Browsing Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences e-Theses Collection by Title
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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 ... -
Male rape in Zimbabwe! The lived experiences of male survivors: The case of Adult Rape Clinic at Parirenyatwa Hospital, Harare.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017-05)This study analysed the lived experiences of male survivors of sexual violence perpetrated by women in Zimbabwe. It focused on the lived experiences of the adult male survivors who fall prey to female rapists. There are ... -
The many faces of Lack: an assessment of Model A2 farmers’ needs in Zibagwe Rural District Council in Midlands
(2014-07-10)There is widespread agreement that the Land Reform Program was needed as a panacea to both rural and urban poverty as well as redressing historical imbalances in access to the most productive agricultural land. There are ... -
The marginalization of indigenous vegetables at household level in Figtree.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018)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 ... -
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([Unpublished, 2019)Household nutrition security and the individual nutritional status respond to trends in food consumption in Zimbabwe.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 ... -
Measuring Technical Efficiency of Central Hospitals in Zimbabwe: Application of Data Envelopment and Stochastic Frontier Analysis using Panel Data (2009-2014)
(2016)Zimbabwe is lacking resources to advance the country’s health sector needs. The country is off-track the achievement of Millennium Development Goals that are health related in their totality. Central hospitals, the core ... -
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(Unpublished, 2021)The girl child’s access to proper and safe menstrual hygiene is fast becoming a global concern.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 ... -
Mergers and Acquisitions and Firm Performance in Zimbabwe
(2016-05)Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are one of the most important corporate growth strategy actions being used by companies the world over. Zimbabwe has not been left out. As such, this dissertation sought to investigate the ... -
A Micro Study of Livelihood Factors Impacting the Lives of Rural Households in the Buhera District of Zimbabwe.
(2013-09-06)Poverty is the greatest humanitarian challenge the world faces. With a fifth of the world living below the poverty datum line, the world has a huge burden to reduce poverty. A target has been set through the United Nations ... -
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 ... -
Modelling signalised intersections’ capacity under the impact of minibus public transport in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(2019-10)This thesis arises from the need to increase research efforts on the impact of varying driver behaviour on transportation facilities operational performance. Such knowledge is useful in traffic engineering and planning ... -
Modelling the impact of energy use on economic growth: The case of Zimbabwe
(2016)This study investigated the impact energy use has on Zimbabwe’s economic growth using time series data spanning the period 1980-2011. Pesaran et al’ (2001) bounds testing approach, which does not require pretesting of ... -
The moderating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between emotional labour and burnout.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2014-01)The survey study investigated the moderating role of psychological capital on the relationship between emotional labour. The survey study investigated the moderating role of psychological capital on the relationship between ... -
Mothering experiences of lesbian women in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017)This study provides a Sociological and Anthropological understanding of how lesbian women accomplish and negotiate their mothering journeys in Zimbabwe given the fact that they are operating outside the idealised family ... -
A multi-stake holder approach to addressing public problems: The case of the cholera epidemic in Mutare 2008 -2009
(2018)The study examined the role of the multi-stakeholder approach in addressing public problems with special focus on the 2008-2009 Cholera epidemic in Mutare. This study hypothesized that ‘a multi-stakeholder approach is an ... -
NATO intervention in Libya: Implications on the norm of protection.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017-05)Humanitarian intervention under has been executed throughout history with authorisation of the United Nations Security Council resolutions. With the development of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) and the Protection of ... -
Nature and dynamics of student activism at the University of Zimbabwe
(2013-06-04)This study explores the nature and dynamics of student activism at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) and explains why there has been increased silence at a time when the number of student grievances has increased. Historically, ... -
THE NEED FOR POSITIVE LIVING AMONG PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV. A CASE STUDY OF HARARE’S HATCLIFFE EXTENSION SUBURB.
(2013-09-17)The purpose of this study is premised on the basis that in the absence of a cure for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) the emphasis is on living positively with HIV, a term used to describe leading a normal, non-risky ... -
The nexus between natural resources and conflict in the Gulf of Guinea: Case of Nigeria
(2016-08)Countries endowed with natural resources such as Nigeria have been susceptible to economic underdevelopment and conflict. Nigeria is an empirical case for the resource curse-a notion that depicts a negative correlation ...
