• Reengineering public space: Humanistic streetscaping of the Bulawayo Central Business District through tactile planning and design. 

  Muleya, Nicholas (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  The streetscape, a major component of the urban public space, is used and experienced by everyone. While multisensory streetscaping can make the streetscape more humanistic, many streetscapes have been blamed for being ...
• Invisible gender gap in education: Promoting gender equality among learners in Primary Schools in Masvingo Urban, Zimbabwe. 

  Chirombe, Tsitsi; Mtemeri, Jeofrey; Kasinamunhu, Sanganai; Chademana, Samkesliso (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  Gender inequality at both macro and micro level has been a subject of debate at both international and national fora. The inequalities between women and men or boys and girls in Africa in terms of access to resources and ...
• Causes of poor participatory budgeting system in Zimbabwe’s local authorities. The case of Gutu Rural District Council. 

  Jena, Fortunate; Ndemera, Farai; Mago, David; Hickonicko, Beatrice (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  The rationale for conducting this research study was to determine the role of participatory budgeting system in the enhancement of service delivery in local authorities. The research was guided by the following research ...
• An evaluation of the challenges and opportunities for teleworking in Zimbabwean organisations in the context of COVID-19. 

  Mabika, Patience (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  The study explores challenges and opportunities of teleworking in Zimbabwean organisations. The study’s overall objective is to evaluate the challenges and opportunities of teleworking in Zimbabwean organisations. Data ...
• Preliminary Page 

  Nyamubarwa, W.Dr. (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)
• Unpacking the constitutional promise of a fair hearing and the twin concepts of substantive justice and procedural justice in labour disputes in Zimbabwe. 

  Ruombwa, Victor (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  The relationship between the employer and the employee is inherently unequal. It is the relationship between those who have and those who do not have. Capital and labour when put to good use result in efficient production ...
• The efficacy of the Draw A Person Test (DAPT) in interpreting children’s personalities in Zimbabwe. 

  Gayos, Sarah; Matewe, Bothwell; Zirima, Herbert (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  This study sought to explore the efficacy of the Draw A Person Test (DAPT) in interpreting children’s personalities in Zimbabwe by determining and establishing how it helps in the interpretation and understanding of ...
• Strategies for coping with household food insecurity in Chipinge District, Zimbabwe. 

  Chifamba, Ephraim; Joseph, Francis; Kilonzo, Beata (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  This paper is a partial response to the problem of food insecurity in rural areas in Zimbabwe. As such, the study examined the strategies applied in coping with household food insecurity in the Chipinge District of ...
• SRHR in the context of COVID-19: The sad story of adolescent girls and young women in resource-constrained communities of Zimbabwe 

  Mukorera, Obey; Chigevenga, Rosemary (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW)’s access to sexual reproductive health services is a topical issue in Zimbabwe. The 15-24 age group is less protected from sexual and reproductive health risk factors which include ...
• Soothing the soul through the eyes: Art therapy prevalence and practice in the global south 

  Dziwa, Dairai, Darlington (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  Socio-cultural and emotional challenges perpetrated on learners have devastating effects on their academic performance if not timeously abetted with counselling. School-based counselling which helps resolve emotional ...
• Queen Bees in Zimbabwe: Exploring the Experiences of Women Leaders Reluctant to promote other Women in the Workplace 

  Mubango, Hazel (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  This study explores the motivations of women leaders who express reluctancy to promote other women in the workplace in Zimbabwe. This study is motivated by the realisation that, though contemporary literature advocates ...
• Perceived psycho-social effects of electricity load-shedding, insight from Ward 1, Mucheke A, Masvingo 

  Matewe, Bothwell; Samson, Zivanai (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  The study focused on the perceptions of residents on electricity load shedding. The researcher’s motivation in carrying the study was based on the need to explore the perceived psychosocial effects of electricity load ...
• Language appropriateness during the COVID-19 epidemic in an inclusive society focusing on persons with visual impairments, case of Masvingo, Zimbabwe. 

  Mlambo, Farisa (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  The vibe to create an inclusive society where no man is left behind has spread in most societies worldwide. However, COVID-19 pandemic is a novel phenomenon that has put the world on reboot. Most social technological ...
• Implications of COVID-19 restrictive measures on democratising environmental governance through EIA in Zimbabwe 

  Mutanda, Gideon, Walter; Zinhiva, Hardlife; Sawunyama, Lawrence (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  Zimbabwe’s Covid-19 restrictions have so far managed to weather the pandemic and avert an unmanageable public health crisis, but the same restrictions are undermining access to public participation rights which are the ...
• Have the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) helped fish farmers in Zimbabwe? 

  Mabika, Nyasha (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  Fish farming is fast gaining momentum among rural livelihoods because of its untapped potential to generate employment and improve food security. In Zimbabwe, fish farming is mainly spearheaded by Non-Governmental ...
• Fast tracked into citizens or subjects? The impact of Zimbabwe’s Fast Track Land Reform on Chiredzi district land beneficiaries’ citizenship. 

  Mutanda, Gideon, Walter; Simatele, Danny Mulala (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  In the early 2000s, the Government of Zimbabwe embarked on the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) with the primary aim of redistributing land from white-owned farms to black farmers under A1 (subsistence) and A2 ...
• Experiences of people Who Lost Spouses due to COVID 19 Complications: Insights from Masvingo Urban 

  Mataruse, Innocent (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  This study explored experiences of people who lost spouses due to Covid-19 related complications in Zimbabwe. Contemporary literature suggests that funeral rituals are fundamentally convened to mark the transience of ...
• Evaluation of the barriers faced by female secondary school students in Masvingo District in accessing contraceptives 

  Chazireni, Evans; Chindedza, Winnet (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  This study is concerned with evaluation of challenges faced by female students in Masvingo District secondary schools in accessing contraceptives. Using a wide survey methodology, 1000 questionnaires were distributed to ...
• Cultivating beneficiary ‘entrepreneurship’ for environmental sustainability and justice in A1 farms of Chiredzi district, Zimbabwe. The new focus of 21st century African land reforms 

  Mutanda, Gideon, Walter; Zinhiva, Hardlife; Mudyazhezha, Olivia Constance (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  While FTLRP led to a land-use quagmire by resettling some communities in wildlife zones, reports of wildlife poaching masks innovative capacities of settlers to sustainably manage Human-Wildlife Conflicts (HWC). Using ...
• Climate change and agriculture: Coping strategies of rural households in the Xangani Community of Chiredzi District, Zimbabwe. 

  Chafa, Chihuta,Jameson; Jaka, Hilda; Chazireni, Evans (Julius Nyerere School of Social Sciences, 2021-12)

  This study examines the impact of climate change on agriculture and the various strategies utilised by the Xangani community in Chiredzi District in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. The study sought to establish the ...

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