The role of communication in highlighting poverty challenges and how they can be encountered has wider benefits for society and thus cannot be overemphasized. There is therefore need for policy actors to recognize and support the potential contribution of mass media in poverty alleviation...
Download PDF ↓Zambia’s economic history has, to some extent, been greatly influenced by the early 1970s energy oil crisis precipitated by the steep adjustment of the international oil prices following the Arab-Israeli war of 1972. Globally, energy is arguably one of the major determinants of economic growth....
Download PDF ↓Student class attendance is not only important to the performance of the education sector in Zambia, but also to the country’s economic productivity. Despite the removal of examination fees at junior secondary level, student performance in junior secondary examinations is low in Zambia. The...
Download PDF ↓This report is entitled “Communicating better hygiene in rural Zambia, a case of Toilet Construction in Chief Lesa chiefdom of Mpongwe District”. The scourge of open defecation has reached alarming levels and calls for attention of all stake holders. Lack of access to improved sanitation...
Download PDF ↓This study investigated Communication for Better Agriculture: A case of outreach to farmers on farming as a business in Kabompo District with the view to establish whether the communication strategies used to impart business knowledge and skills to farmers were effective. This was an important...
The study examined the nature and level of community participation in Constituency Development Funded projects (CDF) in Kanyama Constituency of Lusaka City. In 1995, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was initiated in Zambia. The purpose of CDF is to provide local authorities with...
Download PDF ↓The study examined the nature and level of community participation in Constituency Development Funded projects (CDF) in Kanyama Constituency of Lusaka City. In 1995, the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) was initiated in Zambia. The purpose of CDF is to provide local authorities with...
Download PDF ↓Infertility is becoming a major public health concern because it affects one’s mental well-being, disrupts social bonding, lowers economic productivity for all those affected and erodes self-confidence (Dick et al., 2003). Despite the conspicuous prominence of many issues affecting women in the...
Download PDF ↓There are many factors that influence females to enter the labour market. Women in most of the developing countries are underrepresented in the labour force. In this regard, the equity and efficiency related Sustainable Development Goals, in particular; ensuring inclusive and equitable quality...
Download PDF ↓This study examines the development of postal services in Northern Rhodesia from 1893 to 1964 by focusing on the major transformations in the provision of the services in the territory. The study also analyses the availability and significance of postal services and the challenges encountered by...
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