ABSTRACT The study investigates the effects of delisting of The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and its effects. The study analyses the causes of the delisting of the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe from the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, the effects of delisting to the company, determinants of share prices and also on relisting and its effects to the company. Primary data was used in this research. The literature regarding the causes, effects of delisting, share prices deter...
ABSTRACT The research assessed the revenue collection challenges and opportunities in Zimbabwean local authorities and the possible solutions using Bindura Municipality as a case study. The study analysed the different sources of revenue and analyzed their contribution to the budget and their collection rate. A case study research design was used in this assessment. A sample of one hundred ratepayers was chosen. The sample is made up of five strata and these are; Bindura Municipality employee...
ABSTRACT The company is trying to minimise accidents (to achieve zero harm tolerance) at the same time increasing the productivity. The study investigated the effectiveness of training and development programs by the company. The main aim was to establish how the training and development strategies are being implemented and how the training programs are run, establish whether they are being highly effective or not.Explanatory research method was adopted questionnaires and interviews were used...
ABSTRACT The researcher was pushed by the need to undertake the study in the energy sector Hwange Power Station in bridging the funding gap. Hwange Power Station being the largest thermal power station in the country with an installed capacity of 1200 megawatt with six units fired by coal and diesel . Conduction of the research was done between the period June 2014 to October 2014.The data was collected from the sample size of 29 who were categorized as follows 6 from the top management, 8 fr...
ABSTRACT A number of concepts revolve around excellent operations in the going concern of organizations. The concept of adequate capital to fund operations depends on the obtainable funds available to an entity is one vital concept for effective and efficient operations. Jameson. K (2009) brings out an argument that it is capital that provides businesses the ability to progress as well as maintain a competitive advantage. The need for funds makes progress a virtue in the day to day operations...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of advertising controversial products on consumer purchasing decisions with special reference to Savanna Tobacco Company and it was carried out from July 2015 to November 2015.The main aim of the study was to measure advertising techniques suitable for communicating controversial products in terms of consumer attitudes, purchase intentions and demand patterns. The research results followed guidance of three main objectives that are: exa...
Abstract The research main aim was to investigate the effectiveness of housing cooperatives in the provision of urban housing in Harare. A housing cooperative is a legal association formed for the purpose of providing housing to its member on a continuing basis. The introductory chapter highlighted on the background of the study citing the history of Harare city council that led to the emergence of housing cooperatives in the late 1980s. Housing cooperatives approach was adopted by many urban...
ABSTRACT The thrust of this study was to investigate the impact of climate change and climate variability on rural women. It identifies the reasons why women are more vulnerable to climate change as compared to men and adaptation strategies implemented by women to adapt to the vagaries of climate change. The researcher selected women in ward 22 and 28 using random sampling. During the study, a structured questionnaire consisting of both closed and open-ended questions will be administered to ...
ABSTRACT There have been challenges in groundwater prospecting especially in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. Prospecting has not been accurate with frequent occurrences of dry holes for both geophysical and traditional groundwater prospecting techniques. The study involved an assessment of the suitability of using plant indicators for ground water prospecting in the Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. To achieve this, indicator species were first identified and their abundances and biometric ch...
BSTRACT This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of adoption of improved local chicken production methods case studies of UMADEP and ILRP SUA projects. The study was conducted at Kinole ward in Morogoro and Maneromango ward in Kisarawe District, Coast Region, of Tanzania. The objectives of this study were to assess the extent of adoption of improved LC keeping methods, to assess the effect of intervention to the household income and to identify constraints to adoption of improved LC pr...
ABSTRACT Economic analysis of solid waste (SW) management options in Morogoro municipality was conducted to assess efficiency of solid waste management options in Morogoro Municipality. The study set out three specific objectives: to analyze the types and sources of MSW produced in Morogoro municipality, to assess possible SW management options in Morogoro municipality and to conduct Cost benefit analysis of solid waste management options in Morogoro Municipality. Using structured questionnai...
Abstract Purpose – the purpose of this mini-thesis is to explore the Effectiveness of Management Communication from and within the Ministry of Education Head Office in Namibia. The Ministry of Education has an important role to play in the education of the Namibian people. According to Ministry of Education (2012), the mandate is to educate and train for citizens for national development. To this end, the study aims at identifying and examining factors that contribute to poor management com...
ABSRACT In the context of alarming poverty rates in rural Zimbabwe, this research was carried out to assess the contribution of public works programmes on poverty alleviation in ward 14 of Bikita district in Masvingo province. The research has been influenced by personal concerns which i strongly believe have influenced the selection of the research problem. My main concern is the deepening of poverty in the ward despite the prevalence of public works programmes as a policy option for the gov...
ABSTRACT The main thrust of this research was to investigate the labour practices and challenges faced in securing decent work for private security sector employees. The research was conceptually guided by the Human Development concept. Twenty-eight participants were drawn from various categories which included HR personnel, management, workers’ committee and security guards. In selecting these participants from the categories of HR personnel, management and workers’ committee, the resear...
ABSTRACT As a consequence of diverse human activities such as plastic littering, the planet has suffered rampant pollution resulting in the global outcry for the reduction of carbon footprints by individuals and organisations through engaging in eco-friendly activities (World Bank, 2018). Thus, the present study was meant to examine the influence of green advertising on sustainable plastic packaging waste disposal. A Case of Beitbridge urban households. To this end the researcher incorporated...