ABSTRACT: For generations, Customary/Community Courts have played a vital role in the resolution and settlement of disputes among community members. Traditional leaders have been instrumental both as law-makers and as enforcing judges of the customary law observed by the majority of the population of the area under their jurisdiction. Usually chiefs and specific headmen are empowered to hear and determine law and custom brought before them by the residents within their respective areas of jur...
ABSTRACT One of macro-economic theories suggests that there exists a causal relationship running from budget deficit to current account deficit, and this concept is referred to as the Twin Deficit Hypothesis. Previous studies on the twin deficit hypothesis generated mixed findings. Some of the studies supports the hypothesis while others do not. This study is aimed at analysing the relationship between budget deficit and current account deficit in Namibia, while taking into account interest a...
ABSTRACT Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important economic role in many developing and developed countries all over the world. In Namibia, for example, the SME sector contributed over 13 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product in 2012 according to the National Statistics Agency report. As another example, the development of SMEs has increasingly contributed to China’s economic growth whereby they make up over 99 per cent of all enterprises in China (Liu, 2008). Despite their sign...
Abstract Stock prices are generally found to be very sensitive to specific changes in a number of variables. For instance, information that may be released into the market unexpectedly could cause a reaction in stock prices of firms trading on a stock exchange. This is especially true when such specific information is vital to the economy. When new information is released into the market, economic analysts might try to profit from it by taking advantage of the information asymmetry that may e...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing the impact of organizational culture on organizational performance in Swaziland using the Ministry of Public Service as a case study. The key objectives of the study were to evaluate the existing organizational culture and its impact within the Ministry of Public Service, and to determine the organizational culture that is most effective for the Ministry of Public Service so that this informs human resource management strategies and policy. A mixed method...
Abstract Workplace gender diversity in Namibia Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) has been a topic hidden in obscurity over the past years. This research explored the attitudes of SME employers towards gender diversity, the perception of employees and the effects of gender diversity in the workplace using examples from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) situated in Windhoek Central Business District Area at BRB Building Ausspannplatz, Namibia as a basis and framework for analysis. Workplace...
ABSTRACT Domestic violence is a sensitive issue and challenging to discuss. In Namibia, domestic violence is a social issue of major concern, as the country is entrenched in a culture of male domination. At least one out of three women worldwide has reported physical, sexual, and emotional abuse by an intimate partner in her lifetime. The purpose of this study was to explore the possible contributing factors of physical violence to women in Tsumeb, Namibia. The study further examined the prev...
ABSTRACT A solid phase extraction (SPE) method for the gas chromatography analysis of pesticides was developed, optimised and validated for the simultaneous determination of pesticides from the Gammams water treatment plant (GWTP) and the Unique Janitorial & Maintenance Services (UJAMS) wastewater treatment plant (UWWTP). Parameters including, sample volume, elution solvent and ionic strength were optimised to improve the performance of the SPE method. After optimisation, the method gave good...
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the Granger causality between agricultural exports and economic growth in Namibia over the period 1998 – 2016. The study used the simple pairwise Granger causality to determine the existence of such a relationship. An Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test was used to test for stationarity. The results of the study found that there was no causality running from either economic growth or agricultural exports as both variables are independent. Based on the finding...
Abstract The grant aim of this study was to assess the various factors that determinethe level of small scale household farmers’ offfarm income amongst grape farmers in Dodoma. Thestudy appliedthe Tobit econometric technique in investigating the factors that may explain the households’ decision on whether or not to participate in various off-farm income generating activities, using household data collected from grape farmers in Dodoma. Due to its failure in specification tests, the study ...
AbstractExtensive research has proven the stock market to be a catalyst for economic development, more so in emerging African economies. Over time, finance has established several methods used to evaluate performance of stock markets. One of these is the return model which describes the relationship between stock returns and accounting earnings, this model has roots in behavioral finance and is the reference point for this study. Other models have proven to be too complex for most small and d...
ABSTRACT Despite the efforts and strategies geared towards women in realizing property rights in terms of empowerment, participation and decision making in the global context today many African societies are still characterized by social economic and political inequalities between men and women. This situation is worse in Tanzania rural areas where women land ownership rights are violated as a result of culture being regarded as a daily routine that provides the basis and ways of owned and di...
ABSTRACT This study examined the organisational attitude to performance appraisal practices in the Tanzania public sector. Specifically, the study examined the employee’s feelings towards Open Performance Review System (OPRAS), the management attitude towards OPRAS and how OPRAS practices are implemented in the organisation. The research undertaking was limited to only one public institution the National Insurance Corporation, at its headquarters in Dar es Salaam. The findings of the study ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining factors influencing management of donor-funded water projects in Dar es Salaam region. Specifically, the study focused on determining the influence of project monitoring and evaluation capacity of contractors and political influence on management of donor-funded water projects in Dare es Salaam region respectively. The study used a cross sectional research design and a sample of 49 respondents was involved. Data collection methods included interview, que...
ABSTRACT Local governments are the nearest tier of governments to the citizens and therefore represent instruments of responsibility and accountability to local communities, and constitute a means for delivering public policies and public services more efficiently because they are more aware of local problems and the policies needed to resolve them. The history of local government in Tanzania mainland has been on and off due to daunting and difficult adventure. This is to say, it was introduc...