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    • Alcohol and Driving 

      Gadd, K.G. (Faculty of Law, University of Rhodesia ( now University of Zimbabwe.) (UZ), 1966-10)
      Alcohol is absorbed into the blood at a rate that varies according to several factors, but disappears at a rate that is constant for any individual, varying between 5 c.c. and 20 c.c. per hour. The relationship between the ...

    • Economic Development for an Exploding Population 

      Roukens de Lange, A. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-06)
      I could use this occasion to come up with lots of facts and figures on population explosion and economic development. Alternatively, I could expand on the nature and use of mathematical computer models of population or ...

    • Sentencing FIrst Offenders in Botswana 

      Solo, Kholisani (Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1995)
      It is intended by this paper to explore among other things, the objectives of sentencing, the types of sentences, the determination of these types of sentences and what factors to consider in sentencing a first offender. ...

    • Who Are Our Most Dangerous Criminals? 

      Nairn, R.G. (Faculty of Law, University of Rhodesia ( now University of Zimbabwe.) (UZ.), 1976-10)

    • Developing The Tribal Trust Lands 

      Wrathall, J.J. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1968-12)
      My subject is “The Tribal Trust Lands: Their Need for Development”. Many people may wonder why the need for developing the Tribal Trust Lands is receiving such emphasis today; and they may well conclude that this much ...

    • The Teacher, the School and Education Effectiveness in Zimbabwe: a Pilot Study 

      Chivore, Boniface Runesu Samuel (Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-03)
      Education is about teaching and learning. This is the case at school level. At the center of learning are pupils. The effectiveness of education is measured in terms of the amount of learning acquired by the pupils. In any ...

    • A Curriculum for the Millennium in Zimbabwe: Lessons from the Past and Possibilities for the Future 

      Maravanyika, Obert Edward. (Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-03)
      According to Bruner (1960:1) ‘Each generation gives newform to the aspirations that shape education in its time. What may beemerging as a mark of our own generation is a widespread renewal of concern for the quality and ...

    • The African Retail Market 

      Msipa, G.C. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1975-03)
      In the context of this paper, the African Retail Market refers to the demand for consumer goods by Africans in both the rural and urban areas of Rhodesia. It is also accepted that DEMAND is a function of population growth, ...

    • Majority Rule and Economic Development Strategy 

      Maasdorp, Gavin (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-06)
      Rhodesia will take the step to majority rule, as Zimbabwe, just over 30 years after the post-World War II rush to independence started, and just over 20 years after that phenomenon hit sub-Saharan Africa. The attainment ...

    • Externally Sourced Finance and its Impact on the Doctrine of Sovereignty and Equality of State 

      Manase, Arthur Johnson (Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1993)
      The Third World financial and economic crisis sprang from a number of factors. This paper will not seek to exhaustively examine the genesis of the crisis bedeviling the majority of the developing countries. Instead the ...

    • African Participation in the Wage-Economy and the Task of Responsible Companies 

      Knight, J.B. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1975-03)
      I must explain at the start that my knowledge of the Rhodesian economy is very limited: I do not propose to examine the Rhodesian case directly. I have some knowledge of labour markets in certain African countries north ...

    • The Right to Strike in Zimbabwe 

      Madhuku, Lovemore (Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1995)
      The right of workers to strike is probably the most controversial component of labour law. It raises complex questions. For instance, is the right to strike a human right? Does an individual worker have a right to strike? ...

    • Tribal Trust Land Development Corporation Limited: Planning and Development in the Victoria Province 

      Hanratty, B.F. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-06)

    • A Population Policy for Zimbabwe Rhodesia 

      Hanks., John (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-06)
      Few national leaders have systematically attempted to determine how many people their countries can carry at a specified level of food and energy consumption. We all know that we live in a world of finite energy supplies ...

    • Tribal Trust Land Development Corporation Limited: Rural Development in Rhodesia 

      Hawkins., P. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1979-06)

    • The O' Level Mathematics Curriculum for Zimbabwe: Does it Meet the Expectations for Quality Mathematics Education in Zimbabwe? 

      Chinhanu, Charles (Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-03)
      This paper gives a critical analysis of the ‘0’ level mathematics syllabus for Zimbabwe. It argues that the present syllabus does not provide a balance between intuitive thinking and analytical thinking in Mathematics. It ...

    • Deaf Culture in Zimbabwe: Existence, Reality and Implication for Education 

      Chimedza, Robert. (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 ...

    • Education for Participation 

      Cameron, J.D. (Rhodesian Economic Society. University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1975-03)
      The title that has been chosen for this Symposium, “African Participation in the Rhodesian economy”, is certainly topical. All of us are well aware, of course, that Africans do, in fact, play a major part in our economic ...

    • The Vocational School Fallacy Revisited: The Employment EXperiences of Secondary Technical School Graduates in Zimbabwe 

      Bennell, Paul; Nyakonda, David. (Department of Economics. University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1992)
      School-based technical and vocational training remains an attractive although controversial policy option -for politicians and policy makers in developing countries. This article presents and discusses the -findings of ...

    • The Nose Brigade and the SRB's: University Education and Class Formation in Zimbabwe during the 1980's 

      Bennell, Paul; Ncube, Mkhululi (Department of Economics. University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 1994)
      In Zimbabwe, as elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa, secondary and tertiary education and training have been the principal vehicles for socio-economic advancement among the African population. This has been as true for the ...