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The study examined the status of youth participation in political parties in Malawi and the focus was on the political party policies that enhance youth participation, the motivations of the youth in joining political parties, challenges that the youth face in political parties and youth career prospects in Malawi`s party politics. It used the q... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Numeri, Gift Supervisor(s): Augustin Magolowondo , Gift SamboThis study sought to investigate factors behind persistent cases of electoral shifts in certain constituencies in Malawi. Specifically, the study examined the role of political sophistication and political disaffection. Studies in Europe and North America have shown that electoral shifts tend to occur among voters who are politically sophisticat... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Makhuyula, Benson Bvuto Supervisor(s): Boniface Dulani , Happy KayuniThis study was conducted to examine the perceptions of people of Yao ethnic group towards economic incentives on voluntary male medical circumcision. Specifically, the study was aimed to establish HIV/AIDS interventions knowledge among Yao communities; examine responses to VMMC among Yao communities and; examine what Yao communities think and fe... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Kaponya, Andrew Madalitso Supervisor(s): Benjamin Kaneka , George JawaliThe Government of Malawi, like all governments, exists to provide social services to its people and to create a conducive environment for stimulating social and economic development. In order to achieve vision 2020, government has developed several developmental strategies to direct its efforts. An efficient public service is the medium term to ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Nampota-Howahowa, Maria Onganive Supervisor(s): Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa , Dan BanikThis study was aimed at investigating factors that influence seasonal migration of flood prone populations in the Shire River Valley. Seasonal Migration is common in the Shire River Valley during every flooding season. This tendency has caused chronic poverty amongst flood-prone populations as they lose assets, crops, livestock each time they mo... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Tembo, Richard Kautale Supervisor(s): Benjamin KanekaThis study seeks to assess the effects of downsizing on surviving employees’ organisational commitment and job security with TNM as a case of reference. This followed the observation by Kurebwe (2011) revealing that most survivors were worried about their future and how long they were going to keep their jobs within the reduced organisation. Thi... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Yowani, Yohane Supervisor(s): Tiyesere Mercy Chikapa , Asiyati Lorraine ChiwezaIn an attempt to find plant based foam control agents, crude lipids from the seeds of Moringa oleifera were extracted, purified and fractionated into neutral lipids, glycolipids and phospholipids using column chromatography on silica gel and characterised using Thin Layer Chromatography and GC/MS. The Moringa Oleifera seeds yielded between 31 an... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Zamaere, Derek Dumezweni Israel Supervisor(s): Maurice Monjerezi , Samson SajiduThe global pursuit of Gender equality has popularly been coupled by strategies aimed at increasing female politicians, in effort to enhance the inclusion of women’s interests in development. This study assessed the extent to which female councillors’ gender resemblance enhances the representation of women’s development interests in local governa... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Njala, Joseph Supervisor(s): Dan Banik , Michael ChasukwaForest degradation has been and remains a challenge in Malawi despite having formal forest institutions to remedy the situation. This study aimed at solving a puzzle presented in literature of not employing a political approach in analysing how the politics of policy implementation in the eforestry sector. To solve this puzzle this study adopted... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Katundu, Rodwell George Nehemiah Supervisor(s): Michael Chasukwa , Kondwani ChikadzaHypertension “also referred to as high blood pressure” is a chronic medical condition that remains a critical public health concern. Recent studies have indicated that hypertension weakens the body’s immunity, making it susceptible to others dreadful diseases, such as coronary heart diseases, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, diabetes and the rec... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Bonge, Atanasia Katana Peneyambeko Supervisor(s): Lawrence KazembeThis study aimed to investigate how adoption and diffusion of eLearning infrastructure such as hardware and software may be the solution to increasing access to higher education in Malawi using the eLearning centre based at Chancellor College as a case study. It sought to identify challenges affecting adoption and diffusion of eLearning and esta... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Joshua, Bright Supervisor(s): Gregory KunyenjeThe data on maternal anaemia is highly skewed in sub-Saharan Africa, with some women showing higher and others lower levels of Haemoglobin (Hb). A thorough analysis of maternal anaemia data is crucial for identifying effective strategies, but success depends on the choice of model and its ability to handle outliers. The study evaluated mean, qua... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Damiano, Potiphar Moses Supervisor(s): Tsirizani KaombeThis study exegetes Revelation 1:4-6 and argues for its implication to the members of the clergy in Malawi’s socio-political context. The problem the thesis addresses has to do with the situation in Malawi where the clergy undertake their roles in the Church while being actively aligned to some political parties. The work is a desk type of resea... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Kapinda, Stewart Daison Supervisor(s): Imran Shareef MohammedUnderstanding the impact of government expenditure in promoting economic growth is becoming increasingly important in Malawi, given the increased government expenditure and sluggish economic growth. This study investigates the impact of disaggregated government expenditure on economic growth in Malawi using time series data from 1980 to 2019, fo... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Kamaliza, ChimwemweDespite having studies on acquisition of concrete nouns, it is not clear how children acquire different categories of concrete nouns in Bantu languages. This is because most studies have concentrated on English language. Considering that the noun structure in English language is different from the noun structure in Bantu languages, the findings ... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Changadeya, Innocent Supervisor(s): Mervis Kamanga , Peter MsakaThis study was conducted to identify and examine the roles and interests of different actors in the 2015 visa policy reform process, and further seeks to examine the institutional context that governed the policy process in Malawi, after the Government of Malawi adopted a reformed visa policy which drew criticisms from different stakeholders, an... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Kausi, Talinda Jessica Supervisor(s): Boniface Dulani , Dan BanikWhistleblowing is one of the tools that is encouraged to deter corruption and other fraudulent activities at workplaces. However, we cannot expect workers to engage in whistleblowing if the consequences are detrimental to themselves or others. It was against this background that a study was conducted with the aim of understanding the perceptions... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Sodala, Merium Mable Supervisor(s): Happy Kayuni , Ernest ThindwaGeneral elections world over including Malawi, have been faced with many challenges that made the outcome of the elections to be deemed as not true reflection of the wishes of the populace. Electoral commissions, including the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) have adopted several systems to harness the electoral credibility and this includes ad... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Rudi, King Norman Chekete Supervisor(s): Happy Kayuni , Dan BanikThere is a growing number of organizations that have concluded that formal performance reviews are unnecessary or even counter-productive. The aim of this research was to determine the utility effect of this global change in readjusting or fundamentally removing employee reviews has on the Performance Management process, tasks and subtask activi... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Mtambo, Khumbo Immaculate Supervisor(s): Happy Kayuni , Master Dick MfuneMost of the buildings constructed in Malawi use burnt bricks. This study investigated tree species used for burning bricks in Zomba district because fired clay bricks depend on fuel wood which has exacerbated deforestation in the district. Parameters investigated included determination of plant species, Calorific Value (CV) of the same and volum... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2020
Author: Munthali, Joshua Yagontha Supervisor(s): Marlene Chikuni , Dickson Mazibuko