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Lusaka sits on a limestone rock formation which makes recharge as well as pollution of groundwater very easy due to the presence of channels created by solution weathering. Informal/unplanned settlements where waste disposal facilities are non-existent are potential groundwater contamination...

A research study on sorghiun (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) production under small scale farming was conducted in Chiawa, during the 1993/94 cropping season. It consisted of three components, namely the weed flora survey, the socio-economic weed management survey and a field trial. The main...

This research survey intended to identify the problems that affect effective implementation of training and development in the Public Service. With the Ministry of Energy and Water Development (MEWD) as the focal area of study, it was envisaged that the findings of the research would give a...

This study examines Swazi women's role in the development of their country, and focusses specifically on their participation in rural development programmes for women. With regard to their involvement in these programmes, two assumptions, which appear in the literature on women's role in...

This report is based on the findings after one month stay in Kazimule and Chagunda areas, sponsored by KEPA. The report is about women in Chadiza District in the process of development. The emphasis of the report is on empowerment which can enable women to play leading roles in their development...

The Catholic Church is making efforts to recognize the importance of equal participation of women and men in decision making. The Church has acknowledged the many activities that the women are involved in, in their parishes through the lay group organizations. Leadership in any institution or...

The study reported in this dissertation assesses and determines the prevalence of sickness and injury in the Zambian industry from a micro level by taking Nakambala Sugar Estate as a case study. The study was a cross-sectional survey which targeted three main sources of data: firstly, the...

This thesis is a critical study of two approaches used to analyse Zambia's regional policies in Southern Africa in the period 1964-80. One approach, the idiosyncratic, regards personality and ideology as the central factors that have shaped the country's regional behaviour while the political...

This study sets out to examine critically the direction that Zambian theatre has taken since independence and to draw attention to the problems and contradictions in its development. Particular divisions that exist within Zambian theatre, such as that between the Theatre Association of Zambia...

Incidences of plant and soil zinc (Zn) deficiency have been reported in many countries. The University of Zambia soil analysis laboratory has observed that a high percentage of soil samples analyzed fall below the critical limits for Zn. Field experiments were conducted at the University of...