The study problem was that in a decentralised system of government, it is expected that there would be effective popular participation in development and poverty alleviation activities and strategies, and that local people are in charge of their own affairs. However, in Zambia, despite the...
Fishing was one of the oldest and lifelong human activities which did not only attract high population densities, but was also used, in certain areas, as an alternative source of income and food security. Fish contributed to the development of trade between the riverine communities, which caught...
Download PDF ↓There are high HIV prevalence rates among prisoners around the world and, in most cases, the levels of HIV infections among prisoners tend to be higher than in the general populations. In Zambian prisons, HIV prevalence is estimated to stand at 27% against a national HIV prevalence rate of 14%....
Download PDF ↓The purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate the effort, efficiency and performance of private water utilities to improve service delivery in Chawama Township, by Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC). 200 household heads who were selected using systematic sampling, were interviewed in...
Download PDF ↓This dissertation discusses developmental policy-issues linked to events before and after the change of policy-actors in 1991 and the re-election of MMD state players in 1996 national elections. While its focus is on comparing institutional policy-making and policy-implementation capacity of the...
Download PDF ↓Many other countries including Zambia, have been trying to improve the delivery of service to its citizens. In the year 1993, Zambia implemented the Public Service Reform Programme. This was not the first Zambia had tried to reform the Public Service. Zambia had instituted a number of reform...
Download PDF ↓This report is a result of the attachment and study of the sexual and reproductive health services provided to young people in Kabushi Township of Ndola by the Ndola District Health Management Team. It is a culmination of an attachment to such services in partial fulfillment of the requirements...
Download PDF ↓1.STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM Zambia has seen a tremendous rise in crime, and consequently the government has been preoccupied with how the rising crime rate could be reduced. There have been different strategies adopted by the government in order to curb the rising crime rate and rehabilitation of...
Download PDF ↓The theory of representative bureaucracy advocated as a panacea for bureaucratic isolationist tendencies and as a mechanism for ensuring bureaucratic responsiveness to client needs has in recent years gained popularity because of its inherent normative value for enhancing the recruitment and...
Download PDF ↓This study attempted to reconstruct the history of Mununshi Banana Scheme (MBS) with a view of analysing problems that contributed to the failure of Rural Development through Agricultural Projects in Zambia. The study pinpointed the importance of agriculture in rural development. It demonstrated...