Browsing University of Zimbabwe e-Theses by Subject "Zimbabwe"
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Adansonia digitata distribution, structure, abundance and elephant damage across Gonarezhou National Park, southeast Zimbabwe.
(2013-09-25)An assessment was made to determine density, structure and distribution of baobabs across Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) management strata, southeast Zimbabwe. The three GNP management strata coincide with a soil group ... -
An analysis of European Union (EU) aid to Zimbabwe from 1980 to 2000
(2013-06-04)According to Walter Rodney in his book, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, the pillaging of resources in third world countries created a master servant relationship between the developed countries and the developing countries. ... -
An analysis of the fiscal potential of the informal sector on Zimbabwe’s revenue base: The case of Glenview home industries
(2014-02)The need to attract resources to boost Zimbabwe’s revenue base from the informal sector has attracted debates within the academia, development advocates, revenue administrators, donor agencies, among others. There is ... -
An analysis of the fiscal potential of the informal sector on Zimbabwe’s revenue base: The case of Glenview home industries.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2014-02)The need to attract resources to boost Zimbabwe’s revenue base from the informal sector has attracted debates within the academia, development advocates, revenue administrators, donor agencies, among others. There is general ... -
An analysis of the impact of perennial water problems on time and economic affordability for women working outside the home in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
(2016-04)Every Zimbabwean has the right to safe and potable water and for women the right to water is intrinsically linked with their lives and the realisation of this right ensures for them the right to a secure livelihood. They ... -
An analysis of the Public Expenditure Management frameworks in Zimbabwe: The case of the Ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2016-03)The issue of Public Expenditure Management gained much attention from many organisations and governments globally. Governments and organisations the whole world has expressed the need to provide quality goods and services ... -
An analysis of the regional competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s broiler enterprises
(2013-06-04)The purpose of this study was to analyze the regional competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s commercial broiler industry. The study analyzed the country’s broiler production system and compared it with regional broiler production. ... -
Assessing the effects of solid waste management on urban communities: The case study of Highfield, Harare.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017)Solid waste management strategy has effects on the local people and the environment; the effects are both positive and negative. Highfield, Harare was used as a case study and several methods which include observations, ... -
Assessing the institutional capacity for e-Government in the Telecommunications sector in Zimbabwe: The case of POTRAZ.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017)The level of e-government in most African states including Zimbabwe is considered low compared to other Continents. The country lacks institutional mechanisms for ICTs integration into the country’s development strategies. ... -
An assessment of child marriages in Zimbabwe.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018-08)In many societies, there is silence on issues of child marriages as they embrace it as part of their culture. The study was conducted among the girls age 15-17 years to assess the prevalence, patterns, factors and consequences ... -
An assessment of the role of stakeholder theory in shaping Zimbabwe’s public entities through the public entities corporate governance act [chapter 10:31].
(University of Zimbabwe, 2019-06)Public entities are an important player in the economic recovery process in Zimbabwe. They were created for specific purposes which usually revolve around public welfare. However, between 2014 and 2018 local media wrote ... -
An assessment of the roles of women small scale farmers’ contribution to agricultural production in Chegutu district.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017-05)The study was conducted with the aim to empirically explore at women’s contribution to agriculture production. The objectives of the study were to understand women’s activities in small scale agriculture production, ... -
Burial societies after the multi-currency regime: A case study of work-based burial societies at Mazowe mine
(2016)The study examines emergent changes on the activities of burial societies during the transitional period from the 2006-2008 Zimbabwe dollar to the present multiple currency regime. Burial societies are mutual arrangement ... -
Capital structure and corporate profitability in Zimbabwe: Case of the banking sector (June-2009 to June-2015)
(2018-01)The main aim of this study was to find the effects of capital structure on the profitability of the Zimbabwean banks. In so doing, panel data collected from financial statements of five listed banks for the period June-2009 ... -
“A CASE OF CULTURE GONE AWRY”: AN INVESTIGATION OF FEMALE INITIATION CEREMONIES AND NYAU DANCE VIGILS ON THE RIGHTS OF TEENAGE GIRLS TO EDUCATION AND SEXUAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AMONGST MIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN NORTON, ZIMBABWE
(2012-08-02)This dissertation focuses on the harm suffered by teenage girls who, often forced into early marriages by poverty, must first engage in the customary practices of initiation ceremonies followed by participation in highly ... -
The centrality of transfrontier parks in Regional Integration in Southern Africa: The Case of Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, Rural Communities Expectations.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2015-12)This study defines the role and place of Trans-frontier Parks in the transformation of rural and resettled communities and deepening regional integration in Southern Africa in the Post 2015 Agenda phase. There is need to ... -
The changing social structure and functions of the family: The case of children’s homes in Zimbabwe
(2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate the nature of changes in the structure and functions of the family, using Zimbabwe as a point of departure. Also included in the investigation was to determine whether such ... -
Characterisation of Goat production systems and productivity in Rushinga Communal area, Zimbabwe
(2012-07-11)One monitoring and 2 on-farm experimental studies were undertaken using goats that belonged to smallholder farmers in Rushinga communal area, Zimbabwe. The objectives of these studies were to investigate the effect(s) of ... -
Characterisation, Epidemiology and Control of Scab on Protea Spp. Caused by Elsinoe Spp. (Anamorph Sphaceloma Protearum).
(2012-08-30)Protea scab, a commercially important disease of Protea spp., is discernable by raised, circular to oval, red – black leaf and stem lesions, which distort young plant growth. The causal agent was determined to be Sphaceloma ...
