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Policing the Scourge of Child Sexual Abuse in Hatcliffe Community, Harare, Zimbabwe: A Pragmatic Approach
No full textThe main aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of crime awareness campaigns in curbing child sexual abuse. Hatcliffe Community in Harare, Zimbabwe, was the focus of the study. The research\u27s objectives were, inter alia: to determine various forms of child sexual abuse, to determine factors leading to child sexual abuse, to establish the challenges faced by ZRP Borrowdale in curbing child sexual abuse and to proffer strategies that could be adopted to curb child sexual abuse cases in Hatcliffe Community. The study utilised a pragmatic approach to research, applying both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data which was then presented in the form of graphs, tables and charts created with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Data were gathered from police officers at ZRP Borrowdale. The study findings show that crime awareness campaigns can effectively reduce child sexual abuse cases. It is recommended that the Zimbabwe Republic Police should formulate a comprehensive partnership with other stakeholders like religious organisations, children’s rights protection advocacy groups, schools and the mass media to raise an equally comprehensive public awareness campaign programmes against child sexual abuse
Gender, Politics and the Quest for Equality in Zimbabwe Reflections on the 2018 Harmonised Elections
No full textThis article argues that women can make a difference if given a chance to claim their equal share and representation in the political arena. Zimbabwe, like many other African countries in the world, has more women than men (52% and 48%, respectively). Due to the dominance and discrimination of patriarchal societies in most countries, women are always marginalised in all facets of life, be it social, political or economic, irrespective of the fact that they are the majority. The international community realised the need to bring gender parity into the world because women are not contributing their maximum potential in intellectual and physical capabilities, costing the world a major percentage in sustainable development inputs, initiatives and progress. Despite the existence of legal instruments promising equality between men and women, women remain outnumbered in most decision-making positions, rendering policies and laws ineffective. Gender equality for most women in Zimbabwe and the world at large is just an illusion. Th article examines the 2018 harmonised elections‘ processes, challenges and opportunities that could have been encountered by women countrywide in their political careers
The Culture of Transport and Logistics Clusters for the Revitalisation of the Manufacturing Sector
No full textThis article explores and discusses the culture of transport and logistics to revive the manufacturing industry. It advances the argument that supply chains are ecological environments and these can be forced to change by digital disruptions and business competitions, hence, manufacturing firms must invest in an organisational culture that encompasses innovation, collaboration and manpower development to respond to these changes. Missing in the literature is the perspective that a great culture in transport and logistics can help create high performance in the supply chain by motivating and cultivating the organisational culture in employees such that individual performances become measurable. Data were gathered using a qualitative approach with a case study design reading through case studies from secondary data and interviews were held with players in the logistics industries in Zimbabwe. Evidence from the sources shows three critical aspects, innovative learning, increased tolerance and high performance, come with the culture of logistics. The article concludes that the culture of transport and logistics can revitalise the manufacturing industry as it improves learning, tolerance and smooth integration of innovation
Digital Economy in the Developing World Implications on Policy and Practice
No full textThe article explores and examines policy and practice in the digital economy in the developing world. It analyses the policies put in place in the global and regional context in relation to the digital economy, their viability and success, while drawing lessons for Zimbabwe. The background to the subject under discussion is the increased importance of the digital economy which rough estimates place its value at around 5% of the global Gross Domestic Product (GDP), contributing about 3% to global employment. The article is based on a desktop study involving interrogation of literature and documents mined from Google Scholar and other websites with news and/or information on policies, statutes and other related materials on the subject matter. For data analysis, the study engaged mainly textual analysis. Key observations from the study were the undeniable increase in the importance of digitalisation due to adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, among other factors; the need to formulate policies that perpetuate the smooth running of the digital economy which will enable it to be beneficial to all, as well as to hammer and fully implement the prevailing ones and getting rid of all hindrances to the desired outcome. The study also noted that there is limited knowledge on the digital economy in some developing countries, like Zimbabwe, for instance. To establish and maximise the benefits of digitalisation, the article recommends that there should be increased knowledge on the issue at hand and, there should be policy instruments set up to spearhead and speed up the whole digital economy process with high levels of transparency and governance
Phenomenological Insights into Challenges and Opportunities of Learning through Social Information Communication Technology Andragogy
No full textGlobally, Social Information Communication Technology Andragogy (SICTA) has long been advocated for in tertiary institutions. Yet, most lecturers have remained stuck in their traditional face-to-face andragogical practices. The lockdown to curb the spread of the corona virus, COVID-19, has accelerated the adoption SICTA. In this article, we adopted a phenomenological design from a qualitative research perspective to examine students‘ challenges, solutions and opportunities of SICTA learning. Six students doing a Postgraduate Diploma in Tertiary Education (PGDTE) shared their experience of SICTA learning. A three-staged process was adopted to generate qualitative data through written narratives, document analysis and dialoguing. The content qualitative analysed data revealed multiple and nested challenges grounded in the use of multiple SICTA based platforms. SICTA created learning opportunities such as online learning competences, learning material accessibility and sharing, time limitless collaborative learning and enhanced self-directed learning. The researchers recommend that educators at tertiary level should conduct professional students and staff development on social ICT, design and establish policies for the use of Social ICT and disseminate relevant information as well as undisrupted access to internet and technological devices
The Nexus between Personal Life Events of Medical Students and Distress: A Case of Two Newly Established Medical Schools in Zimbabwe
No full textThe article is based on a study whose aim was to investigate sources and levels of distress among medical students at two newly established medical schools in Zimbabwe. The study used a mixed methods approach and a concurrent parallel design. A sample of 123 medical students, drawn from two newly established medical schools in Zimbabwe, was used for the study. The participants‘ ages ranged between 18 and 47 years. The study used a structured questionnaire and face-to-face interviews to collect data. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected separately, analysed independently, and merged at the interpretation stage. Numerical codes were used for the quantitative data. The quantitative data were entered into the SPSS version 21 and analysed using regression analysis. The computed quantitative data showed significant relationships between personal life events and medical students‘ distress. The qualitative data were analysed thematically. Personal life events were examined under the following themes: death of a loved one and distress, pregnancy and distress, a gain of a new member in the family, change in the health of self or family member, and distress, and marital separation and distress. The death of a loved one was found to be the only significant factor affecting medical students at the two newly established schools in Zimbabwe
Artisanal Mining and Its Socio Economic Implications in the Rural Development Agenda: Evidence from Uzumba - Marambapfungwe, Mashonaland Central Province, Zimbabwe
No full textThis research focuses on the impact of artisanal mining on the socioeconomic development of the selected wards from Uzumba Marambapfungwe (UMP) in Mashonaland East Province. The study unpacks intricate issues around artisanal mining in Zimbabwe by focusing on a rural community in Mashonaland Central Province where it is rife. Thus, the study ascertains the extent to which the local communities benefit or lose when artisanal or small-scale mining is pursued in a community. The study adopted a mixed research methodology to gather data that was anchored on interviewing key informants,ordinary research participants and researcher observations. It purposefully and randomly sampled a population that included twenty artisanal miners, ten community members and five key informants. The study establishes that artisanal mining delivers more economic benefits than expenses to the rural poor despite its uncontrolled environmental degradation. Notwithstanding the economic benefits accumulated by the rural poor from artisanal mining actions in UMP through employment creation and income generation, there is loss of revenue to central government since the activities are uncontrolled and untaxed. Thus, the study argues that despite its reputation as a source of employment in the face of high unemployment levels in the formal sector, the economic hazards associated with lose of tax revenue to central government, the chaotic and illegal nature of the activities and the environmental pillage is too high.
Illegal Settlers on Urban Land Law and the Quest for Urban Development Sanitisation in Zimbabwe
No full textRapid urbanisation has tumbled over the past decades and has led to settlement in the urban sphere being regarded as illegal. The article contributes to the on-going debate on which should override the other, the legalisation of illegal settlements or the quest for urban sanitisation. The article understands sanitisation to mean development, especially that of attaining an upper middle-income economy. Different governments have undertaken different ways of solving urban settlement challenges. They have hinted that such settlements should comply with the law. The study focuses on how the government has responded in times of urban illegal settlement. The purpose of the research is to contribute to the stock of knowledge on how illegal settlements have increased over the past years and the solutions needed to address the issue thereafter. The article draws inferences also from the position of the law regarding illegal settlements
Current Trends in the Acceptance of Refugees by their Chosen Host Countries Globally
No full textRefugees and asylum-seekers face various obstacles in their quest for refuge in destination countries of their choice. These include dangerous border crossings and the possibility of being exploited by criminals. For refugees in particular, state-initiated barriers also take the form of restrictive immigration control measures once the refugees and asylumseekers have landed in the foreign countries of their choice. Because of such measures, refugee and asylum petitions are not processed expeditiously as most industrialised countries tighten their borders to pass off asylum-seekers to their neighbours. Restrictive immigration control measures are now the developed world‘s primary and, some might argue, sole response to the growing number of refugees and asylum-seekers. Addressing the existing unequal distribution of responsibility for and protection of refugees should be a fundamental component of immigration control measures. Greater commitment to multilateralism should be based mostly on sharing responsibility for refugees, through relocation, humanitarian visas, or regional and international distribution systems, and the sharing of resources such as emergency assistance, specialised personnel, expertise and funding
Enhancing Private-sector Participation in Climate Adaptation Finance
No full textThis article examines how participation of the private sector can be intensified in climate change adaptation finance in Zimbabwe. It argues that although measures can be implemented in any rural-urban set-up to adapt to climate change, there is need for financial assistance for effective climate change adaptation. This calls for the role of the private sector to close the financial gap in climate change adaptation and what can be done to stimulate these private sectors to participate in climate change adaptation finance. This study is premised on the background that the national government has a role to stimulate and enhance private sector involvement in adaption because the impacts of climate change are devastating the lives of many across the world, especially in developing countries and the adaptation costs will continue to increase with time. Therefore, such countries are facing difficulties in adaptation to climate change hazards, and need the help of human, technical and financial doses from the private sector. The study was mainly a desktop study involving examining literature and documents fetched from Google Scholar, Ebsco and websites with news and related material with case studies involving key informant interviews. For data analysis, the study engaged mainly in textual analysis. From the study, it is revealed that developing countries are financially challenged in their adaptation projects against the ever-increasing climate change hazards and there are barriers to private-sector participation that the national government should be aware of to attract private-sector investment in their countries