University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Design of a paper slitting and rewinding machine for a developing country, Zimbabwe
(2016-09)This paper is on the design of a paper slitting and rewinding machine for a developing economy which targets small to medium enterprises (SMEs). The current problem is the high cost of such machines on the market hence ... -
A value chain analysis of flue cured virginia leaf tobacco in Zimbabwe
(2016)Tobacco is undoubtedly the major agricultural export crop for Zimbabwe raking in close to a billion United States dollars in 2012. Flue Cured Virginia tobacco remains one of the few economically viable options for Zimbabwe ... -
An evaluation of genotype × tillage system interaction in maize (Zea mays L) based on a comparison of Conservation and Conventional systems on contrasting soilsin Zimbabwe
(2016)Poor rainfall, increasing temperatures, increasing population and poor soils pose threats and concerns over survival of the human population. Conservation agriculture (CA), a potential mitigation solution to these threats, ... -
Knowledge Retention and Stabilisation within OPRAG: A Management must for the Excellence achievement.
(2016-09)Operations consist of the jobs or tasks composed of one or more elements or subtasks, performed typically in one location, whereby resource or data inputs are transformed onwards into desired goods, services, or results, ... -
Improving the management of operations at the “Office des Ports et RAdes du Gabon” (OPRAG): The road to achieve and sustain quality service delivery
(2016-09)The industrial engineering development in the spite of globalisation and fast technological advancement has set an unprecedented challenge for business around the world. Hence, new business models and concepts came to life ... -
The effects of weighting in the regression analysis of survey data collected using non-probabilistic sampling methods: A secondary data analysis
(2017-06)Introduction When surveys are conducted especially for hidden populations, data is rarely collected using random sampling which is the ideal way to collect representative data. However, it is common practice to analyse ... -
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 ... -
Microbiology of puerperal sepsis and its clinical implications among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in a hospital sample in Zimbabwe
(2017-07)Title: Microbiology of puerperal sepsis and its clinical implications in a Hospital sample in Zimbabwe Introduction: Puerperal sepsis is infection of the female genital tract occurring at any time between the rupture ... -
Socio-cultural realities of following through with prevention of mother- to- child transmission of HIV programme in Chiota district Zimbabwe: Implications for elimination of paediatric infection
(2017-06)The study assessed the social and cultural realities of following through with prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV during the postnatal and breastfeeding period in a rural community in Zimbabwe and its ... -
Evaluation of the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity at Parirenyatwa group of hospitals and Harare central hospital
(2017-07)Background: Retinopathy of prematurity is notably one of the causes of avoidable blindness. The risk factors for the development of ROP are very low birth weight(<1500g), low gestational age (GA) (<32 weeks) and duration ... -
An empirical investigation of foreign aid effectiveness in reducing poverty in some selected SADC countries: 2005-2013
(2017-06)Historically, aid flows from the developed to developing countries have been economically justified for reducing poverty either through directly targeting the poor or indirectly via economic growth. This present study ... -
An investigation into the knowledge levels, attitudes, beliefs and practices of evangelical and pentecostal christians in Zimbabwe regarding HIV and AIDS prevention strategies
(2017-06)This study is an investigation into the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices of Pentecostal Christians regarding HIV prevention strategies. This chapter presents and explains the background, justification, problem ... -
Irregular repeat migration among unaccompanied children in Plumtree
(2017-06)The number of repeat irregular child migrants has been on the increase since the turn of the century. These children leave their homes to migrate into neighboring Botswana without legal travel documents through undesignated ... -
Agricultural producer price setting in Zimbabwe: With special reference to pan territorial and pan seasonal pricing for maize
(University of Zimbabwe, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, 1988) -
The evolution of irrigation policy in Zimbabwe: 1900-1986
(University of Zimbabwe, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, 1986-10) -
Poutry marketing and development in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, 1983) -
Financing smallholder production: A comparison of individual and group credit schemes in Zimbabwe
(University of Zimbabwe, Department of Land Management, 1985-02) -
Constitutionality of the offence of deliberately transmitting HIV: Case note on the case of S v Mpofu & Anor CC-5-16
(The Zimbabwe Electronic Law Journal, 2017-01) -
A reflection on the Domestic Violence Act [Chapter 5:16] and harmful cultural practices in Zimbabwe
(The Zimbabwe Electronic Law Journal, 2016) -
Limitation of human rights in international law and the Zimbabwean Constitution
(The Zimbabwe Electronic Law Journal, 2016)
