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This thesis is an examination of the cultural resilience of the Ngoni under Inkosi Mpherembe in the north-western part of Mzimba District or Northern Ngoniland from late pre-colonial times to the recent post-independence period, in the face of challenges posed by Western Christianity and the Colonial as well as Post-Colonial States. It argues th... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Nyirenda, Jamu Kolanikolani BesMalawi has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in Southern Africa and the world, with the prevalence rate of between 12-14%. It is among countries with the highest prevalence in Southern Africa with other countries like Mozambique having the prevalence of 16.1%, South Africa 18.8% and Zimbabwe 20.1% as of 2005 (UNAIDS, 2006). Since 1990s, th... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Palamuleni-Kadzandira, Frida Precious Supervisor(s): Patrick Kambewa , Maxton TsokaShortage of land is a major contributor to poverty and food insecurity in Malawi. This problem is deep and more severe in female headed than male headed households. In order to address this problem, the Government of Malawi is implementing the Community Based Rural Land Development Project (CBRLDP), using a new approach to land redistribution ba... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Phiri-Kumwenda, Beatrice Patricia Supervisor(s): Paul Kishindo , Asiyati Lorraine ChiwezaThe level of spoken English of primary school learners in Malawi remains unsatisfactory despite various efforts to ensure that learners acquire and develop English language speech proficiency. This has raised major concerns from various stakeholders considering the fact that English is a key to further education and employment. This study theref... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Lipenga, Lucky Martin Supervisor(s): Foster Kholowa , Grace ChiuyeThis study sought to examine problems, trends, and prospects of women’s numerical participation in politically appointed positions in the Malawi Public Service. The study focused on appointive positions ranging from P4/S4 to P2/S2 and their equivalents in purposively selected Government Ministries and Parastatals. Analysis of the evidence from t... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Nyirongo, Manfield Alexander Magwaza Supervisor(s): Lewis Dzimbiri , Peter MvulaThe study focuses on how informal institutions affect public policy implementation. Specifically. the focus is on whether informal practices involved during the distribution of agricultural inputs namely; the Starter Pack Scheme (SPT). Targeted Input Programme (TIP) and Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme (/\lSP) had impacted food security prog... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Maere, Joseph Boniface Mwaimwai Supervisor(s): Blessings ChinsingaThe study examines the factors that influence a household’s likelihood of facing credit constraints in formal credit markets in Malawi using cross section data from the 2008 Finscope Survey. Following a direct approach and employing logit model suggested by Jappelli (1990), the study has been able to investigate the factors that influence credit... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Banda, Benjamin Bisa Supervisor(s): Ronald ManganiThis study investigated the impact of the universal subsidy program on households in Mwandama millennium villages in the Zomba district of Malawi. This was done by comparing yield before the agriculture intervention and after the intervention. There is a clear yield difference between the before the intervention period and the after the interven... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Mtika, Alick Galimoto Stephens Supervisor(s): Ben KaluwaThis thesis explores the productivity of workers as related to the use of Oracle Enterprise Resources Planning Systems at the Reserve Bank of Malawi. This study topic was influenced after considering that the bank had made considerable investment in ERP systems with the overall aim of improving productivity inclusive the worker productivity. A m... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Magola, Mtendere Zita Supervisor(s): Lewis DzimbiriThis thesis explores the African America racial and sexual polarization as portrayed in Alice Walker’s The Color Purple, Meridian, Possessing the Secret of Joy and selected stories from In Love and Trouble: Stories about Black Women and You Can’t Keep a Good Woman Down. The study argues that both racism and sexism spring from the self’s cupidity... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2011
Author: Mazinga, Martino Kamwano Supervisor(s): Brighton KamangaThe purpose of this study was to assess the role that the school environment has played in enhancing female participation in decision making positions in SEED in Malawi. Gender policies aim at removing imbalances and disparities among men and women. One would wonder why women participation in decision making was still low. It was worthy finding... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Nanthambwe, Alayika Agnes Emerald Supervisor(s): Dixie Maluwa-Banda , Anthony ChigedaLinguists and educational psychologists agree that the best medium of instruction for initial primary school education is the mother tongue. In Malawi, the medium of instruction for initial primary school education i.e. standards 1 to 4, is Chichewa which is not necessarily the mother tongue of every Malawian. Despite the fact that Chichewa is t... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Thodi, Mario Simeon Supervisor(s): Edrinnie Kayambazinthu , Pascal KishindoAloes, socio-economically important plants in the world, are mostly used for medicines. In Malawi, Aloes are threatened because of loss of habitats due to high population growth rate, poverty, agriculture expansion and unsustainable utilization. This study mapped out occurrences of Aloes in Malawi in order to note widely and rare species and als... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Mkwapatira, Gladys Chipiliro Supervisor(s): E.Y. Sambo , Z.L.K. MagomboIt has been hypothesised that the degree of specialization in Intra Industry Trade (IIT) is highly correlated with the level of a country’s development. Therefore, since specialization mostly characterizes manufacturing goods and not primary commodity exports of which countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are mainly depe... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Mulenga, Mulenga Chonzi Supervisor(s): Exley Silumbu , Regson ChawezaThis study assesses the effects of the interaction between chieftaincy and the democratic state institutions namely MPs and local councilors on the democratic consolidation process. The aim of the study is to determine whether the interaction between chiefs on the one hand and MPs and local councillors on the other promotes the democratic values... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: School of Humanities and Social SciencesThe study seeks to identify factors that determine electoral support in re-electing presidential candidates in Malawi. This follows re-election of presidential candidates of incumbent political parties in Malawi from 1994 to 2009 amid the general discontent of personal living conditions and the higher disapproval rates of the general economic co... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Matita, Francis Fashio Supervisor(s): Lise Rakner , Jimmy NamangaleThis study was aimed at analyzing the distribution of wages along gender lines in Malawi. In particular, the study aimed at estimating the gender wage gap, examining the trends in the gender wage gap between 1998 and 2005 and evaluating the effect of education on the gender wage gap. This study was also aimed at unearthing possible sources of th... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Mughogho, Tamara Esther Supervisor(s): Ephraim Chirwa , Patrick KambewaThe democratic transition that Malawi experienced in early 1990s was part of the so called third wave of democratization that started in 1974 (Huntington 1991). In Malawi, civil society organisations were part of the movement that championed and managed the transitional process from one party to a multi party state. Since then, they have continu... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Chisi, Peter CyprianoFollowing the severe morbidity burden in Malawi as evidenced by the World Health Organization in their yearly World Health Statistics, the study was aimed at assessing the cost of illness on agriculture production as the most reliable livelihood source for households in rural Zomba. The study used primary data and employed the Individual Househo... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Khangamwa, Lauryn Kuwala Supervisor(s): Patrick Kambewa , Winfred MasanjalaThis study examines the context or historical processes in which post colonial educational policies in Malawi were formulated between 1964 and 1994. It argues that the political, economic and social contexts play an important role in policy formulation. The analysis is based on the examination of the background to the formulation of the policies... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Bulala-Chiponda, Anne F. Supervisor(s): Hendrina Kachapila-Mazizwa , Wiseman Chijere Chirwa