February 2025

Life Assurance

By |2025-02-12T09:09:29+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Life Assurance. Image credit afterjujuman.com Life Assurance. Image credit afterjujuman.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Insurance: Life Insurance

Life assurance

  • Covers against events that will certainly occur e.g. death.
  • The principle of indemnity does not apply.
  • Benefits are paid to spouses and children who are the beneficiaries of the policy.

Whole life policy.

  • One assures his/he […]
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Difficulties faced by importers and exporters

By |2025-02-12T09:22:34+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The dreaded Somali Pirates. Image credit slate.com The dreaded Somali Pirates. Image credit slate.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Difficulties faced by importers and exporters

  • Different languages
  • Language is a barrier in international trade because it leads to communication problems.
  • There is a need to translate information or instructions from one language to […]
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Consular invoice

By |2025-02-12T09:39:28+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit jaicourtney.net Image credit jaicourtney.net ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Consular invoice

Consular invoice

  • Assist customs officials to calculate customs duty where duty is charged on the value of imported goods.
  • Signed by a consul of the importing country certifying and confirming that the prices of the goods are correct:
  • prices of the […]
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Commerce Notes:Partnership Act

By |2025-02-12T09:02:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit ndlink.org Image credit ndlink.org ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Partnership Deed

Partnership Act

  • Where a Partnership Deed has not been drafted, the Partnership Act is applicable
  • It is enacted by Parliament.
  • The Act sets out the following provisions:
  • the partners must contribute equal amounts of capital.
  • Any disputes must be settled by a majority […]
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Private Business Corporation

By |2025-02-12T09:14:23+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

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Private Business Corporation

  • found in the private sector.
  • Governed by the Private Business Corporation Act of 1993.
  • A cross between partnerships and limited companies.
  • A legal entity or body corporate which can sue or be sued in its own name.
  • Formed by […]
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Mineral Nutrition Experiment

By |2025-02-12T08:58:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Phosphorus Deficiency. Image credit iastate.edu Phosphorus Deficiency. Image credit iastate.edu ZIMSEC O Level Notes Combined Science: Mineral Nutrition Experiment

Aim: Investigating the effects of mineral elements on plant growth.

Materials

Young wheat or pea seedlings, test tubes, mineral solutions/culture solutions, cotton wool, foil or black paper, stands for test tubes.

Method

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Poultry and Rabbit feeds

By |2025-02-12T09:29:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Science Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Combined Science Notes: Poultry and Rabbit feeds

Chickens

  • Food forms the major part of costs when rearing poultry for eggs and meat.
  • It is therefore vital that the poultry  feed is obtained, mixed and given to chickens in the most economic and cost saving way.
  • The range of feed and the composition of the diet depends on […]
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Determining whether an account has a debit or credit balance

By |2025-02-12T09:07:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Principles of Accounts Notes|

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ZIMSEC O Level Principles of Accounts Notes:Determining whether an account has a debit or credit balance

  • Sometimes in a bid to confuse you during the examination examiners will present you with a jumbled list of balances which might require you to determine whether the accounts […]
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Portuguese Posts (feiras) in and Ports in the Mutapa state

By |2025-02-12T09:42:19+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A map showing early Portoguese settlements in Zimbabwe A map showing early Portuguese settlements in Zimbabwe. Image by MediaWiki ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Portuguese in Zambezi Valley: Portuguese Posts (feiras) in and Ports in the Mutapa state

Trading Posts/Feiras in the Mutapa State

  • The following were the Trading Posts or […]
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