University of Zimbabwe Institutional Repository: Recent submissions
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Assessment of benefits of floodplain recession farming in Mbire District, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe
(2013-09)Food insecurity is a major challenge in Mbire district as the grain yield (maize and sorghum) from rain-fed farming are low due to erratic rainfall distribution (400 - 650 mm). The inhabitants of this area have resorted ... -
Challenges and opportunities in solid waste management in Zimbabwe’s urban councils
(2013-09)Modern trends demand the sustainable management of solid waste through waste minimization, material recovery, full collection and sanitary disposal of waste. Poor solid waste management in Zimbabwean urban councils has ... -
Impact of Pumping on Groundwater Resources-An Assessment through steady state modelling: Orapa Wellfield 7, Central Botswana
(2013-12)Debswana Diamond Company, Orapa Letlhakane Damtshaa Mines (OLDM), undertook development works for a new wellfield, Wellfield 7 in 2012/2013. The primary objective was to establish the new wellfield to supply an additional ... -
Superficial Brachial Artery Terminating as Radial and Superficial Ulnar Arteries: A Case Report
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2001-03)Striking variations in the origin and course of the principal arteries of the upper limb have received the attention of anatomists and surgeons for a long time.1'5 Departures from this anatomical norm, with respect to ... -
The Widows Lot — a Remedy?: The Application of Spoilation Orders in Customary Succession
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1983)Reform is required in many areas of the law in Zimbabwe, particularly so in matters affecting family law and succession. However, the process of amending the law is often slow, particularly where change goes to the very ... -
The Acute Abdomen in Africans —The Approach of a Physician
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1959-10) -
The ILO and the Right to Strike
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1988)The existence or otherwise of the right of trade unions to strike is a controversial matter both at national and international level. If evidence of this is needed, it can be found in abundance in the experiences of many ... -
Filariasis on the North Nyasa Lake Shore
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1958-03)A small series of investigations have been performed to assess the prevalence of microfilaraemia and elephantiasis occurring on the North Nyasa lake shore. Only two areas are present in Nyasaland where filariasis is endemic, ... -
Wetlands and Water Harvesting as Resources in Communal Farmers' Food Security: A Case from Zvishavane
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 1995)Although a large part of the Zimbabwean population is living in and dependent on semi- arid and sandy-soil areas, the cultivation of the wetlands is still severely restricted by law. As during colonial times, environmental ... -
Socio-Legal Aspects of Contract-Farming: An Overview of Kenyan Case Studies.
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1991)Contract-farming has become a fairly common feature of agricultural production in Kenya. It is found in many parts of the country and in the production of a wide variety of crops. These crops include cashew-nuts at the ... -
Reflections on Gender Sensitivity at Masvingo Teachers’ College: A Special Case of 2006/ 2007 Student Representative Council Elections.
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2008-10)The paper critically examines the concept gender sensitivity with reference to teacher training, particularly at Masvingo Teachers’ College. It outlines the special place the concept has at the college in question and in ... -
Acute Poliomyelitis in Europeans Admitted to the Walker Wilkins Infectious Diseases Hospital, Salisbury
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1958-09) -
Garden Irrigation Using Collector Wells: Experiences from a First Scheme in Southeast Zimbabwe.
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications., 1995)The research described in this report has the potential to improve sustainability of agriculture by reducing farmer reliance on extensive farming systems. The overall aim of the project is to promote the use of small ... -
Contribution of Biological Nitrogen Fixation Towards the African Food and Environmental Challenges
(University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Publications. (Department of Soil Sciences), 1998)The Sixth International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation was held under the theme ‘Agronomic, socio-economic and environmental benefits of biological nitrogen fixing systems in Africa’. ... -
An Assessment of the Implementation of Guidance and Counselling Programmes at Ordinary Level in Gweru Urban Secondary Schools
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2009-03)This paper is based on a research study carried out by the author in 2003. The study assessed how Guidance and Counselling Programmes were being implemented in Gweru urban secondary schools at Ordinary level. The assessment ... -
Venereal Syphilis and Other Venereal Infections in Non-Venereal Treponematoses Areas in Africa
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1958-10)The management of gonorrhoea, non-gonococcal urethritis, lymphogranuloma venereum and granuloma inguinale, apart from case-finding in the female, offers no fundamental difficulties in Africa as compared with other areas. ... -
The Legal Regulations of Compulsory Motor Vehicle Insurance in Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1991)Insurance is the commonest and most important method of risk management. Risk is the uncertainty contingent upon the happening of an unwelcome event. The happening of the event may result in economic loss of one form or ... -
Analysis of Stakeholders’ Perceived Strategies for Adequate Funding of University Education in Nigeria.
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2007-11)The paper analysed level of adequacy of perceived strategies for funding universities in Nigeria. Two out of the five (5) questions raised to direct investigation were answered while the remaining one (1) question was ... -
Jaundice in Early Infancy: The Surgical Aspects
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1959-11)In this paper those conditions which cause jaundice in early infancy and are of direct interest to the surgeon are considered. While the treatment of this group is essentially surgical, an accurate diagnosis can only he ... -
Prevalence of Causative Organisms in Corneal Ulcers Seen at Sekuru Kaguvi Eye Unit, Harare, Zimbabwe
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2001-05)Objective: To investigate the prevalence of organisms causing corneal ulcers, determine frequency of ocular risk factors and assess the value of Gram stain in initial identification of pathogens. Design: A descriptive ...
