February 2025

Product based Organisational structure

By |2025-02-12T08:56:42+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

An example of Product Based Organisational structure. An example of Product Based Organisational structure.

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Product based Organisational structure

  • This is when organisational operations, departments, duties and tasks are grouped based on particular lines of goods and services.
  • The organisation’s structure is based on major product […]
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Ways of communicating in business

By |2025-02-12T09:29:31+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Phones are a popular means of communication within businesses. Image credit accessableliving.com

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Leadership:Ways of communicating in business

  • There are multiple ways of communication within businesses
  • Sometimes the word methods of communication is used to refer to ways of communication
  • Each way has it’s own advantages […]
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The differences between Early Iron Age and Late Iron Age

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

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Early Societies (Late Stone Age – Early Iron Age): The differences between Early Iron Age and Late Iron Age

  • Here is a summary of the differences between Late Iron Age and Early Iron Ages

 

To access more topics go to the History Notes page.

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The Mfecane

By |2025-02-12T09:16:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Zulu Army modern reenactment. Image credit britishempire.co.uk

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Crisis in Nguniland: The Mfecane

  • It means a time of crushing
  • It was also given a Sesotho name called Difaqane or Lifaqane
  • It was a time of widespread warfare and disorder indigenous groups in Southern Africa from about 1815 […]
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Terms used in Population studies

By |2025-02-12T09:29:08+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Population Studies:Terms used in Population studies

  • Birth Rate (or crude birth rate) is the number of live births per 1,000 of the population in a given year. (Not to be confused with the growth rate).
  • Brain Drain is the emigration of a significant proportion of a country’s highly […]
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Problems faced by the Ndebele during their journey from Zululand

By |2025-02-12T09:42:40+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Ndebele village circa 1890. Image credit wordpress.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Ndebele State:Problems faced by the Ndebele during their journey from Zululand

  • These are some of the problems faced by the Ndebele/Khumalo on their way from Zululand to Western Zimbabwe:
  • Families were separated when the Ndebele were moving to Zimbabwe
  • […]

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Factors influencing farming: Economic factors

By |2025-02-12T09:00:45+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Farming requires transport to move the produce to the market. Image credit farmradio.fm

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Factors influencing farming: Economic factors

Transport

  • Types of transport available, time taken, and the cost of moving raw materials is one of the economic factors.
  • For perishable commodities for example milk, an efficient transport network is […]
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Farm Inputs: Sunshine,Temperature and Rainfall

By |2025-02-12T09:22:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Crops require good sunshine and a certain temperature in order to grow. Image credit mg.co.za

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming as a system:Farm Inputs: Sunshine and Temperature

Sunshine

  • It refers to cloud free days experienced in an area.
  • The number of days with sunshine decreases as latitude increases towards the poles.
  • Sunshine is […]
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Types of Irrigation

By |2025-02-12T09:42:41+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sprinkler irrigation are a form of modern irrigation. Image credit financialgazette.co.zw

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Irrigation Farming:Types of Irrigation

  • irrigation may be divided into two groups namely:
  • traditional forms of irrigation and
  • modern ones.

Traditional forms of irrigation

  • Under traditional methods, there’s the water wheel moved by draught power […]
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Cotton farming in Zimbabwe

By |2025-02-12T09:34:27+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Cotton field. Farmer.co.zw

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa:Cotton farming in Zimbabwe

Growing conditions and growing area

  • Zimbabwe is the largest producer of the crop in Africa south of the Sahara.
  • A bush crop grown in summer using dry land farming.
  • Rainfall at least 600 mm in the growing season.
  • […]

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