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While Zambia remains steep in poverty, it is also simultaneously witnessing a large outflow of domestic capital which if, retained and returned would assist in boosting financial resources utilization and improve in social-economical developmental programmes. Capital flight from Zambia was $16...

The debate on whether euthanasia is morally permissible or not has become one of the most controversial issues in the world. Despite the fact that there is not much discussion in Zambia on the practice, Zambia is not spared from moral consequences of both euthanasia being practiced without...

Trade balance is one of the main factors affecting the balance of payments position. This study examined the relationship between exchange rate and trade balance in Zambia, both in the short run and long run using quarterly data from 1998:1 to 2009:4. The study investigated how trade balance...

Developments in the information technology sector have forced banks to introduce and upgrade Self Service Banking Technologies (SSBTs). Use of SSBTs requires that appropriate information is available and accessible. The information seeking behaviour of users of SSBTs in Zambia is not known; and...

Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) is a corner stone for successful implementation of prevention, care and support services among HIV negative and positive individuals. VCT is also an effective strategy in risk reduction among sexually active young people. This study was designed to determine...

The study focused only on children who had lost one or both parents in a household and (1) examined the gender differences in livelihood coping strategies of children affected by HIV and AIDS related deaths of a parent(s) in a household (2) investigated the emotional coping strategies employed by...

Gender equality in all areas and at all levels was well appreciated by the world community especially when it’s promotion reached the climax during the fourth UN conference in Beijing in 1995 (Hilka, P. and Jeanne, V. 1995). Member states including Zambia participated in making declarations to...

Although some experts have indicated system interventions as psychologically harmful, very few researchers have attempted to explore the impact of legal societal system interventions (Ryan, Perry, 1987). With the advent of increased cases of child sexual abuse in Zambia in which many perpetrators...

There has been a lot of emphasis in Zambia on FDI in the last two decades culminating in a steady increase in FDI flows from about US$200 million in 1990 to about US$920 million in 2008. On the other hand, domestic private investment, as a percentage of GDP has generally been low and has shown...

This study was carried out to investigate the determinants and levels of Maternal Mortality and Status of Health Services in Kafue District. A scientific approach through exploratory study was employed to randomly select sample of 150 women from the four health centers in Kafue District. Data in...