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A critical examination of China’s 'peaceful rise' doctrine: the case of the South China sea
(University of Zimbabwe, 2013-04)This study seeks to delineate China's 'Peaceful Rise' theory using the South China (SCS) region as a specific case study. The People's Republic of China (PRC)'s claims to a 'peaceful rise' on the international arena are ... -
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(Unpublished, 2023)This dissertation presents results of a study on drivers and impacts of adoption of appropriate-scale farm mechanisation among rural farming households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 ... -
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(Unpublished, 2021)The girl child’s access to proper and safe menstrual hygiene is fast becoming a global concern.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 ... -
Teachers’ perspectives on trade unions and teacher welfare: a case study of Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) members in Masvingo province.
(Unpublished, 2020)The study focused on teachers’ perspectives on Trade unions and teacher welfare in Masvingo Province with Progressive Teachers’ Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) members in Masvingo Province as the case study. The main objective ... -
Youths, livelihoods and covid-19: the Old Highfields case in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(Unpublished, 2022)Despite the vast existence of several studies on youths and livelihoods, there is dearth of research on COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown effects on youths in the informal sector. The purpose of this research was to ... -
Lived experiences and coping strategies of children living with cancer in Mbare, Harare.
(2023)This study focuses on the lived experiences and coping strategies of children living with cancer in Harare. To gather data, the qualitative methodology approach was used which adopted the use of in-depth interviews and ... -
Variation in tick community across different control systems, habitats, seasons and environmental factors in a mixed cattle/wildlife ranch: Imire game reserve, Zimbabwe.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2015-11)An assessment of spatial and temporal variation in tick community diversity, abundance, sex ratio and age structure across habitats, seasons and tick sweeper types at Imire Ranch was carried out from March to September ... -
Public sector investment and economic growth in Zimbabwe: A Vector Autoregression (VAR) Approach: 1980-2013
(2016)This study explored the role of public sector investment in the process of economic growth in Zimbabwe over the period 1980-2013, using the restricted Vector Auto regression (VAR) Approach. Five variables were used in the ... -
Impacts of land reform migration on rural livelihoods and forest resources management in Nyabamba A1 resettlement area, Chimanimani, Zimbabwe
(2015-08)In Zimbabwe, the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) initiated in 2000, brought along increased access to and better distribution of the benefits from natural resources such as forests, land, water, wildlife and ... -
The trivariate causality among education, health and economic Growth in Zimbabwe (1980 – 2014).
(University of Zimbabwe, 2016-05)The study empirically investigated the causality among education, health and economic growth in Zimbabwe for the time series data spanning from 1980 to 2014. Specifically, the study’s main aim was to establish whether there ... -
An investigation into the effects of corruption on national development in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Zimbabwe (2000-2014).
(University of Zimbabwe, 2015-04)The causes and effects of corruption have been discussed to a significant extent all over the world. The fact that corruption exists in frighteningly large levels within Sub –Saharan Africa makes it mandatory for researchers ... -
The threat to constitutionalism and democracy by an incumbent government: The case of Venezuela.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018-01)Constitutionalism and democracy is under attack by sitting governments. The study is an analysis of how incumbent governments threaten the whole concept of constitutional democracy. The study also pays attention to the ... -
Cybercrime as a threat to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) maintenance of peace and security: The case of Zimbabwe (2016- 2018).
(University of Zimbabwe, 2018-04)This study focuses on the roles both SADC and Zimbabwe play in curbing cybercrime and ensuring cyber security within the SADC region and in Zimbabwe specifically. Emphasis is placed on the importance of Cyber security in ... -
The implications of vertically divided authority on the performance of urban councils in Zimbabwe: The case of Harare City Council.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017-01)The issue of VDA is a topical and highly debated topic in Africa and the world over. In Zimbabwe it emerged from the early 2000s period as a result of a strong opposition party Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) which ... -
Africa’s position on United Security Council reforms and its implications on Africa’s peace and security aspirations.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017-03)The overall objective of this study is to interrogate the correlation between Africa's call for reforms and the Council's effectiveness in responding to peace and security challenges on the continent. To unpack this ... -
The role of city twinning in fostering diplomacy: A case of city of Harare and city of Munich twinning arrangement (2000 -2015).
(University of Zimbabwe, 2015-03)City twinning arrangements have been viewed by quite a number of scholars as a way to go in the 21st Century in fostering diplomacy of the states. as such the study sought to unearth the role that city twinning arrangements ... -
Tuberculosis treatment adherence among the economically active age- group (15-64 years) patients in Zimbabwe: A study of Wilkins hospital and its catchment area.
(Not published, 2019-04)The general question for this study was concerned with why TB patients fail to adhere to treatment yet it is in their best interest to do so. The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with adherence to TB ... -
Transnational organised crime: Effectiveness of state’s response to human trafficking: The case of Zimbabwe (2004-2016).
(University of Zimbabwe, 2016-03)The central objective of the study sort to analyse the effectiveness of the Government of Zimbabwe’s (GOZ) response in combating transnational organized crime in regard to TiPs through legislative, policy, institutional ... -
The contribution of subsidised input schemes to agricultural productivity in Zimbabwe: The case of the Presidential Input Scheme.
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017-05)The Presidential Input Scheme (PIS) came into being in year 2000 as a successor to previous input support schemes (ISPs) that had been funded by both government and development partners. This study sought to establish the ... -
Credit Risk and Profitability of the Banking Sector in Zimbabwe (2009Q1 to 2015Q4).
(University of Zimbabwe, 2017-05)The main aim of this study was to empirically examine the impact of credit risk on profitability of the banking sector in Zimbabwe. In so doing, panel data collected from financial statements of five listed banks for the ...
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