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Perceptions of policy makers and bureaucrats on the informal sector in Zimbabwe: A case of the informal metal manufacturing in Harare.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2013-12)
The informal sector in Zimbabwe has become the largest employer in the country and the major source of livelihoods for most of the people. The study focused on policy makers’ and bureaucrats’ perceptions on the informal ...
THE EXTERNAL DEBT MANAGEMENT PROBLEM: THE CASE OF ZIMBABWE (2000 – 2012).
(2013-11-21)
This research reflects on the debt management problem in Zimbabwe. Like any other country Zimbabwe has a Constitutional legal framework that touches on debt management. The major issue at hand is why Zimbabwe is failing ...
MAINSTREAMING GENDER INTO ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT: An Examination of the Strategies of Urban Women in the Informal Sector‟s Livelihoods: A Case Study of Harare.
(2013-06-04)
Despite that a number of central government ministries and local authorities and non-state sector agencies have adopted a number of policies and strategies to address urban poverty, women prevalently continue to dominate ...
Factors Affecting the Emergency Management and Treatment of Aggressive and Violent
(2013-11-21)
Violence by inpatients against mental health personnel, fellow patients and people uninvolved in the patient’s treatment is a common and universal problem requiring urgent attention. The current study sought to investigate ...
An Evaluation of the Impact of Domestic Water Supply and Challenges faced by Women in Rural Zimbabwe: A Case Study of Sigangatsha and Malaba wards of Matobo District
(2013-06-04)
Water for domestic purposes is a scarce resource in the rural areas of Sigangatsha and Malaba wards, and the group mostly affected by this scarcity is women. This dissertation focused three objectives and the first objective ...
An investigation into the nature and extent of economic exploitation of street children in Zimbabwe: A case study of Harare Central Business District
(2013-06-04)
The exploitation of street is among the social problems in Zimbabwe. This study had five objectives, these were: to determine the basic characteristics of working street children in Harare Central Business District (CBD), ...
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR STANDARDS AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION'S SUPERVISORY SYSTEM: COMPLIANCE CHALLENGES FOR ZIMBABWE
(2013-11-22)
This dissertation examines the compliance challenges of the government of Zimbabwe with its international commitments to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) supervisory system. The major objectives of the dissertation ...
Determinants of female labour force participation in Zimbabwe: 1980-2012
(2013-11-21)
The aim of the study is to identify the determinants of female labour force participation
(FLFP) in Zimbabwe based on time series analysis of data from 1980 to 2012. The study also
seeks to examine if education and ...
DETERMINANTS OF FERTILITY IN ZIMBABWE: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PERIOD 1999 - 2005
(2013-11-21)
Zimbabwe’s Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 5.5 in 1988 (Central Statistical Office, 1988) has declined to a current level of 3.3 (Central Statistical Office, 2008). The decline has taken place in both less and more developed ...
The effectiveness of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in advancing technical cooperation between Zimbabwe and Japan (1980 – 2012)
(2013-11-15)
This study examines the effectiveness of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), as an implementing agency of the government of Japan in advancing technical cooperation between Zimbabwe and Japan (1980-2012) to ...