, three species are known from Namibia and western South Africa, i.e. Microphontesmegoura Londt, 1994 from north-western South Africa, Microphontessafra Londt, 1994 from Namibia and Microphonteswhittingtoni Londt, 1994 from western South Africa. Four new species, Microphontesericfisherisp. n. from the Little Karoo of South Africa, Microphontesgaiophanessp. n. from the Namib desert of Namibia and Microphontesjasonlondtisp. n. and Microphonteskryphiossp. n. from western South Africa, are described. Distribution, occurrence in biodiversity hotspots sensu Conservation International and seasonal incidence are discussed. Descriptions/redescriptions, photographs and identification keys are provided and made openly accessible in data repositories to support future studies of the included taxa. An unusual flight pattern of male Microphontesgaiophanessp. n. is discussed. A unique morphological feature on tergite 8 of Microphontes females, termed postero-paramedian T8 pores, is described, illustrated and discussed.
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Viles, Heather A. "Microclimate and weathering in the central Namib Desert, Namibia." Geomorphology 67, no. 1-2 (2005): 189–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.04.006.

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Williams, Christian A., and Tichaona Mazarire. "The Namibian Independence Memorial Museum, Windhoek, Namibia." American Historical Review 124, no. 5 (2019): 1809–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ahr/rhz1163.

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VonDoepp, Peter. "Context-Sensitive Inquiry in Comparative Judicial Research." Comparative Political Studies 41, no. 11 (2007): 1515–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0010414007308018.

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Research on the behavior of the Namibian judiciary highlights the importance of context-sensitivity in comparative courts research. Drawing from strategic understandings of judicial behavior, the analysis examines the extent to which political influences are affecting the behavior of judges in Namibia. The findings indicate that, for the most part, Namibia's judges have exercised high levels of independence in their decision making. Yet deference to other branches has been apparent among certain expatriate judges who have faced unique vulnerabilities in the Namibian political system. Context sensitivity proved critical to the study, as it enabled more effective operationalization of concepts and generation of variables to test existing theory. Beyond this, such awareness enhanced the ability to interpret the findings about judicial behavior in Namibia and generate new insights to inform inquiry.
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Tötemeyer, Jeanne, Emmarentia Kirchner, and Susan Alexander. "READING BEHAVIOUR AND PREFERENCES OF NAMIBIAN CHILDREN." Mousaion: South African Journal of Information Studies 33, no. 2 (2015): 1–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/0027-2639/258.

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This study was motivated by the observation that most Namibian children have not developed adequate reading habits. The study gauged the percentages of Namibian children who either do or do not read in their free time. It also explored the reasons why some children do not read in their leisure time; the kinds of reading material readers are inclined to choose; whether they prefer to read either in their mother tongue or in English; and the role of traditional storytelling and oral literature as a form of pre-literacy in Namibia. The findings revealed a picture of deprivation in the schools and environment of the majority of Namibian children. Of the 1 402 Grade 6 students in seven regions of Namibia selected for the study, 77.6 per cent do not read in their free time, while 22.4 per cent, most of whom attend well-resourced, mainly urban schools, read in their free time. Many children struggle to read, and reading materials, particularly in their mother tongues are scarce. The study established relationships between the students’ reading behaviour and various other factors, including resource provision in Namibian schools, the availability of reading materials in the environment as well as the socio-economic conditions of Namibian families. Extensive recommendations have been made for government, educators, libraries, publishers and other authorities responsible for the education of children, including ways in which a more concerted effort could be made to promote good reading habits and develop the various Namibian languages.
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McBenedict, Billy, Percy Chimwamurombe, Ezekeil Kwembeya, and Gillian Maggs-Kölling. "Genetic Diversity of NamibianPennisetum glaucum(L.) R. BR. (Pearl Millet) Landraces Analyzed by SSR and Morphological Markers." Scientific World Journal 2016 (2016): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1439739.

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CurrentPennisetum glaucum(L.) R. BR. cultivars in Namibia have overall poor performance posing a threat to the nation’s food security because this crop is staple for over 70% of the Namibian population. The crop suffers from undesirable production traits such as susceptibility to diseases, low yield, and prolonged reproductive cycle. This study aimed to understand the genetic diversity of the crop in Namibia by simple sequence repeats (SSRs) and morphology analysis. A total of 1441 genotypes were collected from the National Gene Bank representing all the Namibian landraces. A sample of 96 genotypes was further analyzed by SSR using Shannon-Wiener diversity index and revealed a value of 0.45 indicating low genetic diversity. Ordination using Principal Coordinate Analysis (PCoA) on SSR data confirmed clusters generated by UPGMA for the 96P. glaucumaccessions. UPGMA phenograms of 29 morphological characterized genotypes were generated for SSR and morphology data and the two trees revealed 78% resemblance. Lodging susceptibility, tillering attitude, spike density, fodder yield potential, early vigour, and spike shape were the phenotypic characters upon which some clusters were based in both datasets. It is recommended that efforts should be made to widen the current gene pool in Namibia.
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Polus, Andrzej, Dominik Kopinski, and Wojciech Tycholiz. "Ready or Not: Namibia as a Potentially Successful Oil Producer." Africa Spectrum 50, no. 2 (2015): 31–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000203971505000202.

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The primary objective of this paper is to assess whether Namibia is ready to become an oil producer. The geological estimates suggest that the country may possess the equivalent of as many as 11 billion barrels of crude oil. If the numbers are correct, Namibia would be sitting on the second-largest oil reserves in sub-Saharan Africa, and exploitation could start as soon as 2017. This clearly raises the question of whether Namibia is next in line to become a victim of the notorious “resource curse.” On the basis of critical discourse analysis and findings from field research, the authors have selected six dimensions of the resource curse and contextualised them within the spheres of Namibian politics and economy. While Namibia still faces a number of important challenges, our findings offer little evidence that the oil will have particularly disruptive effects.
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GEWALD, JAN-BART. "NEAR DEATH IN THE STREETS OF KARIBIB: FAMINE, MIGRANT LABOUR AND THE COMING OF OVAMBO TO CENTRAL NAMIBIA." Journal of African History 44, no. 2 (2003): 211–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853702008381.

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Namibian politics and society are today dominated by people who trace their descent from the settlements and homesteads of Ovamboland in southern Angola and northern Namibia. Yet, prior to 1915, and the defeat by South Africa of the German colonial army in German South-West Africa, very few Ovambo had settled in areas to the south of the Etosha Pan. In 1915, a Portuguese expeditionary army defeated Kwanyama forces in southern Angola, and unleashed a flood of refugees into northern Namibia. These refugees entered an area that was already overstretched. Since 1912 the rains had failed and, on account of the First World War, trade and migration had come to a standstill. As a result the area was experiencing its most devastating famine ever. Unable to find sanctuary in Ovamboland, thousands of people trekked southwards into central Namibia, an area which had only just come under the control of South Africa. The famine allowed for the easy entrance of South African military administrators and labour recruiters into Ovamboland and heralded the demise of Ovambo independence. By focusing on developments in the central Namibian town of Karibib between 1915 to 1916, the article explores the move of the Ovambo into central and southern Namibia. It traces the impact of war and drought on Ovambo societies, and follows Ovambo famine migrants on their route south into areas administered by the South African military administration. Discussion also concentrates on the reception and treatment of Ovambo famine migrants in the Karibib settlement, and argues that the refugee crisis heralded the establishment of Ovambo in modern central and southern Namibia.
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Geyh, Mebus A., and Klaus Heine. "Several distinct wet periods since 420 ka in the Namib Desert inferred from U-series dates of speleothems." Quaternary Research 81, no. 2 (2014): 381–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2013.10.020.

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AbstractThe scarcity of numerical dates of the arid areas in southern Africa is a challenge for reconstructing paleoclimate. This paper presents a chronological reconstruction in the central part of the Namib Desert, Namibia, for the last 420,000 yr. It is based on 230Th/U dates (TIMS) from a large stalagmite and a thick flowstone layer in a small cave located in the hyper-arid central Namib Desert. The results provide for the first time evidence of three or possibly four succeeding wet periods of decreasing intensity since 420 ka through which speleothem deposited at approximately 420–385 ka, 230–207 ka and 120–117 ka following the 100-ka Milankovitch cycle. Speleothem growth was not recorded for the Holocene. These wet periods interrupted the predominantly dry climate of the Namib Desert and coincided with wet phases in deserts of the northern hemisphere in the Murzuq Basin, Sahara, the Negev, Israel, the Nafud Desert, Saudi Arabia, and the arid northern Oman, Arabian Peninsula.
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SWANEPOEL, WESSEL, VERA DE CAUWER, and ABRAHAM E. VAN WYK. "A new rheophytic species of Syzygium (Myrtaceae) from the lower Kunene River of Angola and Namibia." Phytotaxa 491, no. 4 (2021): 281–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.491.4.3.

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Syzygium kuneneense, here described as a new species, is known only from the northern part of the Namib Desert in the Kaokoveld Centre of Endemism, southwestern Angola and adjacent northwestern Namibia. These rheophytic shrubs or small trees grow among rocks on the floodplain and banks of the lower Kunene River on the international boundary between Angola and Namibia. Diagnostic characters for Syzygium kuneneense include the oblanceolate or narrowly elliptic leaves, dense flower heads and the pedicellate flowers. A comparison of some of the more prominent morphological features to differentiate between S. kuneneense and the morphologically most similar species, S. guineense, is provided. Based on IUCN Red List categories and criteria, a conservation assessment of Vulnerable (VU D1) is recommended for the new species.
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Becker, Heike. "Writing Genocide." Matatu 50, no. 2 (2020): 361–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18757421-05002002.

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Abstract In this article I read several recently published novels that attempt to write the early 20th century Namibian experience of colonial war and genocide. Mari Serebrov’s Mama Namibia, Lauri Kubuitsile’s The Scattering and Jaspar Utley’s The Lie of the Land set out to write the genocide and its aftermath. Serebrov and Kubuitsile do so expressly from the perspective of survivors; their main characters are young Herero women who live through war and genocide. This sets Mama Namibia and The Scattering apart from the earlier literature, which—despite an enormous divergence of political and aesthetic outlooks—tended to be written from the perspective of German male protagonists. The Lie of the Land, too, scores new territory in postcolonial literature. I read these recent works of fiction against an oral history-based biography, in which a Namibian author, Uazuvara Katjivena, narrates the story of his grandmother who survived the genocide.
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Williamson, Graham. "A new Drimia sp. from the Namib Desert in Namibia." Cactus and Succulent Journal 83, no. 6 (2011): 286–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.2985/0007-9367-83.6.286.

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Eckardt, Frank D., Ian Livingstone, Mary Seely, and Johanna Von holdt. "The surface geology and geomorphology around gobabeb, namib desert, namibia." Geografiska Annaler: Series A, Physical Geography 95, no. 4 (2013): 271–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geoa.12028.

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Teller, James T., and N. Lancaster. "Lacustrine sediments at Narabeb in the central Namib Desert, Namibia." Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 56, no. 3-4 (1986): 177–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0031-0182(86)90093-3.

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Marais, Eugene, Gillian Maggs-Kölling, Chen Sherman, et al. "Profiling soil free-living nematodes in the Namib Desert, Namibia." Journal of Arid Land 12, no. 1 (2019): 130–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40333-019-0018-5.

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BUNGARTZ, Frank, and Volkmar WIRTH. "Buellia peregrina sp. nov., a new, euendolithic calcicolous lichen species from the Namib Desert." Lichenologist 39, no. 1 (2006): 41–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0024282907006329.

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Buellia peregrina is described as new to science from small limestone pebbles on exposed ground of the coastal Namib Desert, Namibia. The species is unusual for two reasons: (1) it is the only species in Buellia s.l. currently known to grow euendolithically, i.e., establishing a thallus entirely within its rock substratum, and (2) its apothecia contain a previously unknown blue pigment, here described as peregrina-blue according to its colour and characteristic reactions with HNO3, KOH and HCl.
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Marenga, Ralph. "The representation and tenure of female principals in public enterprises in emerging markets: A protracted dearth?" Journal of Governance and Regulation 10, no. 1 (2021): 58–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/jgrv10i1art7.

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The reduced representation and tenure of women as public enterprise (PE) principals in Namibia as an emerging market and developing country are concerning (Mboti, 2014; Menges, 2020). The contributing factors are an element literature fails to address explicitly in the Namibian case. This paper, therefore, aims to consolidate evidence on whether the underrepresentation and limited tenures of female principals in Namibian PEs signal a protracted dearth of women in such positions. Methodically, a desk review is used to analyse the literature. Key findings of this paper identify the absence of top-down hands-on leadership; legal and policy implementation gaps; failure to declare gender diversity as imperative in the public sector; failure to focus on helping women gain broad line experience early on, among others, as contributing factors that have disadvantaged female principals in Namibian PEs. The challenges women face in being appointed or completing their tenure as PE principals over the years signal a protracted dearth of women in positions of PE principals in Namibia. Understanding these dynamics is relevant for enhancing Namibia’s policy efforts to curb the further proliferation of patriarchy as nuanced in the glass ceiling. This paper recommends the robust implementation of existing anti-patriarchy legislation.
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Szczepańska, Anna. "Od Ongulumbashe do Cassingi – obozy wojskowe i cywilne Ludowej Wyzwoleńczej Armii Namibii." Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Historica, no. 102 (December 30, 2018): 185–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.18778/0208-6050.102.13.

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Republika Namibii ogłosiła niepodległość w 1990 r., po ponad 25 latach wojny o wyzwolenie spod południowoafrykańskiej dominacji. Tożsamość młodego narodu wykuwała się jednak znacznie wcześniej, a jeden z najważniejszych elementów budowania wspólnoty, która zawierała się w haśle SWAPO „jedna Namibia, jeden człowiek, jeden naród”, stanowiły obozy dla cywilnych uchodźców i oddziałów partyzanckich Ludowej Wyzwoleńczej Armii Namibii (PLAN), znajdujące się w Angoli, Zambii i Tanzanii. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest wskazanie kluczowych momentów w historii namibijskich obozów w Angoli, wybranych elementów ich funkcjonowania oraz roli, jaką odegrały w dziejach młodego państwa i jego mieszkańców.
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Hachfeld, Berit, and Norbert Jürgens. "Climate patterns and their impact on the vegetation in a fog driven desert: The Central Namib Desert in Namibia." Phytocoenologia 30, no. 3-4 (2000): 567–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/phyto/30/2000/567.

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Simon, David. "Decolonisation and Local Government in Namibia: the Neo-Apartheid Plan, 1977–83." Journal of Modern African Studies 23, no. 3 (1985): 507–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x00057207.

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Namibia is distinctive in Africa for at least three significant reasons. First of all, it remains the continent's last colony in defiance of world opinion and the United Nations. Secondly, it has experienced Africa's longest armed liberation struggle apart from South Africa, with no end yet in sight. Thirdly, and most importantly, that conflict is not being waged against some distant metropolitan power, but Namibia's dominant and pariah neighbour. Just as this geographical contiguity has facilitated South African attempts to retain control over Namibia, it seems certain to impose severe constraints on the scope for pursuing independent policies once Namibian sovereignty is finally achieved.
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Venter, H. J. T., and R. L. Verhoeven. "Raphionacme haeneliae (Periplocaceae), a new species from the Namib Desert, Namibia." South African Journal of Botany 62, no. 6 (1996): 316–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0254-6299(15)30671-2.

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Viles, H. A., and A. S. Goudie. "Weathering in the central Namib Desert, Namibia: Controls, processes and implications." Journal of Arid Environments 93 (June 2013): 20–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.09.012.

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Sharley, Victoria, Janetta Ananias, Alyson Rees, and Emmerita Leonard. "Child Neglect in Namibia: Emerging Themes and Future Directions." British Journal of Social Work 49, no. 4 (2019): 983–1002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz043.

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Abstract This article initiates the conversation on the conceptualisation of child neglect in Namibia, reporting findings from a small study undertaken in 2017. The research is a collaboration between academics at the University of Namibia, Africa, University of Bristol and Cardiff University in the UK. The study is the first of its kind in Namibia, offering original knowledge about what constitutes neglect for children in the local context of child-rearing practice. Qualitative interviews with practitioners in schools and social-care organisations were undertaken in three of the fourteen political regions of Namibia. Interviews ascertained participants’ thoughts and understandings of child neglect at individual and community levels. Teenage pregnancy and substance misuse emerged as central to the conceptualisation of neglect within the local context, with a tension between Western and indigenous child-rearing practices. This article offers rich insights into the social construction of child neglect amongst indigenous communities in Namibia, identifying a need for knowledge gathering into broader aspects of child health and well-being within Namibia’s diverse indigenous peoples. The authors call for future co-produced research, which engages local communities and stakeholders in investigating this issue, to improve the health and well-being of Namibian children in congruence with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Ursem, Bob. "Ex Situ Horticulture of Welwitschia mirabilis." Sibbaldia: the International Journal of Botanic Garden Horticulture, no. 2 (October 31, 2004): 47–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.24823/sibbaldia.2004.158.

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Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f. occurs in the Namib Desert of Namibia and Angola. It survives on fog which condenses on its leaves, supplemented by flooding every six to ten years. The seeds contain germination-inhibiting alkaloids which must be washed out by rainfall before germination can take place. Many seeds are also infected with the fungus Aspergillus niger which causes high levels of mortality in newly germinated seeds. A strategy for the control of this black smut fungus is described along with techniques for seed sowing and cultivation.
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Bartholomew, Theodore T. "Madness (Eemwengu) and Its Sources." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 48, no. 3 (2017): 421–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022022117692676.

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Integrating indigenous cultural knowledge into conceptualizing mental illness offers fruitful avenues to better contextualize mental health. What is abnormal and indicative of psychological distress varies in the meaning given to symptoms and the actual identification of disorders. This is no less true in Ovambo culture in Namibia, Southern Africa. The Namibian government, however, has noted that little is known about the mental health needs throughout the country. Although some researchers have identified symptoms of psychological distress in Namibian men and women, cultural tradition and belief systems are typically missing. The purpose of this study was to use ethnographic data to develop an understanding of what Ovambo men and women living in a rural area of Northern Namibia believe about mental illness. Informal discussions and formal interviews served as data. Participants ( N = 14) were all Ovambo men or women who were sampled after ongoing engagement in a rural community in northern Namibia. Data from field observations and interviews were analyzed using grounded theory open coding, resulting in two key categories: (a) Eemwengu (madness) and Omunanamwengu (the mad one) and (b) Where Madness Comes From: Explanations of Mental Illness. The first category offers insight into a culturally embedded way of identifying mental illness in Ovambo culture. The second category includes several subcategories oriented to the etiology of mental illness in Ovambo culture. Etiological beliefs about mental illness, eemwengu as a culturally embedded construct, and social control in the beliefs about psychological distress in Ovambo culture are discussed.
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Morales, J., B. Senut, and M. Pickford. "Crocuta dietrichi de Meob, Namibia: Implicaciones sobre la edad de la Arenisca de Tsondab en la zona costera del desierto de Namibia." Estudios Geológicos 67, no. 2 (2011): 207. http://dx.doi.org/10.3989/egeol.40463.184.

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Los trabajos paleontológicos en el mar de arenas del desierto del Namib, al este de Meob, Namibia, nos han llevado al descubrimiento de una dentición inferior de hiénido. Las mismas series de eoleanitas contienen abundantes huellas y coprolitos de carnívoros, compatibles en tamaño con los restos dentarios. El parecido más cercano para dentición de Meob es la especie extinguida Crocuta dietrichi, cuya localidad tipo son las capas de Laetoli Superior, Tanzania, ca. 3,5-3,8 Ma. En otros lugares, la especie se distribuye en un rango de edad de entre ca. 4,4 a 1,9 Ma. El aspecto primitivo de la dentición y sus pequeñas dimensiones sugieren que los fósiles están más cerca en edad a 4 Ma que a 2 Ma. Este descubrimiento suministra la primera evidencia concerniente a la edad de las eoleanitas de Tsondab en el sector de Meob del desierto del Namib.
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Agrawal, Shelesh, Laura Orschler, Jochen Sinn, and Susanne Lackner. "High-throughput profiling of antibiotic resistance genes in wastewater: comparison between a pond system in Namibia and an activated sludge treatment in Germany." Journal of Water and Health 18, no. 6 (2020): 867–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wh.2020.018.

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Abstract There are increasing concerns about wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) acting as hotspots for antibiotic resistance genes (ARG). However, their role largely depends upon the treatment methods and antibiotics in the wastewater. To better understand these influences, we compared the occurrence and fate of ARG between a pond system in a developing country (Namibia) and an advanced WWTP (activated sludge system) in a developed country (Germany). A targeted metagenomic approach was used to investigate the wide-spectrum profiles of ARGs and their co-occurrence patterns at both locations. In total, 93 ARG subtypes were found in the German influent wastewater, 277 in the Namibian influent wastewater. The abundant ARG types found in Namibia and Germany differed, especially for multidrug resistance genes. The differences in occurrence and reduction can help to understand the performance of simple WWTP such as pond systems common in Namibia, where direct contact with wastewater is a potential risk for contamination.
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QUINN, STEPHANIE. "INFRASTRUCTURE, ETHNICITY, AND POLITICAL MOBILIZATION IN NAMIBIA, 1946–87." Journal of African History 61, no. 1 (2020): 45–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853720000031.

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AbstractThis article uses the copper mining town Tsumeb to examine urban infrastructure, ethnicity, and African political solidarities in apartheid Namibia. To translate apartheid to Namibia, South Africa re-planned Namibian towns to reinforce colonial divisions between two classes of African laborers: mostly Ovambo migrant laborers from northern Namibia and Angola and, secondly, ethnically diverse laborers from the zone of colonial settlement and investment, the Police Zone. Housing and infrastructure were key to this social engineering project, serving as a conduit for official and company ideas about ‘Ovambo’ and Police Zone laborers. Yet Africans’ uses of infrastructure and ethnic discourses challenged, and provoked debates about the boundaries of urban social and political belonging. Between the 1971–2 general strike of northern contract workers and the 1987 strike against the multinational Tsumeb Corporation Limited, which involved northern contract workers and community members, Africans built a political community that challenged both company and colonial state.
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Kamuinjo, Albert V., Ravinder Rena, and Andrew Maredza. "Impact of credit risk and profitability on liquidity shocks of Namibian banks: an application of the structural VAR model." Journal of Life Economics 8, no. 3 (2021): 349–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.15637/jlecon.8.3.07.

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The main purpose of this paper was to investigate the relationship between banks’ credit risk and profitability and liquidity shocks in Namibia for the period 2009 to 2018 using the SVAR model. In estimating the SVAR regression model, granger causality, impulse-response functions and forecast error variance decomposition were employed and evaluated. The sample consisted of Namibian commercial banks. By auditing liquidity data between 2009 and 2018, empirical results showed that liquidity risk is caused by a combination of structural shocks. The granger causality, impulse-response functions and forecast error variance decomposition documented that credit risk (non-performing loans) is key factor affecting liquidity conditions in Namibia in the medium to long run. In addition, the empirical results showed that quality earnings (ROA) have minimal impact on liquidity conditions in the short run. Reforming assets quality policies and earnings quality policies can be valuable policy tools to minimize liquidity shortages and avoid insolvent banks in Namibia.
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Kjaeret, Kristin, and Kristian Stokke. "Rehoboth Baster, Namibian or Namibian Baster? An analysis of national discourses in Rehoboth, Namibia*." Nations and Nationalism 9, no. 4 (2003): 579–600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1469-8219.00128.

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Asheela-Shikalepo, Ndatega. "Corruption and Corporate Governance in Namibia: An Analysis of the Strategic Approaches in the 4TH Industrial Revolution." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 24 (September 13, 2021): 1–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2021/v24i0a10738.

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The advent of new technology and the 4th industrial revolution has introduced new facets of corporate crimes and regulatory challenges for the enforcement of anti-corruption laws. Acknowledging the negative effects of corruption on the private sector, corporate governance mechanisms may help reduce corruption in the private sector by ensuring that corporations are managed in the best interest of the corporation and the shareholders or investors. This article aims to evaluate the adequacy of the regulatory measures intended to promote good corporate governance in Namibia thereby cushioning the Namibian financial market from the negative effects of corporate corruption. It provides an exposition of the concepts corporate corruption and corporate governance by considering the relationship between the two. It further provides an analysis of the Namibian corporate governance regime and the anti-corruption legislative framework. It is submitted that if Namibia is to realise the financial market objectives set out in its policy documents, there is a need for the introduction of robust strategic approaches in corporate governance directed at curbing and/or reducing corporate corruption responsive to the 4th industrial revolution challenges, amongst others.
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Lechler, Marie. "Indirekte Kolonialherrschaft und demokratische Einstellungen: Analyse eines natürlichen Experiments in Namibia." Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik 19, no. 3 (2018): 226–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/pwp-2018-0008.

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ZusammenfassungIn diesem Beitrag beschreibt Marie Lechler die langfristigen Folgen indirekter Kolonialherrschaft in Namibia. In einer Analyse gemeinsam mit Lachlan McNamee hat sie den Effekt mithilfe eines räumlichen Regressions-Diskontinuitäten-Ansatzes identifiziert. Dieser nutzt die willkürliche Teilung Namibias Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts in einen direkt und einen indirekt beherrschten Teil. Im indirekt regierten Teil Namibias überließen die Kolonialmächte traditionellen Führern die Verwaltung. Diese haben auch lange nach dem Ende der Kolonialzeit einen großen Einfluss in ihren Gemeinschaften. Die empirische Analyse zeigt, dass Menschen im ehemals indirekt regierten Teil weniger demokratisch eingestellt sind und dass die Wahlbeteiligung in diesem Teil des Landes geringer ausfällt als im ehemals direkt regierten Teil.
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Konstantinus, Abisai. "Marine pilotage in Namibia." Journal of Ocean Governance in Africa (iilwandle zethu) 2021 (2021): 147–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.47348/joga/2021/a5.

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As Namibia implements the strategy of expanding its ports to achieve the strategic goal of becoming the regional logistics hub of choice, a clear and urgent need exists to upskill pilots. To that end, this article examines the Namibian law on pilotage in three areas: (i) the master– pilot relationship; (ii) the vicarious liability for pilot error; and (iii) the standards of training and certification of pilots. It does so having regard to case law, best practices of leading maritime nations and international standards. The article ends by recommending the urgent revision of the primary legislation and the regulations that govern the Namibian Ports Authority.
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Jellenz, Moritz, Vito Bobek, and Tatjana Horvat. "Impact of Education on Sustainable Economic Development in Emerging Markets—The Case of Namibia’s Tertiary Education System and its Economy." Sustainability 12, no. 21 (2020): 8814. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12218814.

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The research’s fundamental investigation elaborates on interactions between tertiary educational factors and Namibia’s sustainable economic development. Sequential mixed-research-method guides the investigation towards its results: A quantitative statistical data analysis enables the selection of interrelated educational and economic factors and monitors its development within Namibia’s last three decades. Subsequent qualitative interviews accumulate respondents’ subjective assessments that enable answering the fundamental interaction. Globally evident connections between a nation’s tertiary education system and its economic development are partially confirmed within Namibia. The domestic government recognizes the importance of education that represents a driving force for its sustainable economic development. Along with governmental NDP’s (National Development Program) and its long-term Vision 2030, Namibia is on the right track in transforming itself into a Knowledge-Based and Sustainable Economy. This transformation process increases human capital, growing GDP, and enhances domestic’s living standards. Namibia’s multiculturalism and its unequal resource distribution provoke difficulties for certain ethnicities accessing educational institutions. Namibia’s tertiary education system’s other challenges are missing infrastructures, lacking curricula’ quality, and absent international expertise. The authors’ findings suggest that, due to Namibia’s late independence, there is a substantial need to catch up in creating a Namibian identity. Socioeconomic actions would enhance domestic’s self-esteem and would enable the development of sustainable economic sectors. Raising the Namibian tertiary education system’s educational quality and enhancing its access could lead to diversification of economic sectors, accelerating its internationalization process. Besides that, Namibia has to face numerous challenges, including corruption, unemployment, and multidimensional poverty, that interact with its tertiary education system.
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Wilfred Chanakira, Tonderayi. "The teaching of information communication in Namibian schools." Information and Learning Science 119, no. 7/8 (2018): 389–402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ils-03-2018-0022.

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Purpose The study is a survey covering the Ohangwena, Khomas and Otjozondjupa regions highlighting developments in the teaching of information literacy in Namibian schools through the subject Basic Information Science (BIS). This paper aims to provide an update on previous related studies which have been conducted in Namibia led by Nengomasha et al. (2012), Namibia Library Council (NLIC) Report (2007) and Smith et al.’s Baseline Study (2008). Design/methodology/approach The main objective of this study is to find reasons for non-compliance in the effective teaching of BIS in Namibian schools focus sing on the three regions. The data collection methods were questionnaires and focus group discussions. Findings A major finding from the study is that 80 per cent school principals are supporting the teaching of the subject BIS in the Ohangwena region, while 20 per cent are non-compliant in the teaching of BIS. The compliance levels in the Otjozondjupa region is that 75 per cent school principals support the teaching of BIS whilst 25 per cent school principals are non-compliant. In total, 60 teachers were randomly sampled in the Otjozondjupa region, while 75 school principals out of a population of 157 were also randomly sampled in the Ohangwena region. In the Khomas (100) region, 52 school principals were randomly sampled out of a population of a 108. The study recommends that it is critical for school principals in Namibia to fully support the development of young learners to be critical thinkers for lifelong learning challenges through the teaching of information literacy. Originality/value This study is original.
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Molini, Umberto, Guendalina Zaccaria, Erick Kandiwa, et al. "Seroprevalence of African horse sickness in selected donkey populations in Namibia." May-2020 13, no. 5 (2020): 1005–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2020.1005-1009.

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Background and Aim: African horse sickness (AHS) is a non-contagious viral disease of horses and other equids caused by an arbovirus belonging to the Reoviridae family and genus Orbivirus. AHS is an endemic disease that is responsible for the death of a high number of horses every year in Namibia. At present, there is no information on the prevalence and distribution of AHS virus (AHSV) serotypes in the different regions of Namibia. Therefore, this survey aimed to fill this knowledge gap by investigating the AHSV seroprevalence in Namibian donkeys. Materials and Methods: A total of 260 blood samples (20 samples for each region) were randomly collected from donkeys aged between 3 and 5 years. Sera were screened for AHSV-specific immunoglobulin G antibodies using a commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit and samples positive to AHSV antibodies were further tested by serum neutralization (SN) assay to evaluate the AHSV serotype-specific immune response. Results: Seroprevalence of antibodies against AHSV in Namibian donkeys was 63.5%. The AHSV prevalence was significantly higher in the northern region (64%) than in the southern region (36%). A significantly (p<0.05) higher number of donkeys had antibodies against AHSV-6 (37.8%) and AHSV-9 (37.8%). The AHSV-2, AHSV-6, and AHSV-9 prevalence were higher (p<0.05) in the northern regions compared to the southern regions. None of the donkeys in this study, however, tested positive for AHSV-8. Conclusion: Results of the current study indicate that all AHSV serotypes have either circulated previously or are circulating in Namibia except for AHSV-8. In particular, AHSV-1, -2, -3, -4, -5, -6, and -9 serotypes have circulated or are circulating in the northern region of Namibia, while AHSV-1, -4, -5, -6, -7, and -9 have infected donkeys in the south. AHSV-9 and AHSV-6 were the most prevalent serotypes detected in donkeys in this study. SN results showed that several donkeys from Kavango East, Kavango West, and Ohangwena regions had been exposed to multiple serotypes, indicating the possibility of cocirculation of several strains in Namibia.
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