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The present study investigated adaption to environ¬mental change among small scale businesses in the hair dressing industry. The hypotheses that (1) adaptation to environmental change among successful hair salons would take the form of buffering, leveling and forecasting, (2) organically...

A cross sectional study was undertaken in both Siavonga and Mazabuka Districts. The general objective of the study was to determine if Universal Precautions were adhered to, and the reason for non-adherence among midwives, nurses who perform deliveries in the health centres and trained...

Social Security entails the provision of incomes to individuals to enable them maintain a reasonable and socially acceptable standard of livelihood. Where social security is administered on a contributory basis individuals in paid employment save some of their money with private or public social...

Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the reproductive system. Until now, many health aspects of reproduction were dealt with through public health approaches. The...

This study was conducted in Sesheke district of Zambia to investigate the etio pathological changes that occur in fish species presenting with Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome in the Zambezi River Basin. The disease is endemic in Asia, but it is being reported for the first time in Africa. A total...

This is a study of the social history of the Kalomo and Livingstone Districts of Northern Rhodesia. It covers the period 1890-1939. The study focusses attention on the theme of African adaptation to the colonial law enforcement system. Chapter 1 describes the area of this study and the people who...

This dissertation studies agricultural change in the Northern Province of Zambia. It analyzes the agricultural policies and practices of both the Northern Rhodesian Colonial and Zambian Governments between 1948 and 1978. The focus is maize production in Kasama District. There has been misplaced...

This thesis attempts to evaluate the legal framework for the provision of agricultural finance in Zambia. The post-independence era has witnessed a decline in resources from the mining sector and this has led to an effort by the Government to find ways to diversify the economy, in part through...

Zambia like other countries in the Southern Africa is faced with problems of food security due to decline in soil fertility, fodder shortage especially in the dry season, continuous cultivation without application of fertilizer or manure, increased soil erosion, soil exhaustion and low inherent...