( sue #25) S~i I Issue: ~esson rom Bots 167 Introduction " 168 Africa 185 Hadgu Bariagaber The impact of HIV/AIDS on mining in Af R. T. Elias 's' a Sots na case stu~ 196 Assessing the impact of HIV/AIDS at the Uni rsity of Bo wana B. Chi/isa 204 Behavioural and prevention issues on HIV/AIDS at univers'~S:f Botswan~ E. Se/oi/we, A. Jack, K. Letshabo, K. Bainame, • Vesko , M. Mokoto, M. Kobue & R. Muzi/a 211 Researching student identities and addressing AIDS in Bo ~na and 'mbabwe institutions of higher learning ~ Rob Pattman 224 Gender power relations and the HIV/AIDS crisis in Botswana: som~ood for thought Julia Preece 230 Demystifying HIV/AIDS research: a call for more community-based researC,\in Botswana Gwen N. Lesetedi & Munyae M. Mulinge 241 Human rights and ethics in the context of home-based care in Botswana Christine Stegling . 249 HIV/AIDS prevention paradigms: are individuals with disabilities neglected? I.U. Onyewadume, L.O. Amusa, & H. Dhaliwal 253 Nutrition and the ailing immune system: a challenge in the new millennium P.L.P. Disele, S. Peters, T. Maso/oko, & A. Shumba 259 Of rats, fleas, and peoples: a history of bubonic plague in southern Africa, 1890- 1950 R.K.K. Molefi Book Review 268 The River: A Journey Back to the Source of HIV and AIDS by Edward Hooper reviewed by Jan-Bart Gewald Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies is published by the Research and Development Unit, University of Botswana, Private Bag UB-00708, Gaborone, Botswana. Pula: Botswana Journal of African Studies is distributed by the Educa- tional Book Service, Private Bag BR-42, Gaborone, Botswana. email: ivy@ebs.info.bw; fax: (+267) 300462; tel: (+267) 304283 web-site: http://schapera.fws1.com/pula ISSN 0256-2316