Browsing School of Social Sciences by Subject "Namibia"

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Apartheid South Africa’s nuclear weapons programme and its impact on Southern Africa

van Wyk, Jo-Ansie (2014)

Apartheid South Africa‟s nuclear related activities in Southern Africa have a long history. Apart from, inter alia, the development and existence of at least six nuclear devices (which was denied for decades), South Africa ...
Applying military force for political ends : South Africa in South-Western Africa, 1987-1988

Velthuizen, Andreas Gerhardus (1994-11)

The aim of the research was to consider the relationship of political ends and the use of military force and, using empirical data gathered from South Africa's experience from 1987 to 1988, to consider whether there might ...
Development of practical guidelines to promote occupational health and safety for workers in the construction industry in Windhoek, Namibia

Nghitanwa, Emma Maano (2016-11)

The study, which considers that the construction industry is a high risk one due to the physical work demand and nature of the working environment, was conducted to develop practical guidelines for workers and employers ...
The economic diplomacy of a small state : the case of Namibia

Mushelenga, Peya (2015-03)

This study is about the economic diplomacy of Namibia, as a small state, for the period 1990 – 2015. Liberalism, as a theory of International Relations (IR) studies, is the adopted analytical framework. Namibia’s economic ...
Effective prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV at Oshakati District Health Centre in the Republic of Namibia

Shoopala, Naemi Ndahambelela (2012-02)

The aim of this study was to assess the extent on how effective was the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection at Oshakati District Health Centre. Explanatory survey was ...
Factors affecting the performance of professional nurses in Namibia

Awases, Magdalene H.; Bezuidenhout, Marthie C.; Roos, Janetta H. (Curationis, 2013-04)

Background: Professional nurses play a vital role in the provision of health care globally. The performance of health care workers, including professional nurses, link closely to the productivity and quality of care ...
Factors influencing the quality of data for tuberculosis control programme in Oshakati District, Namibia

Kagasi, Linda Vugutsa (2010-11)

This study investigated factors influencing the quality of data for the Tuberculosis (TB) control programme in Oshakati District in Namibia. A quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted using 50 nurses ...
Implementing the nursing process in gynaecology wards in Namibia

Jooste, K.; Van der Vyfer, M.; Van Dyk, A. (Unisa, 2010)

Since its implementation in 1985, the nursing process in Namibia - for unknown reasons - had been utilised with difficulty. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a programme to operationalise the ...
Indigenous paradiplomacy and the Orokawe hydroelectric dam on the Kunene River

Meissner, Richard; Warner, Jeroen (Berghan Publishers, 2021-03-01)

What role can non-diplomats play in managing and altering power relations in transboundary river basins? We answer this by investigating the lobbying eff orts of indigenous peoples to stop the construction of the planned ...
Origins of the centralised unitary state with special reference to Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia

Napier, Clive J. (1997-07)

The purpose of this thesis is to describe and explain the origins of centra 1 i sed unitary con st itut i ona l forms adopted at independence, with speci a 1 reference to the pre-independence period of colonial rule and ...
Outreach : volunteer motivations in Namibian LGBT rights-based organisations

Stander, Willem (2015-02)

Namibia continues to face an ongoing struggle in protecting the rights and civil liberties of its LGBT population with LGBT rights-based organisations in the country strongly relying upon their volunteers to take advantage ...
Social workers’ perceptions of their role in providing palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses : a qualitative study among social workers in primary care settings in Namibia

Freeman, Rachel Johanna (2017-07)

This study explored social workers’ perceptions of their role in providing palliative care to patients with life-limiting illnesses in six hospitals across Namibia. A qualitative grounded theory approach was use in which ...

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