Abstract Solid waste management has become one of the contemporary issues of the 21St Century at local, national, regional and global scale. Studies on community participation in developing countries have been done but up to date gaps exist in the documentation of the real community based projects in solid waste management, challenges affecting full community participation as well as suggested solutions. The impacts of the suggested solutions are only superficially dealt with. This study exam...
Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the ergonomic hazards that are associated with steel manufacturing at a plant in Redcliff, Harare. The objectives of the study were to identify the ergonomic hazards, analysis of their effects and an assessment of the effectiveness of measures that are in place to combat the impacts of the hazards on employees. The research encompassed both qualitative and quantitative research paradigms and the use of primary and secondary methods of collecting d...
ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of oil pollution on soil properties at Sable Chemical Industries. The researcher used a descriptive case study research design. The research encompassed both qualitative and quantitative research paradigms and use of primary and secondary methods of data collection. Primary data was gathered through questionnaires, direct field observations, interviews and soil sample collection while secondary data was obtained from the journals and Sable Chemical Indus...
ABSTRACT the growing concern about the environment and sustainable development reveals the connections between human and physical branches of geography. the functional specialization enquiry into thematically focused field reveals the construction of disciplinary knowledge.
ABSTRACT The paper sought to identify major occupational hazards, establish causes and nature of physical injuries and illness associated with small scale gold mine in zimbabwane.
ABSTRACT This study seeks to find the impact of street vending on financial performance of formal clothing retailers in Gweru. This study draws inspiration from the gaps identified in previous research studies. Previous studies generalised the impact by actually looking at the impact of informal economy on business holistically. The main objective was to establish the relationship between street vending and financial performance of formal clothing retailers between the years 2013 and 2015. Th...
ABSTRACT Solid waste management has been a topical issue in the urban centres of most developing countries including Zimbabwe. This has posed serious environmental challenges in the cities of Zimbabwe. However, this issue has concentrated on solid waste management in the urban areas leaving out the rural areas. Solid waste generation in the rural areas has since increased both in quantity and quality due to modernization. Solid waste composition in the rural areas has been known to be dominat...
ABSTRACT Major economic losses in Agriculture worldwide are reported to be caused by plant diseases, therefore diseases management in an accurate and timely manner is of great importance. This study assessed the effectiveness of using a spectroradiometer in detecting coffee diseases (cercospora, CLR). Healthy and diseased plants were used to compare effectiveness of different indices using a spectroradiometer. Results from this study showed that original data from a spectroradiometer does not...