University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Trends in spatial distribution of alien woody species and primary production on invaded sites in Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe
(2016-04)The study sought to establish trends in spatial distribution of the invasive plants, Acacia mearnsii (black wattle) and Pinus spp (pines) and assess their impact on primary production in Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe, ... -
An evaluation of the vulnerability of Uzumba Maramba Pfungwe (UMP) district of Zimbabwe to agrometeorological hazards and extreme events for improved farmer resilience
(2016-04)Increased climate variability due to climate change has always results in the occurrence of varied meteorological hazards world-wide. These hazards and extreme events have the potential to decimate completely a people’s ... -
Factors associated with Adherence to Anti-retroviral therapy among HIV clients, Kadoma city, Zimbabwe 2015
(2015)Abstract Introduction: Adherence is defined as the extent to which patient follows prescribed health care regimen. Non-adherence is associated with resistance and the risk of resistance is 80-90% with incomplete adherence. ... -
Approches to the synthesis of steroidal &-Methylene Lactones
(1982-08)A brief review of the biological properties and the synthesis of a-methylene-y- and 6-lactones is presented. Estrone 69_ was converted to estrololactone-methyl ether 71 which was a~foimylated with ethyl formate, ... -
Building and urban planning in Zimbabwe with special reference to Harare: Putting needs, costs and sustainability in focus
(Columbia University, 2014)This article examines construction and its relationship with urban planning in Zimbabwe. Urban planning has been blamed for making the building process cumbersome, thereby raising transaction costs. Such transaction ... -
A review of the evolution and trajectory of the African union as an instrument of regional integration
(Springer Open, 2014-02-19)This review paper seeks to analyse African integration in terms of its magnitude of solidarity, the state and typology of integration and functioning. It assesses the strengths, weaknesses, objectives, successes and ... -
Answering to the domesticability of exotic options and strategies in managing Africa’s urban landscapes for sustainability beyond 2015
(Springer Open, 2014-05-09)This study aims at critically assessing the land management strategies that can be instrumental in bringing sound governance to urban landscapes in Africa with the view of mapping the potential, minimum conditions for ... -
Ecological planning as an inner-city revitalisation agenda for Harare, Zimbabwe
(Springer Open, 2014-12-10)Background: This article examines approaches for integrating ecological thought in inner-city revitalisation with a special focus on the inner-city of Harare. It is an exploration and possible (re-)framing of the garden ... -
Distributive politics at play in Harare, Zimbabwe: case for housing cooperatives
(Springer Open, 2015-08-07)This paper is a case in distributive politics (and hinges on land-based power dynamics) arguing that in the absence of state capacity to provide for housing, housing cooperatives have emerged and controlled largely by ... -
Fluids and gold mineralisation in the late Archaean Harare Greenstone Belt, Zimbabwe
(2015-08-25)The study of selected gold deposits (i.e. Venus, Gladstone, Ceylon, Mashona Kop, Graham Nigel, Chigimira and Viking) in the late Archaean Harare Greenstone Belt (IIGB) has revealed the presence of more than one fluid ... -
Economic liberalisation versus the liberation process in Southern Africa: the IMF agreement with particular reference to Zambia and Tanzania
(Department of Economics, Law, Political and Administrative Studies, University of Zimbabwe, 1987-04) -
Teaching Science through the Science Technology and Society (STS) lens in Zimbabwean High Schools: Opportunities and Constraints
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2011-11)This paper is an extract from a bigger study that investigated use of Science Technology and Society (STS) approaches in teaching General Science in eight secondary schools in Harare, Zimbabwe. Data were collected from 28 ... -
Pupil Assessment Techniques in Zimbabwe's secondary schools (1984-1987)
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC); University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1989-07)Interview and questionnaire data from 334 teachers and 100 school and department heads in 48 Zimbabwean secondary schools were used to determine current assessment practices, attitudes toward assessment alternatives and ... -
A Survey of Leprosy amongst the Lovale Tribe in the Upper Zambesi Basin, Northern Rhodesia
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1957-10)Leprosy is a chronic disease due to the invasion of the skin, mucous membranes, peripheral nerves, the cells of the reticulo-endothelial system and, less commonly, certain other parts of the body (e.g., testis) with the ... -
Salaries and the teaching profession in Zimbabwe: importance, desire and reality
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1989-07)This article is based on a major research concerned with the recruitment and training of non-graduate secondary student teachers in 1985. Since that study, the author collected more information on the 'gjiobal perspectives’ ... -
Development in Rhodesian tribal areas
(Rhodesian Economic Society (RES). University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1974-12) -
Medical experiences in Nyasaland
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1955-03) -
Evaluation of management strategies for forest reserves in Malawi: the case of Thuma Forest Reserve
(Department Of Agricultural Economics and Extension (DAEE) (University of Zimbabwe) (UZ), 2000-03)This paper demonstrates how functions and values of forest reserves can be used to determine appropriate management strategies of forest reserves. The paper also demonstrates how community perceptions and preferences can ... -
Analysis of export instability and export promotion policies in Zimbabwe, 1980-1987.
(Department of Economics, University of Zimbabwe. (UZ), 1989) -
Datura poisoning
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1955-03)It is important to remember that a considerable number of medicinal herbs are being prescribed in Rhodesia by witchdoctors. Consequently, although the witchdoctor is generally a fine botanist, from time to time mistakes ...
