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Alcoholism accounts for 4% of deaths worldwide and 4.5% of global burden of disease and injury (WHO, 2011). In Zambia 15.6% of the population drink alcohol of which 43.7% consume alcohol heavily (Acuda et al, 2011). Relapse prevention interventions are used worldwide as an essential part of the...

This paper analysed the relationship between poverty and remittances in Zambia using data from the LCMS - CSO (2010). The FGT (1984) poverty index approach was applied. Seven income sources including income from employment, crops, livestock, investments, non-farm business, any other income and...

Since 2002, the Government of Zambia has been funding a farmer input subsidy program that consumes a very large part of the resources allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. This survey examines if the program is producing commensurate impacts on maize production by the farmers...

The study investigated Zambia’s capacity to design and implement an effective student loans scheme, as a viable cost sharing measure in promoting equitable access to higher education in Zambia. The study employed a cross sectional or survey design. The target population consisted of stakeholders...

The purpose of the study was to analyse the implementation process of the Women Empowerment Programmes (WEP) among selected Women Groups in Monze District of Zambia. This study adopted a case study design and both qualitative and quantitative data was collected. The sample size was 150...

The problem of infrastructure sharing among competing agents, each hoping to maximize its utility, is a daunting task for regulators and policy makers at large. This study used a game theoretical analysis of how a Network infrastructure as a Service (NaaS) company can optimize its utilities or...

Alectra vogelii (benth) is a parasitic weed which causes significant yield reduction in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata Walp) in Tanzania. The objective of this study was to (i) identify the type of gene action controlling the trait for resistance to Alectra vogelii in cowpeas and its heritability (ii)...

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the use of Instruction Based Formative Assessment in Colleges of Education in Zambia. The objectives of the study were to establish the use of Instruction Based Formative Assessment during lectures, to determine the predominant Instruction Based Formative...

This paper seeks to report on the research undertaken to determine the extent to which environmental sustainability issues had been integrated in the Zambian 2013 science education curriculum at junior secondary school level(grades 8 and 9). The research followed a descriptive survey employing...

This research was conducted so as to investigate the design and development of security applications that integrate fingerprint biometrics system into the military police database for the purpose of improving security in Military organisation. The research opposes manual procedures and modernises...