University of Namibia

Farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of green hydrogen in Oshikoto Region, Namibia

Introduction: Commercial farmers in Namibia’s Oshikoto Region operate under drought, water scarcity, high agricultural input costs and uneven rural energy access. Although Namibia has prioritised green hydrogen within its industrial and energy strategies, limited farmer-level evi...

Enablers and barriers to manipulative selection and integration in primary school place value teaching

Manipulatives are widely recognised as effective tools for simplifying abstract mathematical concepts, yet their integration into primary mathematics classrooms remains limited, particularly in resource-constrained contexts in the Global South. Existing literature has documented...

Policy Analysis of Sustainable Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Strategies in Namibia,

Ensuring sustainable access to essential medicines remains a persistent challenge for health systems in Southern Africa. Namibia faces pressures from limited resources, disease burden, and supply chain vulnerabilities, necessitating critical analysis of its pharmaceutical policy....

BRIDGING THE ADVISORY GAP: A DESIGN SCIENCE RESEARCH APPROACH TO DIGITAL ADVISORY MATCHING FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs) IN ZAMBIA

This study addresses the advisory gap faced by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia, where limited access to timely, affordable, and locally relevant professional guidance can constrain enterprise development. Using a Design Science Research (DSR) methodology, the study...

Policy Analysis of Sustainable Pharmaceutical and Therapeutic Strategies in Namibia,

Ensuring sustainable access to essential medicines remains a persistent challenge for health systems in Southern Africa. Namibia faces pressures from limited resources, disease burden, and supply chain vulnerabilities, necessitating critical analysis of its pharmaceutical policy....

Phenotypic characterization of indigenous chickens reared under an extensive production system in Namibia

This study characterized indigenous chickens reared in the four selected Northern regions of Namibia, namely Omusati, Oshana, Ohangwena and Kavango East. A total of 233 indigenous chickens were investigated for plumage colour and type, comb types, shank colour and body weight. Pl...

Soil chemical properties show limited improvements under smallholder farmer-managed conservation agriculture systems in Northeastern Namibia

Conservation agriculture (CA) has been extensively promoted to improve soil fertility and resilience; however, its effectiveness in smallholder farming systems is uncertain. This study assessed the medium-term effects of farmer-managed CA tillage systems on selected soil chemical...

Health beliefs and health seeking behaviour among families of children with a respiratory illness in Cape Town, South Africa: lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic

Globally, acute respiratory infections(ARIs)are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in children and the most common causes of visits of children to health facilities. Pandemics can unintentionally negatively impact on health beliefs and health-seeking behaviour,...

Artificial Intelligence Integration in Teacher Education: Institutional Readiness and Curriculum Pathways in a Fourth Industrial Revolution Context

Despite growing global interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education, limited empirical research has examined how teacher education institutions in developing-country and resource-constrained contexts can sustainably integrate AI into their curricula. This gap is particul...

Retention in HIV care and acceptability of an adolescent and youth focused community‑based differentiated service delivery model in Ethiopia: a comparative mixed‑methods study

Adolescents and young people living with HIV (AYLHIV) aged 10–24 years continue to experience poorer outcomes across the HIV-care cascade than other age groups. Although differentiated service delivery models offer client-centered approaches to address structural and psychosocial...

Mitigation of serotonin-caused suppression of osteoblast function by extracts of the psychoactive indigenous plant Sceletium tortuosum

Abstract Background Sceletium tortuosum is an endemic plant in Southern Africa, traditionally used as kanna by the indigenous people and also exploited commercially due to its mood-elevating properties. Mesembrine, a major alkaloid from this plant, acts as a selective serotonin r...

Changes in road crash characteristics among older drivers in Alabama pre during and post covid 19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic substantially altered travel demand, traffic volumes and driving conditions, yet its implications for older drivers’ crash characteristics across different pandemic phases remain insufficiently understood. This study examines changes in crash involvement pat...

One in seven has severe pain: a point-prevalence study of hospitalised patients across Africa

ABSTRACT: Acute pain in hospitalised patients is common, yet African data are scarce. We conducted a prospective point-prevalence study of hospitalised adult patients across Africa to determine acute pain prevalence and severity and investigate associations of pain with critical...

Comparative assessment of water quality and cyanobacterial toxin risks in Lake Chivero and Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

Concerns regarding the degradation of aquatic ecosystems and the production of toxins resulting from water pollution and eutrophication are increasing. The study was carried out to compare water quality and algal communities of Lake Chivero, a hypereutrophic lake, and Lake Kariba...

Tracing feline herpesvirus-1 exposure in domestic cats from Namibia: associations with neutralising antibodies, vaccination, clinical signs, and retroviral status

Abstract Feline herpesvirus type 1 (FHV-1) is a major cause of upper respiratory and ocular disease in domestic cats and remains widely distributed worldwide. However, information on FHV-1 exposure and neutralising antibody responses in cats from Namibia is limited. This study as...