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Advantages of iron and steel industries

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:14:31+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Steel Plant image credit MediaWiki

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Iron and Steel Industry:Advantages of iron and steel industries

Many advantages accrue to a country as a result of establishing its own iron and steel works.

Industrial growth

Iron and steel works are themselves industries, so establishing more of these means industrial […]

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Agriculture in Rhodesia

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:32:47+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Tobacco remains an important cash crop to this day.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: : Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Agriculture in Rhodesia

After failing to get the desired profits and discovering the second Rand in mining, the settlers turned to agriculture

The European settlers did not immediately utilize the land they had acquired since […]

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Education in Rhodesia

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

St Georges college in Harare. Image credit youtube.com

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969: Education

In 1907 the Native Education Ordinance was passed which facilitated the creation of boarding missionary schools for Africans
African were mainly educated on industrial education
Orderlies and agricultural demonstrators were the only ones trained whilst […]

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Health in Rhodesia

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:18:41+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Bulawayo City Hospital. Image credit Tony Ward.

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: Zimbabwe 1894-1969:Health in Rhodesia

Health standards for the workers were very poor
Workers in mines could easily be injured or get killed in accidents
Mine workers were not given adequate protective clothing resulting in many work-related injuries
Africans also […]

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Political Effects of Gold and Diamonds discovery in South Africa

By Karen Mukungurutse|2025-02-12T09:33:59+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level History Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Joburg grew rapidly after the discovery of gold

ZIMSEC O Level History Notes: South Africa 1867 – 1910: Political Effects

The need to control diamond and gold mines led to conflict between the British an the Boer in the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880-1881 and 1899-1902
South Africa was united in 1910 […]

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Ways in which developing countries can improve trade

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:07:44+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Processed platinum fetches a higher price than raw platinum

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Trade:Ways in which developing countries can improve trade

Trade in developing countries such as Zimbabwe can be enhanced by:

Diversification of their economies, that is, by producing a variety of new value added manufactured goods.
Investing in human […]

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Exploitation of natural resources

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:24:48+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Exploitation of natural resources, gold panning in Mozambique.Image credit nytimes.com

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources:Resource Exploitation

The exploitation of natural resources is the use of natural resources for economic growth, sometimes with a negative implication of accompanying environmental degradation.
It started to emerge on an industrial scale in the […]

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Communication in Business: Reports

By garikaib|2025-02-12T08:55:52+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Business Studies Notes, Ordinary Level Notes|

Reports are an integral part of business. Image credit entrepreneur.com

ZIMSEC O Level Business Studies Notes: Leadership: Communication in Business: Reports

A report is an account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body
In […]

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Forestry: Deforestation

By Rachel Majaya|2025-02-12T09:18:33+02:00February 12th, 2025|Notes, O Level Geography, Ordinary Level Notes|

Deforestation in the Amazon rain forest. credit blog.conservation.org

ZIMSEC O Level Geography Notes: Natural Resources:World Deforestation

Deforestation is the cutting down of trees without replacing them.

The most important role forests play in sustaining people’s lives is being threatened by the rapid disappearance of the world’s forests.
In 2009, most of the […]

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