University of Zimbabwe e-Theses: Recent submissions
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A critical analysis of the dissenting shareholders’ appraisal rights remedy under the companies and other business entities act [chapter 24:31]
(2022)The appraisal remedy in Zimbabwean corporate law allows a shareholder who has voted against a company`s decision to alter rights attaching to a particular class of shares, to approve a major asset transaction and to merge ... -
A consideration of the mass resignation of directors and their duty to act in the best interests of the company: lessons for Zimbabwe
(2022)This dissertation provides a compelling perspective on Zimbabwean company law, particularly corporate governance. It delves into the duties of company directors to act in the company's best interests when it comes to mass ... -
An analysis of challenging the constitutionality of the commissioner’s power in terms of the income tax act [chapter 23:06]
(2022)The powers invoked by the Commissioner of the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, hereinafter referred to as the Commissioner, is not only a problem for the legislature but also for the companies and shareholders doing business ... -
An evaluation of consumer protection laws in Zimbabwe in the advent challenges imposed by the use of artificial intelligence in the banking sector
(2022)At the turn of the century‚ innovations surrounding digital technologies changed the face of doing business and took most businesses online for easier access and consumer reach. The next wave of digital disruption has ... -
National birth registration requirements a doorway to stateleness in Zimbabwe
(2022)Stateleness has been and is an issue in Zimbabwe and globally. The problem is the large number of people that are stateless or potentially stateless in Zimbabwe. This Research shows that Zimbabwe has stateless persons for ... -
Environmental, social, and governance : a new imperative for directors in Zimbabwe
(2022)The ESG movement has invaded the corporate landscape with such earthshattering velocity. ESG entered into the corporate space through both legal and non-legal initiatives. Increasingly, directors are no longer seen as ... -
A critical analysis of the interplay between directors’ duties and the promotion of corporate social responsibility in Zimbabwe
(2022)This detailed investigation and subsequent analysis seeks to resolve the question of the interaction of directors’ duties of care and acting in the best interest of the company relative to corporate social responsibility ... -
Enhancing the civil remedies regime for effective compliance enforcement in the mining sector in Zimbabwe
(2022)Zimbabwe’s mining sector is currently dominated by negative themes of smuggling of precious minerals, illicit financial flows, corruption, violence, illegal mining and environmental degradation among others. All this has ... -
The receipt or accrual of a capital nature or income: a critique
(2022)In Zimbabwe, the concept of income as distinguished from capital is a field that still has scope for scholarly work and research. Unlike South Africa and the United Kingdom, Zimbabwe has the Income Tax Act and the Capital ... -
In vivo toxicological study of aqueous extracts of Vitex payos fruits
(2020-08)The plant Vitex payos is used in folk medicine to treat several ailments. Despite Vitex payos’, ethno medicinal benefits, very few studies have described the fruits’ potential toxicity. The aim of the present study was to ... -
Frequency of the TP53 Codon 47 and Codon 72 polymorphisms in HIV infected women with histologically confirmed cervical and vulvar pre cancer and invasive cancer reporting at an HIV clinic in Harare, Zimbabwe
(2020-08)Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in Zimbabwean women as well as the leading cause of female cancer deaths. There has been an increase in the cervical cancer incidence of Zimbabwe from 56.2 % reported in 2012 to ... -
A bioinformatics approach to define the Eps-D1 subtelomeric chromosomal deletion in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum).
(2020-08)Flowering time is one of the critical determinants of yields in flowering plants. The flowering time in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum) is directly determined by vernalization, photoperiod response and earliness per se ... -
Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis in vitro antibacterial efficacy and in silico molecular docking of compounds produced by endophytes isplated from indegenous medical plants.
(2020-08)Native medicinal plants have been traditionally used to treat various bacterial infections, fungal infections, cancers, viral infections and cardiovascular diseases. Endophytic bacteria residing inside the tissues of ... -
Assessing impact of leadership on strategy implementation in the real estate sector: the case of first mutual properties limited
(2023-06)The main aim of the study was to investigate the impact of leadership on strategy implementation particularly focusing on First Mutual Properties Limited (FMPL). Focus of the study was premised on determining the impact ... -
Digital banking strategy and financial performance of banks in Zimbabwe
(2023-06)The main objective of the study was to investigate on the extent of digitalisation among Zimbabwean Banks, the drivers of digitalisation, the challenges faced by banks in adopting and operating digitalised systems and ... -
The effects of covid-19 on performance of commercial real estate: A case study of real estate listed companies in Zimbabwe
(2021-05)The purpose of the study was to explore and seek an understanding of the underlying factors leading to performance in the real estate sector remaining resilient in the midst of a global crisis when the global trend ... -
SMEs financing through the capital market in Zimbabwe: possibilities, benefits and constraints.
(Not published, 2020)The purpose of the study was to assess the possibilities, constraints as well as benefits of financing SMEs through the capital markets in Zimbabwe. The study conceptual framework was guided by the firms financing theory, ...
