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This dissertation considers trade unionism and the trade union law in Zambia,Trade unionism and the law that governs it were introduced into Zambia, then Northern Rhodesia, from Great Britain at the turn of the century by settlers. They are therefore foreign concepts. As such they had to be...

Given the increase in the population of Lusaka City from 266,245 in 1969 to 1,138,460 in 2000, there had been pressure on the government to provide adequate and decent housing to the growing population, especially the people in the low-income group. This prompted policy makers and programme...

Given the increase in the population of Lusaka City from 266,245 in 1969 to 1,138,460 in 2000, there had been pressure on the government to provide adequate and decent housing to the growing population, especially the people in the low-income group. This prompted policy makers and programme...

In this study, 32 patients with tuberculosis of the spine who presented to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia and who satisfied specific inclusion criteria for the study were followed up for a period of six months. The group comprised 18 male (56%) and 14 female (44%)...

This research work was to provide a locally produced electric motor to drive the UNZA pump.The work was carried out by using the UNZA pump parameters and electric motor material from published works on the electric motor design and manufacture and real experience from examining electric motors in...

The development of informal sector industries has been proposed as a method for coping with the growing problem of unemployment, underemployment and poverty in urban Zambia as in other parts of the world. Among the many questions raised by this approach is whether or not such development will...

Common bacterial blight is a major seed-borne disease of common bean. Its resistance is complex because of the quantitative nature. The combination of molecular-marker technology (MAS) with traditional phenotypic selection greatly facilitates the selection of resistant lines. The molecular...

The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of a single dose pre-operative antibiotic prophylaxis as compared to post-operative antibiotics in prevention of surgical site infection in elective abdominal surgery at the University Teaching Hospital Lusaka It was a prospective randomized...

User fees in Lusaka, Zambia, were introduced in government health care facilities, in August 1993, with the overall aim of providing Zambians with equity of access to cost effective quality health care as close to the family as possible. The introduction of user fees was based on the assumption...

Since the 1980s, mathematics educators around the world have accepted the view that to develop numeracy effectively, young children need initially to use strategies for mental calculation rather than to memorise textbook procedures. The term mental calculation refers to informal, often untaught...