International journal of scientific and research publications, 2021
This article examines decentralisation in Zimbabwe. Decentralisation is the transfer of power fro... more This article examines decentralisation in Zimbabwe. Decentralisation is the transfer of power from a central authority to the lower levels of government. This transfer of power can be done by the government on behalf of the state as a whole or by offices within larger organizations. The article traces the historical evolution of decentralization in Zimbabwe and finds that the terrain is marked by three phases that is, the colonial, post-colonial and constitutional periods. In the colonial phase (1890-1979), decentralization was characterized by a two-tier local governance system divided along racial lines, with the white minority benefiting more than the black majority. The post-colonial decentralization (1980 to 2008) sought to undo the racial imbalances of the colonial period by redistributing power and resources to the previously marginalized black majority. However, this system was fraught with weaknesses because local governance remained a mere creature of the statute without f...
This thesis specifically looks at the factors that have caused the rise in teenage pregnancies in... more This thesis specifically looks at the factors that have caused the rise in teenage pregnancies in Mutare rural. It also analyses the sexual experiences of the young mothers in a bid to explain the trends in unplanned pregnancy. Mutare rural district was chosen as the study site because it is one of the districts with high teenage pregnancy rates in Zimbabwe. The study employed a mixed methods research approach. On the one hand quantitative data was collected through document analysis of Sakubva district hospital’s admission registries of April 2014 to April 2015 to show the trends of teenage pregnancies in Mutare rural. From these records, this study found that there were seasonal trends in teenage pregnancies in Mutare rural, with the highest peak noticed during festive periods. Whilst on the other hand, qualitative data in the form of in-depth interviews were carried out with young mothers who have given birth between the ages of 15 to 19 years. Narratives from the interviews attr...
International journal of scientific and research publications, 2021
This article examines decentralisation in Zimbabwe. Decentralisation is the transfer of power fro... more This article examines decentralisation in Zimbabwe. Decentralisation is the transfer of power from a central authority to the lower levels of government. This transfer of power can be done by the government on behalf of the state as a whole or by offices within larger organizations. The article traces the historical evolution of decentralization in Zimbabwe and finds that the terrain is marked by three phases that is, the colonial, post-colonial and constitutional periods. In the colonial phase (1890-1979), decentralization was characterized by a two-tier local governance system divided along racial lines, with the white minority benefiting more than the black majority. The post-colonial decentralization (1980 to 2008) sought to undo the racial imbalances of the colonial period by redistributing power and resources to the previously marginalized black majority. However, this system was fraught with weaknesses because local governance remained a mere creature of the statute without f...
This thesis specifically looks at the factors that have caused the rise in teenage pregnancies in... more This thesis specifically looks at the factors that have caused the rise in teenage pregnancies in Mutare rural. It also analyses the sexual experiences of the young mothers in a bid to explain the trends in unplanned pregnancy. Mutare rural district was chosen as the study site because it is one of the districts with high teenage pregnancy rates in Zimbabwe. The study employed a mixed methods research approach. On the one hand quantitative data was collected through document analysis of Sakubva district hospital’s admission registries of April 2014 to April 2015 to show the trends of teenage pregnancies in Mutare rural. From these records, this study found that there were seasonal trends in teenage pregnancies in Mutare rural, with the highest peak noticed during festive periods. Whilst on the other hand, qualitative data in the form of in-depth interviews were carried out with young mothers who have given birth between the ages of 15 to 19 years. Narratives from the interviews attr...
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