Brand equity is a critical intangible asset influencing customer retention in service industries, particularly healthcare financing where trust and perceived quality shape consumer decisions. In Zimbabwe’s medical aid sector, organisations such as Premier Service Medical Aid Soci...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i62290
Microfinance has evolved as a strong tool for economic development, particularly in boosting female entrepreneurs in developing nations. This study investigated the persistent financing constraints faced by women entrepreneurs in Zimbabwe’s agricultural sector, with a specific fo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i22185
This study evaluates the impact of major policy reforms that deregulated Zimbabwe’s oil industry, with particular emphasis on their implications for rural development in Mudzi Rural District, Mashonaland East Province. The research examines how liberalising the importation, distr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i12133
Zimbabwe’s oil industry continues to face long-standing, deep rooted and multifaceted challenges despite the adoption of a deregulation policy in 2003. Persistent foreign currency shortages, regulatory volatility, weak infrastructure, high supply chain costs, and inadequate inves...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i12129
Despite growing scholarly and policy interest in prison-based production and rehabilitation initiatives in developing economies, empirical evidence remains limited on how entrepreneurship functions as a coordinating mechanism across production, business, and operational systems w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i12131
This study examined how engineering workmanship in road construction under Zimbabwe’s Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) and related emergency preparedness initiatives influences economic development in rural districts. It argues that high-quality workmanship in road...
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Research Article10.9734/ajeba/2026/v26i12127
Zimbabwe’s oil industry has been experiencing oil supply constraints for decades and these failures prompted Zimbabwe to shift towards deregulation with the aim of improving efficiency and better performance. Nevertheless, the country has continued to face persistent fuel crises...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i111209
Infrastructure development is widely framed as a pathway toward inclusive urbanisation in rapidly urbanising regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet empirical evidence from secondary cities remains limited. This study examines whether infrastructure expansion in Chinhoyi advances spat...
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Research Article10.9734/arjass/2026/v24i5907
This study examined the nexus between organisational culture and municipal performance in Zimbabwe with specific reference to Chinhoyi Municipality. The study was influenced by perpetual service delivery challenges in the municipality. It specifically aimed to explore the organis...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2026/v23i21264
The aim of this study was to investigate the role of women entrepreneurship in accelerating rural economic development in Zimbabwe, specifically focusing on a case study of Mudzi Rural District in Mashonaland East Province. This study employed mixed methodology, integrating both...
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Research Article10.9734/sajsse/2025/v22i111205