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This study sought to establish the impact of interest rate spread on the profitability of commercial banks in Malawi by examining the annual financial reports of eleven banks for a period of twenty one years (1994 to 2014). Malawi’s economy measured by GDP has remained stagnant for the twenty one years while its interest rates have remained high... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Chibwana, Olive Kampira Supervisor(s): Ben KaluwaThis study was set to analyse institutions and processes governing the practice of party financing modalities in Malawi. The question central to this study was; which institutions are governing party financing in Malawi in the absence of national regulations? Employing an institutional approach to political analysis the study was premised on the... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Bafuta, Ludovic Madalitso Supervisor(s): F. LombeMalawi has taken great strides in ensuring that the legal and regulatory environment is conducive towards the conduct of business and the attraction of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The country has taken commendable steps in reviewing and updating commercial and financial related laws to ensure that they align with generally acceptable intern... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Kaluwa, Hilda Nicole Supervisor(s): Chikosa BandaThis study conducts a comparative analysis of the monetary policy transmission mechanism in the SADC region by assessing the importance and similarity of the interest rate channel for the SADC countries. Using the vector auto-regression (VAR) approach, the study focuses on the reduced-form relationships between short term interest rates, inflati... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Mkombe, Dadirai Patricia Supervisor(s): Exley SilumbuMalawi is faced with a high burden of disease with malaria as one of the top contributors to this burden. Health which is a capital stock may be expected to positively contribute to an individual’s decision to participate and supply labour. The decision may in the end have some positive impact on the economy in general. The study assessed the im... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Malekano, Paul Supervisor(s): Levison ChiwaulaThis paper examines the effect of financial reforms on financial deepening in Kenya. The specificic objective of the study were to assess the effect of financial liberalization on savings mobilization, to analyze the effect of financial reforms on intermediation margin and to investigate the effect of financial liberalization on the size of fina... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Mwangi, Beatrice Njeri Supervisor(s): Winfred MasanjalaThe main objective of this study was to determine technical efficiency of CHAM facilities and some of its determinants in Malawi. This study used input and output variables from 26 CHAM facilities in Malawi using a two- stage analysis involving data envelopment analysis and to bit regression. The study finds that most CHAM facilities(69%) are te... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Mkandawire, Nicholous Delson Mphangwe Supervisor(s): Spy MunthaliThe gender disparities in access, retention and success rates that exist at secondary school level can be attributed to a number of reasons, one of them being the classroom interactions. The kinds of interactions that go on in the classroom are among the factors that determine who successfully completes his or her education. These can be interac... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Maseko, James Supervisor(s): Symon ChiziwaThis study evaluated mechanisms and practices for water pollution control adopted and applied by regulatory institutions and manufacturing industries in Lilongwe and Blantyre cities of Malawi. Data was collected through key informant interviews, direct observation, documentation analysis and secondary data analysis from 21 industries and seven r... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Kaitano, Emmanuel Ndadzadala Tobias Supervisor(s): Jonas MwatsetezaThe main objective of this study is to derive semi parametric GARCH (1,1) estimator under serially dependent innovations. The specific objectives are to show that the derived estimator is not only consistent but also asymptotically normal. Normally, the GARCH (1, 1) estimator is derived through quasi-maximum likelihood estimation technique and t... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Cassim, Lucius Ibrahim Supervisor(s): Richard MussaIn Malawi, Local Development Fund (LDF) projects use community participation to achieve community development. This study assessed the nature of community participation and its influence on infrastructure development project outcomes in Lilongwe and Chikwawa. Qualitative data was collected from participants who were purposively sampled from 6 LD... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Msokera, Treassar Supervisor(s): Jubilee TizifaThis case study is about Numeracy Boost intervention which is being implemented in the 56 primary schools and 550 villages in T.A. Chikowi, Zomba rural. Numeracy Boost is an innovative numeracy intervention whose overall goal is to strengthen mathematics skills among teachers and learners in Standard 1 to 4 both in and out of school. The primary... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Thauzeni, Vincent Malangano Supervisor(s): Symon ChiziwaMalawi had no elected councilors in 1995 and 2000, and between 2005 and 2014 despite existence of policy and legal frameworks. Their absence resulted into lack of accountability and loss of citizen and donor trust, among others. However, periodic assessments by Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development found that Zomba District Council ... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Mvula, Paul Frestus Steven Supervisor(s): Wiseman Chijere ChirwaThe purpose of this study was to explore the challenges and prospects of open schooling at secondary education level with the aim of unearthing policy options and strategies for improving the quality of education offered through open secondary schools. Moore and Kearsley (2012) systems approach to distance education guided the study. It was a ca... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Madziataika-Phiri, Vitumbiko Z. Supervisor(s): Richard NyirongoThis study investigated public school financing and educational outcome in selected Conventional Secondary Schools and Community Day Secondary Schools in Central East Education Division. It sought to establish whether there is a link between levels of funding and attainment of education outcomes as students in CDSSs have poorer pass rates than i... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Mlagha, Emmanuel Kasililika Supervisor(s): Symon ChiziwaThe purpose of this study was to explore the role of the Secondary School Discipline Policy in combating School Related Gender Based Violence in selected district boarding secondary schools in Central West Education Division. The study used phenomenology as the main strategy and employed qualitative research method because the problem required i... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Mthuzi, Fanny Supervisor(s): Amos Moses ChaumaThe shift from Direct Support to Schools (DSS), where the district office was responsible for the management of funds, to Primary School Improvement Grants (PSIGs), an arrangement that empowers School Management Committees (SMCs) to manage finances could be a welcome development in management of school finances. This kind of decentralisation in ... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Msiska, James LawrenceMalawi has in recent years experienced large land acquisitions by foreign agriculture and mining interests. Between 2006 and 2010, some households of Kasitu and Nkhunga in Dwangwa, Nkhotakota were displaced to make way for the expansion of the sugarcane plantation in the areas. This study examines the different strategies that displaced househol... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Mkandawire, Alice Supervisor(s): Paul KishindoStudents with disabilities continue facing many challenges after the enactment of the National SNE Policy Guidelines by Ministry of Education (MoE) in 2009.This study, therefore, was to further explore the implementation of National SNE Policy Guidelines in two selected secondary schools in South West Education Division, Blantyre urban, based on... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Mkwezalamba, Gertrude Supervisor(s): Elizabeth KamchedzeraThis study attempted to establish the nature of factors that compel some teachers to remain in the teaching profession despite the relatively difficult working conditions associated with it at secondary school level in Malawi. The study was motivated by the fact that the greater part of education research focuses on reasons teachers leave the pr... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2017
Author: Mkalira, Mwayi Blessings Supervisor(s): Richard Nyirongo