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Torsion of a Wandering Spleen: Report of a Case
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1958-07)The acute abdomen in the African is full of the unexpected, and any surgeon attacking the abdomen must be prepared for whatever he finds. This is especially difficult for the district government medical officers in the ... -
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Skills for Bachelor of Education Degree Students at the University of Zimbabwe: Implications for University Policy on a Computer Course for Undergraduate Student Teachers
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2008-11)The development of appropriate computer literacy skills within all school teachers for non-computing subjects has recently become a strong international challenge. This is in view of the increasing use of computers in ... -
An Analysis of a Grassroots Perspective on Violence Against Women In Zimbabwe in the Context of the General Discourse on Violence
(Faculty of Law, University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1993)In Africa where the majority of the population lives in the rural areas, legal literacy and legal aid are issues of concern as most people cannot afford lawyers and the latter, by and large, operate only in the cities. ... -
Railway Economics in Rhodesia
(Rhodesian Economic Society (RES). University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1968-06)Until the 19th century land transport was almost entirely dependant on the horse. It was expensive and therefore confined to passengers and high value goods which could stand the cost. With the industrial revolution came ... -
Relapsing Fever in Africa
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1957-09)The relapsing fevers, broadly classified into the louse-borne and tick-borne varieties, are characterised clinically by an initial pyrexia of 2-4 days’ duration, followed at intervals of a few days by successive relapses, ... -
The Relevance of Budget Preparation in School Administration
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2008-11)Nigerian educational system is characterized by declining resources, rising costs and greater awareness for public accountability. These conditions make the management of the available human and material resources a social ... -
Why I Can't Teach Customary Law
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Teachers' Coping in Financial Difficulties: a Case Study of the 'Classroom Tuckshop' Phenomenon in Zimbabwean Urban Primary Schools in Norton
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2008-11)The study sought to investigate the prevalence of the ‘classroom tuck shop' phenomenon in Zimbabwean urban primary schools. The sample consisted of five school heads, fifty teachers, and one hundred pupils, all drawn from ... -
The Role of the African Loan and Development Company in African Agriculture
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Financing African Participation In The Rhodesian Economy
(Rhodesian Economic Society (RES). University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1975-03)It is necessary at the outset to define the broad context within which this question will be discussed. I am faced with two problems in attempting to do this. In the first place it is virtually impossible when attempting ... -
Modern Thinking on Theories of Punishment
(Department of Law, University of Rhodesia ( now University of Zimbabwe.) (UZ), 1972-04)The author is a third-year law student at the University of Rhodesia, and submitted this essay in the normal course of his studies. Taking the classical theories of punishment in turn, he concludes that in the light of ... -
Dermatitis Gangrenosa Infantum: a Report of a Case
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1957-05)From time to time in African infants one meets a condition generally known to dermatologists as dermatitis gangrenosa infantum, in which a characteristic destruction of a large area of skin occurs. It may start with a small ... -
The Fevers of Africa: Leishmaniasis South of the Sahara
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1957-05)Leishmaniasis was first described from India as the visceral form kala azar; since then this disease has been found to occur in China, Central Asia, Arabia, North Africa, the Sudan. Kenya and sporadically across Africa ... -
Intravenous Fluid Technique in Infancy
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1957-05)Outside the children’s hospital, the administration of intravenous fluids in babies is fortunately an unusual necessity. Rightly, subcutaneous fluids given with hyalase are used extensively in the milder cases of dehydration ... -
Reconceptualization of the Home Economics Curriculum in Zimbabwe
(Department of Teacher Education (DTE) University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-03)Home Economics was introduced in Zimbabwe as domestic science,which was basically meant to train women as domestic workers of white settlers. The main emphasis was on simple cookery skills,laundry work,general cleanliness,cleaning ... -
The Future of the Legal Profession
(Department of Law, University of Rhodesia ( now University of Zimbabwe.) (UZ), 1970-04)In October 1969 the Law Society of Rhodesia organized its first summer school, at which the following paper was read. It suggests that the profession should adapt itself to the developments which are affecting all ... -
The Case for Road Transport in Rhodesia
(Rhodesian Economic Society (RES). University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1968-12)The term “road transport” is very wide and includes not only both passenger and freight traffic, but a very wide range of organisations and an equaly wide range of traffic under both headings. It will however, I think, be ... -
An Economic Analysis of Swaziland’s Cotton Pricing and Marketing Policies for Smallholder Farmers in Marginal Rainfall Areas
(Department Of Agricultural Economics and Extension (DAEE) (University of Zimbabwe) (UZ), 2000-03)Cotton is the main source of income for rural households in the smallholder-farming sector and provides employment at rural and national level. Despite the vital role played by cotton, production has declined since 1991. ... -
The Influence of Psychological and Societal Factors on Student Performance in Mathematics at the Senior Secondary School Level.
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC) , University of Zimbabwe (UZ.), 2008-11)The study examined the influence of psychological and societal factors on students ’ performance in mathematics at Senior Secondary School Level in Ilorin metropolis of Kwara state. A simple random sampling technique was ... -
Problems Associated with the Growth of International Firms
(Rhodesian Economic Society (RES). University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe.), 1969-12)The term “international firm” is used in this paper to describe a business organization that is engaged in production in a number of countries through branches, subsidiaries, or affiliates, which may or may not be separate ...