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Women exclusion in national development is a global problem which countries are struggling to address. In trying to address the problem, the Zambian government adopted a number of policies and Acts of Parliament among them the National Gender Policy of 2000 through Gender in Development Division...

This study sought to investigate conflict between the individual and the community in African fiction, namely No Longer at Ease, Arrow of God, and Bitterness as primary texts. The main objectives were to investigate the nature and causes of conflict between the individual and the community. Focus...

ackground: The prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) in any population reflects its socio-economic development and it is a good proxy to gauge the developmental status of the country. This study aimed at examining the association between Maternal Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status and Birth...

This study sought to investigate variations in the use of metadiscourse (MD) markers between females and males in Post newspaper opinion articles on political matters. Specifically, the study compared the frequencies of interactive MD markers as well as interactional MD markers used by females...

In the period of time that the internet has existed, it has become a major player in the production and distribution of humour in general, and humour about gender, in particular. Access to the internet has also increased the ease with which other internet content is located and distributed....

Narratives rely heavily on onomastics, where names are part of the raw materials that weave the plot, and are essential ingredients of narration. Naming is a critical literary device and within artistic works, every detail adds to the overall representation and the use of names is no exception....

The study aimed at investigating the relationship between the use of cohesive devices and the quality of grade 12 French Compositions. Sixty Compositions were collected from Grade 12 pupils of French from five Secondary Schools. The objectives of the investigation were to establish the types of...

This study aimed at finding out the role of political parties in the enhancement of women representation in the parliament of Zambia. The continued underrepresentation of women in the Zambian Parliament prompted undertaking this study. The study confined itself to looking at the role of two major...

Following the attainment of independence from Britain in 1964, the Zambian government embarked upon the creation of agricultural schemes with so as to reduce the economic imbalance inherited from the colonial government. Studies conducted on agricultural schemes in various parts of the country...

This study examines the roles and challenges of women in male dominated institutions focusing on the case of Zambia Police from 1947 to 2015. The study argues that Zambia Police Service formerly known as Northern Rhodesia Police was formed in 1932 and at inception it only comprised men with no...