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The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges of teaching and learning mathematics at the Copperbelt University (CBU), the second largest public university in Zambia. The challenges of teaching and learning mathematics are myriad. The framework addressing the challenges could have...

Candida species have emerged as successful pathogens in both invasive and mucosal infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Additionally, there is increasing resistance of Candida species to antifungal agents, and this has greatly contributed to the high morbidity and mortality...

Much of southern Africa is semiarid and heavily dependent on groundwater resources. However, access to safe and clean water is an important feature of the natural environment, a human right and a basic requirement for economic development. Like in other parts of the Kalahari Basin, parts of...

This report presents the results of a characterization study of intra-rural sorghum markets in Kazungula district of the southern province of Zambia. The impetus of the study came from the recognition that important changes have taken place in the staple markets since liberalization began in 1991...

Context: Multiple myeloma (MM) is the second most common blood cancer after lymphomas, thereby accounting for 10% of all haematological malignancies. The incidence of MM is related to age with the condition being more common in the elderly. There is a higher incidence and mortality rate among...

Soil Organic carbon (SOC) because of its influence on all aspects of soil fertility, is a useful indicator of soil health and the performance of mixed farms, and increasing SOC can improve productivity, stability and resilience of the soil. Thus the overall objective of the study was to...

The study is an investigation on how the Church was involved in the creation of democratisation of politics in Zambia up to the end of UNIP era. The term Church in this study represented the three Church mother bodies; the Christian Council of Zambia (CCZ), Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ),...

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure (CHF) have emerged as major global epidemics. These two conditions share common risk factors and frequently coexist. Each condition predisposes to the other, and the concomitant presence of the two has additive adverse effects....

Groundnuts are one of the important household food security crops grown in Zambia. The crop provides minerals, fats, protein, vitamins and it also acts as a source of income for resource poor farmers. Production and utilization of groundnuts in the small holder setting is hampered among others,...

ZNBC as the national broadcaster had for a long time enjoyed monopoly of broadcasting. Since inception it was considered as a free service and people never paid subscription. Through an act of Parliament number 20 of 2002, ZNBC was mandated to collect TV levy from everyone who owns a TV set in...