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This study examines diseases and development of health services at Roan Antelope Mine which emerged on the swamps of Luanshya River in Luanshya and recorded high rates of morbidity and mortality, especially in its early years 1920s and early 1930s. The analysis shows that in the first two decades...

Fishing is an important human activity which has for a long time attracted and supported human settlement. In Mweru-Luapula, fishing was accepted by fishermen as an important source of income after 1920. The quantities of fish caught and sold assumed much importance. Therefore, the exposure of...

This study is a historical investigation of the British policy of indirect rule among the Acephalous society of Monze district from 1890 -1964. The research was prompted by the fact that there is gap in literature regarding how indirect rule was implemented among the Tonga of Monze district and...

This study focuses on the history of the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) from 1964 to 2011. ZCTU is one of the two federations of trade unions in Zambia. For over thirty years, ZCTU was the only congress of trade unions in Zambia. This study shows that ZCTU was established by the United...

The central theme of this study is an examination of the social impact of the Salvation Army on Chikankata district and the responses of Africans thereto. Specifically, the study aims at identifying strategies used by the Salvation Army to convert Africans to Christianity. It also examines the...

This study examines the history of the Ngoni chiefs under colonial rule in Northern Rhodesia’s Fort Jameson (Chipata) from 1895 to 1964. It shows the responses and reactions of the chiefs and the people they ruled towards the policies of the British South Africa Company and later of governments...

Agriculture and food security are major themes in Zambia and the world over. The people of Sesheke district have depended on agriculture for many years. This dissertation discusses agricultural change in Sesheke district of Western Zambia from 1899 to 1964. The study focuses on the traditional...

The post-independence political landscape of Zambia has been characterised by incidences of ethnicity and regionalism in party politics. However, ethnicity has not been the main defining factor in party preferences. Accordingly, there has been an important debate on whether some political parties...

This study is a historical investigation of the changing roles and challenges of trade unions in Zambia using the case of Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT). It started as Northern Rhodesia African Teachers Association (NORATA), in 1953 and became Northern Rhodesia Union of Teachers (NORUT)...

This study is a historical investigation of the changing roles and challenges of trade unions in Zambia using the case of Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT). It started as Northern Rhodesia African Teachers Association (NORATA), in 1953 and became Northern Rhodesia Union of Teachers (NORUT)...