The key objective of this study was to explore the accountability of Non-Governmental
Organisations (NGO) in Malawi. The qualitative study was carried out in Phalombe,
Balaka, Salima and Kasungu districts using interviews ...
Local government, in terms of its constitutional obligation is liable for service provision. But in the provision of service there is a need for accountability. This will assist municipalities to track improvement derived ...
Grounded in feminist epistemology, the study focused on the concepts of location, social
position, gender and Affirmative Action to assess the social phenomenon of inequality in the
distribution of public university ...
Information and communication technology (ICT) is ubiquitous and has penetrated various economies and farming included. The advent of ICT has expanded the farming sector evidenced by a whole range of value chains that can ...
Disability studies largely ignored or neglected the experiences of rural women with disabilities (WWD) in the Global South. This qualitative study documents the challenges faced by Zimbabwean rural WWD in the enjoyment of ...
This research examines the perception that Christians in Germany have of poverty in
Africa and the extent to which this thinking corresponds to a holistic understanding of
poverty. The study is examined in the context ...
The current study is an African-centred critique of the idea of ‘good governance’; which since the 1990s, has been a prescription of the international development institutions for all development challenges facing developing ...
There is proof that women continue to migrate from other countries to seek better ways of survival and to increase their sustainable livelihood. These women’s migration is linked to their provisional efforts and the ...
This thesis investigates the design of a model, methods and guidelines that may assist
government agencies in South Africa to find a balance between the objective of biodiversity
conservation and increased local economic ...
Climate change is increasingly becoming a global challenge and countries are feeling its impacts. Malawi is heavily affected by the impacts of climate change because her economy depends on agriculture which is extremely ...
This study explores the socio-economic development path of the former Trucial State of Dubai, now an economic powerhouse within the Federal State of the United Arab Emirates. This thesis emanated out of the researcher’s ...
Provision of municipal services to urban residents particularly those residing in small towns across developing countries, is facing challenges. A small town or rural district of Luwingu in Zambia, is no exception. This ...
In this study the effectiveness of foreign aid on economic development and poverty alleviation in Ethiopia during the period of 2011 to 2020 was analysed. On the one hand, government reports have indicated that the country ...
This study investigated the effects, capacity, and challenges of the food security pack
programme in Mpulungu district, Northern Province, Zambia. The primary sources of data
were farm household surveys, focus group ...
Social protection, including social assistance or safety nets, is considered a proven means of
reducing poverty, promoting livelihood, improving food security and nutrition status of the
poorest households. The Government ...
In early 2003, a persistent drought threatened about 15 million people in the Southern African region (SADC) with starvation as farmers in this region were not able to produce enough food. A similar threat was experienced ...
South Africa is one of the biggest producers of genetically modified crops in the world. However, recent studies in South Africa show a low public willingness to consume genetically modified crops and accept modern ...
In recent decades tourism has asserted its importance as the biggest employer
and foreign exchange earner in both the developing and developed countries.
Consequently, there has been increasing attention to tourism ...
The study focused on the analysis of the compatibility of customary land tenure with food
security in Binga District, in the northwest of Zimbabwe. The practices in customary land
tenure that lead to food insecurity ...