ABSTRACT The research analyzed the problems and effects of conflict on the socio-economic development using Libya as a case of reference. The purpose of the study was to highlight how conflict derails socio-economic development and encourage nations to resort to peace constantly. The Libyan conflict was a composition of diverse varied issues and differences between the Government and its citizens, between 2010 and 2014. The conflict derailed and disrupted the daily operations of the economy ...
ABSTRACT This research sought to find out the extent to which polygamy influences the pupils in their academic achievement in Bubi District. The researcher employed the descriptive survey design method. Data was collected through the use of questionnaires for pupils and for teachers and an interview schedule for School Heads and senior teachers. The population was made up of five secondary schools in Bubi district. The sample comprised of thirty pupils, (six pupils from each school), twenty ...
ABSTRACT The study is grounded under the premise that the 2003 to 2014 Iraq conflict is a combination of intricate myriad internal and external factors that present a challenge to resolving the conflict. The Iraq conflict is characterized by a web of interconnected and complex events that present a formidable ostensible challenge to its resolution. In light of these challenges, questions have been posed on whether; the conflict is a result of internal problems or external factors? If so, wha...
ABSTRACT The study seeks to assess how the Zimbabwe men‟s cricket team is constructed by the two mainstream newspapers, The Herald and DailyNews. Making of or construction of reality is within the daily interactions of human in society. Society helps in shaping people‟s view of the world. Construction means making-up or “creating reality”. The Herald and DailyNews articles between January 2016 and November 2016 constructed the Zimbabwe men‟s cricket team as failures and how it ma...
ABSTRACT This thesis is an in-depth study of the poetic qualities of one distinctive form of Igbo traditional poetry, namely the traditional elegiac poetry, abu akwamosu. In Chapter 1, after a general survey of Igbo traditional poetry there follows a brief review of the existing literature on this material as well as a critical look at the classification. Chapter 2 starts with a discussion of the sociological background of Igbo traditional elegiac poetry. The emphasis here is on the significa...
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 : The purpose of this study is to assess the Effectiveness of Organizational Communication channels used by Hwange Colliery Company to communicate with its Publics to enhance corporate reputation. This is because effective communication has been the pillar to the success of many big corporate organizations and this prompted the researcher to study a local organization, Hwange Colliery Company. In this study literature was reviewed from scholars that had prior knowledge on the topic o...
Abstract This is a qualitative study on Botswana private school teachers’ perceptions of the inclusion concept in the educational system. In this study, a case study was used as a strategy to conduct the practical aspects of this study. A study was a mixed-method research design. Interviews and questionnaires were research tools that were used to collect data for this study. The sample comprised of 2 administrators and twenty teachers. A questionnaire on inclusion concept was developed on...
Abstract This study focuses on the crisis of masculinity during Zimbabwe‟s post year 2000 socioeconomic and political degeneration. Through a masculinist re-reading of Tagwira‟s The Uncertainty of Hope (2006), Chikwava‟s Harare North (2010) and Nyota et al‟s Hunting in Foreign Lands (2010) I seek to show the difficulties men face in sustaining the normative masculine roles as providers and protectors of families, communities and the nation within a context of political insecurity, jo...
ABSTRACT A cross sectional study was conducted in Kyuso Sub County to determine factors influencing household incomes. The broad objective of the study was to determine the factors that influence household income losses due to livestock diseases and document common and prevalent livestock diseases. The study used descriptive and inferential data collection and analysis methods. The data was collected through primary and secondary data methods. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered ...
IKISIRI Shughuli nyingi za kijamii hutumia lugha inayopata maana katika muktadha inamotumika. Hali hii imechochea kutaka kujua namna Waisukha wanavyotumia lugha kuendeleza ubabedume katika majigambo yanayoghaniwa kwenye sherehe za upiganishaji fahali kisemantiki. Utafiti huu ulichunguza ubabedume miongoni mwa Waisukha jinsi unavyodhihirika katika Majigambo ya Miviga ya Shilembe na Mchezasili wa Mayo. Vipashio vya lugha vinavyosheheni ubabedume katika majigambo hayo vilihakikiwa kwa mtazamo wa...
ABSTRACT Urban centers were already in existence before the advent of colonialism in Africa. Such centers included Jenne-Jeno, Yoruba towns, Cairo, Meroe and Kilwa that could be found in different parts of the continent. Some of the factors that led to the establishment of these centers were war, transport, strategic placement, local and international trade, mining, agriculture as well as cultural developments, unlike Maseno urban centre which sprung up as a result of missionary factor with t...
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Research Questions .........
ABSTRACT This study investigates Marjorie Oludhe’s portrayal of male image in Coming to Birth and The Present Moment. Of primary influence to the study is that little attention has been given to the analysis of women’s writings in relation to the representation of male image even as the male characters are used as a foil to articulate the experiences of women which has risked perpetuating the derogatory views of women as victims and men as agents of social ills. The literary devices have ...