ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate into the nexus between terrorism and organized crime a case study of the Al-Shabaab in East Africa. The rationale was of that there is no nexus between terrorism and organized crime and there is the nexus between the two. The significance of the study was to enable the selected organizations in Zimbabwe and East Africa to have an insight into the relationship between terrorism and organized crime. There are no studies to the researcher’...
ABSTRACT The study sought to evaluate the impact of the African Union (AU) in combating Al Shabaab terrorism in Somalia and proffer recommendations on how the AU‟s counter-terrorism mission could lead to peace and stability in Somalia. The study was prompted by the escalating incidents of terror attacks and activities which include suicide bombings, killings of civilians, military assaults and destruction of property. This research was accomplished through qualitative methods of data colle...
Abstract. A bone of contention always arises in labour relations and ADR systems have been established so as to rectify labour disputes. Zimbabwe has a dual juncture labour system whereby the labour laws are not harmonized as both private and public sector are governed by different labour statutes. The Public Service Regulations Act governs the Public service employees excluding the security forces whereas the Labour Act governs private sector employees, metropolitan councils and parastatals...
Abstract Zimbabwe’s economy is nose diving, deteriorating living standards, sky rocketing inflation, unemployment to mention but a few and electorates make their choices based on the policy and economic preferences. Despite these prevailing uncertainties with regards to Zimbabweans, the government and state has been under the guardianship of ZANU PF since independence in 1980. Therefore, this research seeks to investigate and analyze on the factors that influence voter behavior, as this ha...
ABSTRACT Factionalism in ZANU PF has brought about several challenges to political development in Zimbabwe, of course MDC has had its own fair share of factionalism but the impacts were never felt like the current factionalism in ZANU PF. The rampant factionalism in ZANU PF ballooned since the December 2014 conference where several ZANU PF members faced the ZANU-PF axe including the then vice president Joyce Mujuru ,since then poor Zimbabweans still continue to feel the heat of factionalism ...
ABSTRACT Gender equality is a concept that many feminist and sympathizers the world over have been trying to achieve over the past five decades. Various measures to bring about this new kind of concept have been put forward including legislation, mainstreaming, gender affirmative action just to mention a few. But despite all the efforts and resources employed in endeavouring to achieve it, gender equality remains fantasy. The case of Zimbabwe is no different… The issue of gender equality i...
ABSTRACT The relations between Zimbabwe and Britain can be traced back to the pre-independence era where the current conflict is rooted from given the fact that the protracted war of liberation had its primary cause glued to land .Land resource has been at the heart of conflict between Zimbabwe and Britain dating back from the colonial era when land was seized from the Zimbabwean community by the British settlers , in the same vain legislative frameworks were set up such as the Land Apportio...
ABSTRACT This research analyzed the impact of the 2013 constitution on judicial independence in Zimbabwe from 2008 to 2014. This study was taken against the contention that 2013 people, the driven constitution is just a replica of the Lancaster House constitution which gave the executive branch to override the activities of the judiciary arm to the extent that the judiciary ends up operating as an extension of the executive. The major cause for the failure of the Lancaster House Constitution...
ABSTRACT There has been a lot of bickering on the economic situation in Zimbabwe, the precipitous slide of the economy have had far-reaching effects on the political, economic and social life of the people residing in Zimbabwe. This study explores the impact of the economic crisis on child refugees from a broader economic, political and social perspective. A case study of Zimbabwe and in particular Tongogara refugee camp was used for purposes of this study. Through literature review, a lot o...
ABSTRACT The issue of disaster management and preparedness cannot be overemphasized in a world where disasters pose a threat not only to the lives and livelihoods of communities but also to the environment and development of society. This research is aimed at investigating the various disaster management and preparedness initiatives and their effectiveness in promoting sustainable livelihoods in Zimbabwe with a particular focus on Mutoko District. The research was inspired on the premise tha...
Abstract The need for politicians to mobilize support for their endeavors has lacked an effective platform for this purpose prior to the introduction of Social media. The subsequent development of the internet and consequentially, the advent of Social Media, not only covered succored this lack, it ushered in a new wave of Political Mobilization. The use of Social media in Political Mobilization, therefore, is a very important subject to 21st Century politics. This paper deals solely with th...
Abstract Gender inequalities still characterise the leadership of Zimbabwe ,although a newly enacted constitution, Amendment number 20 and a number of international conventions ,protocols and declarations that affirm the achievement of gender equality have been signed and ratified. Literature is awash with traditional factors ( cultural,religious economic and socio political) that hinder the advancement of women in governance and leaves gaps in the context of modern factors, particularly tho...
ABSTRACT The study was premised on exploring the effects of retrenchment on organizational performance in Zimbabwe with the utilization of National Foods Bulawayo as a case study. Herzberg’s Two Factor theory and Alicia et al’s Downsizing model anchored the study serving as its theoretical framework. Investigative research techniques were adopted by the researcher in unearthing the issues encompassed in the relationship between retrenchment and organizational performance. With the use of...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effectiveness of employees’ representative organisations in Zimbabwean parastatals. A case study of Grain Marketing Board was used. The study seeks to examine if employees in Zimbabwean parastatals, looking at the case of GMB, are being fully represented. The study goes into detail trying to fill the gap looking at what has been causing continuous poor representation in these parastatals. The study used both qualitative and quantitative research. The st...
ABSTRACT A Civil Service Commission (CSC) is an agency that is backed by legislature to regulate the employment and working conditions of civil servants. The Civil Service Commission of Zimbabwe formally named the Public Service Commission (PSC) under the Lancaster House Constitution of 1979. Zigora and Chigwamba (2000) has it that, the Public Service Commission was established by an Act of Parliament (Public Service Act 1995) in accordance with Sections 73, 74 and 75 of the Constitution of ...