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While Unga is known to be a dialect of Bemba, some of its linguistic features tend to diverge from Standard Bemba. The extent of this divergence had not been investigated on. There had been no study undertaken to corroborate the proposition of linguistic divergence at phonological, morphological,...

Developing Countries in Africa in general and Zambia in particular, have seen a rapid rise in the use of mobile payment platforms. This has not only revolutionized access to financial services for the poor but also allowed them access to other financial products such as savings or insurance. With...

The Zambian Buildings Sector (ZBS) has witnessed a significant growth in the number of building projects being undertaken at individual, corporate and government levels over the past decade. However, there has been a major outcry from clients (end-users) on the poor quality of buildings being...

Drawing on both lexical morphology and lexical semantics, the study discursively interrogates the outcome lexical items of the social media discourses and self-asserting narratives. An attempt is made to discursively examine the interplay between technology and grammar. Thus the study brings...

This study is an attempt to reconstruct a history of the Church of Christ in the Southern province of Zambia from 1910 to 2015. In doing so, it examines key aspects of the church’s activities including its contribution to the development of education, health and orphan care provision in Southern...

Couched within the broader context of social semiotics and morphological theory, the current study is aimed at providing a linguistic analysis of radio station names in Zambia, as well as establishing the social semiotic forces that undergird the naming systems of radio stations. This was born...

This work provides a linguistic analysis of Mbunda language as spoken by native speakers in Kalabo District of Western Province, Zambia. It describes three levels of linguistic analysis namely Phonology, Morphology and Syntax. Mbunda ya Mathzi dialect is used for this study as it is considered...

Until recently, risk management discourse has paid scant attention to the issue of organizational culture and behavioral finance biases in banking. Yet ethical lapses and systematic weaknesses exposed in the 2007-09 financial crises suggest that future risk policy dialogue is unlikely to ignore...

Financial development enhances human development, and access to financial services makes a positive impact on people‘s lives, particularly the poor. The importance of an inclusive financial system, across the globe, is widely recognized in the policy circles and has become a policy priority in...

The lack of SME financing has prompted the need to provide an alternative way to raise funds from the sale of shares through the Alternative Security Markets (ASM). Thus SMEs need to be allowed to register on the stock exchange market. This paper was inspired by the lack of research on this trend...