https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/175 2026-04-09T13:43:08Z 2026-04-09T13:43:08Z Israel Mbekezeli Dabengwa Zibusiso Nyati-Jokomo Chikoko Laurine Makanga Prestige Tatenda Newton Nyapwere Liberty Makacha https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5460 2025-07-29T13:52:12Z 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Title: A participatory learning approach for the development of a maternal mobile health technology in Zimbabwe Authors: Israel Mbekezeli Dabengwa; Zibusiso Nyati-Jokomo; Chikoko Laurine; Makanga Prestige Tatenda; Newton Nyapwere; Liberty Makacha Abstract: Participatory Learning Approaches (PLAs) were used in identifying community expectations and needs for the introduction of the RoadMApp mHealth software (a geographically enabled mHealth technology which would link pregnant women to transportation to health facilities) in Kwekwe District, Zimbabwe. The sampling frame included different demographic groups which voluntarily took part in the study. 84 participants took part in the study. Chapati visual methods were conducted on Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) at 3 Rural Health Centres, whilst in-depth informant interviews (IDIs) and problem tree analysis were conducted at 10 clinics in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas. Thematic analysis and root-cause-analysis were used to interpret the data. Major themes identified were (a.) unavailability of savings for institutional childbirth, (b.) transport problems, and (c.) donor dependency. We recommend RoadMApp mHealth software to look beyond catering for transportation and savings for pregnancy related conditions, but inclusion of other health conditions.

2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Israel Mbekezeli Dabengwa Zibusiso Nyati-Jokomo Chikoko Laurine Makanga Prestige Tatenda Newton Nyapwere Liberty Makacha Laurine Chikoko Blessing Mukabeta Maumbe https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5459 2023-03-22T13:43:39Z 2022-03-13T00:00:00Z

Title: Supermarket resilience in Zimbabwe’s volatile macroeconomic environment Authors: Laurine Chikoko; Blessing Mukabeta Maumbe Abstract: The paper describes sources of resilience in Zimbabwe’s supermarket value chains and the strategies for building resilience. Although Zimbabwe has witnessed a steady growth in the number of supermarkets, that growth has been disrupted by the volatile operating environment. Data was collected from an online survey of supermarket managers, websites and secondary sources. The study found that franchising, extensive branch networks, mergers and acquisitions and multiple store formats have provided major supermarkets such as OK, TM/Pick n Pay and Spar with an adaptive capacity that has enabled them to operate for several decades in Zimbabwe’s volatile food retail sector. These findings have implications for improving government policy making and supermarket managers’ knowledge on developing resilient food systems under a turbulent macroeconomic environment. Further, the study provides key insights on strategies that are indispensable for building the necessary resilience ingredients required by supermarkets to absorb shocks and recover in a timely way.

2022-03-13T00:00:00Z Laurine Chikoko Blessing Mukabeta Maumbe Newman Wadesango Patience Mutambira Lovemore Sistcha Ongayi Wadesango https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5370 2023-03-02T14:14:43Z 2022-12-30T00:00:00Z

Title: A Critical Analysis of the Impact of Internal Auditing on Fraud Detection in the Cement Manufacturing Industry of Zimbabwe. Impact of Internal Auditing on Fraud Detection Authors: Newman Wadesango; Patience Mutambira; Lovemore Sistcha; Ongayi Wadesango Abstract: The title of this study was a critical analysis of the impact of internal auditing on fraud detection in the cement manufacturing industry of Zimbabwe. Epistemology was adopted as the philosophical basis of the study and the research paradigm was pragmatism. The quantitative research approach was selected and for data collection, researchers used questionnaires. The convergent parallel research design was used and the target population was made up of 5 000 staff and employees from the three major cement manufacturers in Zimbabwe. The Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table was applied to obtain a research sample of 357. The study made use of simple random sampling and purposive sampling and the data collection instruments used in this study included questionnaires and interviews. The ffindings on the types and extent of use of internal audit in the studied cement manufacturing firms revealed that the mostly used type of internal audits are management audits. The internal audits in the studied firms were found to be poor in most aspects such as the accomplishment of objectives; enhancing organizational effectiveness; preventing errors and other unforeseen problems; risk management and the identification of the basic objective of internal auditing, among others. The effectiveness of the audits is fairly affected by financial, political and legal factors. With regards to the influence of internal audits on the prevention and detection of fraud, findings of the study also suggested that the internal auditing in the studied cement manufacturing firms fails to deal with the major forms of fraud in the organisations, such as skimming payments from customers; check tampering; cash theft; the misuse of company credit cards as well as improper payroll transactions. An R2 of 0.307, with a T value of 0.942 and a significance of 0.446 at the P>0.05 level showed a low but significant relationship between the fraud variable and the internal auditing in the firms. There was also an R2 value of 0.015 and a T value of 0.347 with a significance of 0.738 at the P>0.05 level, showing that there was no significant relationship between the ROA and the performance level of the cement manufacturing firms. Findings on the strategies that could possibly be used to enhance the fraud detection and prevention capabilities of internal audits in the studied firms include undertaking more regular and routine financial auditing and ensuing legal procedures for fraudulent employees who fail to adhere to audit recommendations. The study therefore recommended for the adoption of other internal audit principles and strategies, formulating a consistent internal audit policy, regular financial auditing and to fund the implementation of internal audit recommendations.

2022-12-30T00:00:00Z Newman Wadesango Patience Mutambira Lovemore Sistcha Ongayi Wadesango Nixon S. Chekenya Laurine Chikoko https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5315 2022-12-20T10:40:18Z 2022-05-04T00:00:00Z

Title: Intolerance, xenophobia and cross-border supermarket groups’ operations in South Africa Authors: Nixon S. Chekenya; Laurine Chikoko Abstract: We examine whether there is a relationship between xenophobic attacks and the stock market value of supermarket groups in South Africa. We perform an event study analysis on significant incidents of violent attacks targeted at shops owned by foreigners in South Africa for the period 2006–2017. Using an event study approach with an augmented market model, we uncover evidence that the stock market perceives these events as bad news instead of good news for supermarkets having operations in South Africa and other parts of Africa, as they realise a decline in abnormal returns of about 2.57 percent. We interpret our findings as economic costs of xenophobic attacks emanating from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Our analysis attempts to shed light on the peace-building challenges and the potentially grim implications of xenophobia on economic activity in South Africa.

2022-05-04T00:00:00Z Nixon S. Chekenya Laurine Chikoko