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This thesis presents an assessment of Mobile Phones and the Dissemination of Climate and Disaster Information in the Southern Malawi district of Nsanje. Due to climate change, Malawi continues to experience disasters such as floods and droughts. As such the use of mobile phones has become part of the communication approaches in disseminating cli... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Matiki, Mafumu A.I. Supervisor(s): Mufunanji MagalasiThis study explored the factors influencing teacher motivation and performance in public primary schools in Malawi, focusing specifically on selected schools in the Zomba rural area, particularly within the Chikala Zone. The research was anchored in Abraham Maslow’s Needs-Based Theory of Motivation and the Expectancy Theory of Motivation. It hig... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Matumbi, Linda Elizabeth Supervisor(s): Philip KapululaThis study explored how biology teachers utilise their knowledge bases in teaching biotechnology. It specifically addressed five objectives: understanding the teachers' content knowledge of biotechnology; identifying topic-specific teaching strategies used in biotechnology; examining the teachers' awareness of students' conceptions and learning ... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Vakusi, George Macdonald Supervisor(s): Nellie MbanoThis study examines the impact of Malawi’s transition from a First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) electoral system to the 50+1 majority system on the strategic behaviours of major political parties, specifically the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), during the 2019 and 2020 Presidential elections. The research focuses... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Mtonga, Wanangwa Charles Supervisor(s): Augustin MagolowondoThe growing challenges of pollution and unsustainable resource use have prompted a renewed approach to traditional industrial practices. One such strategy is industrial symbiosis and eco-industrial parks. However, despite the waste management challenges in Malawi, no such initiatives have been utilized, and all circular economy projects have onl... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Phiri, Alex Barnet Supervisor(s): Ephraim VunainThis study was aimed at investigating the role of human resources in achieving competitive advantage at NBS Bank by focusing on the HR policies, strategies and practices as well as the barriers and challenges that they encounter. Guided by an interpretivism philosophy, the research employed purposive sampling and key informant interviews, with t... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Chiwoni, Ireen Supervisor(s): Lewis DzimbiriIn resource-limited settings like Malawi, optimizing vaccine inter-dose intervals can improve logistical feasibility without compromising efficacy. While the Multi-Arm Multi-Stage Response Over Continuous Interventions (MAMS-ROCI) design has identified shorter treatment durations, its adaptation for longer intervals remains unexplored. Addressin... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Munthali, BoswellThis dissertation presents essays on the Malawian banking sector. The first essay examines Malawian business cycles and banks’ asset allocation strategies. The analysis indicates that banking sector shocks from public debt financing explain short- and long-term output changes in Malawi. This research shows that domestic banking sector public deb... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Doctoral Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Kumwenda, Thomson NelsonMalawi’s vulnerability to climate extremes necessitates reliable weather information systems. In 2015, the Department of Climate Change and Meteorological Services (DCCMS) acquired the ZANYENGO App to enhance the delivery of real-time weather data. Despite its technical deployment, the app was never adopted or maintained. This study investigates... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Mtingwi, Patrick Edward Supervisor(s): Tiwonge MandaThis study examined leadership and service delivery in road construction and maintenance, using Lilongwe City as a case study. Its primary aim was to explore how the council’s leadership affects construction and maintenance of roads in the city. A qualitative research design was employed, with purposive sampling used to select participants. Data... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Pumbwa, Godfrey Gladmore Supervisor(s): Michael ChasukwaThis thesis aims at analysing the nominal and verbal tonal systems of the Namwera dialect of Ciyao. The data was collected from 6 respondents in Namwera area, Traditional Authority Jalasi in Mangochi district, Malawi, over a period of four days using an interview schedule. Some of the major tonal findings of the study in the verbal system are th... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Magwira, Pompidou Alfred Supervisor(s): Asante MtenjeThe Malawi National Examinations Board developed an electronic registration policy, which comprised electronic payment and electronic results, and rolled it out across the country in 2023. Introduction of this Internet and Communication Technology intervention into the public examinations sector, whose actors are wide and diverse, called for tho... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Maganga, Simeon Supervisor(s): Frank Mtemang'ombeThe study aimed to measure user satisfaction of MECs Elections Management System during Malawi’s 2019 Tripartite and 2020 Presidential Elections. Information systems need to be evaluated to examine not only their effectiveness but also deficiencies to inform systems improvement. There was a noted evaluation gap of MECs EMS which is at the very h... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Kadzuwa, Dave Supervisor(s): Tiwonge MandaThe study explored secondary school teachers' beliefs, values, and practices in teaching Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) within Life Skills Education, to understand how they navigate this sensitive area. The central question was: "What are the secondary school teachers' beliefs, value systems and practices regarding the teaching of CSE i... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Banda, Michael Albert Chapanga Chigoli Supervisor(s): Symon ChiziwaDespite Malawi’s progress in immunization, with 89% of children receiving DPT1 and 84% receiving DPT3, gaps persist due to geographical disparities, leaving many children unprotected against vaccine-preventable diseases. Zero-dose and under-immunized children remain highly vulnerable, contributing to preventable disease burdens and hindering pro... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Nyirongo, JoachimDespite Malawi’s progress in immunization, with 89% of children receiving DPT1 and 84% receiving DPT3, gaps persist due to geographical disparities, leaving many children unprotected against vaccine-preventable diseases. Zero-dose and under-immunized children remain highly vulnerable, contributing to preventable disease burdens and hindering pro... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Nyirongo, Joachim Supervisor(s): Lawrence KazembeThis study employs a mixed approach, using the discourse historical approach to analyse linguistic devices and discursive strategies in the representation of teachers’ strikes in two Malawian newspapers, The Nation and The Daily Times. The research investigates the similarities and differences in the utilisation of linguistic devices and identif... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Mpheza, Liston Supervisor(s): Ahmmardouh MjayaThere have been a good number of research studies associated with the attrition and retention of the junior staff in institutions, companies or organizations globally. These studies, in a way, allude to the fact that attritions of junior staff are a universal phenomenon in all professions, or institutions where there is no provisions of inductio... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Banda, BR.Herlings Daniel S. Supervisor(s): Herman MvulaThe main objective of this research study was to assess the effectiveness of disciplinary procedures on teacher’s work behaviour in the Ministry of Education (MoE) with a special focus on the Central West Education Division in Malawi. The study’s objectives were to identify the common disciplinary problems teachers are involved in, examine the d... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: School of Law, Economics and Government Supervisor(s): Mustaffa HusseinThis study examines the persistent culture of handouts in Malawi with a reflection on Article 41 of the 2018 Political Parties Act which explicitly prohibits handouts. It is against the background that despite its formal illegality, handouts have increasingly become a normal transaction during elections, rarely prosecuted, and it has led to the ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2025
Author: Mwase, Zakeyu BK