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Showing 1 to 20 of 230 for “"Lesotho"”.
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Marena a Lesotho: chiefs, politics and culture in Lesotho
… begin this study of political authority in rural Lesotho. These questions are contained within a broader one, 'why do villagers often hold chiefs, individually and generally, in contempt but recoil at the suggestion of dissolution of the chieftainship?' The latter question arose from the author's …
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Architectural development in Lesotho
… professionally in architectural development in Lesotho since 1961, the author has had an excellent, and extended, opportunity to participate in, and to observe, the causes and effects of this development. This involvement has made the writer keenly aware of the interaction between the …
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Cybercrime Legislation in Lesotho
… advocates introducing cybercrime legislation in Lesotho. Cybercrime is the hottest issue today. Cybercriminals can commit various illegal activities in cyberspace that few people even know exist. A nightmare scenario would be a hacker breaking into the hospital's computer systems on a fine …
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The transformation of land tenure in Lesotho
Using Lesotho as a case study, this dissertation examines the changing forms of land tenure in a rural Southern African population. Land tenure in Lesotho is seen to have undergone many transformations over the last 200 years. These transformations are illustrated through an historical analysis of …
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Critical factors determining successful irrigation farming in Lesotho
Lesotho has ample water resources which could be used to improve the livelihoods of Basotho as a nation in many aspects. However, this seems not to be the case as Lesotho suffers from food in security particularly during severe droughts, to an extent of seeking support from international …
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Decentralisation and establishment of local government in Lesotho
… decentralisation in the Kingdom of Lesotho. Although decentralization in itself does not automatically lead to development it became an integral part of reform processes in many developing countries. Governments and international donors consider efficient decentralized political and …
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Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Lesotho
… between mobile money and financial inclusion in Lesotho in order to assess the viability of mobile money as a tool for advancing Lesotho's financial inclusion agenda. The study uses a number of deposit bank accounts as a proxy for financial inclusion (FI) and a dependent variable in three vector …
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Evaluation of the 1988 user-fee policy in Lesotho
… and implementation of the 1988 fee policy in Lesotho. The chief aim of the study was to conduct a critical appraisal of this policy, focusing on the key factors that might have constrained or facilitated the process. The performance of the policy was assessed in terms of financial …
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Towards formulating a comprehensive social security scheme for Lesotho
In most African countries, social development continues to raise grave concern as the majority of the population is afflicted by a litany of inexhaustible social risks. These social risks include: lack of social welfare services, social marginalisation, the HlV and AIDS pandemic, ill-health, …
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Income taxation by residence and/or source in Lesotho
… to capture the situation in the new tax law in Lesotho. A recurring question for any tax system to date is is taxation by either residence and/or source appropriate? This question inspired my research into the examination of the new Lesotho Income Tax Order No 9 of 1993.
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Gender, authority, and the politics of land in Lesotho
… of a U.S. government-sponsored land reform in Lesotho, Southern Africa. The reform was part of a $363 million grant from the Millennium Challenge Corporation to the Kingdom of Lesotho that funded a sweeping change. Instead of local chiefs administering and allocating land, the power shifted to …
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Telecommunications law and regulation in Lesotho - A critical analysis
In 2000, the Lesotho telecommunications sector underwent a fundamental change in structure, from that of monopoly to one of competition. A new regulatory regime was introduced and a regulatory agency, the Lesotho Telecommunications Authority was established to promote telecommunications development …
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The 1998 SADC intervention in Lesotho: international law perspectives
… Defence Forces entered the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho after the Prime Minister of Lesotho, Pakalitha Mosisili, filed a request for military assistance to the Southern African Development Community. Since the Second World War there have been numerous instances of troops being sent to another …
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The land administration system of Lesotho : challenges and opportunities
… and analyses the land administration system in Lesotho from a critical realist perspective.
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Differentiation in higher education : a case study of Lesotho
… strategies. This study investigates the case of Lesotho, a relatively small African country with a colonial past that has left a lasting imprint, both enabling and constraining, on many aspects of its education system. The aim of this explanatory case study was to identify differentiating trends …
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Telecommunications law and regulation in Lesotho: a critical analysis
In 2000, the Lesotho telecommunications sector underwent a fundamental change in structure, from that of monopoly to one of competition. A new regulatory regime was introduced and a regulatory agency, the Lesotho Telecommunications Authority was established to promote telecommunications development …
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Demilitarising the mountain kingdom : an action research project in Lesotho
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration: Peace Studies, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2018.
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Investigating the learner-centred approach in language teaching in Lesotho
In Lesotho the policy regarding language learning and teaching is spelt out in the syllabus. Inspired by the constitution and resulting from broad consultations the policy requires the active involvement of learners through a learner-centred mode of delivery. This study investigates the use of …
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The agro-economic development of the lowland region of Lesotho
… of crop production in the lowland of Lesotho. The methodology used went through the following steps: a) A representative "village model" based on studies of lowland conditions was formulated. b) The alternative ways of intensifying crop production in the lowlands were studied. c) …
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Migrant labor and farm technical efficiency: Empirical evidence from Lesotho
… for farms with and without migrant workers in Lesotho. It also considers farm size and gender implications for inefficiencies. The stochastic production frontier and logit models are estimated using maximum likelihood procedure.
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