ABSTRACT The paper provides a brief overview on the effects of family structures and family processes on the psychological well-being of children. The continuous changes in the demographics of families have had positive and negative effects on the psychological well-being of children. How do family structures impact on a child’s psychological well-being? What are the effects of background differences, family structural change and social environment on the psychological well-being of childre...
ABSTRACT Banking regulations and supervision is an essential aspect of modern financial systems, seeking crucially to monitor risk-taking by banks so as to protect depositors and the economy as a whole against systemic risk and bank failure. The research involves an investigation on the effects on the activities of commercial banks in Zimbabwe during the dollarization period of (2009-2013). All research findings were obtained from 16 commercial banks and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. The rese...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research, was to make a depiction of how the emergence and engagement into artisanal mining impacted on the livelihoods of the local community of Shurugwi. The areas under study in this particular study included Zireva, Mliswa, Chiriya, Dhlodhlo, Nhatare and also Mateka among others. Effort was made to look at some of the livelihood indicators that underwent improvement, judging from their previously marginalized position. Such a situation was brought about by var...
ABSTRACT THIS RESEARCH WAS CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING THE FOREMOST FACTORS AFFECTING ICT DIFFUSION AMONGST SMALL TO MEDIUM-SIZED HARDWARE RETAILERS. HAVING EMBRACED AND IMPLEMENTED ICTS, SMES OPERATING IN THE HARDWARE RETAILING INDUSTRY STAND TO BENEFIT IN VARIOUS WAYS. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A SIGNIFICANTLY LOW RATE OF ICT UPTAKE AND DIFFUSION AMONGST HARDWARE RETAILERS IN GWERU. THE STUDY THEREFORE SOUGHT TO REVEAL THE FACTORS AFFECTING DIFFUSION OF ICTS AMONGST SMA...
ABSTRACT The Zimbabwean urban areas face several social, economical and environmental problems because of the sprawling urban informal settlements caused by constant housing shortage due to mismatch between high demand for decent accommodation and the supply in urban areas. The ‘Operation Garikai or Hlani kuhle” came after “2005 Operation Clean up or Murambatsvina” has failed to supply urban housing effectively as it is indicated by overcrowding and erection of substandard mushrooming...
ABSTRACT The research sought to find out the contribution of Chikurubi Farm Prison Towards Food Security in the ZPCS. The ZPCS has been affected by food insecurity and due to several factors that include the nation’s economic problems and successive droughts. The concept of food insecurity caused immense suffering to inmates. This has caused the student to research how Chikurubi Farm Prison can contribute to food security in the ZPCS. This research sought to explain the food security situat...
ABSTRACT Urbanisation in Zimbabwe is associated with sustainable development challenges especially in the major cities such as Gweru, Kwekwe, Mutare, Masvingo and most importantly Harare. This is evidenced by the fact that Zimbabwe is also one of the countries which failed to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by the year 2015. The research therefore focuses on how urbanisation has impacted on the sustainable development of Harare which is the most affluent city in the country. Through pa...
ABSTRACT Food security has remained a very big challenge in many rural areas in Zimbabwe. Many households in the country‟s rural areas have remained impoverished in terms of food security. Maize being a strategic grain crop for food security and livelihood purposes for the nation has remained low in production amongst smallholder farmers in the country. The government of Zimbabwe has realized the importance of maize production and implemented the input support programme to boost agricultura...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Chapter One .................................................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background of the study ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Statement of the problem ....................
ABSTRACT The endeavour of this study is to probe the impact of Public Private Partnership (PPP) on urban development in Zimbabwe’s Local Authorities using the recent partnership between the Victoria Falls Municipality (VFM) and the Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) on housing development. This study therefore seeks to unravel the effects of Public Private Partnership, whether the land allocation process was line with the Local Government policy, was fairness observed and were the general po...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at evaluating the influence of promotion mix on purchasing behavior in B2B markets. The study was conducted at TATU Holdings, in the Harare province of Zimbabwe. The study mainly aimed at measuring the effects of the following variables, personal selling on product interest, sales promotion on increasing or decreasing sales and advertising on product awareness. Data in the study was mainly acquired through a mixed method approach conducted using an exploratory and des...
ABSTRACT The study sought to analyse the refuse removal tariff setting in Municipalities. In this study the Finance Director, middle management, employees and councillors of Mutare City Council as well as households in the high density suburbs were used as the research subjects. Data collection was mainly by way of 53 questionnaires, 7 scheduled interviews as well as Mutare City Council documentary review. The results showed that residents’ inputs were not crafted into the final budget. The...
ABSTRACT The study explored the motives of parasuicides tendencies among young married females who seek assistance at Parirenyatwa Psychiatric Unit. The numbers of parasuicide patients are increasing monthly in Harare and the majority are young females of the age of 16 to 22. There are very few studies done in Zimbabwe on motives behind parasuicide or self injuries as a way of attempting suicide especially in married adolescents females. The researcher reviewed literature from other scholars ...
Abstract The Humanitarian sector is fast growing. As the world continues to experience an increase in natural disasters due to new threats such as global warming, as well as increased terrorist activity, which has seen the expansion of the role of humanitarian sector, humanitarian actors are also coming under close scrutiny due to their evolving role as the now primary care givers of populations, rather that the state, which has failed to cater to these needs. An increase in new contemporary ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate socialization factors influencing financial behaviors among university students in Zimbabwe. In this harsh economy evidenced in Zimbabwe where students’ no longer receive grants and loans, college life seems to be difficult for the university students and the situation requires one to be able to manage their finances well and to be financially literate. Theoretical and empirical literatures were both reviewed on socialization agents so a...