June 2012

Influence, insecurities and evil: The political and economic context of witchcraft-related crime in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

  This article explores the political and economic context of witchcraft-related crime in South Africa, with specific reference to the Eastern Cape Province. The article examines how political and economic influence, and the factors that determine who has access to such influence, can impact on perceptions of ‘spiritual insecurity’ in African communities. Often such perceptions and insecurities are...

Author(s): Theodore Petrus

June 2012

Peri-urban poverty: Can micro-finance be a panacea?

  Micro-finance has been identified as a major means for poverty reduction. Micro-finance covers products like micro-credit, micro-insurance and micro-savings. The study which was conducted in ten selected communities in the Ashaiman Municipality in the greater Accra region of Ghana was aimed at exploring the impact of microcredit on household level poverty and welfare. The population was all beneficiaries of...

Author(s): Benzies Isaac Adu-Okoree

June 2012

The extent of basic school teachers involvement in the national basic education reform in Ilorin Emirate, Nigeria

  While acknowledging the epochal nature of the educational reforms introduced by the Obasanjo administration, especially at the basic educational level, it is important to note that teachers who are the major stake-holder, had not been properly carried along in the formulation and implementation of the reform. This study therefore, examined the extent of basic school teachers’ involvement in the reforms...

Author(s): Yusuf A., Ajidagba U. A., Yusuf H. T., Olumorin C. O., Ahmed M. A., Salman M. F., Ibraheem T. O., Oniyangi S. O. and Yusuf N.