Abstract A strategic plan is a management tool that is used to transform organizational objectives into actions. Public Service managers have a responsibility to ensure that strategic plans are developed to stir the organization in the desired direction. However, crafting the best strategy is not the end in itself but the ultimate result will only be realized once the plan is successfully implemented, hence the need for effective communication during strategy formulation and implementation. ...
Abstract The disposal of soild is a major environmental challenge in most developing countries including Zimbabwe Empirical data on peoples perceptions and attitudes towards solid waste and its associated environmental and public health.
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Abstract The study assesses the contribution of apiculture to household income and food security in Ward 20, Chirumhanzu District. A mixture research design was adopted that is it used both qualitative and quantitative data collection techniques. Data was collected through the use of questionnaires, observations and interviews. Questionnaires were administered to all participants that is a target population of fifty households constituting both males and females who were participating in apic...
Abstract In answer to debilitating sanctions and paralysis of rural development amid a rich geological endowment of precious minerals being siphoned by foreign companies, the Government of Zimbabwe introduced community share-ownership trusts as a panacea to rural poverty. The study assessed socio-economic benefits of Tongogara Community Share Ownership Trust (TCSOT) to the Tongogara community. Questionnaires were distributed to 64 randomly selected households in wards 8, 10, 12 and 14. Interv...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to analyse the waste oil management practices in the auto repair and maintenance workshop in the informal sector of the city of harare in zimbabwe
ABSTRACT The research investigated workers awareness and perceptions of safety and legislation in the food industry of Zimbabwe as a strategy to minimize occupational accidents. the research adopted a descriptive survey design focusing on three purposively selected companies in the food manufacturing sector in harare.
Abstract Using situational analysis household questionaires and interviews the paper analyses socio economic impacts of operation Murambatsvina in two residential areas in Gwerum the number of household sharing a house ranged from one(66%) two(23%) and three (11%)
ABSTRACT Renco Mine tailings dump was commissioned in 1998, since 2006, a few tolerant plant species, most often exotics, with lower growth rates and not acclimatized to local conditions were once planted on the tailings dump using natural soil in an attempt to reclaim it. The main objective of the study was to compare early growth performance of Dodonaea viscosa and Leucaena leucocephala planted on biosolids (treatment) and natural soil (control) applied on an operational mine tailings dump ...
ABSTRACT The research was carried out at Dalny mine with the aim of understanding the causes of accidents at the organisation. The objectives of the study included the identification of the causes of accidents, establishment of the trends on the occurrence of accidents at the mine and to evaluate the level of awareness of employees on the causes of accidents. A descriptive research design was used and a sample of 92 employees was selected. The research encompassed both qualitative and quantit...
ABSTRACT A study to assess the contribution of impala (Aepyceros melampus) to nutrient cycling was conducted in Mukuvisi woodland, a Nature reserve in Harare. The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of impala faecal pellets to nutrient cycle of Mukuvisi Woodland. In this study stratified random sampling method was used to assess decomposition rate of impala faecal pellets in two seasons (summer and winter), and also to determine the amount of soil nutrients contributed by impala ...
Abstract The main goal of the study was to assess the effectiveness of implementing a Behaviour Based Safety (BBS) approach in accident prevention in manufacturing industries of Zimbabwe with focus on Delta Beverages, Lagers Manufacturing in Harare. Causes of most occupational related accidents were identified, Behaviour Based safety measures being taken in accident prevention at Delta Lagers were also taken note of as well as legislative and policy issues related to Behaviour Based Safety. T...
Abstract The main goal of the study was to assess occupational stress and its management in the Pole Treatment industries of Zimbabwe with focus on Border Timbers Limited Pole Treatment Yard. Identification of sources of stress, examination of patterns and coping strategies as well as analysis of relationships between perceived levels of stress and various variables such as job experience and work site were done. The research employed a cocktail of both quantitative and qualitative methods th...
Abstract The main aim of the study was to analyse the association between ergonomic risk factors and illnesses in narrow reef mining at Goldfields of Mazowe (GFM).The analytical research design was employed and cross verification was done through combining several methods thus triangulation were both qualitative and quantitative research approaches were used. Data was collected through the use of interviews, questionnaires, field observations using Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) and seco...