ABSTRACT Several studies have been devoted to the narratives of Camara Laye. None of them, as far as we have been able to determine, has examined his novels as a unit whole, with the same protagonist who changes his name from time to time only to reflect the level of his spiritual and psychological attainment. This thesis contends that the novels of Camara Laye, that is L'Enfant noir, Le Regard du roi and Dramouss, seen as the creations of the imagination of the one and only mind of the autho...
Abstract The system will permit the network administrators to stay informed about the network behavior at the organization, that is to say it will determine and keep track of network traffic statistics, Further to that the system will also be in a position to calculate network speed at any given time, In addition to that, the software package will also push for notifications on network summary. Moreover the system will gather network statistics for easy troubleshooting by IT Technicians .The ...
Introduction The library as an organisation is primarily charged with the responsibility of selecting, acquiring processing, preserving and disseminating different forms of information. Over the years, the scope of the work of librarians and library services in general are becoming vast in nature. The world is in the age of information explosion hence, the need for information to be classified and stored in a way that could facilitate easy retrieval and utilization by potential users. The exp...
ABSTRACT The support base of the opposition political parties in Zimbabwe has not been reaching out to the rural populations, which has taken a drastic toll on their political victories. The rural populations have either been uninformed or misinformed on issues concerning the political situation and developments in the country and the power party has taken full advantage of that situation. It should be noted that, rural areas have up to 70% of our population, and in these areas there is rampa...
Table of Contents ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................................. i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................... ii ABBREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................................................... v CHAPTER ONE .............................
ABSTRACT I Melody Mogane being a candidate for the Master of Leadership and Change Management accept the requirements of the Polytechnic relating to the retention and use of Master’s thesis deposited in the Library. In terms of these conditions, I agree that the original of my thesis deposited in the Library will be accessible for the purposes of the study and research, in accordance with the normal conditions established by the Librarian for the care, loan or reproduction of thesis.
ABSTRACT The study is an assessment of the methods adopted by Faith Based Organisations (FBOs) in reducing poverty in Zimbabwe using Diocese of Mutare Community Care Programme (DOMCCP) as a case study in Nyanga, Nyakomba ward 11. The research findings show that DOMCCP‟s interventions as a Faith Based Organisation impacted positively on the rural livelihood of the people who live in Nyakomba ward 11. DOMCCP addressed poverty through livelihood projects, capacity building and community health...
ABSTRACT This dissertation makes an assessment of Zimbabwe’s Diplomatic Communication Strategies and analyse the impact exerted by these strategies on the political, social and economic welfare of the country. Over the years diplomacy has been regarded as a less important aspect of a country’s development since the way states and their subjects communicates to the outside world have been trivialised and thus side-lining the power of actions and the spoken word. Zimbabwe among ot...
ABSTRACT This thesis is an analysis of the representation of Zimbabwe‟s socio-political and economic climate in P.O Box‟s skits entitled Anotenga here? Chaunoda chii? and Hatiuye ikoko! It looks at the background of comedy highlighting how this genre of comedy is different from other comedy genres such as stand-up comedy. The methodology used to obtain data is the qualitative research method. The study also made use of the constructionist approach which examines the way representations ar...
Abstract The main aim of the research is to explore the challenges and prospects in the uptake of citizen journalism. The study also seek to explain the extent to which the uptake of citizen journalism by The Manica Post has promoted democratic participation of citizens and the contribution of the phenomenon to the production of news. The mainstream media have embraced the use of ICTs and this witnessed by the mainstream having their own social media pages and online websites where they publi...
Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the socio-cultural and economic dynamics of displacement of the inhabitants of Tokwe-Mukosi valley after the floods of 2014. In February 2014 nearly 3500 families living at Tokwe and Mukosi village abandoned their ancestral land following heavy flooding from the incomplete Tokwe-Mukosi dam. The dam was constructed to boost agriculture production in Masvingo province thus to improve food security in the country. However, it resulted in the displace...
ABSTRACT This study examined the reasons for the exclusion of women in leadership in three Botswana private schools found in the city of Francistown. In this study, a case study design was used as a strategy to conduct the practical aspects of this research. The study was informed by the mixed method research design. Interviews and questionnaires were research tools that were used to collect data for this study. Questionnaires had closed and open ended questions. The population comprised of t...
ABSTRACT The Nyanga archaeological complex has been linked to a number of contemporary ethnic groups that include the Saunyama. These groups have been accredited to as the terrace builders of the complex but however this has been mostly perpetuated on the basis of incomplete archaeological inquiry and oral traditions. Such a scenario is the case of the Saunyama where archaeologists and historians have developed the archaeological identity of the Saunyama in relation to the Nyanga complex on t...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to use the Lotka-Volterra competition model to analyse the competition for market supremacy among the three Zimbabwean telecommunication companies namely, Econet, NetOne and Telecel. The parameters of the model are estimated using Genetic Algorithms. Firms’ market shares have been used to reflect the competition among them. Estimation of market equilibriums and testing of the stability has been performed in this study and it has been shown that the long...
There has been an increasing concern by the tourism and sports stakeholders to develop sports tourism in Zimbabwe. There are fears escalating that the organisations and the country lose a lot of potential benefits because of failure to fully recognise and give adequate attention to sports tourism which is tourism multibillion niche. This research therefore sought to undertake an analysis of sports tourism in Zimbabwe, realising were the country stand as compared to other nations that particip...