Regional Development And Economic Co-Operation In Southern Africa; The Case Of SADCC

A GEM article on regional economic integration in the SADCC.The aim of this paper is not to examine the various regional economic groups in Africa, but to provide a brief overview of the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC). The paper examines the objectives, structure, programmes, problems and prospects of SADCC

Measures Of Industrial Distribution In Zimbabwe

A GP article on Zimbabwe's industrial development.The dynamic role which industrialization plays in the growth of a national economy has been widely recognized {Hamilton and Linge, 1981s Wood, 1980; Krumme, 1969). Growth in the industrial sector triggers growth in both the primary and tertiary sectors through backward and forward linkages. Not only does the manufacturing sector produce machinery, fertilizers and pesticides for agriculture, but its growth promotes expansion of the tertiary sector as well. Given the importance of the manufacturing sector it is essential to study factors influencing the location of various industries in this sector and to examine the spatial distribution of the industry. This paper will concentrate on the somewhat neglected aspect of the spatial distribution and changes in the distribution of manufacturing industry in Zimbabwe

Locational Aspects Of The Manufacturing Industry In Zimbabwe

A GEM article.Mining and agriculture have long been the backbone of the Zimbabwean economy. However, since the l960’s the manufacturing sector has greatly increased in importance and it is now the sector that contributes most to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Between 1970 and 1980 manufacturing contribution to the GDP averaged about 25 percent. Agriculture has been the second largest contributor to the GDP. The chief characteristics of the manufacturing industry are; first, the high degree of concentration of output in the hands of a relatively small number of producers and second, its spatial concentration in Harare and to a lesser extent in Bulawayo

Micro and small-scale enterprises in Shamva District within the context of an adjusting national economy

A study of non-farming rural enterprises in an economically evolving Zimbabwe during the 1990's.Rural non-farm activities, ranging from manufacturing to provision of goods and services provide about a quarter of rural employment in Zimbabwe. Self employment in the MSEs (micro and small-scale enterprises) sector is the leading source of rural non-farm employment. In Zimbabwe MSEs based in rural areas and small urban centres are involved in a variety of activities including (a) production of light manufacturing such as carpentry, metalwork, dressmaking, crafts; (b) provision of commercial services, such as transport, retailing of second hand motor vehicle spares, spray painting, vegetable and fruit vending; (c) building and construction, such as brickmaking, erection of security gates and construction of low-cost housing. These services and goods are offered at competitive prices which are lower than those charged by large-scale enterprises. Nation-wide almost 25% of rural and small town (less than 20 000) households engage in micro and small-scale enterprises

Variations in lead (Pb) content in soils downslope and upslope of victoria falls municipal waste dump in Zimbabwe

This study examines lead (Pb) content in soils downslope and upslope of the Victoria Falls town municipal waste dump. Fourteen soil samples were collected in October 2003 from 20*20m plots located along two linear transects (one downslope and the other upslope of the waste dump) and analysed for Pb using the atomic absorption method. It was hypothesised that there is a significant relationship between distance and direction from the municipal waste dump and soil Pb content. The study found that soils that are closer to and downslope of the waste dump had significantly higher (