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Datura poisoning
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1955-03)It is important to remember that a considerable number of medicinal herbs are being prescribed in Rhodesia by witchdoctors. Consequently, although the witchdoctor is generally a fine botanist, from time to time mistakes ... -
Deaf Culture in Zimbabwe: Existence, Reality and Implication for Education
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-03)Most education programs for the deaf in Zimbabwe ignore the existence of the Deaf and make no attempt to use sign language as a medium of instruction. This ignorance is likely to be detrimental to the learning of those ... -
The Debate Over Elephant Culling: Is it Ever Morally Justified to Cull Elephants ?
(University of Zimbabwe Publications, 2002)This article argues that, since elephants do not just live in forests or parks but in a whole social, economic, political and ecological environment, it is necessary to look at how surplus elephant populations affect the ... -
Decentralisation Policy in Zimbabwe: Impact on Local Government Performance
(Institute of Development Studies (Zimbabwe) (ZIDS), 1993-11)Decentralisation is the most common concept used in Zimbabwe to describe the relations between the centre and the local communities. Whether this is the most appropriate mode to capture these intricate relations is not the ... -
Decentralisation, private bulk water companies and urban domestic water supply: The case of Harare City
(2016-05)The global move towards decentralization and Private Sector Participation in water services is associated with neo-liberal reform strategies. With many governments having failed in providing social services such as water, ... -
Decentralising the Proprietorship of Wildlife Resources in Zimbabwe's Communal Lands
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Decentralized domestic wastewater systems in developing countries: The case study of Harare (Zimbabwe)
(Springer Open, 2016-02)Until recently there has been little, if any, concern over revamping let alone improving wastewater management system in Zimbabwe’s urban areas given the dominance and institutionalised water-borne system. Yet, the ... -
The decision in Katekwe V Muchabaiwa: A critique*
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Deconstructing Visual Imagery by the Mentally Retarded: Implications for Methodology Theory
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2006-03)This paper presents a deconstructive analysis of drawings by the mentally retarded children. It analyses the visual images for their symbolic meanings and significance to the young artists. Data were collected qualitatively ... -
Deep learning for improved plant classification
(2018)Plants are crucial in the ecosystem: they enable life by providing oxygen, they have medicinal properties, among many other uses, and hence their classification is vital. Automating plant identification has remained a ... -
Defence Consiousness as a Way of Life: The Refuge Period and Karanga Defence Strategies in the 19th Century
(2006-05-23)Defensible settlement patterns are neither a new phenomenon in pre-colonial Zimbabwean history nor are they a development peculiar to the 19th century Shona alone. Nonetheless the 19th century in many ways constituted a ... -
Defending and Protecting Gender Equality and the Family Under a Decidedly Undecided Constitution in Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997)Zimbabwe is party to virtually all international human rights instruments which oblige countries to inter alia, protect and promote the family and family life for the benefit of its members; guarantee women equality with ... -
Defining Formats and Corpus-based examples in the General Ndebele Dictionary, Isichazamazwi Sesindebele: A Critical Analysis
(2006-03-24)In this paper the writer critically evaluates the defining formats that were used in defining headwords in the first-ever-monolingual General Ndebele Dictionary, Isichazamazwi SeSiNdebele(ISN). The emphasis in the ISN was ... -
Defining Professional Studies And Its Place In The Teacher Education Curriculum
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE), University of Zimbabwe, 1999-08)This paper attempts to contextualise the development of Professional Studies through highlighting conceptual and contextual problems that have bedevilled the evolution of the course. Value issues that have dominated the ... -
Defining the contours of company directors’ duties and authority during shareholder activism in Zimbabwe
(2022)This dissertation discusses the duties of directors, particularly the duty to act in the best interests of the company and the duty of loyalty in the context of shareholder activism in Zimbabwe. These duties were previously ... -
Deflation in Zimbabwe: Causes and risks
(2018)This study seeks to identify the determinants of the persistent deflationary pressures that continued to besiege the economy of Zimbabwe for the period January 2012 to June 2015. The study highlights the risks associated ... -
Degrees Of Uncertainty: Students And The Brain Drain In Southern Africa
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Delays in performing emergency caesarean sections at Harare maternity hospital and Mbuya Nehanda hospital: Causes and outcomes
(2017-07)Introduction The ideal decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) for emergency Caesarean sections (ECS) quoted in international guidelines is 30minutes. Achieving this DDI is anticipated to improve perinatal outcomes. It has ... -
Delineating structural and ethical shades of sports administration in Zimbabwe: a case Study of Mashonaland Central's rural schools.
(University of Zimbabwe, Human Resource Research Centre, 2010-03-01)In this article I investigate the role of sports administration in the development of talent in rural Zimbabwe and the ethical challenges therein. I defend the thesis that sports administration is a key component of sport ... -
Demand for money in Zimbabwe: 2009 - 2013
(2016)This study estimates both narrow and broad money demand in Zimbabwe for the period 2009 to 2013. The money demand function is an important tool for macroeconomic policy analysis, especially monetary policy as it provides ...
