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There is now consensus that inflation hampers economic and social development. It is therefore important to have a clearly defined and effective framework of inflation control. Since 1992, Zambia has been using monetary targeting as a framework of inflation control. However, the link between...

The central theme of this study is to highlight the connection between major African health problems on the one hand and, on the other, the conditions under which African miners and their families worked and lived in the mining industry between 1920 and 1964. With specific reference to the Roan...

The main objective of the study was to determine whether junior commissioned officers in the Zambia Army attached any value to higher education and whether they aspired to go for further education. The study tried to establish what the junior commission Army officers perceived to be the factors...

Maize leaf blight caused by the fungus Helminthosporium turcicum (Exerohilum turcicum) is one of the constraints affecting maize production and thereby eroding income and food security in Zambia and the Southern African region. Maize leaf blight severity on susceptible varieties can range between...

The Small-Scale Mining (SSM) sub-sector makes a significant contribution to the economy of Tanzania. Major benefits include foreign exchange earnings, generation of income for rural population where alternative means of income are limited and also employs over 500,000 people. Minerals being mined...

The spotted stem borer, Chilo partellus (Swinhoe) is one of the most destructive pests of maize in the warm, low altitude regions of Zambia. A study was carried out in Sinazongwe district, which is located at about 600 metres above sea level in the Southern Province to determine the incidence of...

Workers in every workplace are the most significant component, therefore they need to be kept psychologically satisfied through workers' education. Consequently if any nation has to turn the dreams of development into reality, the workers should embrace workers'education. Workers' education gives...

Aflatoxins are believed by many investigators to play a major role in the etiology of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (PHC). As PHC is the commonest tumour of men in Zambia, investigation of aflatoxin exposure of the Zambian population is warranted. Previous studies in Zambia have shown that...

The objective of the study was to identify barriers to accessing HIV services by TB patients who are co-infected with HIV in Lusaka District clinics. CIDRZ program monitoring data shows that 30% of TB patients refuse HIV testing and that 45% of HIV-positive TB patients identified through DCT do...

research was conducted to establish the barriers associated with condom utilization among mobile police officers in Sondela paramilitary camp in Kafue rural district. The study was prompted by the fact that Zambia police service had scanty information on officers’ condom utilization and since...