ABSTRACT Wetland ecosystems in Tanzania are historically important for the well being of human communities, biodiversity conservation and other environmental values. These cover about 88 300 km2 which is about 10% of the land surface. However, in recent years, they have gone through ecological changes. The major reason is increased unsustainable utilization of wetland resources, which may result into losses of livelihoods. Under Ecosystem Services Framework (ESF), the role played by healthy e...
ABSTRACT The study on which this manuscript is based was done along the urban-rural continuum (urban, peri-urban and rural) in Morogoro and Iringa to assess household food access security. Specifically, the study sought to: (1) assess the prevalence of household food access insecurity along the urban-rural continuum, (2) determine constraints to household food access security, (3) examine coping strategies and resilience to food access insecurity along the continuum, and (4) assess the influe...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of community attitude on sustainability of Most Vulnerable Children (MVC) projects. It was conducted in Morogoro Municipality with the view to establish the nature of support provided by CARE International to MVC, examine community involvement in MVC projects, explore community attitudes towards MVC and MVC projects, find out whether mtaa Most Vulnerable Children (MVCC) continued to support MVC, assess the effect of community attitudes on sustain...
Abstract This research was an analysis of the significance ZANU PF political ideology in the control of intra-party factionalism. A study of the role of the party’s ideology in stages of factionalism was carried out by the researcher and special attention was paid to the activities that unfolded in Hurungwe West from November (2014) to June (2015). Theories were the fortification base of the research. Qualitative research method was used to amass information and secondary and primary source...
ABSTRACT TheissueofxenophobiaattacksinSouthAfricahasbecomeaproblematicphenomenoninthe AfricancontinentwiththecasesofZambiaandSouthAfrica.Thisxenophobictendenceisbased onprejudiceandhatreddirectedtowardsforeignnationalsspecificallyblackAfricanswhoare deemedbythenativegroupsaspersistentthreatstotheirentitlementslikeemploymentsecurity, accommodation,resourcedistributionandothervariousopportunitieswithinthepolitical, economic,socio-culturalandtechnologicalpremisesjusttomentionthesefew.Assuch,the ...
ABSTRACT Indigenous knowledge systems have been part and parcel of the African people’s lives and they still continue to inform much of their lives. These knowledge systems have been marginalized since the colonial era. This study serves to prove the myths and realities associated with indigenous knowledge systems in curing sexual health problems in Zimbabwe, case of Bulawayo. The missionaries and colonial officers collaborated to alienate and marginalize African indigenous knowledge system...
ABSTRACT Football has become a widely followed „religion‟ just like Christianity. This has influenced a growth of scholarship on the subject from different theoretical positions. This study explores the sport world from a media centric standpoint. It looks at sports, particularly football from the lens of the media. It unearths how the media manufactures reality while at the same time exploring the discourses that prevail in the media with specific reference to football coaches. The study...
Abstract The chapter focuses on the introductory part of the research, which covers the background of study, the problem under investigation, objectives of the study, research questions, limitations, delimitations and ethical considerations. Although a lot of literature has been written about local government in Zimbabwe, a cold shoulder has been given on the influence of political interference on service delivery. The death in research has forced the researcher to provide an insight on the r...
Abstract One of the media’s core and normative roles is to inform, educate and entertain society. This dissertation unravels this notion. It investigates the coverage of xenophobia research findings in two popular South African newspapers; the Mail & Guardian and the Sowetan from 2008 to 2013. Employing a neo-Foucauldian approach informed by Michel Foucault’s theory of discourse, power and knowledge, and using mixed methods, this study calls for more balanced and consistent coverage of xe...
Abstract The study ought to analyse factors affecting success of Results Based Personnel Performance System (RBPPS) at Hurungwe Rural District Council (HRDC). The purpose of the study was to investigate and examine the main factors that impacted on the success of Results Based Personnel Performance System. Over the past decade Integrated Results Based Management (IRBM) has been adopted by the Zimbabwean government and public organisation to improve the implementation of national programmes ba...
ABSTRACT Equality as a concert of sexes is a relatively current observable fact. From the late nineteenth century to date many conventions, policies and institutions have arisen in a bid to promote the equality of man and women. This research was undertaken in an effort to analyse the level at which Local Authorities in Zimbabwe with specific reference to Gweru Municipality, have managed to uphold and achieve 50% equality between men and women in council elections. The research was a signific...
ABSTRACT This study examined synergy between Local Government Authorities (LGAs) and corporates for social service delivery in Kilombero and Mvomero District Councils in which Kilombero and Mtibwa sugar companies are situated, respectively. Specifically, the study aimed at examining the environmental forces challenging LGAs and corporates for social service delivery; assess planning interface between LGAs and corporates for social service delivery; and examine resource complementarity between...
ABSTRACT This thesis is prepared according to “Published manuscripts” format of the Sokoine University of Agriculture. This thesis discusses the role of potential plague reservoirs and their flea-vectors in the plague epidemiology in eastern Zambia. The goal was to identify and describe roles domestic pigs, goats and sheep, and rodents with their fleas play in maintaining and transmitting the plague pathogen, Yersinia pestis. Plasminogen activator gene (pla) of Y. pestis was successfully ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at determining factors influencing the effectiveness of decentralised agricultural extension information and service delivery in Tanzania. A cross sectional research design was used to collect data from 390 respondents from Arumeru District which were purposively selected. Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire, focused group discussions, key informant interviews and observations checklist. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used in ...
ABSTRACT Political-administrative interactions in local governments have gained wide attention among most development practitioners and scholars of public administration. Politicaladministrative relations focus on the interaction and reciprocal relations between the elected and appointed officials in performing local governments’ functions. Through decentralization by devolution “D by D”, local governments have been mandated to provide social services within their jurisdictions such as ...