Despite persuasive heuristics and pragmatic promotion for the use of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs)
to infuse dynamism into public sector infrastructure development, little is known about their progress in
Zimbabwe's state universities. This…
his study aimed to evaluate the influence of dental age on predicting body weight (BWT) using Linear
body measurements (LBM) in 168 indigenous Matebele goat females of Zimbabwe. LBM and BWT were recorded at
various stages of permanent incisor…
The study qualitatively employed the phenomenology design to explore the
experiences of the 32 participants selected through snowballing and purposive
sampling to establish the extent to which Zimbabwean Universities enabled deaf
people to access,…
The objective of the study was to assess the impact of the
introduction of improved indigenous beef cattle bulls on
productivity, herd population dynamics and socioeconomic factors in
small scale commercial livestock production areas of Mangwe…
This study focused on the digitisation of records and archives at two selected state universities in
Zimbabwe, namely Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU) and Harare Institute of Technology (HIT).
The specific objective was to evaluate the legal and…
Cattle rearing plays a crucial role in the semi arid communal
areas of Zimbabwe, as a result any developmental strategy that is
aimed at improving household livelihood in these areas should target
cattle production. The objective of the study was…
The study sought to find out undergraduate students and research supervisors’ views on
factors affecting the completion of research projects by Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU)
students. Student, supervisor and institutional related factors were the…
The so-called ‘third wave’ of democratisation in Africa has witnessed a
transition from a culture of impunity in the exercise of public power to more
emphasis on a culture based on legality and the protection of fundamental rights
of citizens.…
This study sought to establish the sources of student self-sustainability in Open and Distance
Learning. Literature review indicated that employees with higher academic qualifications were
highly remunerated and had higher prospects for promotion…
Zimbabwe is rich in human capital and natural resources, and is poised to achieve sustainable growth and development
mainly through human capital development. The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of open and distance learning
(ODL) in…
Access to information is an indispensable pillar underpinning
national development goals and sustainable development within communities.
Public libraries in Zimbabwe are expected to have mechanisms to support and
implement national strategies and…
The need for tertiary institutions’ involvement in agroforestry development is relevant now
more than ever due to limited funding within the national research and extension institutions
and weak community/stakeholder linkages. A study was…
The study explored the speechreading experiences of five people who are deaf and five, hard of hearing born to hearing parents. Speechreading is often used synonymously with the term lipreading though both have similarities and differences.…