Department of Development Studies

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    Gender and Employment in Post-Independence Zimbabwe
    (University of Fort Hare, 2003) Ncube, Moreblessings
    The study is premised on the basis that in the Zimbabwean labour market there is occupational discrimination among men and women. The labour market reveals that men and women are employed in different occupations, where women are concentrated in the administrative and clerical jobs, while men represent the executive . and managerial jobs. It is therefore necessary to understand the contemporary situation of the employment status historically, hence the study analyses the precolonial, colonial and post-colonial periods of Zimbabwean history. Although women have made considerable inroads into executive and managerial jobs, the rate is not convincing enough considering that women constitute more that 52% of the population. Women still do not have equal influence in political and decision-making bodies as well as in education. They continue to be marginalised in the economy and in the enjoyment of legal and human rights.
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    Land reform and Black Farmers in Zimbabwe: a Study on Policy Visions and Historical Realities
    (University of Fort Hare, 2004) Mupaganda, H.
    The economy of Zimbabwe depends on a stable agrarian growth. Agriculture contributes 11-14% of the country's GDP and contributes 33% of formal employment. On independence the Government of Zimbabwe inherited a skewed distribution of land, which favoured the white minority farmers. This necessitated a land reform programme. In addition to bringing about more equitable distribution of land, the land reform programme has the objective of ensuring a more efficient and rational structure of farming and natural resources, utilisation and higher labour absorption, which would reduce rural poverty. This study attempted to capture the realities of black farmers in Zimbabwe since the land reform programme using as a case study the Karoi district. The aim of the study was mainly to examine the extent to which black fanners have been able to access markets, credit facilities and infrastructure and also to investigate some of the problems these farmers encounter since land reform. Survey methods in the form of interviews and questionnaires were used to collect data for the study. The results show that the farmers have now adopted a market orientated type of farming. However they experience problems in credit, storage facilities and credit loans and, inputs that affect their farm productivity.
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    Social policy and the urban poor: an examination of the urban housing policy and its implications on the low-income earners of Harare municipality in Zimbabwe
    (University of Fort Hare, 2003-11) Moyo, Wisdom
    Housing plays a very crucial role in the lives of the people and it therefore important for authorities to put considerable effort to provide housing to those in need of them. The city of Harare has been experiencing the problem of housing for a considerable period of time. This has seen a number of urban housing policies being implemented but all these past policies could not avert the shortage of housing. Instead the demand for housing especially among low-income earners has been rising sharply.