The purpose of the study was to explore factors leading to low turnout of men in reporting cases of female perpetrated gender-based violence. The study used a quantitative approach, which emphasized objective measurements and the statistical, mathematical, or numerical analysis of data collected...
Names in African societies are not only mere identifiers of entities, but do carry connotative meanings in most cases. Coming from an oral tradition, significant events such as droughts, death, and famine are documented and preserved through naming. The art of naming has become prominent in...
Download PDF ↓The study investigated the influence of women on Gender Responsive Legislation (GRL) as individuals and as a caucus in the Zambian National Assembly from 2010 to 2016. It sought to examine the role of the women’s movements in supporting the work of the women legislators. The study was anchored on...
Death disposal is the process of dealing with the physical remains of the dead person. It is the act of getting rid of the body before decomposing and starting to emit foul odour that can affect the people around it. Gaborone city, in which Ledumang Ward is situated and is the subject of the case...
Most studies on HIV and AIDS in Zambia have concentrated on social-economic and political aspects. The cultural aspects are merely mentioned in passing or completely ignored. However, this study is cognizant of the fact that cultural norms and values have interacted with HIV and AIDS aspects in...
Download PDF ↓Child marriage is a global, continental and national problem. Typically, it cuts short or ends a girl’s education, compromises her reproductive rights, sexual health, future employment and earnings as well as perpetuates personal and community poverty. Zambia has one of the highest child marriage...
Download PDF ↓Common childhood illnesses remain a major challenge in developing countries. Therefore, acute response is vital to the survival of children below the age of five. Studies of healthcare seeking behavior in Zambia have barely explored the maternal factors associated with healthcare seeking behavior...
Zambia has over the years relied on both internal and external sources of financing to meet budget deficits. As a result the country has amassed huge amounts of domestic and external public debt. Zambia has outstanding Eurobonds that will be coming due in 2024 and it recently defaulted its debt...
Download PDF ↓The research investigated translation strategies that are used in the translation of news items from English into Silozi at Liseli Radio Station in Western Province and to establish equivalence between the source text and target text. The objectives of the research were: to determine translation...
Download PDF ↓This study examined interrogatives in Tonga. In particular, the current study undertook to understand the phonological aspects of interrogative markers, morphological aspects, and their syntactic distributions as well as the role that semantics plays in interrogative constructions within the...
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