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The sun that never rose: A rhetorical analysis of the July 2006 "Sunrise of Currency Reform" monetary policy review statement issued by the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.

Kangira, Jairos (NUST, Department of English Communication, 2007)

This paper analyses the rhetoric that Dr Gideon Gono, the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, used in his (in) famous ‘Sunrise of Currency Reform’ Monetary Policy Review Statement to make people believe that once ...
An exploration of the theme of guilt and redemption in "The Guide" by R. K. Narayan and "A Grain of Wheat" by Ngugi wa Thiong’o.

Krishnamurthy, Sarala (NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)

This article examines the theme of guilt and redemption in The Guide by R.K. Narayan and A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi wa Thiong’o. Guilt and redemption are treated as one because redemption of the two main protagonists in ...
An exploration study into the fictionalisation of educational theory and practice in Victorian novels.

Brewis, Alexander (NUST, Department of Communication., 2008)

This article is an exploration into how Victorian writers portray education in their novels. The content of syllabi as well as details of how children were taught in different schools, using different educational ideologies ...
The necessity and implications of creative power or poetic authority in Wole Soyinka and Okot p’Bitek.

Opali, Fred (NUST, Department of Communication., 2009)

Wole Soyinka and Okot p’Bitek see Ogun and Lawino as their deities without whose blessing they cannot create poetry. My paper treats the case in which Soyinka ands Okot p’Bitek in their anxiety, pursue the creative tradition ...
Integrating an online component using a Computer Mediated Communication system to enhance the learning of English communication skills.

Tjiramanga, Alexandra (NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)

This paper examines a variety of activities used in the online component of an English Communication course taught to exit level students at the NUST. The study concentrates on the tasks that were given to students using ...
Reflexive inquiry and reflective practice: Critical reflection and pedagogy in English language teaching.

Krishnamurthy, Sarala (NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)

There is an ongoing debate on learners’ poor performance in English at the NUST. The main challenge that the institution faces to train faculty is addressed by the Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) which has an Academic ...
Manipulation of subject peoples' history, legends and myths: The case of Prestor John.

Kangira, Jairos; Chirere, Memory (NUST, Department of Communication., 2008)

This article claims that John Buchan’s Prester John, a small novel of 1910 can be read, arguably, as a settler novel setting out to undercut the indigenous Africans’ wars of resistance and self-determination by manipulation ...
Women writers' use of metaphor as gender rhetoric in discourse on HIV/AIDS and sex-related issues: The case of "Totanga patsva" (We start afresh) by Zimbabwe Women Writers.

Kangira, Jairos; Mashiri, Pedzisai; Gambahaya, Zifikile (NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)

This article analyses the metaphors that women writers use to communicate various messages about HIV/AIDS and sex. We argue that the writers use metaphors in their discourse mainly because the Shona culture places ...
Product-oriented communication: A linguistic analysis of selected adverts.

Kangira, Jairos (NUST, Department of Communication., 2009)

The language that is used in commercial advertisements in general often does more than just inform the public about products that are on sale; the language usually has an extra crucial task of trying to persuade potential ...
Review of the book Between yesterday and tomorrow: Writings by Namibian women.

Krishnamurthy, Sarala (NUST, Department of Communication., 2008)

This article reviews the book "Between yesterday and tomorrow: Writings by Namibian women", edited by Elizabeth Ikhasas.
Review of the book Professional communication: How to deliver written and spoken messages by Jane English et al.

Tjiramanga, Alexandra (NUST, Department of Communication., 2007)

The article reviews the book "Professional communication: How to deliver written and spoken messages", by Jane English et al.
Is Larry Cuban right about the impact of computer technology on student learning?

Sinclair, Grantley Burns (NUST, Department of Communication., 2009)

This article seeks to offer some degree of classification of Larry Cuban’s view, about the impact of computer Technology on student learning. Cuban is a Professor of Education at the august Stanford University, where the ...
Factors, triggers and measures of public sector reform within transitional countries: Paper presented at the ASSADPAM Annual Conference and AGM, 29 May - 1 June 2007, NUST.

Keyter, Charles (ASSADPAM (Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of Public Administration and Management)., 2007)
Effectiveness and efficiency of a public-private partnership arrangement: A case study of perceptions on the Ward Contractor System in the City of Windhoek, Namibia.

Keyter, Charles (2010)

Public private partnerships (PPP) have become an important instrument in sub-national government’s development assistance. PPP also adds a new variant to cooperation between governments and the economy of their countries. ...
Juvenile justice in Namibia: Law reform towards reconciliation and restorative justice?

Schulz, Stefan; Hamutenya, Marthinus (Restorative Justice Online., 2003)

Namibia is a newly independent nation, which in the wake of colonial oppression and foreign rule has yet to develop a comprehensive juvenile justice system. The current criminal justice system is informed by stereotyped ...
In dubio pro libertate - the General Freedom Right (GFR).

Schulz, Stefan (2010)

The constitutional protection of actual, intended or only desired behaviour of a person outside the ambit of a special Fundamental Right or Freedom, requires the recognition of a residual (negative) freedom, also called ...
Restorative justice - The case for a Child Justice Act.

Schulz, Stefan (Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, 2009)

In Namibia, though it is still a relatively young country, law reform efforts on juvenile/child justice have a long history. The early beginnings can be traced back to shortly after national Independence in 1990. However, ...
Institutional open and distance learning collaboration in Namibia.

Keyter, Charles (Staff and Educational Development International., 2002)

Social and economic development depends to a large extent on applicable knowledge, skills and attitudes. In this regard the Government of Namibia has given the highest priority to education in the national budget of the ...
New solutions, enduring challenges - The case for public sector reform in Sub-Saharan Africa re-examined.

Keyter, Charles (2007)

The main purpose of any service globally, is to promote the general welfare of the citizens of that specific country. The assumption can therefore be made that in order to promote the general welfare of the citizens: the ...
International, African and southern African instruments and institutions driving and inhibiting reform.

Coetzee, Johan (Association of Southern African Schools and Departments of public administration and Management (ASSADPAM), 2007)

A number of international institutions and instruments are both driving and inhibiting reform. United Nations conventions play an important role in creating a moral framework for reform. However, ratification is mostly ...

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