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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...

Infant mortality still remains a subject of growing interest and debate among researchers as it is an indicator of quality life. Luapula province has been consistently experiencing the highest number of infant deaths in Zambia as evidenced by the Zambian Demographic and Health Survey. Luapula...

The purpose of the study was to understand the reputation risks for Mopani Copper Mines Plc with a view to developing a technical account for their mitigation. A qualitative phenomenological design was used in this Study with 12 respondents participating. Data was collected using in-depth...

Development of appropriate turnaround strategies to enhance profitability is vital to the survivability of Investrust Bank Plc. Which has been making losses consistently in the period 2013-2018. The brand is under serious threat and a turnaround to address the crisis is discussed hence, the study...