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The main objectives of this study were to (i) to determine if educational level affect Uptake of exclusive breastfeeding among HIV positive postnatal mothers. (ii) to establish whether lack of decision making powers affect Uptake of exclusive breastfeeding among HIV positive postnatal mothers....

Greenhouse and field studies were conducted to evaluate manure extracts and their effect on crop yield and selected soil chemical and microbial properties. For the green house study, comfrey and tithonia plant materials were each used at rates of 0.0625, 0.0935, 0.125 and 0.156 kg per litre of...

This study is an investigation into the discourses of the Catholic Church and the Secular Institutions on the use of condoms in the prevention of HIV transmission. The central objective of the study is to assess the preferred discourse among Catholic students in a nursing school. The focus on...

The theme of this study is that contrary to widely-held views, the colonial state was not always hostile to African farming, nor was its policies uniform everywhere. In Chipata district, the colonial state showed versatility in its relationship with African peasant farming.Contrary to the...

Two potato cultivars, ‘Norchip’ and ‘Russet Burbank’ were used to study the changes that occur in potato tubers during growing season and through storage. In addition, the post harvest effects of bruising, chemical treatment (CIPC) and CO2 build-up in storage bins on the quality of stored tubers...

This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of using azolla in rice fields and to investigate the appropiate time and quantities of azolla to be incorporated. The trial was conducted at the University of Zambia Field Station as a pot experiment. Three different quantities of azolla...

The Ministry of Education undertook a number of reforms in the 1990s due to the decline in literacy levels in basic schools; the basic school curriculum was changed. New methods of teaching were introduced as measures of intervention. Pedagogies like the New Breakthrough to Literacy (NBTL), Step...

This study sought to establish the effectiveness of teaching indigenous languages under the team teaching arrangement. The research methodology of the study involved both qualitative and quantitative data which was collected through questionnaires, lesson observations, curriculum materials and...

This dissertation examines developments and challenges of prosecuting crimes of sexual violence in international tribunals and takes the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda as a case study. The dissertation addresses the problem of ending impunity for crimes of sexual violence committed...

On 11 November 1965, Ian Douglas Smith defied world opinion and proclaimed a Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in Rhodesia. Rhodesia’s UDI posed a major challenge in the context of politics of decolonisation generally in Africa and southern Africa in particular. The Zambian government...