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Poverty dynamics and livelihood challenges among small-scale fishing communities on lake Kariba - Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
Poverty dynamics and livelihood challenges among small-scale fishing communities on
Lake Kariba (Zimbabwe)
The aim of this study was to assess poverty among small-scale fishing communities on Lake
Kariba (Zimbabwe) as ...
Exploring the link between youth migration and food security : a case study of Zimbabwean youths in Cape Town, South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
In recent times, debates on the connection between migration and development surfaced as essential discourses in contemporary development issues. Consequently, this led to the birth of what is currently popularly acknowledged ...
Contestation, confusion and change: urban governance and service delivery in Zimbabwe (2000-2012)
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study investigates how political dynamics impacted on service delivery in urban areas of Zimbabwe in general and, SPECIFICALLY, in the cities of Harare, Bulawayo, Masvingo and Mutare. The problematic of urban governance ...
An assessment of women’s participation in agricultural production: a case study of Marange Irrigation Scheme in Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Agriculture is the chief economic activity in many rural communities and women who make up the majority of the rural dwellers play a focal role in this sector. Despite efforts aimed at promoting women’s rights and ensuring ...
Social movement trade unionism: an investigation of workers' perceptions of the South African Congress of Trade Unions and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions practices on election and living wage issues
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
This study investigates workers’ perceptions of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) practices on elections and living wage issues from a social movement ...
Land tenure rights and poverty reduction in Mafela resettlement community (Matobo District, Zimbabwe)
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
In this research, I present critical facts about Land Tenure Systems and Poverty Reduction processes in Mafela Resettlement community. I focus mainly on the Post-Fast Track Land Reform (2004 ; 2011) period and the interactive ...
Smallholder farmers response to changes in the farming environment in Gokwe-Kabiyuni, Zimbabwe
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
Following Bryceson's article, 'De-agrarianisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Acknowledging the Inevitable', and other related writings in the volume Farewell to Farms, rural development has become a contested academic and ...
Civil society and citizen participation in governance processes in Zimbabwe, 1997-2010
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
The deteriorating political environment in Zimbabwe, especially from the mid-1990s culminated in the emergence of pro-democracy CSOs that sought to engage the authoritarian to encapsulate democratic principles and enhance ...