February 2025

Kopje, Tor and Balancing rocks

By |2025-02-12T09:21:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Landform Studies, Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

A Kopje. Image credit MediaWiki. A Kopje. Image credit MediaWiki. ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Landforms resulting from Weathering: Kopjes

Tors/Kopjes/Castle kopjes

  • Tors/kopjes/castle kopjes are inselbergs.
  • Tors the same as kopjes even though some books make an attempt to distinguish between the two.
  • Different names are applied in different localities to what are essentially […]
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Introduction

By |2025-02-12T09:15:55+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Airbus 380 being assembled Airbus 380 being assembled. Image credit themanufacturer.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Production: Introduction:Good and Services

  • Production-is the provision of goods and services to satisfy human needs and wants.

Goods and Services (Products)

  • goods– these are tangible items with physical attributes for example a car.
  • Goods can be classified as:
  • durable […]
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POSB Bank

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

ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Money and Banking: POSB Bank.

Post Office Savings Banks

  • People’s Own Savings Bank.

Functions

  • It accept deposits from individuals and companies.
  • It operates savings accounts which earn tax free interest.
  • It operates stop order facilities for clients.
  • It lends money to large organisations for example Discount Houses.
  • It invests money into Treasury Bills and municipal stocks.
  • […]

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Bank Payments in Home and Internation Trade

By |2025-02-12T09:09:37+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Image credit voanewszimbabwe.com Image credit voanewszimbabwe.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Money and Banking: Bank Payments in Home and Internation Trade

Bank payments in Home Trade

  • Payments encountered in home trade are made via the following bank services:

Standing or stop order

  • Is a method of payment used to pay fixed amounts to creditor […]
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Discount stores, Voluntary Chains and Tied shops

By |2025-02-12T09:27:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Spar Joina City. Image credit innscorafrica.com Spar Joina City. Image credit innscorafrica.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Retail Trade: Discount stores and Voluntary Chains

Discount Stores

  • a large-scale retail outlet found in and private sector
  • locate in busy shopping areas and out of city centres
  • sells household goods such as electrical appliances
  • operates from cheap […]
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Bonded Warehouses

By |2025-02-12T09:43:59+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Warehousing|

ZIMRA's bonded warehouse at Chirundu Border Post. Image credit zimboguide.co.zw ZIMRA’s bonded warehouse at Chirundu Border Post. Image credit zimborderguide.co.zw ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Warehousing: Bonded Warehouses

Bonded warehouses

  • These are located at ports, boarder posts, large railway stations and big cities.
  • They are privately owned but supervised by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority […]
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Other advertising media

By |2025-02-12T09:08:14+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Goods on display. Image credit retaildesignblog.net Goods on a window display. Image credit retaildesignblog.net ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Advertising: Other advertising media

Window displays

  • These cover window displays and other displays within the shops themselves.
  • Are aimed at customers who wlk in and out of the shop.
  • The displays are meant to encourage […]
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Modes of transport: Sea

By |2025-02-12T09:22:23+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Commerce Notes, Ordinary Level Notes, Transport|

The Oriana a cruise ship from Germany. Image credit totifun.com The Oriana a cruise ship from Germany. Image credit totifun.com ZIMSEC O Level Commerce Notes: Transport: Modes of transport: Sea

Sea Transport.

Advantages

  • Is cheap.
  • Suitable for:
  • bulky cargo e.g. crude oil.
  • Heavy goods e.g. mineral ores.
  • Mixed cargo i.e. different goods.
  • Different types and sizes of ships […]
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