The extent of Lesotho’s compliance with the provisions of international instruments in combating climate change

No abstract available.Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2013.Centre for Human Rightsunrestricte

African Linguistics in Central and Eastern Europe, and in the Nordic Countries

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Language endangerment and language documentation in Africa

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The presentation of female characters in three of BM Khaketla's texts: A literary analysis

Published ArticleLike most literature around the world, African literature initially portrayed women poorly. This is in accordance with Kalu’s (2001:14) observation that the role of women in society is constantly questioned and ‘for centuries women have struggled to find their place’ in a world that is predominantly male oriented. Inaccurate and incomplete portrayals of female characters littered early African works. This may be largely due to the fact that African literature was first written by men, whose education was put above that of women. Educated men not only came from a patriarchal society but were educated by missionaries and colonisers, who also came from a patriarchal society. The article attempts to investigate the representation of women characters in BM Khaketla’s texts. His penchant to portray androcentric narratives is at variance with the female gender that is trivialised through patriarchy, culture, a gender socialisation process, marriage and domestic enslavement. The images of African women in these texts will be reassessed and redefined. The article concludes with some contemporary issues showing that women do have control over their own lives and are therefore the designers of their own future. There is room for contemplation of individual responsibility in women’s plight apart from their cultural classification and expectations

Schools sanitation in Lesotho

Schools sanitation in Lesoth

Community and Public Health Responses to a COVID-19 Outbreak in North-west Saskatchewan: Challenges, Successes, and Lessons Learned

In spring 2020, Indigenous communities in north-west Saskatchewan, Canada, experienced the first significant outbreak of COVID-19. Through the collective efforts of public health measures by local, provincial, federal, and community partners, COVID-19 impacts were mitigated, and the severity of the outbreak in north-west Saskatchewan was limited. This article outlines the epidemiological profile of COVID-19 in the area during this period, and the concomitant narrative of the public health control measures. The narrative connects specific culturally grounded and strength-based approaches that were taken by community leaders and public health officials to moderate the pandemic’s impacts and contain the outbreak. Among the lessons learned from these multi-jurisdictional efforts were the need to customize interventions to individual community characteristics and the benefits of continuous consultation and communication with community leadership. These findings suggest that long term monetary investment in the strengths, assets and capacity of communities can contribute towards sustainable solutions for existing structural inequities that have been amplified by the pandemic.  The collaboration that resulted from local, provincial, and federal partnerships informed other pandemic response measures for subsequent outbreaks that have affected the region during the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic