Kenneth Kamwi Matengu

• University of Namibia

Socio-economic damages caused by extreme floods have been increasing rapidly in recent years, mainly driven by changes in the climate and modulated by increasing human population in deltic areas and floodplains. The Cuvelai-Etosha Basin (CEB) in southern Africa, covering southern Angola and northern Namibia, experiences socially and economically de...

Land use practices in eastern Caprivi, Namibia. Using historical aerial images the effects of increased settlement and clearing on the Salambala conservancy are shown. Comparison of images from 1970, 1996 and 2006 show clearly the increase of the number of farms and clearances and in the number of cattle enclosures (kraal). This has led to local er...

Global Positioning System (GPS) telemetry enables tracking of an individual animal over a long period of time and can provide researches with accurate information on animal movement. However, various environmental factors influence the satellite signals received by a GPS collar, potentially deteriorating accuracy of position. We tracked Caprivi San...

This paper describes the evolution of indigenous knowledge systems documentation at the Multidisciplinary Research Centre, University of Namibia. As awareness of the value of indigenous knowledge systems has increased it has become apparent that it is threatened with extinction and there is a need to document it. Documentation of indigenous knowled...

The objective of this study was to establish a regional profile of the indigenous knowledge system (IKS) for medicinal plant use and cultural practices associated with the healing process of these plants by traditional healers in the Oshikoto region, Namibia. An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken to collect information from traditional healers du...

GPS-collar tracking devices have been used to track cattle (cows and semi-domesticated reindeer) in northeastern Namibia and northern Finland. Results have been used to analyze pasture use and pasture preference. GPS location data were studied in conjunction with other ancillary geographical data and indigenous knowledge. The first GPS-collar versi...

As a result of the rise of the global knowledge society, increasing demands of labor markets and the recognition that technology and innovation policies play a significant role in the competitiveness of a country; in 1999 the Government of Namibia developed and released a National Research, Science and Technology Policy. The policy was seen as a ke...

Ximenia is an important indigenous plant in many countries and used often in herbal preparations by traditional healers. The plant is claimed to possess medicinal properties and is used in the treatment of different ailments and diseases. The aim of this study is to report some of the medicinal properties of Ximenia used by traditional healers in O...

Namibia is one of the largest countries in southern Africa, with 825,418sqkm of territory. Its climate is marked by extremes in temperate and rainfall between north, central and southern parts. Most of Namibia receives less than 450mm of rainfall on average per year. Over the past 70years, Namibia has traditionally been agricultural with livestock...

Recently, it has been argued that the diffusion of modern technology has far reaching impact on the economy, on quality of life and on the environment particularly in developing countries. However, there has been little emphasis on the factors and systems that promote and/or impede technology transfer in terms of contributions to economic wealth cr...

Keywords: Namibia, Regional Development, Innovation Systems, Planning During the last decade, globalisation and modern technologies have engendered as much challenges as opportunities for economies of many states in several respects. This is especially true for less developed countries such as Namibia. With the rapid introduction of new modern tech...