The study sought to examine the factors that lead children with physical disabilities to drop out... more The study sought to examine the factors that lead children with physical disabilities to drop out of school amid favourable declarations and stipulations which are to be implemented in the schools to accommodate learners with disabilities. What prompted this study was that although access to education is a fundamental human right and despite that the government of Zimbabwe encourages all children to go to school, children with physical disabilities, including those that are found in Zimbabwe’s Gweru Urban district, are dropping out of schools in high numbers. The study adopted a qualitative approach in examining the factors that lead children with physical impairments to drop out of school. The study targeted two schools in Gweru district, school A, a special education school and school B, a conventional school. Data was collected from 20 learners, 10 with physical impairments who were purposively sampled and 10 without who were randomly sampled. Parents (10), teachers (10) and school heads (2) from the selected schools were included in the study. Interviews and focus group discussions were used as data collection tools and they were conducted separately at each school. The study observed that most children with physical impairments suffered mostly from challenges of insufficient funding from schools to enable a supportive environment and infrastructure, in accessible conditions, lack of individualization, poor inclusive policy implementation and the unavailability of specialists in the selected schools to attend to their special needs, hence they ended up dropping out of school. The study revealed that if faced with the presented challenges the major effect they would suffer from is lack of confidence and lack of motivation to stay in schools. The study recommends that increased group work in the classroom, improved use of technology, for example hearing aids to improve the learning capacity for learners with physical impairments, improved infrastructure in schools to accommodate learners with disabilities and increased inclusion of parents in development programs for learners with physical impairments can be used as strategies to decrease the dropout rate of learners with physical impairments.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the impacts of digital currencies on Finance and Accounting.... more The aim of the study was to evaluate the impacts of digital currencies on Finance and Accounting. The study sought to evaluate the opportunities of digital currencies in finance and accounting, to assess the challenges posed by digital currencies on finance and accounting and to recommend strategies on how financing and accounting can adopt the use of digital currencies. The study was dependent on secondary sources for data collection. Data was collected from various scholar search engines such as Google Scholar, ERIC and EBSCOhost. The study concluded that digital currencies have the potential to produce substantial payment efficiencies, economic gains and financial inclusion for all participants along the payment value chain through fast, cost effective, proximate, convenient and secure peer to peer transactions. Digital currencies promote cheap and fast transactions, they digitise cash transactions, improve national payment systems as well as cross border payments. However digital currencies have potential risks which they bear such as security threats which poses challenges such as that of manipulation and regulatory risks. To mitigate these challenges the study concluded that financial institutions should establish privacy controls, promote financial literacy on the subject as well as establishing a resilient financial system.
Due to Zimbabwe's vulnerability to extreme weather disasters caused by climate change the study s... more Due to Zimbabwe's vulnerability to extreme weather disasters caused by climate change the study sought to analyse the disaster response and management system in Zimbabwe on the occurrence of such disasters. The objectives of the study were to explore the effectiveness of the Zimbabwe Civil Protection Unit (ZCPU) disaster response and management systems against climate change in Zimbabwe; to identify the mechanisms in place for disaster
The aim of the study was to assess the role of social media on health development in Zimbabwe. Th... more The aim of the study was to assess the role of social media on health development in Zimbabwe. The objectives of the study were to explore health development and health infrastructure development in full; to investigate how Twitter, Facebook other social media platforms help the government's health delivery system to be productive, and to aanalyze how the social media bring to light any progress that the government has done in the health sector. The study used Sally Mugabe Central Hospital (SMCH) and the organisation of the study. From the study, it can be noted that social media plays a significant role in the dissemination of health information. The study discovered that social media promotes health development through the dissemination of health information. Social media can be used to
Cervical is the second leading cause of cancer deaths amongst women of all ages in Zimbabwe. The ... more Cervical is the second leading cause of cancer deaths amongst women of all ages in Zimbabwe. The purpose of this study was to assess the determining factors that cause people to be screened for cervical cancer in Mazowe District. The study made use of the Health Belief Model because of the personal beliefs that influence cervical cancer screening. A total of 21 women and 5 health workers were recruited from Mazowe district. A questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion were used to collect data to assess the determining factors for cervical cancer screening. The results showed that lack of knowledge, poor socioeconomic conditions, cultural beliefs, social stigma and poor health infrastructure discourage people to get screened for cervical cancer.
The study sought to examine peace and security implications of Islamic fundamentalism as an ideol... more The study sought to examine peace and security implications of Islamic fundamentalism as an ideology threatening Western liberal democracy in the 21st century in of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique from 2017-21. The objectives of the study were to identify the causes of the Islamic uprisings in Cabo Delgado, to examine the impact of the Islamic fundamentalism on peace and security, to assess the threat of the Islamic fundamentalism on liberal democracy and to identify strategies and measures to be put in place to ensure the sustainability of peace and security in the wake of insurgencies. Document analysis was done to collect data for the research findings. From the study, causes of uprisings were discussed with perspectives from the African continent. Extremist violence will continue to pose a security challenge to African countries. The study identified the two main causes of terrorist group competition and renewed religious hostilities particularly since the dissolution of the Islamic State's Caliphate project in Syria. This list is hardly exhaustive. Other factors are also contributing to the rise of civilian attacks, including the role of governments, which both perpetrate much of the violence and provoke terrorist retaliation. In tandem with terrorist attacks by non-state actors, civilian victimization by governments is on the rise in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The study also found out that the menace of ISIS to world peace and security has caused an alarming situation in Iraq and Syria where it has provided a conducive environment for this deadly group who had vowed to convert everyone to Islam with great possibilities. In terms of their mission, they have asserted that any resistance in the achievement of their obnoxious goal would be met with serious confrontational attacking both the two countries which they have dominated. ISIS is still considered to be in the fresh waves, but sending shock waves to the entire people of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Nigeria, Mozambique and America who have been struggling to curtail the excesses of this organisation. From the findings people in Islamic societies will, in general, have an inclination towards democracy however what makes it less workable for them to accomplish popularity based political governance is the idea of the exaggerated, exaggerated, and overstretched state structure and the ponderous tyrant systems in power. The role and intervention of SADC and other countries were discussed in the findings of the study on how peace and security could be achieved in Cabo Delgado. The study recommended Mozambique to seek assistance from SADC and the Horn of Africa's regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, in developing a platform on which they could convene in various combinations depending on circumstances to share intelligence and plan law enforcement operations targeting relevant individuals and financial streams connected to the insurrection. The regional organisations should place a special emphasis on disrupting transnational support to networks that support al-Shabab in Mozambique and Tanzanian networks connected to the conflict in Cabo Delgado to achieve peace and security.
The study sought to examine the factors that lead children with physical disabilities to drop out... more The study sought to examine the factors that lead children with physical disabilities to drop out of school amid favourable declarations and stipulations which are to be implemented in the schools to accommodate learners with disabilities. What prompted this study was that although access to education is a fundamental human right and despite that the government of Zimbabwe encourages all children to go to school, children with physical disabilities, including those that are found in Zimbabwe’s Gweru Urban district, are dropping out of schools in high numbers. The study adopted a qualitative approach in examining the factors that lead children with physical impairments to drop out of school. The study targeted two schools in Gweru district, school A, a special education school and school B, a conventional school. Data was collected from 20 learners, 10 with physical impairments who were purposively sampled and 10 without who were randomly sampled. Parents (10), teachers (10) and school heads (2) from the selected schools were included in the study. Interviews and focus group discussions were used as data collection tools and they were conducted separately at each school. The study observed that most children with physical impairments suffered mostly from challenges of insufficient funding from schools to enable a supportive environment and infrastructure, in accessible conditions, lack of individualization, poor inclusive policy implementation and the unavailability of specialists in the selected schools to attend to their special needs, hence they ended up dropping out of school. The study revealed that if faced with the presented challenges the major effect they would suffer from is lack of confidence and lack of motivation to stay in schools. The study recommends that increased group work in the classroom, improved use of technology, for example hearing aids to improve the learning capacity for learners with physical impairments, improved infrastructure in schools to accommodate learners with disabilities and increased inclusion of parents in development programs for learners with physical impairments can be used as strategies to decrease the dropout rate of learners with physical impairments.
The aim of the study was to evaluate the impacts of digital currencies on Finance and Accounting.... more The aim of the study was to evaluate the impacts of digital currencies on Finance and Accounting. The study sought to evaluate the opportunities of digital currencies in finance and accounting, to assess the challenges posed by digital currencies on finance and accounting and to recommend strategies on how financing and accounting can adopt the use of digital currencies. The study was dependent on secondary sources for data collection. Data was collected from various scholar search engines such as Google Scholar, ERIC and EBSCOhost. The study concluded that digital currencies have the potential to produce substantial payment efficiencies, economic gains and financial inclusion for all participants along the payment value chain through fast, cost effective, proximate, convenient and secure peer to peer transactions. Digital currencies promote cheap and fast transactions, they digitise cash transactions, improve national payment systems as well as cross border payments. However digital currencies have potential risks which they bear such as security threats which poses challenges such as that of manipulation and regulatory risks. To mitigate these challenges the study concluded that financial institutions should establish privacy controls, promote financial literacy on the subject as well as establishing a resilient financial system.
Due to Zimbabwe's vulnerability to extreme weather disasters caused by climate change the study s... more Due to Zimbabwe's vulnerability to extreme weather disasters caused by climate change the study sought to analyse the disaster response and management system in Zimbabwe on the occurrence of such disasters. The objectives of the study were to explore the effectiveness of the Zimbabwe Civil Protection Unit (ZCPU) disaster response and management systems against climate change in Zimbabwe; to identify the mechanisms in place for disaster
The aim of the study was to assess the role of social media on health development in Zimbabwe. Th... more The aim of the study was to assess the role of social media on health development in Zimbabwe. The objectives of the study were to explore health development and health infrastructure development in full; to investigate how Twitter, Facebook other social media platforms help the government's health delivery system to be productive, and to aanalyze how the social media bring to light any progress that the government has done in the health sector. The study used Sally Mugabe Central Hospital (SMCH) and the organisation of the study. From the study, it can be noted that social media plays a significant role in the dissemination of health information. The study discovered that social media promotes health development through the dissemination of health information. Social media can be used to
Cervical is the second leading cause of cancer deaths amongst women of all ages in Zimbabwe. The ... more Cervical is the second leading cause of cancer deaths amongst women of all ages in Zimbabwe. The purpose of this study was to assess the determining factors that cause people to be screened for cervical cancer in Mazowe District. The study made use of the Health Belief Model because of the personal beliefs that influence cervical cancer screening. A total of 21 women and 5 health workers were recruited from Mazowe district. A questionnaire and Focus Group Discussion were used to collect data to assess the determining factors for cervical cancer screening. The results showed that lack of knowledge, poor socioeconomic conditions, cultural beliefs, social stigma and poor health infrastructure discourage people to get screened for cervical cancer.
The study sought to examine peace and security implications of Islamic fundamentalism as an ideol... more The study sought to examine peace and security implications of Islamic fundamentalism as an ideology threatening Western liberal democracy in the 21st century in of Cabo Delgado, Mozambique from 2017-21. The objectives of the study were to identify the causes of the Islamic uprisings in Cabo Delgado, to examine the impact of the Islamic fundamentalism on peace and security, to assess the threat of the Islamic fundamentalism on liberal democracy and to identify strategies and measures to be put in place to ensure the sustainability of peace and security in the wake of insurgencies. Document analysis was done to collect data for the research findings. From the study, causes of uprisings were discussed with perspectives from the African continent. Extremist violence will continue to pose a security challenge to African countries. The study identified the two main causes of terrorist group competition and renewed religious hostilities particularly since the dissolution of the Islamic State's Caliphate project in Syria. This list is hardly exhaustive. Other factors are also contributing to the rise of civilian attacks, including the role of governments, which both perpetrate much of the violence and provoke terrorist retaliation. In tandem with terrorist attacks by non-state actors, civilian victimization by governments is on the rise in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The study also found out that the menace of ISIS to world peace and security has caused an alarming situation in Iraq and Syria where it has provided a conducive environment for this deadly group who had vowed to convert everyone to Islam with great possibilities. In terms of their mission, they have asserted that any resistance in the achievement of their obnoxious goal would be met with serious confrontational attacking both the two countries which they have dominated. ISIS is still considered to be in the fresh waves, but sending shock waves to the entire people of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, Nigeria, Mozambique and America who have been struggling to curtail the excesses of this organisation. From the findings people in Islamic societies will, in general, have an inclination towards democracy however what makes it less workable for them to accomplish popularity based political governance is the idea of the exaggerated, exaggerated, and overstretched state structure and the ponderous tyrant systems in power. The role and intervention of SADC and other countries were discussed in the findings of the study on how peace and security could be achieved in Cabo Delgado. The study recommended Mozambique to seek assistance from SADC and the Horn of Africa's regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, in developing a platform on which they could convene in various combinations depending on circumstances to share intelligence and plan law enforcement operations targeting relevant individuals and financial streams connected to the insurrection. The regional organisations should place a special emphasis on disrupting transnational support to networks that support al-Shabab in Mozambique and Tanzanian networks connected to the conflict in Cabo Delgado to achieve peace and security.
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