Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences ETDs: Recent submissions
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Opportunities and challenges for women’s participation in the informal sector: a case of artisanal gold panning in, Mukaradzi, Mount Darwin district, Zimbabwe.
(Unpublished, 2021)The research focused on the opportunities and challenges for women’s participation in the informal sector and a particular focus was on artisanal women gold miners in Mukaradzi, Mt Darwin district. The objectives of the ... -
The Marginalization of indigenous vegetables at household level in Figtree.
([Unpublished, 2019)Household nutrition security and the individual nutritional status respond to trends in food consumption in Zimbabwe. The objective of this study was to investigate the status of indigenous vegetables at household level ... -
Disaster preparedness and management: an assessment of the effectiveness of the Zimbabwean government disaster preparedness in the wake of cyclone Idai disaster in Chimanimani district.
(Unpublished, 2020)This study was an assessment of the effectiveness of the Zimbabwean government disaster preparedness in the wake of Cyclone Idai disaster, using Chimanimani District as a case study. The research was mostly interested in ... -
The experiences of micro enterprises in the context of economic austerity in Zimbabwe: the case of brick and block molders in Chitungwiza.
(Unpublished, 2020)The focus of the study was to explore the experiences of Chitungwiza people who are in to the business of brick and block molding as they battle to adapt to effects of austerity measures introduced in 2019.This study aimed ... -
Disaster preparedness and management: an assessment of the effectiveness of the Zimbabwean government disaster preparedness in the wake of cyclone Idai disaster in Chimanimani district.
(Unpublished, 2020)This study was an assessment of the effectiveness of the Zimbabwean government disaster preparedness in the wake of Cyclone Idai disaster, using Chimanimani District as a case study. The research was mostly interested in ... -
Livelihoods of the elderly in Zimbabwe: a comparative analysis of Marondera urban and Chivhu rural areas.
(Unpublished, 2020)This study sought to examine the livelihood strategies and challenges faced by the elderly with a particular focus on Marondera urban and Chivhu rural areas in Mashonaland East Province. The research was motivated by the ... -
A critical examination of China’s 'peaceful rise' doctrine: the case of the South China sea
(University of Zimbabwe, 2013-04)This study seeks to delineate China's 'Peaceful Rise' theory using the South China (SCS) region as a specific case study. The People's Republic of China (PRC)'s claims to a 'peaceful rise' on the international arena are ... -
A Model for Up-Scaling Adoption of Appropriate-scale Farm Mechanisation in Zimbabwe.
(Unpublished, 2023)This dissertation presents results of a study on drivers and impacts of adoption of appropriate-scale farm mechanisation among rural farming households with the aim of better targeting of beneficiaries by both government ... -
Menstrual hygiene management strategies for improved child development in primary schools in Zimbabwe: the case of Budiriro 4 Council Primary School.
(Unpublished, 2021)The girl child’s access to proper and safe menstrual hygiene is fast becoming a global concern. In spite of the same biological make-up of women, the effects caused due to lack of adequate sanitary wear are not the same ... -
Teachers’ perspectives on trade unions and teacher welfare: a case study of Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) members in Masvingo province.
(Unpublished, 2020)The study focused on teachers’ perspectives on Trade unions and teacher welfare in Masvingo Province with Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) members in Masvingo Province as the case study. The main objective ... -
Youths, livelihoods and covid-19: the Old Highfields case in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(Unpublished, 2022)Despite the vast existence of several studies on youths and livelihoods, there is dearth of research on COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown effects on youths in the informal sector. The purpose of this research was to ... -
Lived experiences and coping strategies of children living with cancer in Mbare, Harare.
(2023)This study focuses on the lived experiences and coping strategies of children living with cancer in Harare. To gather data, the qualitative methodology approach was used which adopted the use of in-depth interviews and ... -
Variation in tick community across different control systems, habitats, seasons and environmental factors in a mixed cattle/wildlife ranch: Imire game reserve, Zimbabwe.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2015-11)An assessment of spatial and temporal variation in tick community diversity, abundance, sex ratio and age structure across habitats, seasons and tick sweeper types at Imire Ranch was carried out from March to September ... -
Public sector investment and economic growth in Zimbabwe: A Vector Autoregression (VAR) Approach: 1980-2013
(2016)This study explored the role of public sector investment in the process of economic growth in Zimbabwe over the period 1980-2013, using the restricted Vector Auto regression (VAR) Approach. Five variables were used in the ... -
Impacts of land reform migration on rural livelihoods and forest resources management in Nyabamba A1 resettlement area, Chimanimani, Zimbabwe
(2015-08)In Zimbabwe, the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) initiated in 2000, brought along increased access to and better distribution of the benefits from natural resources such as forests, land, water, wildlife and ... -
The trivariate causality among education, health and economic Growth in Zimbabwe (1980 – 2014).
(University of Zimbabwe, 2016-05)The study empirically investigated the causality among education, health and economic growth in Zimbabwe for the time series data spanning from 1980 to 2014. Specifically, the study’s main aim was to establish whether there ... -
An investigation into the effects of corruption on national development in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Zimbabwe (2000-2014).
(University of Zimbabwe, 2015-04)The causes and effects of corruption have been discussed to a significant extent all over the world. The fact that corruption exists in frighteningly large levels within Sub –Saharan Africa makes it mandatory for researchers ... -
The threat to constitutionalism and democracy by an incumbent government: The case of Venezuela.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018-01)Constitutionalism and democracy is under attack by sitting governments. The study is an analysis of how incumbent governments threaten the whole concept of constitutional democracy. The study also pays attention to the ... -
Cybercrime as a threat to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) maintenance of peace and security: The case of Zimbabwe (2016- 2018).
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018-04)This study focuses on the roles both SADC and Zimbabwe play in curbing cybercrime and ensuring cyber security within the SADC region and in Zimbabwe specifically. Emphasis is placed on the importance of Cyber security in ... -
The implications of vertically divided authority on the performance of urban councils in Zimbabwe: The case of Harare City Council.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017-01)The issue of VDA is a topical and highly debated topic in Africa and the world over. In Zimbabwe it emerged from the early 2000s period as a result of a strong opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) which ...
