The State of Guidance and Counselling Programmes in High Schools: A Case Study from Manicaland, Zimbabwe| Chapter 1 | An Overview of Literature, Language and Education Research Vol. 4

 

The study provides empirical evidence and insights into the challenges facing school guidance and counselling programs in Zimbabwean high schools. It addresses critical issues such as inadequate training of counsellors, inconsistent program implementation, and lack of resources, which are crucial for improving educational practices and student outcomes in similar contexts worldwide. This study is set in three urban high schools in Mutare Urban, Manicaland Province, of Zimbabwe. The study seeks to determine the state of high school guidance and counselling programmes. Participating schools included one girl-only high school, one co-educational mission high school, and one government co-educational school. High schools were purposively selected while students were randomly selected. Using an exploratory sequential mixed method, quantitative data was collected from students, while qualitative was obtained from guidance teachers and head teachers. A questionnaire for students and two in-depth interviews with head teachers and guidance teachers were used. Data was analysed thematically and using frequency tables. Results suggest that guidance and counselling are generally responsive services where students can receive help with personal/emotional challenges and needs. Other services that are part of a comprehensive programme, such as student career planning, exploration, and development, as well as the professional development of counsellors, are minimal. Results also indicate that there is very little consultation between counsellors and teachers in the schools. Comments by guidance and counselling teachers suggest that the formal training that is available is offered in Harare at personal cost and that there is no professional association for counsellors. Further comments by guidance and counselling teachers suggest a lack of in-service training by the provincial education personnel responsible for guidance and counselling. Guidance teachers or counsellors tend to lack training and rarely keep records of their activities. The counsellors interviewed in the study did not demonstrate an awareness of the relevant Ministry regulations governing the implementation of guidance and counselling in schools.

 

Author (s) Details

 

John Mapfumo
Faculty of Education, Africa University, Zimbabwe.

 

Elliott Nkoma
Great Zimbabwe University, Zimbabwe.

 

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Factors Influencing Tax Evasion among Small and Medium Enterprises in Zimbabwe | Chapter 6 | New Advances in Business, Management and Economics Vol. 5

This paper aims to establish the major determinants of tax non-compliance among SMEs in the Zimbabwean economy. Small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) are recognized globally for being the backbone of the economy through economic advancement, innovation, wealth generation, and further growth. SMEs have a high tax non-compliance rate, which hinders the development brought to many economies.

 

The survey research design was used, and the SMEs operating in Bulawayo province were considered the sample of the study. The stratified random sampling technique was adopted for eliciting information, and questionnaires were administered to collect data from the respondents. 187 questionnaires were issued, and 153 were returned. Regression analysis was used to establish the relationship between tax non-compliance and the predictive variables using SPSS version 22. Three main models of tax compliance were reviewed in the literature, and strong evidence of tax compliance determinants was provided.

 

The study revealed poor follow-up strategy, lack of a tax audit, high tax rates, financial constraints, abuse of public funds by authorities, and tax education as the major determinants. SME operators should apply modern business survival strategies to counter financial limitations. ZIMRA should maintain a database for SMEs for tax audit purposes, intensify follow-up strategies, increase tax audits, and increase tax support services for SMEs. The government should consider reducing tax rates, which are perceived to be too high, as they promote tax evasion and failure among SMEs. Massive campaigns against evasion and avoidance of tax and intensive tax education should be embarked on

 

Author (s) Details

 

Banele Dlamini
Department of Accounting and Finance, Lupane State University, Zimbabwe.

 

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A Mixed Method Research on Drug Use and Abuse among First -Year Students at Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo, Zimbabwe | Chapter 2 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 8

College students often undergo role transitions such as going away from the family home for the first time, residing with other students, and experiencing reduced adult supervision—which may increase the risk of substance abuse. Alcohol use is quite common among adolescents and college students which is also associated with a broad array of risk behaviors. The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence of drug use among first-year Faculty of Social Sciences students at Great Zimbabwe University. An explanatory sequential design was used in the study. The total sample size of 157 students (82 males, 75 females) volunteered. Here, 72 students were from the Department of Human Resources Management, 66 from Sociology and 19 from Psychology. Data was analyzed using bar graphs and a chi-square to determine the degree of association between variables. Qualitative data from focus group discussions were analyzed thematically. Results show that students drank alcohol as their drug of choice and the prevalence of beer drinking started at the age band of 19-22 when students are at college and that peer pressure makes them continue drinking. Males have a higher prevalence of alcohol use in the previous month of the study and a higher rate of binge drinking and daily usage than their female counterparts. Co-use of alcohol and marijuana was most prevalent among males who binged or got drunk the previous month. There was a significant association between gender (in age band 19-22) and age of first drinking alcohol but an insignificant association between gender (in age band 23-26) and age of first drinking alcohol. An insignificant association was found between students’ majors and when they last took alcohol. The absence of parental control, reducing stress and closer bonds with peers were the reasons for using drugs. It is recommended that College administrators need to adopt more intensive on-campus alcohol and drug abuse education and evidence-based intervention programs.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Elliott Nkoma
Department of Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Social Sciences, Great Zimbabwe University, P.O. Box 1235, Masvingo, Zimbabwe.

 

Dadirai Bhumure
Department of Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Social Sciences, Great Zimbabwe University, P.O. Box 1235, Masvingo, Zimbabwe.

 

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An Inpouring Review on the Current Liquidity Crisis in Zimbabwe | Chapter 8 | An Overview on Business, Management and Economics Research Vol. 3

 This study paper tries to examine the reasons behind the liquidity problem that the Zimbabwean frugality is now experiencing. In fiscal economics, a liquidity situation is an acute shortage of liquidity. Liquidity can refer to display liquidity (the ease with which an advantage can be convinced into a liquid medium, e.g. cash), capital liquidity (the ease with which borrowers can acquire external capital), or accounting liquidity (the health of an organization's balance sheet calculated in terms of its cash-like property). Since the advent of the multi-bills system in 2009, that had an impact on the economic incident of Zimbabwe, the liquidity problem has annoyed banks and businesses alike. The study used survey design and scientist-administered questionnaires were used to accumulate data from the accused located in Harare, Bulawayo, Gweru and Masvingo. Out of the 200 questionnaires issued 150 were favorably completed developing in a response rate of 75%. The study also secondhand secondary dossier obtained from government instrumentalities on export and significance performance, fixating on the multi-currency regime (2009-2017). SPSS AMOS was used to test the theory raised and create a path modeling deciding the size and substance of the direct and indirect influence between the prophet variables and the downstream changing. The analysis climaxes the following antecedents as major causes that have an affect the present liquidity catastrophe: public and investor trust, nation risk, embodiment of money, criminal financial flows, and net export conduct. The findings more indicated that the liquidity crisis was not significantly jolted by the regional bank's lack of a lender of last resort position. In order to handle the liquidity question, it is advised that the management concentrate on the aforementioned forerunners.

Author(s) Details:

Banele Dlamini,
Department of Accounting and Finance, Lupane State University, Zimbabwe.

Leonard Mbira,
Department of Accounting and Finance, Lupane State University, Zimbabwe.

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Role of Digitalization in the Development of Rural Entrepreneurship in the Gokwe District of Zimbabwe | Chapter 5 | An Overview on Business, Management and Economics Research Vol. 3

 Adopting and executing digital technologies can assist country entrepreneurs in accessing nationwide and international markets to increase their appropriateness. Entrepreneurs in the rural areas of Zimbabwe can influence digital technologies and infrastructures to cultivate their businesses within the land sector. Many studies have investigated country entrepreneurs' enactment of digital technologies and their affect their performance. However, little empirical evidence is feasible on the role of digital science and how this can assist managers in the Gokwe district of Zimbabwe to sustain their trades. We adopted qualitative and determinable methodologies to collect dossier using interviews and questionnaires from rural executives. This chapter investigates mathematical technology's role in evolving rural entrepreneurship in Gokwe. Findings signify that rural entrepreneurs enjoy the role of digital electronics in facilitating socializing for professional or personal gain activities, connecting consumers, and interacting with suppliers, distributors, consumers, and markets to foster their performance and worth. However, most of them habitual that they had difficulty identifying new progressive opportunities and expanding their existent markets with digital science. Policy implications from this study are the need for government to reassure the adoption of mathematical technologies to enhance country entrepreneurs' businesses.

Author(s) Details:

Robertson K. Tengeh,
Faculty of Economic & Management Sciences, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.

Patience Z. Moyo,
Faculty of Business & Management Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa.

Gabriel O. Ogunlela,
Faculty of Business & Management Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa.

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Determining the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and Company Profitability in Zimbabwe: A Case of a Listed Telecommunication Company | Chapter 4 | Current Aspects in Business, Economics and Finance Vol. 4

 The investigation and analysis of the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CRS) and company profitability in Zimbabwe is the aim of the study. The concept of sustainable development emphasises that businesses should prioritise financial and business results in addition to paying attention to their local environment, society, and community. CSR is considered to be a key element of strategic planning. It might lead to higher business profitability. The study employed Stata as the statistical tool and the Vector Auto Regression (VAR) model of regression analysis to investigate the impact of CSR on profitability. Correlation and regression analysis were used to analyse secondary data taken from the annual reports of a Zimbabwean Listed Private Limited company, and the hypothesis was assessed. In Zimbabwe, the telecommunications sector is at the forefront of the information age and is essential to a company's success and long-term viability. Out of the three mobile telecom companies under the Ministry of Information, Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, the company served as Zimbabwe's sole publicly traded mobile telecoms provider from 2010 to 2015. (MICTPCS). In its capacity as the industry's regulating body, MICTPCS promotes mobile telecommunications companies to include CSR as a client-focused component of their daily operations. The study's findings indicate that CSR has no appreciable effect on profitability and that there is no causal relationship between it and either [1-3]. Zimbabwe lacks a corporate social responsibility policy; businesses participate voluntarily as a marketing strategy. A policy must be created and implemented to ensure that organisations act ethically.

Author(s) Details:

Banele Dlamini,
Department of Accounting and Finance, Lupane State University, Zimbabwe.

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Devolving Power and Decentralising Local Governance in Zimbabwe: Prospects and Impediments | Chapter 6 | Innovations in Science and Technology Vol.8

 Chapter 14, section 264 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20) Act 2013 provides for devolution of government functions and responsibilities to province and metropolitan councils and local authorities in order to foster democracy, excellent local governance, and public engagement. The Constitution divides governance into three levels to allow devolution: national, provincial, and municipal. However, in violation of section 264 of the constitution, the government has not delegated local governance authorities to the people in order to increase their participation in decision-making that affects them. The goals of devolution of governmental authorities and responsibilities, the opportunities for developing excellent local governance through devolution, and the obstacles to devolution's implementation are all discussed in this article. The goal of this research was to see how much devolution and decentralisation enhanced local governance, as well as to look into the constitutional requirements and dynamics surrounding their implementation.

Author(s) Details:

Jeremiah Bvirindi,
College of Business, Peace, Leadership and Governance, Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe.


Cosmas Chikwawawa,
College of Business, Peace, Leadership and Governance, Africa University, Mutare, Zimbabwe.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/IST-V8/article/view/6247

Innovation Domains for Driving Transformation and Rural Development: The Case of Smallholder Dairying in Zimbabwe | Chapter 4 | Cutting-edge Research in Agricultural Sciences Vol. 7

 Dairy production in tropical regions has a lot of potential for development, but it also has a lot of challenges. Smallholder dairy production systems are also heterogeneous around the world, with a diverse range of technological characteristics, socioeconomic circumstances, and institutional characteristics. Centered on a survey of 227 households from the Rusitu and Gokwe smallholder dairy projects in Zimbabwe, this chapter addresses large global issues of innovation domains. The researchers used a multivariate analysis approach and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to classify eight major components, and then used Cluster Analysis to identify five distinct innovation domains. Smallholder dairy farmers, smallholder dairy descendants, new and emerging producers, smallholder dairy pioneers, and industrial and market-oriented producers were among the innovation realms. According to the study, innovation domains with more involvement in smallholder dairy innovation networks had higher rates of dairy technology adoption (p 0.01). The net result has been higher reported annual dairy incomes, with total dairy gross incomes of USD4,726 for commercial and market-oriented producers compared to USD2,895 for all innovation domains. This has consequences for household socioeconomic well-being, capacity for reinvestment, and agricultural growth.

Author (s) Details

Dr. Benjamine Hanyani-Mlambo
Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Zimbabwe, P.O.Box MP 167, Mt Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Prof. Maxwell Mudhara
College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

Dr. Simbarashe Tatsvarei
School of Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship, Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Marondera, Zimbabwe.

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