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The study investigated the contribution of local authorities to the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zambia, with a primary focus on Lusaka City Council (LCC). In an effort to develop SMEs in Zambia, government has, over the years, instituted various reforms which include the...

In this thesis, we recall three types of convexities in metric spaces, namely; Menger convexity, Takahashi convexity andM-convexity. We then generalise these convexities to the framework of T0-quasi-metric spaces. Since the concept of convexities heavily relies on the concept of betweenness, a...

The study's aim was to suggest solutions to the problem of weak corporate governance in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in Zambia by proposing ideal elements of corporate governance that could be embraced in their operations. A concurrent mixed methods approach based on philosophical pragmatism,...

The national education curriculum of Zambia’s secondary schools, which follows an Outcome-Based approach to education, has prioritised, among other desired competencies, the development of creative thinking skills in every learner, as the goal of the leaning process. This study aimed at reaching...

Raising incidents of delayed payments to SMEs is an increasing concern by SMEs world over. Evidence from the federation of Small Businesses indicate that more than half of small businesses are not paid promptly by large companies with the average payment time of 163 days which is more than double...

Background: Cryptosporidium species are leading causes of diarrhoea in children and immunocompromised individuals. This study aimed to characterise Cryptosporidium species from children in rural and urban settings of Zambia. Methods: Stool samples collected from 490 children aged <5 y with...

The study set out to investigate Decentralisation and Quality Education in Community schools in Mufulira and Kitwe Districts using Right-Based Approach to education; and School-Family-Community Partnership Model by Joyce Epstein. A descriptive survey approach was used in this research and the...

The design and development of ytterbium-doped fibre lasers (YDFLs) operating around 1018nm laser wavelength and pumped around 976nm has advanced in technology since the first ytterbium laser was tested in 1988. The fiber lasers are used in various sectors such as communications, material...

The pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is attributed to development of antimicrobial resistance and production of many virulence factors. Several genes are implicated in resistance to antimicrobials and virulence factors. This study was aimed at investigating the presence of...

Donor Agencies play a very important role in administering development interventions by providing financial and technical support to governments as well as Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). The support is mostly administered through grants. To achieve their objectives, it is very important...