ABSTRACT Knowledge, attitude and practice of health care workers have a greater impact on proper waste segregation globally. Therefore, in this paper it was essential to explore the knowledge, attitude and practice of HCWs on waste segregation in Namibia. The aim of the study was to explore the knowledge, practice and attitude of health care workers on waste segregation at Windhoek Central Hospital (WCH) and Intermediate Hospital Katutura (IHK), Khomas region and to propose interventions for ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the decentralisation policy on service delivery in the education sector in the Kavango region. The findings revealed that there is a little understanding of the decentralisation policy among research participants. The study found that the insignificant changes noticed mostly on handling and processing of financial matters as well as decision-making on finance issues. Meanwhile there are still a delay in providing educational good an...
ABSTRACT This study aims at determining the major factors and causes that hinder the smooth implementation of the Decentralized Built Together Programme in the City of Windhoek, examining how and whether the needs and concerns of low-income groups of society are addressed and met effectively. Findings of the study reveal that the beneficiaries, while appreciating the existence of the DBTP, are experiencing major frustrations with regard to the programme. Frustrations are largely the result of...
Abstract Workers, individually, are too weak and not capable of having their demands met at their workplaces hence the need for a union to take advantage of the power that comes with unity and collectivism. This being the case, one recognizes as many would, the need of an effective collective bargaining unit. Namibia Public Workers Union (NAPWU) is one of the largest trade unions which recruits its members from the, public service and parastatals. Its effectiveness in representing its members...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). Although the initiative is quite new, many contributions have been made and many articles written about it. NEPAD is the latest initiative aimed at improving economic growth and development in Africa. It is a programme of the African Union (AU) and all member states of the AU are automatically members of the NEPAD programme. The other earlier initiatives such as the Lagos Plan of Action (1980), amongst oth...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to evaluate Green Scheme projects in the Kavango region with specific emphasis on the awareness, integration, and capacity building of small scale farmers. The Shadikongoro Green Scheme project from the Mukwe constituency and the Ndonga Linena Green Scheme project from the Ndonga Linena constituency, were purposively selected for this study. As per the statistics from the national census in 2001 and 2011, the Kavango region (now Kavango East and W...
ABSTRACT For more than a decade, human resource, organizational and institutional developments have become indispensable dimensions of Namibia’s socio economic development agenda, particularly of her system-wide financial performance. This study was set out to explore and establish the human resource, organizational and institutional development challenges facing the Municipality of Karibib within the context of financial performance. The central argument of the study is that human resource...
BSTRACT This thesis aimed at investigating the financing and affordability of higher education in Namibia. It will specifically look at how education is financed in Namibia and whether its affordability to those that provides students with funds to pay for all costs of studying. The study is guided by research objectives and used secondary data to compare similar works that were carried out by other researchers on financing and affordability of higher education. A quantitative approach was us...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the child justice systems dealing with children in conflict with the law. The research venue was the C-Court at the Katutura Magistrate Court and the duty stations of the key informants were in Windhoek. The researcher used qualitative and quantitative research approaches in conducting the study. The qualitative research approach applied the summative evaluation and the quantitative method utilized the survey design. A structured questio...
Abstract A quantitative case study investigated the challenges encountered by low income earners in Otjomuise in raising finance for acquiring a dwelling. The simple random stratified sampling technique was used to sample the households, housing finance schemes and the commercial banks approached for the study. Using a questionnaire, the study investigated, firstly, the challenges encountered by low income earners in Otjomuise in raising finance for a dwelling through a housing finance scheme...
ABSTRACT Despite the existence of many SMEs, there are several factors that limit SMEs from accessing business advisory services. In Namibia, the problem facing SMEs in accessing advisory services is not different from other countries. This study sought to investigate the factors affecting SMEs’ access to business advisory services at the Windhoek Incubator Centre. A mixed research method was used for this study. Using Slovene’s formula, a sample of 38 businesses was drawn from the popula...
Abstract This study makes use of ordinary least squares (OLS) technique in conjuction with the cointegration and error correction models to determine factors influencing investment in Namibia, using data for the period 1960-2006. The results suggest that in the long run, real investment in Namibia is positively related to and influenced by GDP and investment in uranium mines by Rossing during 1970s, while negatively related to the prime lending rates and the inflation rates. In the short-run,...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Numerous incidents related to work stress have been reported in the media. Aggressiveness and use of force are some of the evidence in reports of the Namibian Police Force. As with many other countries, police officers in Namibia have a higher propensity to be stressed because of the nature of their work where they are constantly encountering trouble, crisis and conflict in the work environment. The present study was aimed at investigating work stress management in the ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that affect revenue collection at Erongo RED. The Regional Electricity Distributors (REDs) in Namibia face numerous non-technical problems of which inadequate revenue collection is one (Von Oertzen, 2009). The researcher used a descriptive survey research design which uses both the quantitative and qualitative methods in conjunction with data collection instruments such as questionnaires and interview guides, with a sample of 1...
Abstract Although micro lending can provide some benefits to the low income socioeconomic grouping, it often results in over-indebtedness for many families. The focus of this study was on the factors contributing to indebtedness of public servants of Fransfontein Settlement in the Kunene region. The study objectives were to determine decisions for loan sizes that they acquire; assessment of the levels of indebtedness; identification of the impact of micro lending on public servant’s consump...