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Chain of Command,Line vs Staff Authority

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:36:26+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Staff and Line Staff. Image credit usine-digitale.fr

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Chain of Command,Line vs Staff Authority

Chain of command-refers to the hierarchy of authority by which order, directions and communications are passed down from the top to the bottom
It is […]

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The communication process
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The communication process

Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes

The communication process

By garikaib|2025-02-12T09:14:11+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Leadership: The communication process

Communication is the exchange of information, ideas, opinions and feelings
The process of communication and it’s stages can be shown on a diagram known as the communication model

The Communication Model

The communication process involves encoding of information by the […]

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Features of the late Stone Age

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T08:57:54+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Microlith tools from Southern Africa. Image credit anthropology.net

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Early Societies (Late Stone Age – Early Iron Age): Features of the late Stone Age

It occurred from 7000 to 1500 years ago.
It was characterized by microlithic industries
Microlithic means small and refined tools made up of stone

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Social organisation of the Great Zimbabwe State

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:12:37+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

The Zimbabwe Bird. Image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Great Zimbabwe state (Kingdom): Social organisation of the Great Zimbabwe State

During its first stages of development, the state was egalitarian
However with population growth and expansion social classes emerged with the ruling classes exploiting the lower classes
The ruling class […]

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Refugees: Introduction

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:23:05+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sudanese refugees. Image credit CCTV Africa

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Refugees: Introduction

Refugee– is a person who cannot return to his/her own country because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reason of race, religion, nationality, political association or social grouping
A refugee is therefore a forced emigrant
Based on this definition, African […]

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Evaluation of Tshaka’s rule

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:38:36+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Tshaka kaZulu

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: The Zulu State: Evaluation of Tshaka’s rule

Shaka was a dictator and tyrant and performed many acts of inhumanity against his people and enemies
Shaka used terror and fear to rule his kingdom and consolidate his power
However some evidence available about Shaka sparing the […]

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Places Explored by Antonio Fernandez

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T08:57:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

A potrait of Álvaro Fernandes. Image credit princeton.edu

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:The Portuguese in the Zambezi Valley: Places Axplored by Antonio Fernandez

His other name(real name) was Álvaro Fernandes
He was also known by the pompous title: Pedro Fernandes de Queirós
This is a list of places visited by Antonia Fernandez when […]

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Nomadism: A Case Study

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:14:06+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Sahel Nomads. Image credit btcycle.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes:Agriculture:Farming types in Africa: Subsistence farming: Nomadism: A Case Study: Sedentarisation of nomads in the Sahel

Sedenterisation of Nomads in the Sahel

In this scheme, an area to settle the nomads is selected by UN officials.
A deep well is sunk at the centre, […]

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Effects of the Berlin Conference

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:38:15+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Berlin Conference 1884

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes:Scramble and Partition of Africa:Effects of the Berlin Conference

Negative Effects

It partitioned/divided Africa among European nations.
90 % of African countries lost their independence to European nations. Liberia and Ethiopia remained free
It led to the suffering of Africans as they were abused by colonial […]

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