ABSTRACT The research focused on the reliability of fair value presentation to investors in a depressed economy being a case of Zimbabwe. The research was inspired by an increase in the number of cases where investors lost their investments in companies that presented their financial statements using unreliable fair values. Both foreign and domestic investors are losing millions of dollars to companies which are using fair values to window dress their financial statements hiding the true econ...
BSTRACT Soil erosion by water is a growing problem in Tanzania particularly in mountainous areas. The control of soil erosion is one of the most significant issues, which results in improving crop production as well as smallholders income. A study was carried out to assess hillside ditches performance in controlling soil erosion in a banana-maize farming system in Kiroka Village, Morogoro, Tanzania. The study intended to characterize the soils, determine soil loss and assess the social econom...
ABSTRACT This study examines the level and forms of participation of rural women in local governance in Zimbabwe with a focus on Mutasa Rural District in Manicaland Province. The study focused on women‟s participation in local governance and in decision making structures such as Council, Ward Development Committees (WADCOs), Ward Assemblies, Village Development Committees (VIDCOs), Village Assemblies and Water Point Committees (WPCs). The Liberal Feminist theory was used to guide this study...
ABSTRACT The study aim was to assess the influence of Christian faith on ART adherence by persons living with HIV subscribing to Christianity as their religion and enrolled in the Zimbabwe National Network of People living with HIV Gweru. The research was necessitated by the observation of the rise in Christian denominations that were found to be preaching the gospel of healing from HIV, alongside the presented statistics on the AIDS-related deaths and HIV prevalence rates within the district...
Abstract The purpose of this research was to assess the role played by Fushai women-owned micro finance groups in reducing poverty in Bikita ward twenty. The objectives of the research were to examin the extent to which women owned micro finance groups have facilitated the reduction of poverty in rural areas, to examine models of rural micro finance and how they are run and to identify the challenges encounted by micro finance institutions, clients and staff in providing and accessing rural m...
The Fiscal Decentralisation Debate In Zimbabwe: The Context And Dimensions
ABSTRACT This study highlights the importance of corporate governance in the selection and recruitment of board members in Namibian SOEs. Furthermore, the study intended to investigate the criteria and methods used in the selection of board members and also to examine the corporate governance practice in nomination of board members. Critical analysis and empirical studies were conducted to answer the objectives of the study. The poor performance of the state-owned enterprises is attributed to...
ABSTRACT The study focused on assessing the effectiveness of the Director’s Circular No P36 of 2006 in the teaching and learning of Accounting at Ordinary level in Harare Province of Zimbabwe. The study came about after realising the Circular P36 of 2006 which was adopted as the lone evaluation and assessment tool for teachers. The study, therefore, aimed at assessing teachers’ perceptions on the use of Circular P36 of 2006 in the assessment and evaluation as well as to evaluate the chall...
Abstract The project investigated the decline in Private Employment Agency fees performance in the Ministry of Public Service Labour and Social Services. It also examined the determinants and ways of the effective and efficient ways of collecting licence fees from Private Employment Agencies in Zimbabwe. The objective was to establish an internet base register and analyse the major challenges in the adoption and maintenance of registering Private Employment Agencies on the internet systems in...
ABSTRACT The research was motivated by the researcher‟s observation of the current tertiary student funding. A large number of tertiary students are dropping out of college because of lack of funding. The research was on “bridging the student funding gap in the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development”. The main focus was on the challenges of the student funding system, solutions to those challenges and methods of bridging the student funding gap wit...
ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to establish the effect of net wealth tax on public deficit in Zimbabwe since the country’s budget deficit is growing from 2014 up to the present day. The main thrust was put on the effect of wealth distribution on public deficit, effect of wealth valuation on public deficit, the effect of wealth tax unit on public deficit, effect of wealth tax administration on public deficit, effect of wealth tax efficiency on public deficit and finally the effe...
Abstract This research study was a case of the Registrar General Department and it sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategies used to enhance service delivery in the public sector. The research objectives were ,to identify the key strategies adopted by The Registrar General’s department, in improving service delivery, to establish the ideal benchmark requirements for the strategies used that is the use of information and communication technology (ICT) and performance management ...
ABSTRACT This research aimed at assessing the contribution of community participation in projects planning and implementation: An Appraisal of Plan international’s water, sanitation and hygiene projects in ward 5 of Mwenezi District. The background of the study focused on the key aspects that led the researcher to be prompted to carry out the research. The research elaborated on the statement of the problem which is the failure of many projects in meeting most of their intended goals due to...
ABSTRACT This study’s main objective is to critically evaluate the effectiveness of engaging into an international joint venture with the aim of enhancing or improving the profitability together with the overall performance of an entity. At the end of 2015 Reinforce Steel Contractor and Steelforce got into an international joint venture with the aim of increasing revenue collection, reducing cost and sharing risk, improving profits, creating economies of scale, cost synergies, effective man...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify the causes of non-implementation of audit recommendations, with the aim of coming up with strategies and best practices for the effective implementation of audit recommendation. The study was inspired by the current position of NRZ’s inadequacy to fund projects, remunerate employees and accumulation of losses. Literature reviewed showed that the organization face high levels of risk which posed as a result of non-implementation of audit rec...