ABSTRACT Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1959) presents Iboland (western Nigeria) in the period between 1850-1900, covering life both before and after the arrival of British colonies and Christian missionaries. In this novel, Achebe offers an almost documentary account of the daily life, customs, ceremonies and beliefs of the Igbo people without evasion or romanticizing. Tired of the misrepresentations of Africa and the Africans in the western canon, Achebe tries to portra...
Abstract ‘Ambiguous Adventure’ is considered to be one of the greatest African novels. It is the story of Samba Diallo, his family and his people; the Diallobe. He lived a short life but a rich one nevertheless, rich in experience, thoughts and feelings, a life also full of conflicts. These conflicts eventually led to the abrupt end of his life. The book has generated various and sometimes opposing viewpoints and literary studies, one exa...
Abstract: Projects have important contributions in the development of the economic landscape of any country. This research study was to identify factors causing project failure in the case of Botswana from the contractors’ perspective. The quantitative survey conducted highlighted how the contractors agreed in ranking these causes. The questionnaire that was used to collect data was subdivided into three sections. The questionnaire was emailed to contractors after gathering their informati...
Abstract: This research empirically examines the connection between stock market performance, exchange rates and interest rates using the VECM model and monthly time series data. During the pre hyperinflationary phase findings showed that the impact of interest rates on stock market performance were mixed. Stock market performance converged to long run equilibrium with bank rates (1.4%) within 8 months. Unidirectional causality moves from stock market to exchange rates, Treasury bill rates a...
