By Oladeji I. Kolawole*, Joseph E. Mbaiwa§
, Gagoitseope Mmopelwa and Donald L. Kgathi•
Abstract
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Friday, March 9, 2018
The Socio-Cultural Impacts of Tourism on People’s Quality of Life in Maun, Botswana
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Thursday, November 30, 2017
Mixed reactions over rhino relocation to NG 32
By Solomon Tjinyeka
The recent relocations of white rhinos into the NG 32 wildlife management area (WMA) have been received with mixed feelings by the communities. Some members of the communities view the development as a dress rehearsal for their ultimate removal from their ancestral area while others view the rhinos’ presence as a boost to the local tourism sector. Those who are fearful of the development decry a lack of prior consultations and increased security activities in the area, which impact negatively on their day-to-day lives.
The councillor for Bojanala ward, Luke Motlaleselelo, has maintained that the rhinos’ relocation into their area was carried out without their knowledge and that this has caused confusion among the communities. Motlaleselelo explained that residents also fear that their personal security is at stake and their social life will be negatively affected. The councillor also explained that the first batch of rhinos was relocated into their area in September and the second batch came in early November and that all have since been released into the concession. “As the community leadership, we are concerned because we were not consulted and this will negatively affect us in the long run,” he said.
He further stated that since the arrival of rhinos in the area, residents’ social life and freedom of movement have been disrupted by security personnel, particularly soldiers, who are always searching them. “People are not living free as they used to because wherever they go they are always searched and repeatedly told not to go where the rhinos are,” he said. He added that this has increased human/wildlife conflict in the area. He cited an incident in which a rhino attacked a mokoro belonging to a community poler and “in another incident a disabled man from Ditshiping was harassed by soldiers as he was forced to offload the grass from his vehicle.”
Read more athttp://www.ngamitimes.com/index.html
The recent relocations of white rhinos into the NG 32 wildlife management area (WMA) have been received with mixed feelings by the communities. Some members of the communities view the development as a dress rehearsal for their ultimate removal from their ancestral area while others view the rhinos’ presence as a boost to the local tourism sector. Those who are fearful of the development decry a lack of prior consultations and increased security activities in the area, which impact negatively on their day-to-day lives.
The councillor for Bojanala ward, Luke Motlaleselelo, has maintained that the rhinos’ relocation into their area was carried out without their knowledge and that this has caused confusion among the communities. Motlaleselelo explained that residents also fear that their personal security is at stake and their social life will be negatively affected. The councillor also explained that the first batch of rhinos was relocated into their area in September and the second batch came in early November and that all have since been released into the concession. “As the community leadership, we are concerned because we were not consulted and this will negatively affect us in the long run,” he said.
He further stated that since the arrival of rhinos in the area, residents’ social life and freedom of movement have been disrupted by security personnel, particularly soldiers, who are always searching them. “People are not living free as they used to because wherever they go they are always searched and repeatedly told not to go where the rhinos are,” he said. He added that this has increased human/wildlife conflict in the area. He cited an incident in which a rhino attacked a mokoro belonging to a community poler and “in another incident a disabled man from Ditshiping was harassed by soldiers as he was forced to offload the grass from his vehicle.”
Read more athttp://www.ngamitimes.com/index.html
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Heat Wave Characteristics in the Context of Climate Change over the Past 50 Years in Botswana
By Oliver Moses
Abstract
Heat waves have impacts on human health, society and the economy. This study seeks to improve the
understanding of their characteristics in Botswana. For their identification, a heat wave is defined as
a period when daily maximum temperatures exceed the normal maximum temperatures by 5 0
C for at
least five successive days. Four heat waves variables: (i) mean severity, (ii) mean frequency, (iii) mean
duration, and (iv) mean number of heat wave days, have been estimated. Daily maximum temperature
observational data for nine synoptic weather stations, which have been used in the study, were obtained
from the Botswana Department of Meteorological Services. The stations had data records falling within
the period 1959 to 2015 (56 years). The selected heat waves variables have been analysed for trends,
whose statistical significance have been assessed using the Mann Kendall test. It has been found that
the stations’ mean severity and mean number of heat wave days (the more robust heat waves variables)
generally had rising trends over the period 1959 to 2015. The Mann Kendall test revealed that two of
the nine selected stations’ mean severity had trends that were statistically significant at 10% significance
level. It also revealed that a different pair of the selected stations had statistically significant
trends in their mean number of heat wave days. The trends in the other stations’ mean severity and
mean number of heat wave days were not statistically significant. With regard to the trends in the mean
duration and mean frequency (the less robust heat waves variables), the test indicated that they did not
have statistically significant trends at the chosen level of significance.
Read more here http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/article/view/973/589
Innovative information services in the digital environment — Reference and Information Services Section
Abstract:
With the explosion of information and the popularity of the Internet, librarians have faced new challenges to look for new ways to meet the user’s new demands and expectations. The need to bring information to various users has encouraged the creation of many innovative services linking new technology with traditional library information services. This article explores information pushing programs, other E-reference services and knowledge service as potential sources of innovative reference programs in the digital environment on the basis of practice of the NLA’s reference services.
Read here https://www.ifla.org/past-wlic/2011/197-li-en.pdf
With the explosion of information and the popularity of the Internet, librarians have faced new challenges to look for new ways to meet the user’s new demands and expectations. The need to bring information to various users has encouraged the creation of many innovative services linking new technology with traditional library information services. This article explores information pushing programs, other E-reference services and knowledge service as potential sources of innovative reference programs in the digital environment on the basis of practice of the NLA’s reference services.
Read here https://www.ifla.org/past-wlic/2011/197-li-en.pdf
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Rural Livelihoods and Community Local Knowledge of Risk of Malaria Transmission in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Abstract
The Okavango Delta in north-western Botswana is a malaria
endemic area. Most livelihood activities in this area are seasonal,
usually coinciding with malaria season (November-April). The objective
of this paper is to assess community perceptions of the relationship
between rural livelihood sources and risk to malaria transmission in
Shakawe and Ngarange villages of the Okavango River Panhandle in
north-western Botswana. Primary data were collected through
participatory rural appraisal methods using tools such as seasonal
calendars and livelihood rankings. Key informants interviews were also
conducted and secondary data were sourced from both published and
unpublished materials. Qualitative data were thematically analysed,
while simple descriptive statistics were used to analyse quantitative
data. The results show that fishing is perceived to increase the risk of
malaria transmission more than other livelihood activities. Fishing
activities take place at particular times which vary, with social
groups. People’s exposure to mosquito bites depends on their proximity
to the river and potential mosquito breeding sites. Communities that
depend on water-based livelihood activities face diverse and distinct
risks resulting from ecological conditions, which are largely driven by
climate variability and change. An integrated approach would improve
malaria prevention and control strategies and take cognisance of malaria
transmission routes which often have to do with livelihood activities.
Read more http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/article/view/981/599
Read more http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/article/view/981/599
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Of Botswana’s Administrative Centres and their Movements: Vryburg, Mahikeng and Gaborone, 1885-1966
Part Themba Mgadla
Abstract With Botswana celebrating a milestone 50th anniversary of Independence in 2016 a lot of activities took place in the country’s capital Gaborone –the unique History of which this paper refl ects on. This paper uses primary and secondary sources to make an enquiry into the reasons why it was thought prudent by the colonial Botswana (Bechuanaland Protectorate) administration to have an administrative base of the territory outside its boundaries. It also argues that the establishment of the administrative centre of Botswana outside its boundaries was motivated by factors of expediency, top among which were economic and infrastructural while those that later motivated the movement to inside the territory encompassed both economic and political reasons. The paper further argues that the latter factor particularly, linked with the fervor of the rise of African nationalism and its emphasis on equality for all and condemnation of racism and colonialism of which Botswana was part, became instrumental in the movement of the administrative centre from the then Union of South Africa into Botswana in the mid-1960s. The secession of South Africa from the Commonwealth in 1961 to become a republic with a legally racialist ticket added impetus to the movement from Mahikeng into the territory. The agitation of the African leadership together with that of the minority European settlers in Botswana also contributed to the movement of the headquarters to its present location. The paper fi nally examines the nine locations earmarked for the headquarters of the country and why Gaborone, the present capital of Botswana, was considered the most appropriate at the time.
Introduction
Quite often the seat of administration of the Bechuanaland Protectorate in Mahikeng, South Africa, is referred to as the capital instead of an administrative centre. In addition to the defi nitions of a capital below, a brief history is necessary in order to understand why the seat of the administration of the Bechuanaland Protectorate was outside its boundaries. There is need to defi ne, albeit briefl y, the terms administrative centre and capital town or city in relation to the seat or headquarters of colonial Botswana. It is important from the outset to defi ne these terms because there is a general misconception as to whether Vryburg and Mahikeng were capital towns in the true sense or just administrative centres of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. In that way the readership will be able to understand and appreciate whether colonial Botswana had administrative centers or capital towns outside its boundaries.
read more at http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/article/view/851/480
Abstract With Botswana celebrating a milestone 50th anniversary of Independence in 2016 a lot of activities took place in the country’s capital Gaborone –the unique History of which this paper refl ects on. This paper uses primary and secondary sources to make an enquiry into the reasons why it was thought prudent by the colonial Botswana (Bechuanaland Protectorate) administration to have an administrative base of the territory outside its boundaries. It also argues that the establishment of the administrative centre of Botswana outside its boundaries was motivated by factors of expediency, top among which were economic and infrastructural while those that later motivated the movement to inside the territory encompassed both economic and political reasons. The paper further argues that the latter factor particularly, linked with the fervor of the rise of African nationalism and its emphasis on equality for all and condemnation of racism and colonialism of which Botswana was part, became instrumental in the movement of the administrative centre from the then Union of South Africa into Botswana in the mid-1960s. The secession of South Africa from the Commonwealth in 1961 to become a republic with a legally racialist ticket added impetus to the movement from Mahikeng into the territory. The agitation of the African leadership together with that of the minority European settlers in Botswana also contributed to the movement of the headquarters to its present location. The paper fi nally examines the nine locations earmarked for the headquarters of the country and why Gaborone, the present capital of Botswana, was considered the most appropriate at the time.
Introduction
Quite often the seat of administration of the Bechuanaland Protectorate in Mahikeng, South Africa, is referred to as the capital instead of an administrative centre. In addition to the defi nitions of a capital below, a brief history is necessary in order to understand why the seat of the administration of the Bechuanaland Protectorate was outside its boundaries. There is need to defi ne, albeit briefl y, the terms administrative centre and capital town or city in relation to the seat or headquarters of colonial Botswana. It is important from the outset to defi ne these terms because there is a general misconception as to whether Vryburg and Mahikeng were capital towns in the true sense or just administrative centres of the Bechuanaland Protectorate. In that way the readership will be able to understand and appreciate whether colonial Botswana had administrative centers or capital towns outside its boundaries.
read more at http://journals.ub.bw/index.php/bnr/article/view/851/480
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