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This study is an attempt to examine the history of agricultural research in Zambia. To do this effectively, Mount Makulu Central Research Station has been chosen. This is because it has always been the most important agricultural research station in the country.The study is divided into five...

The question as to whether the plantation system is good or bad for developing countries, is indeed an issue which has aroused much debate among scholars. Whereas some have assessed the system in positive terms, others have analysed it in negative terms. It is, therefore, in this context that an...

Poverty is as old as humanity. In Zambia many pre-colonial societies suffered the vice that existed in a different form. But with the advent of colonialism and subsequent development of modern capitalist industries, the dynamics of poverty in Zambia changed. The shifts of men and women from rural...

This dissertation traces the development of road passenger public transport in Lusaka from the colonial to the post-colonial period. It examines interventionist measures taken by the state to deal with the persistent public transport crisis. The general belief has been that constraints of public...

Livingstone was founded in 1905. In its early period of development trade was in the hands of Europeans of mainly Jewish origin.During the 1910s, Asian trade developed and by the end of the Second World War trade had shifted into Asian hands. Trading became the main occupation of the Asians even...

This dissertation examines the major trends in the way of life of the Gwembe Tonga from the time of their relocation in 1958 to 1998. Basically, the study analyses the process of resettlement and adaptation of the valley people, highlighting in particular the concomitant hardships of a critical...

This dissertation reconstructs the history of the Pilgrim Wesleyan Missionary Society in Choma District of Southern Province. It covers the period between 1930 and 1990. The study takes both the chronological and thematic approaches. It consists of four chapters. The first chapter examines the...

The current study examined Silozi euphemisms from a socio-pragmatic perspective within the framework of theories of Sociolinguistics and Pragmatics. Precisely, the study applied speech act theory, politeness theory, face theory and conversational analysis theories. This exercise was done in order...

This study examines adolescent decision-making in matters of sexuality and pregnancy,and focuses on how adolescents decide about sex. With regard to their ability to decide freely and responsibly about sex, the underlying assumptions of the concepts of reproductive health and reproductive rights,...