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Zambia has a long history of upgrading of squatter settlements dating back to 1972 when the first upgrading programme was undertaken in Lusaka. The upgrading of squatter settlements has remained to be a policy matter as enshrined in the 1996 National Housing Policy. The upgrading of squatter...

This dissertation is concerned with changes in the traditional extended family system in Zambia.The primary aim of this study was to assess how far the process of family individuation has taken place in the Zambian extended family, as a result of the influence of western education. The data were...

Introduction: The field of neuropsychology is considered to be fairly new. It uses different psychological tests for various reasons including diagnosis assessment and rehabilitation. However, these tests were developed mostly in western countries and may not be used in other countries easily....

A research project, the Zambia Neurobehavioural (ZNB) study aimed at developing normative data for a Neuropsychological neurobehavioural test battery was started. The test battery is sensitive to HIV neurocognitive defects and it is hoped that it can be used for clinical practice (for diagnostic...

Socio-economic factors influencing adjustment in retirement among civil servants in Lusaka was the focus of the study. More specifically the main concerns of the study to investigate the relationship between financial security, occupation background and pre-retirement. attitudes towards...

This report examines the interface that existed between the evolving urban land use and the planning of Solwezi urban. This came from the realization that the problem of urban land use fragmentation, coupled with a growing number of suburban and informal housing areas, appeared to have impacted...

This paper is based on a systematic effort to evaluate and analyse how the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) communicates to its target audience the Basic Needs Basket (BNB) information, a monthly price survey of basic essential food and non-food items needed by average sized...

This dissertation examines the juvenile criminal justice system in Zambia vis-à-vis the international protection of the children’s rights. The study examines and analyses the existing laws and ascertains the extent to which Zambian laws are compliant with the international standards set out in...

The language-in-education policy in Zambia is that in grade one, the language of instruction for initial literacy is the familiar local language spoken in an area. From grade two onwards, the language of instruction is English. However, there are regions such as Lusaka which is cosmopolitan; with...

for years now everyone has imown that most of the elderly people have suffered from serious economic deprivation, that their incomes were inadequate, that inflation exacerbated the situation by reducing real incomes and eroding savings, and that the aged were one of the largest poverty groups in...