ABSTRACT The study to assess the contribution of support for community initiated project on Communities livelihood was conducted at Vumari and Kisiwani Barazani villages, in Same District. Case study research design was adapted. Data were collected by using household questionnaire surveys, Interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD). A total of 127 respondents were involved in the study. Information obtained through households questionnaire, was analyzed by using a Statistical Package for So...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to assess the factors contributing to secondary school pregnancy and its impacts in Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania. One hundred respondents from two wards, Hombolo and Nzuguni were sampled for the study; whereby seventy students from two secondary schools were employed in the study. Data was collected using in-depth interviews, questionnaire and focus group discussion to allow the researcher a platform to ask both open-response questions and closed-response ...
ABSTRACT The spread of mobile phones across the developing world particularly SubSaharan Africa, is one of the most remarkable technology stories of the past decade as well as Tanzania. This study aimed at finding the “Customer Satisfaction on the usage of Sim-Banking in Tanzania, specifically in Dodoma Urban District”. It attempted profoundly to acquire information on factors influencing customer satisfaction on the usage of sim-banking, to determine the overall customer satisfaction on...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining the criteria employed in allocating School Feeding Program [SFP] and its subsequent effects in primary schools of Tanzania taking Manyoni district, Kintinku Ward as a case study. This study specifically focused on examining the criteria employed to allocate SFP, determine the effects of SFP on performance, enrollment, attendance and drop out among students and challenges affecting the program as such. The study adopted cross sectional design with a case...
ABSTRACT This exploratory study looks at statelessness in Namibia, focusing on citizenship as a legal status. The study uses the theory of politics of citizenship to assess how the issue of statelessness fits into citizenship discourse in Namibian. It defines the problems presented by statelessness and highlights the urgency of addressing it. The study draws upon qualitative data like documentary analyses, books, journals and semi-structured interviews. Despite provisions on protection agains...
ABSTRACT This study, concerned with the contribution of secondary school administrators, in promoting workers service delivery in public secondary schools. The main aim was to investigate to what extent the adoption and implementation of secondary school administrators in Tanzania, impacted service delivery in public secondary schools. The theoretical framework, have been created from the theories of Managerial, Transformation, Participative, Transactional, Post modern, Instructional, Contin...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the effect of strategic planning on the performance of local government in Tanzania. Specific objectives are; to assess the effects of setting objectives on the performance of local governments, assessing the effects of budgetary allocations on the performance of local governments and to assess the effects of performance review on the performance of local governments. A descriptive research design was employed using 70 respondents who were employees with quest...
ABSTRACT Since, the implementation of the 1985 structural adjustment programs in Tanzania many sectors of the economy including mining were privatised. With time, peasants flocked the mines in numbers as artisanal and small scale miners (ASMs). As time passed, complaints emerged that, artisanal and small scale miners were selling their minerals through dealers, who were paying them low prices relatively to the market prices. This study was conducted to assess the pricing practices of ASMs. T...
ABSTRACT This study assesses the effectiveness of service delivery and technology utilization in banking sector. It was conducted in the CRDB Mbinga branch. Specifically, the study examined the implementation technology in services provided by banks and challenges facing the Mbinga CRDB Bank branch. The study look at the self-service technology such as ATM, internet banking and telephone banking together with other bank services like loan, account and how it impacts on the customers’ supp...
ABSTRACT Community livelihoods depend on many sectors, one of them is fishing through community subgroups. The aim of this study is to examine the assessment community subgroups, for fishing in the peoples livelihoods in Pangani district. In order to achieve this there are specific objectives which are being undertaken as follows First to examine the contribution of fishing groups to people’s livelihoods in Pangani. Secondly, is to find out problems facing community subgroups for fishing ...
ABSTRACT Performance appraisal system(s) is crucial in assessing public sector employees. The drive for public sector reform for employee’s performance is significant to the measures set out on targets to organisations main objectives. This quantitative and qualitative study, therefore sought to investigate the effectiveness of performance appraisal system in the public sector in Namibia using the Ministry of Works and Transport Headquarters as a case study. The population of the study cons...
ABSTRACT Namibia is not spared from inequalities in terms of gender. There is a need to understand the status quo of gender equity and career progression amongst Namibian government institutions. This will help accelerate the realisation of the objectives of the national plans on gender equality namely; the National Gender Policy of 2010-2020, Vision 2030, National Development Plan 5 and Harambee Prosperity Plan that prioritise women involvement in governance and decision making. In an attemp...
ABSTRACT The objectives of this research are to outline the benefits of involving line managers as internal coach in improving staff performance, to outline how the First Bank of Nigeria can motivate its line managers for more involvement in subordinate coaching, and give an outline of how the First Bank of Nigeria could organize its line managers to efficiently and cost effectively train and coach her staff. For the First Bank of Nigeria, these line managers are Heads of Units such as Branch...
RACT This study measured the impact of being listed on the Namibian Stock Exchange on stakeholder value creation. The study was prompted by the concerns raised by the Minister of Finance in the Namibia Financial Sector Strategy: 2011-2021, where she referred to the low levels of liquidity on the NSX. The study is aimed at establishing whether being listed on the NSX creates value for stakeholders. A study was conducted with eight Namibian listed companies. Financial ratios and the share price...
ABSTRACT This dissertation examines the relationship entailed in, and the impact of, sharing accommodation on the hotel occupancy rate in the Kingdom of Swaziland. The entrance of sharing accommodation platforms onto the hospitality marketplace has been characterised by concerns of potential declines in demand for hotel rooms and discrepancies in hotel regulatory controls. Despite considerable research having already been undertaken in this area in the developed countries, a gap remains in th...