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Environmental pollution has reached alarming proportions in Zambia. Mining and industrial activities have been responsible for water, soil, plant and air pollution. The principal objectives of this study were to determine the extent of pollution of soil and vegetation by cadmium, copper, lead and...

The period 1900 to 1939 witnessed increased British efforts to establish cotton growing for export in Northern Rhodesia, However, the industry did not expand to viable proportions. The official explanation for the failure of the industry was set down first and foremost to pests' ravages. This,...

Market participations of African livestock-keepers is one subject that has generated.a lot of interest and controversy among authors. This study, which investigates the constraints on market participation^ of the Sukuma livestock-keepers during the British colonial period, largely emanates from...

This study is an attempt to contribute to the existing literature on agricultural settlement schemes in Zambia. The study is centered on the constraints on the development of the Mungwi Agricultural Settlement Scheme in northern Zambia. The study argues that the poor selection of settler farmers,...

This dissertation studies the constraints on the growth and development of the fishing industry in Western Province under colonial rule covering the period 1924 - 1964. The focus is the Central Zambezi Floodplain Fishery(CCZFPF). During the colonial period Western Province was transformed into a...

Since political independence in 1964 the Zambian government has aimed at providing basic education to all its citizens. But the economic difficulties the country faced from the mid 1970s it became increasingly difficult to adequately support education in the country. Due to many factors, the...

Many studies exist on the rise and and growth of African nationalism in Zambia. They include autobiographies and biographies by and on politicians who participated in the struggle for independence. However, several veteran politicians who pioneered the independence struggle have not attracted...

A field experiment was conducted at Chilanga, Zambia (15 34 S 28 19 E, 1313m asl) during the 2000/2001 season to determine the effects of neem and tephrosia extracts on aphid-borne viruses of Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Fabaceae). The experiment was factorial and consisted of four treatments (extract...

Little research has been performed to compare Cytomegalovirus (CMV) hepatitis with the traditional viral hepatitides (Hepatitis A, B and C) in patients with Human Immunodeficient Virus (HIV) . It is a well known fact that an HIV-positive patient co-infected with HBV or and HCV has increased...