Volume 23 / Issue 2 / pp. 23443-23454 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i2.11
The focus of this article is on Codeine medicine abuse among students at institutions of higher learning, with a focus on a semi-metropolitan University situated in Limpopo province, South Africa. Most studies in health and social sciences focus on drug and alcohol abuse. Very little attention is ever paid to the abuse of some over-the-counter medicines such as codeine. Codeine medicine is a prescription drug that wa...
Lillian Ayebale, Stephen Wandera Odhiambo, Allen Kabagenyi
Volume 23 / Issue 1 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i1.10
Introduction: In sub-Saharan Africa, approximately six out of seven new HIV infections occur among adolescents aged 15-19 years. Adolescents face unique challenges that impact their sexual health and risk behavior. However, very few studies have systematically investigated the association between the household structure, parental co-residence and adolescent risky sexual behavior, yet understanding this association is...
Volume 23 / Issue 2 / pp. 23851-23858 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i2.39
Tshivenḓa is one of the indigenous languages spoken in South Africa. Tshivenḓa, is very close to many indigenous languages spoken in South Africa and Africa such as Kelobedu, Sepedi, isiZulu, Chishona, Kiswahili, and many other indigenous African languages not mentioned here. This article highlights the distortion of meaning made through misuse of suprasegmental features by Tshivenḓa broadcasters in determining meani...
Volume 23 / Issue 3 / pp. 23970-23982 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i3.12
This study investigates the impact of audit committee characteristics on the sustainable performance of Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in Nigeria, considering the mediating role of gender diversity between 2000 and 2024. Using an ex-post facto design from 10 listed DMBs over a 25-year period, the research analyzed data obtained from annual reports. The analysis employed descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, unit r...
Douglas Nyathi, Thandeka Yasmeen Ndaba, Joram Ndlovu
Volume 23 / Issue 4 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i4.28
In Zimbabwe's rural areas, young people face considerable obstacles to securing sustainable livelihoods. The decline of the formal agricultural sector and the lack of wage employment compel them to diversify their livelihood strategies. Although traditional narratives praise diversification as an adaptive approach, they often fail to acknowledge the constraints faced by these individuals. This study examines the natu...
Tshidiso Lloyd Molema, Bukohwo Michael Esiefarienrhe
Volume 23 / Issue 4 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i4.36
Deadlock remains a critical challenge in distributed systems that severely inflicts reliability and security concerns in modern day computing, most times leading to costly delays, transaction failures, and system inefficiencies. Traditional approaches to deadlock detection and resolution in distributed systems were strongly dependent on message passing schemes. However, the detection accuracy does not align with high...
Volume 22 / Issue 3 / pp. 22934-22954 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v22i3.7
Economies the world over heavily rely on electricity as an energy source. The state-owned electricity providers in the Sothern African Development (SADC) have experienced an electricity generation crisis for almost three decades, and the situation is seemingly getting worse, with organisational politics arguably behind the crisis. The crisis has even spread to other African countries threatening economic stability of...
Volume 23 / Issue 2 / pp. 23749-23765 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i2.31
End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) is a global health and healthcare burden that is rapidly increasing. The growing number of ESRD patients necessitates dialysis management for better outcomes and well-being; thus, adherence to prescribed treatment is critical. Adherence is a major issue in chronic kidney disease patients. Patients may be disobedient to various aspects of their treatment regimen, such as medications, di...
On 17 June 2016, the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, spoke out against the danger of transactional sexual agreements that occur at sex stokvels (Mavuso). At sex stokvels black males and females gather and male patrons offer the females alcohol and petty cash in exchange for sex. The research study makes an open discussion on the implications that sexual violence and domestic violence due to alcohol consumption...
This study explored factors influencing individuals' decisions to pursue occupations traditionally dominated by the opposite gender in Ibadan Metropolis. Guided by Parsons' theory of role socialization, this research explored the experiences of 42 individuals working in male-dominated (butchering, driving, cobbling) and female-dominated (hair styling, catering, tie and dye) occupations. The study adopted descriptive ...
Social media is a veritable tool for ensuring environmental accountability. This paper explores the veracity of this position in Lagos State, Nigeria’s most populous subnational unit. Given the conurbation’s over 20 million population, the rate of poor environmental behaviour, such as indiscriminate waste dumping, noise pollution, industrial and domestic pollution, deforestation and land reclamation, amongothers, is ...
Douglas Nyathi, Joram Ndlovu, Thandeka Yasmeen Ndaba
Volume 23 / Issue 4 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v23i4.22
Livestock play a pivotal role in sustaining smallholder livelihoods across sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in semi-arid regions such as Matabeleland, Zimbabwe, where climate variability and recurrent economic shocks continue to erode household resilience. Despite their centrality, the specific contribution of livestock to poverty reduction, livelihood diversification and long-term resilience in newly resettled areas...
South Africa faces a high prevalence of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), underscoring the need to examine current treatments. Despite the evidence that a significant number of women drink alcohol during pregnancy, with prevalence rates between 3.7% and 22.6%, raising concerns about the negative effects on maternal and fetal health; limited research explores the effectiveness and cultural relevance of existing...
The development of language functions is of great interest to neuroscientists and linguists, as these functions are among the fundamental capacities of human cognition. The study of children’s language is essential in child development as early spoken language abilities are highly predictive of school performance. Neuropsychologists have been interested in handedness as a possible indirect measure of cerebral lateral...
Saheed Babajide Owonikoko, Wusa Kondani Maibaka, Mark Akorede Owonikoko
Volume 22 / Issue 3 / pp. 22892-22905 / DOI 10.4314/gab.v22i3.3
The theft of female underwear for money ritual is a phenomenon that began in Nigeria in 2018. This paper examines the nature of this practice and, the response of the vulnerable women group and as well interrogates the implication for state-citizen relationships in Nigeria. Primary data were collected from interviews with vulnerable female adults, parents and guardians of victims and informed male respondents in citi...
