Abstract Total Debtors increased from $462 409.67 to $536 009.80 which is an increase of 13.73% between the years 2012-2013 and also increased from $536 009.80 to $633 009.98 which translates to an increase of 15.3% between 2013-2014. Some debtor balances remained unchanged because services are no longer being offered to them since they failed to pay anything in 2012 thus there was no movement in their accounts up to end of 2014. This raised an alarm about the debt collection policy. This has...
Abstract The study seeks to find out if Caritas Masvingo is creating resilient communities in Bikita ward 12 that is if Caritas is providing communities with resources such that communities would be able to sustain themselves in terms of food, income generation, living a good standard of life . The study looks at the challenges faced by Bikita ward 12 communities even before Caritas Masvingo intervened in ward 12 which include shortages of water, food insecurity, and lack of income generation...
ABSTRACT Eastern and Southern African countries’ authorities managing protected areas have made an effort to establish wildlife corridors as a respond towards ecological and socioeconomic benefits of connected ecosystems. However these corridors face with various socio-economic activities which degrade and fragment their habitats resulting to malfunction of corridors’ management. The study aimed at examining socio-economic activities impacting management of Selous-Niassa wildlife corridor...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the responsiveness by insurance companies to regulations affecting their financial performance. More specifically the study sought to investigate the effect of profitability, capital adequacy, return on assets, capital requirements and non- financial factors on the financial performance of insurance entities. Primary data was used in this study, where a census survey was preferred as the population of the study was small. A likert scale questi...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to explore the challenges which the education sector has faced in meeting Millennium Development Goal 2 which is attainment of universal primary education for all. The research’s main intent was to reveal the progress which the Government of Zimbabwe has made towards achieving universal primary education and to reveal the success and challenges which have been experienced in Insiza Ward 10 towards achieving universal primary education. A sample of 2...
ABSTRACT This study examined the role of Village Community Networks (VCONE) in the promotion of community development. Specifically, the study examined ―push and pull‖ factors for joining VCONEs; the role of VCONEs and associated gendered implications in community development; and finally, problems, challenges and coping strategies of VCONEs. The study has employed a case study research method. It has been informed by socialist feminism and social network theories. A sample of 13 VCONEs w...
ABSTRACT The use and abuse of alcohol has been high among Zimbabweans in general compared to other African countries and this has trickled down to university students in Zimbabwe .This study investigates on the factors that influence alcohol consumption of university students paying attention to the Midlands State University. Primary data was used to carry out this research and a probit regression model was used to carrying out the regression. STATA software was used to make the estimations. ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the lived experiences of the elderly under institutional care at Batanai Old Age Home in Gweru, Zimbabwe. The research explored the lives of the residents taking note of the reasons behind their admission into the institution, the positive and negative aspects of staying in an institution. The study also looked at the coping strategies that they adopted and the support systems required in nursing homes to ensure the wellbeing of the residents.T...
ABSTRACT This research constitutes one of the first attempts to provide a comprehensive review of the circular relationship between food security and positive peace. It offers some insights on the impact of food security on positive peace and its related development outcomes and how the absence of positive peace contributes to food insecurity. This way it is possible to look beyond income, entitlements or livelihoods related-frameworks as the drivers of food insecurity. Food insecurity can be...
ABSTRACT The research analyzed the role played by non-governmental organizations in promoting peace, using the case of South Sudan. Since South Sudan got its independence from Sudan in July 9,2011, catastrophes in the world‟s newest independent country have not ended, the people are still ravaged with inevitable conflicts and wars, due to multiple challenges and other push factors like poorly performing government, disjoint social cohesion, civil unrest and the psycho-social trauma generate...
ABSTRACT The research project was carried out to investigate on the appropriateness of the prevailing presumptive tax rates levied on informal sector as some informal firms are not paying presumptive tax. The researcher was enticed to study the prevailing presumptive tax rates as presumptive tax head has been under-performing which results in ZIMRA missing the presumptive tax target for the past five years except in 2014. Results of the study revealed out that the presumptive tax rates levied...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out the effectiveness of employee compensation strategies on employee performance. A case of Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe was used. The main objectives of the research were to determine the impact of a basic pay on employee commitment, to assess the influence of commission based reward on employee productivity in the minerals marketing sector and to measure the effectiveness of fringe benefits on worker absenteeism. The study reviewed that compe...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the various decision methods and models used by the Government of Zimbabwe in the process of identifying and prioritising national power generation projects for capitalisation purposes. The selection and prioritisation process was considered to be central to the pooling and channelling of resources towards optimal electricity generation in the country in the context of ZIMASSET power projects. The study’s main objective was to address the identified disconne...
ABSTRACT This study sought to determine the impact of non-compliance on statutory obligations by employers to the financial performance of NSSA. In this study 20 employers, 10 inspectors and 3 Principal compliance inspectors and the Compliance Manager were used as research subjects. The researcher used questionnaires and interviews as research instruments. The study showed that the main causes of non-compliance by employers to their statutory obligations taking social security contributions t...
ABSTRACT The research sought to establish the impact of micro and macro-economic factors on the profitability of banks in the banking sector of Zimbabwe. The low levels of profitability has been an area of concern. The study covered the period from 2012 to 2016 using monthly time series data employing the Ordinary Least Squares method to ascertain the factors that contribute to profitability as measured by Return on Assets. In the previous period, the profitability of banks have been on an up...