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The Impacts of Aesthetic Labour on Frontline Employees in Gweru Urban Lodging Facilities

Makwara, TN; Chikuta, Oliver (Journal of Tourism Studies and Hospitality Research, 2021)

he tourism and hospitality industry heavily relies on aesthetic labouras a source of competitive advantage, so this study sought to unveil the impacts of aesthetic labour on frontline employees. The research ...

Graduates’ perception of Tourism And Hospitality Degree Program Relevance to Career Attainment: A Case Of Graduates from three State Universities in Zimbabwe

Musawenkosi, Tapfuma,; Chikuta, Oliver; Ncube, Felicity N; Baipai, Ncube, Rudorwashe (Journal of Tourism, Culinary, and Entrepreneurship (JTCE), 2021)

The process of making career choices is complex since there are diverse factors affecting students’ selection of programs when they enrol in higher and tertiary institutions. Just like in any other discipline, tourism ...

Universal Accessibility of National Parks in South Africa and Zimbabwe: Park Management Perceptions

Chikuta, Oliver; du Plessis, Engelina; Saayman, M (2021)

This study sought to establish the perceptions of the management of National Parks in South Africa and Zimbabwe with respect to making their parks universally accessible. This study was set against a background of many ...

Dynamics of corporate dividend policy under hyperinflation and dollarization: A quantile regression approach

Mbulawa, Strike; Francis, Nathan Okurut; Mogale, Ntsosa; Sinha, Narain (2020)

Zimbabwe experienced hyperinflation (2000-2008) followed by dollarization from 2009 onwards which had implications on dividend policy. In this context, this study isolates the main determinants and examines their behaviour ...

The covid-19-pandemic and implications for businesses: innovative retail marketing viewpoint

Opute, A. P., C.; Iwu, O. Adeola,; Adeola, V. V.; Okeke-Uzodik, O. E.; Fagbola, O.; Jaiyeoba, O. (The Retail and Marketing Review, 2021-01)

Academic discourse has given much attention to crisis management, a logical trend given that crises have profound implications on businesses and on consumers’ behaviour. A core premise that has featured prominently, and ...

9th Botho University International Research Conference: Summary report

Unknown author (2021-12-09)

Botho University provides top-notch learning and teaching experience to students and an an environment where research and innovation thrives. This year, the University held another successful Botho University ...

Botho University International Research Conference(BUIRC) 2021:Programme

Unknown author (2021-11-26)

Botho University International Research Conference(BUIRC) 2021: Book of Abstract

Unknown author (2021-11-26)

Botho University caters to a wide range of student expectations. Not only are we providing top-notch learning and teaching experience to our students but also an environment where research and innovation thrive. The ...

A survey on soft computing-based high-utility item sets mining

Kumar, Rajiv; Singh, Kuldeep (2022)

Traditional frequent itemsets mining (FIM) suffers from the vast memory cost, small processing speed and insufficient disk space requirements. FIM assumes only binary frequency value for items in the dataset and assumes ...

Ecotourism success story in Zimbabwe: The case of Tsholotsho CAMPFIRE project

Oliver, Chikuta; Ncube, Felicity; Russell, Mark (2022)

This study exposes the untold success story of Zimbabwe's ecotourism projects. Literature is awash with publications on the failure by Zimbabwe to come up with, and run sustainable ecotourism projects that significantly ...

Emerging perspectives and challenges for virtual collaborative learning in an institution of higher education: a case of Lesotho

Gloria Lihotetso, Matee; Motlohi, Nthabiseng; Nkiwane, Palesa (2022)

Purpose – This study aims to investigate emerging perspectives and challenges which teaching staff and students in the Faculties of Business and Accounting, Health and Education as well as Computing encountered in using ...

Non-invasive smart implants in healthcare: Redefining healthcare services delivery through sensors and emerging digital health technologies

Gaobotse, Goabaone; Batani, John; Mbunge, Elliot (2022)

The adoption of non-invasive smart implants is inevitable due to recent technological advancements in smart implants and the increasing demand to provide pervasive and personalized care. The integration of non-invasive smart ...

Are we there yet? Unbundling the potential adoption and integration of telemedicine to improve virtual healthcare services in African health systems

Mbunge, Elliot; Muchemwa, Benhildah; Batani, John (2022-01-09)

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the attention has now shifted towards universal vaccination to gracefully lift strict COVID-19 restrictions previously imposed to contain the spread of the disease. Sub-Saharan Africa ...

Investigating The Effects of Covid-19 Corona Virus In Botswana: A Case of Kgalagadi Breweries Limited

Tshabela, Gaone (Botho University, 2021-01-13)

This study focuses on investigating the effects of Covid-19 on the alcohol industry in Botswana. The research was carried out in Broadhurst Industrial, Gaborone (Botswana) where Kgalagadi Breweries Limited is located. The ...

Factors Affecting Student's Decisions in Choosing Private Institutions of Higher Education: The Case of Botho University

Setume, Golekanye (Botho University, 2021-12-18)

This descriptive and quantitative study was aimed at closely examining the factors that affect student's decisions in choosing PIHE with a more focus on the 2020 first year students at Botho University. The study set out ...

Factors Affecting Pre-Service Science Teachers ‘level of Awareness on Safety, Health Measures and Risk Management during Science Laboratory Practical.

Kadiyala, A. and Kealeboga, C.,; Kadiyala, A.; Kealeboga, C (2021)

t Science laboratory practical work is part of the secondary school curriculum. However, it is critical that the pre-service science teacher is provided with knowledge, skills and competencies that allows teachers to ...

Cybersecurity challenges in energy sector (virtual power plants)-can edge computing principles be applied to enhance security?

Venkatachary, S.K.,; Alagappan, A; Andrews, L.J.B (2021)

Distributed generators (D.G.’s) enable us to generate, supply and be self-reliant on power while also allows us to supply power to meet the demand through virtual power plants. The virtual power plants also help us analyse, ...

A Measure of Adaptive Cognition of Entrepreneurship Students for Sensing the Environment's Uncertainty A Study in An African University

Indrajith, S.I.H.; Chikari, G; Gombiro, T; Kumar, B (2021)

bridge the gap that has arisen between the number of graduates and employment opportunities available in the job market. Since the entrepreneurs' entrepreneurial mindset is different from others in the process of ...

Greening Universities with Mode 3 and Quintuple Helix Model of Innovation–Production of Knowledge and Innovation in Knowledge-Based Economy

Liyanage, S.I.H.; Netswera, F.G (2021)

Most of the knowledge-based economies (KBEs) operate in a neoclassical economic model that does not recognize the importance of natural resources and sustainability beyond the market forces. In contrast, KBEs that rely on ...

Antibacterial Activity of 2-Picolyl-polypyridyl-Based Ruthenium (II/III) Complexes on Non-Drug-Resistant and Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Matshwele, James T.; Odisitse, s; Mapolelo, D (2021)

A new hexadentate 2-picolyl-polypyridyl-based ligand (4, 4'-(butane-1, 4-diylbis(oxy))bis(N, N-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)aniline)) (2BUT) (1) and its corresponding Ru(II/III) complexes were synthesized and characterized, ...

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