University of Zimbabwe: Recent submissions
Now showing items 121-140 of 2012
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Poverty among children in Lesotho: the need for social services
(School Of Social Work (SSW), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1993-02-22)Lesotho is an independent monarchical country, whose being surrounded by the Republic of South Africa makes it quite unique. Even its problems are peculiar. It is a small country covering an area of 30,355 sq km and has a ... -
Drugs used in cardiological practice
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1956-02)It is manifestly impossible to deal with all the drugs used in cardio- logical practice. There are some 400 medical journals in tile English language published annually, and these contain some 800 articles on cardiology, ... -
Coping with economic stractural adjustment: farmer groups in Shamva District
(Institute of Development Studies Zimbabwe (ZIDS), 1998)Smallholder agriculture in Zimbabwe stands out as one of the few success stories in sub-Saharan Africa. In the first five years after Independence, Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers increased their production of maize, the ... -
'Evolutionism' and colonial administrative policy: the case of Malawi in the era of H.H. Johnston, 1891-1897.
(Department of History, University of Zimbabwe., 1979-07-02)In this paper we shall endeavour to make an appraisal of, among . -other things, the attitudes and reactions of British officials in colonial Malawi on .the question of race, and to early manifestations of the pan- African ... -
Company rule and agricultural development : the case of the BSA Company in Southern Rhodesia, 1908- 1923
(Department of History, University of Zimbabwe., 1979)Although settler agriculture in Southern Rhodesia has been touched upon by historians such as Gann, Murray and Palmer (3), none of their works address themselves specifically to the development of settler agriculture. This ... -
Experience of the card programme in Gutu in relation to improving livestock and grazing production
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS); University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1989)The Co-Ordinated Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Programme is a systems approach to rural development in which institutional efforts, sectoral needs, target group requirements and ecological aspects are coordinated ... -
Market liberalization and food security in Malawi
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension; UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Project, 1988)Since independence, Malawi has emphasised the smallholder and estate sectors. They differ in terms of land tenure, type of crops grown, credit institutions, market access, and availability of extension service rather than ... -
Contextualization: teaching estimation to grade five and six learners using maize crop
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2016-03)Estimation is one of the motivating concepts in mathematics especially if one gets accurate or close to accurate answers. In this paper we look at how 26 primary school learners in Grade 5 and 6 in Masvingo district, ... -
Health implications of internet addiction among in-school adolescents in Ogbomoso, North Local Government Area of Oyo State, Nigeria
(Human Resource Research Centre (HRRC), University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 2016-03)The Internet has positive impacts on modern day society despite its link to societal concerns about pornography, sexual laxity, sleeping problem and occurrence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Its easy accessibility ... -
Pulmonary haemosiderosis : a report of a case occuring in an African
(Faculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University College of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe), 1955-09)Pulmonary haemosiderosis is produced by conditions causing intra-pulmonary haemorrhage. There are three clinical types recognized: (1) idiopathic in children; (2) associated with mitral stenosis; (3) following long-standing ... -
Beyond income: an analysis of gendered wellbeing and poverty in Zimbabwe
(Institute of Environmental Studies (IES), University of Zimbabwe., 2012-11)A large body of literature on the feminization of poverty and research findings in various countries, including Zimbabwe, show that women- headed households are more vulnerable and their incomes tend to fall below the ... -
Market liberalization and food security in Mali
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension; UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Project, 1988)Since 1981 Mali has been fundamentally restructuring its economy, aimed at placing greater reliance on the market as a coordinating mechanism, redefining the state’s role in the economy, and stabilising macroeconomic ... -
The base mineral mining industry of Southern Rhodesia: (1890-1939) problems and prospects
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The impact of colonial rule on the people of Mutoko, 1885-1906
(Department of History, University of Zimbabwe., 1982-11-22)This paper aims to show that resistance in Mutoko District started much earlier than I896 and lasted longer than in many districts in the country, mainly because of geographical factors. The paper will explain why Gurupira ... -
The state of the art sorghum research for communal farmers in Zimbabwe
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension; UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Project, 1988)The research supporting the preparation the proceedings papers was financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau of Science and Technology, Bureau for Africa; and the Southern Africa Regional Programme. -
Synergizing conservation strategies: sociological and anthropological dimensions of sustainable use
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS) ; University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1997-11-24)A conference paper on sustainable conservation strategies for rural communities in Zimbabwe. -
Anatomy of minority dominance: government and African literature in Rhodesia, 1933- 1940
(Department of History, University of Zimbabwe., 1977-12-02). -
Household food insecurity in low rainfall areas of Zimbabwe: initial findings in Mudzi, Mutoko and Buhera Communal Areas
(Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension; UZ/MSU Food Security Research in Southern Africa Project, 1988)Since 1980, drought has caused widespread crop failures in Zimbabwe. The majority of rural based households have experienced reduced incomes and food shortages, requiring them to rely on food transfers from the government. ... -
Collaborators, mercenaries or patriots? The "problem" with African troops in Southern Rhodesia During the First and Second World Wars
(Department of History, University of Zimbabwe., 1979-05-11)The use of indigenous peoples for military purposes was common to most imperialist powers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The Indian subcontinent had been a proving ground for this policy in the eighteenth ... -
Livestock extention programmes and packages in the communal lands of Zimbabwe
(Centre for Applied Social Sciences (CASS) ; University of Zimbabwe (UZ), 1989)n Zimbabwe in excess of 54 percent of the national herd is in the communal areas. This herd plays a crucial role in the communal area social economy - mainly in increasing food production, either directly or indirectly. ...