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Mining is an important economic activity in many developed and developing countries and has the potential to shape and affect economies directly and indirectly. Zambia is regarded as a mining country because of the contribution of mining to its exports, domestic markets, employment, and...

This PhD thesis involved conducting a phonological and morphological analysis of loanwords from English into Icibemba, a major language spoken in the Northern, Copperbelt and Luapula provinces of Zambia as well as parts of Muchinga and Central provinces. The main aim of this research was to...

Pumpkins and Chinese cabbage are widely grown in peri urban areas with different soil types in Zambia using waste water which is potentially contaminated with heavy metals like copper and cobalt. The objectives of this study were to establish the effect of loading rates of heavy metals on sandy...

The purpose of the study was to explore on barriers to the enterprising of cooperatives in Sesheke District. This was against the background that cooperatives were not enterprising for over a decade. Thus, the study enquired on; what cooperatives were doing in their quest to enterprise, why they...

The practice of copper wire drawing has faced problems regarding process, quality and manufacturing cost and satisfying world market demand of drawn wires. Of great importance to the practitioner are problems due to the interaction of process parameters during wire drawing. The present research...

This study theorised that the problem of dirty and unsanitary environments that were characteristic in Zambia stemmed from human behaviour and that dealing with it needed a multifarious approach. The study, therefore, investigated the determinants of pro-environmental behaviour and the tools for...

The study investigated the Ila tradition in relation to the realisation of Education for All (EFA). The purpose of the study was to establish how the beliefs and traditions of the Baila people of Namwala affected the realisation of EFA in Namwala. The objectives of the study were to assess the...

The general objective of the study was to critique from a Christian feminist perspective the unequal religious authority existing among female and male pastors in twelve Pentecostal churches in Lusaka. Specific objectives were to examine the motives behind becoming and training as pastors,...

Background: Cirrhosis is a dominant cause of portal hypertension globally but is overshadowed by schistosomiasis in parts of the tropics, including in Zambia where hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HSS) sero-prevalence can reach 88% in some districts. Bacterial translocation (BT) drives portal...

Brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonotic and devastating disease that affects households‟ potential to improve their well-being through trade in livestock and livestock commodities. Despite the disease being endemic in Zambia, there is inadequate information, on its socio-economic impact on...