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The problems associated with solid waste management are global and require an integrated approach to arrive at a possible long term solution. Lusaka produces more waste than any other city in the country. This study focused on community based solid waste management strategies in Kamanga Compound...

The purpose of this study was to assess the response of farmers in the Lwiimba Resettlement Scheme to the introduction of three agroforestry technologies namely improved fallow, contour vegetation bands and fodder banks. The study involved a field survey in which all the 55 farming households...

The title of this dissertation is Company Law in Zambia : Its Impact on Members, Creditors and Workers. The dissertation is concerned mainly with company law in Zambia and attempts to examine the nature of this law especially as it affects the members, creditors and workers. It seeks to show that...

Storage losses present a major threat to food security among the small-holder farmers in Africa. The Maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky, is one of the most important storage pest for which breeding for resistance is the best option for reducing storage losses. A study was conducted to...

The cysteine protease enzymes from T. congolense and T. brucei were purified from pure blood stream forms of the trypanosomes grown in adult albino rats. The trypanosomes were harvested when the number of trypanosomes had reached 108/ml of infected blood or higher. The rats were supplied with 10%...

The dissertation focusses on a comparative study of emergency powers under some Commonwealth African Constitutions with specific reference to Zambia. The importance of this subject is underlined by the fact that all Commonwealth African Countries possess emergency legislation. Moreover, such...

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...

In Zambia, mining of minerals is concentrated in the Copperbelt province. This and other industries of the area has brought about environmental degradation through release of possible unwanted toxic substances. The purpose of this study was to obtain the concentration of heavy metal pollutants,...

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...