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FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
CHIMBANGU .KARINDA.KEITH
R0723972S
WORK RELATED REPORT
In fulfillment of the requirements of BSc Hon Degree in Mathematics, industrial
attachment-level three (3) done at Zima!e "ational Statistics #genc$%
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ABSTRACT
I did my Industrial Attachment at Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency in Harare where I was
attached in the Judicial and Social Welfare Statistics Section which is under the Social statistics
!ranch" #his section com$iles and analyses crime statistics" Whilst on attachment I was mostly
in%ol%ed in ca$turing $art of the $rison data u$dating $rison re$orts and collecting data during
sur%eys" &uring my stay within the section I was also in%ol%ed in a sur%ey called the real sector
sur%ey" 'y duties as an enumerator were to dis$atch reco%er and gi%e e($lanations of the
)uestionnaires to res$ondents" I also managed to ta*e $art in another $ro+ect called the
Zimbabwe &emogra$hic and Health Sur%ey ,household listing-" I also had a chance to ta*e $art
in the editing of a )uestionnaire and coming u$ with suggested better structured )uestionnaires" I
also had a chance to code and ca$ture .m$loyment data for the year 200/ to 2010"I did not end
there as I went on to %erify the coded salary ser%ice bureau )uestionnaire during data entry "With
the assistance of my su$er%isors I managed to come u$ with the much needed e($erience
through the time $eriod I was at Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency"
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
'y first ac*nowledgement goes to 'idlands State 1ni%ersity $articularly my academic
su$er%isors 'r"W"2" 3harumbira and 'iss" 3"'ashiri for their academic su$$ort which led to
the successful com$ilation of this re$ort"
I also wish to e($ress my gratitude to my industrial su$er%isors 'r" 'u*a%hi who led me
through my enumeration $eriod during the 4eal Sector Sur%ey and 'r"5"Ziswa for guiding me
throughout the $eriod of data entry after the sur%ey not forgetting 'r"#"'atangira who $ro%ided
the data that i used in my mini $ro+ect and was also my su$er%isor during the $eriod of data
entry" 6f s$ecial mention is the Assistant &irector for Social Statistics being the o%erall
industrial su$er%isor 's" 'ungate who always made sure we were doing the right thing at right
time" S$ecial than*s also go to the &irector of the 6rgani7ation 'r" '" Nyoni for creating
o$$ortunity for students on attachment to ha%e their wor*ing e($erience on a recogni7able
organi7ation"
'y fellow students on attachment at Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency were also of great
im$ortance these include Amanda 4umbid7aishe !a*asa and 'asarira 8uda*washe both from
'idlands State 1ni%ersity Sungai #afad7wa 3habata from National 1ni%ersity of Science for
their moral su$$ort and academic ad%ices during the $eriod of re$ort $roduction which was a
moti%ational tool during this $eriod"
5astly I dedicate this re$ort to my lo%ely mother and father 6tillia 'angod7a and Jer%as
3himbangu res$ecti%ely for their technical and financial su$$ort" 'ay the highest lord bless
them together with all those I ha%e mentioned abo%e"

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CHAPTER /
/./ INTRODUCTION
As $art of fulfillment of my third year at the 'idlands State 1ni%ersity doing !achelor of
Science Honors in 'athematics I hereby $roduce my industrial attachment re$ort" #he
attachment was done at Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency formerly *nown as 3entral
Statistical 6ffice ,3"S"6- head office in the city of Harare during the $eriod 2ebruary 2010 to
No%ember 2010"#his re$ort $resents the e($eriences encountered and the a$$lications made
whilst on attachment" !asically ZI'S#A# $ro%ides timely accurate and reliable statistics to the
nation and the world at large" #his is achie%ed through carrying out sur%eys censuses among
other things" #he sur%eys that are carried out by ZI'S#A# include the Zimbabwe :rison 3ensus
'ulti$le Indicator 'onitoring Sur%ey ;uarterly .m$loyment In)uiry Agriculture and 5i%estoc*
Sur%ey 3ensus of Industrial :roduction and the Zimbabwe &emogra$hic Health Sur%ey" All
these sur%eys and 3ensuses are carried out by the office with assistance of other international
organi7ations such as the African &e%elo$ment !an* ,A&!- 1nited Nations Agencies
<1NI3.2 1N2:A 1N&:= and the African 3a$acity !uilding 2oundation"
/.2 COMPANY BACKGROUND
#he 3entral Statistical 6ffice ,3S6- came into e(istence in 1>?9 when the !ritish South African
3om$any ,!SA3- first established a 4ecord and Statistical &e$artment which was under the
control of Hubert Har%ey" #he 6ffice conducted its first census in !ulawayo in 1>?/
for which the 'ining and 3i%il 3ommissioners su$$lied estimates of the mining and urban
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$o$ulation res$ecti%ely" In 1>?@ another census was conducted in Salisbury and information was
collected through the 6ffice of the Acting 'agistrate"
A %ariety of inde$endent sections were set u$ by 1?29 to engage in the collection of statistics" A
recommendation was made when the duties were centrali7ed in a de$artment under a )ualified
statistician" A monetary $ro%ision was made u$on recommendations for the establishment of a
Statistical !ureau under the 'inistry of Home Affairs" #he !ureau was tas*ed for carrying out
any census collecting com$iling and analy7ing statistical information for the commercial
industrial agricultural mining and social s$heres of the economy" It was also to collaborate with
the go%ernment in the collection com$iling coAcoordinating analysis and $ublication of
statistical records of administration"
In 1?B0 the 6ffice was transformed into a de$artment under the 'inistry of .conomic Affairs
and subse)uently changed its name to the 3entral Statistical 6ffice ,3"S"6"-" In 1?>1 it was
transferred to the 'inistry of 2inance and .conomic &e%elo$ment under which it o$erated until
in A$ril 200/" 3urrently as from the year 200/ the &e$artment of 3ensus and Statistics is
o$erating under the 'inistry of 2inance following the s$lit of the 'inistry of 2inance and the
'inistry of .conomic &e%elo$ment"
/.3./ TRANSFORMATION OF CENTRAL STATISTICAL OFFICE TO A SEMI
AUTONOMOUS ORGANII3ATION; 3IMSTAT
In order for the 3entral Statistical office to minimi7e some of the challenges it was facing the
organi7ation has undergone stages for it to transform itself into a semiAautonomous organi7ation
*nown as Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency ,ZI'S#A#-" Some of the challenges the
organi7ation was facing include financial constraints and high staff turno%er" #here has been
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underAa$$reciation of its statistics with some sections of the media accusing it of $ro%iding
unreliable statistics in the $ast few years" #his was also a challenge to the organi7ation since
there was need for the organi7ation to $ro%e their critics wrong by $roducing statistics of high
)uality"
#he idea started in 1??B with the creation of a National Statistical System ,NSS-"#his initiati%e
was further de%elo$ed in 1??> with the crafting a statistical strategy called the National Strategy
for the &e%elo$ment of Statistics ,NS&S-" #he NS&S was basically com$osed of &ata users
&ata su$$liers 4esearch and #raining Institutions and 6ther data $roducers" #he interlin* ages
among these com$onents are belie%ed to $roduce a wellAfunctioning statistical system in
Zimbabwe"
#he %ision of ZI'S#A# is to become a world class $ro%ider of statistical information and
ser%ices" Its 'ission Statement is the $ro%ision of timely accurate reliable and rele%ant statistics
whilst adhering to international standards through a highly )ualified and moti%ated $rofessional
staff using state of the art technology in res$onse to the demands of both local and international
clients"
#he core %alues of the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency can be summari7ed
-Integrity
A:rofessional inde$endence
AAccountability International standards
A&edication
AAda$ti%e to change
A3onfidentiality
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/.3.2 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AT 3IMBABWE
NATIONAL STATISTICS AGENCY
#he Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency has a 3om$uting section which has recently
accom$lished the com$uteri7ation of its information systems o$erations" Some of the ob+ecti%es
of this section are to com$uteri7e its data $rocessing systemsC $ro%ide data entry ser%ices to the
organi7ationC bac* u$ data and $rogramsC maintain the daily running of the networ*C maintain
hardware and software for the de$artmentC u$date antiA%irus software and *ee$ com$uters free
from %irusesC $ro%ide su$$ort ser%ices to other sections of the organi7ation" #hese ser%ices
include com$uter usage $ac*ages usage networ*ing internet email and $ro%ide training in
com$uter related areas rele%ant to the de$artment"
#his section has $rogrammers who use statistical $ac*ages such as the 3ensuses and Sur%eys
:rocessing System ,3S:ro- and the Statistical :ac*age for Social Scientists ,S":"S"S-" #hese
$ac*ages are used for data ca$ture and data analysis"
Some of the achie%ements of the section so far ha%e beenC maintaining and $rocessing
de$artmental data $rocessing systemsC $ro%iding data entry ser%ices to different de$artmentsC
$ro%iding com$uter su$$ort ser%ices to other sections of the organi7ationC conducting bac*u$ by
co$ying user data to com$act discsC conducting software maintenanceC conducting inAhouse and
inAser%ice training" Another achie%ement by this section has been the establishment of hubs for
malfunctioning networ* $ointsC and the fiber o$tic line which was installed recently"
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/.3.3 3IMBABWE STATISTICAL DATABASE <3IMDAT=
#he Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency launched a statistical database for ca$turing statistics
in Zimbabwe on the 21
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of Se$tember in 200/"#his is a national common indicator database
*nown as the Zimbabwe National Statistical database ,ZI'&A#-"
#he database $ro%ides a method to organi7e store and dis$lay data in a uniform format to
facilitate data sharingC allows userAfriendly analysis of data through tables gra$hs and ma$sC
enables one to analy7e trends o%er timeC allows the creation modification and merging of
indicator databases without the need for s$eciali7ed $rograms or technical su$$ort and enhances
monitoring of goals $olicies and $rograms"
#he ob+ecti%es for setting the database were to ma*e data more accessibleC enhance statistical
ca$acity and literacyC su$$ort e%idenceAbased $olicy formulation decision ma*ing monitoring
and e%aluationC $romote the use of official statisticsC $romote the use of common or nonA
conflicting dataC enforce data security and reduce data redundancy"
Zimbabwe National Statistics &atabase is of im$ortance to many institutions in the country such
as nonAgo%ernmental organi7ations international organi7ations such as the united nations
$o$ulation fund and e%en the go%ernment of Zimbabwe" Zimbabwe National Statistics &atabase
is also being used to hel$ in decision ma*ing monitoring and e%aluation of statistical
information" #his database is being monitored by $rofessional staff at 3entral Statistical office"
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/., .0 ORGANI3ATIONAL CULTURE AND STRUCTURE
/.,./ ORGANI3ATIONAL CULTURE
3ulture can be defined as the norms and beliefs %alues and rules that are followed by different
organi7ations" 3ulture differs from one organi7ation to the other since different $eo$le ha%e
different $erce$tions which lead to the de%elo$ment of different norms and %alues" An
organi7ationDs culture is of greater im$ortance because it hel$s to sha$e the organi7ation and
ma*es it differ from other organi7ation" 3hanging the culture of an organi7ation is a big
challenge as this might lead failure in achie%ing its set ob+ecti%es and strategies" #herefore an
organi7ationDs culture needs to be res$ected by all new and old members of the organi7ation"
3ulture includes the im$ro%ement of an organi7ationDs functioning in its en%ironment" 3ulture
hel$s to manage any change that might arise in the organi7ation" 3ulture in organi7ations
com$rise of the $ast beliefs and the current beliefs in the organi7ation" 3ulture in organi7ations
is dynamic that is culture changes from time to time de$ending on what is ha$$ening in the
surrounding" It is a $attern of shared beliefs attitudes assum$tions and %alues which may not
ha%e been e($licitly articulated"
3or$orate culture com$rises of what different $eo$le in the organi7ation belie%e in and thus
influence how the $eo$le carry out their day to day acti%ities" 6rgani7ational ob+ecti%es and
goals are easily achie%ed when this cor$orate culture is not disturbed" 3ulture is %isible in the
organi7ationEs +argon sometimes referred to as com$any language and also in the com$anyDs
rituals"
6rgani7ational culture is made u$ of shared attitudes and beliefs by all those who are in the
organi7ation" A closer loo* at different cultures in different organi7ations will re%iew that these
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different beliefs and attitudes differ from one organi7ation to the other" All those who are in the
organi7ation shares these beliefs and norms"
#he Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency as an organi7ation has its own culture which ma*es it
different from the culture of other organi7ations for e(am$le the organi7ation has a mandate of
collecting statistical data from different areas of the economy" #his is well stated in 3ensus and
Statistics Act cha$ter ,10"0/- which gi%es the organi7ation $ower to collect this statistical data"
#herefore data collection becomes $art of the culture at Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency"
#he organi7ation has its own way of data collection which ma*es it different from the way
other organi7ations collect their own data when they are carrying out their own sur%eys" 1sing
its own culture the organi7ation has managed to sur%i%e the hard economic challenges that
affected the country in the $ast years" #he s$irit of unity in the organi7ation has hel$ed to
ensure that a few of its wor*force dum$s the organi7ation in s$ite of these harsh economic
challenges" #he organi7ation has continued to e(cel in its core business of $ro%iding statistics
to the nation due to a wellAestablished organi7ational culture"
/.0.0 >ISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS OF CENTRAL STATISTICAL OFFICE
/.0./THE >ISION
#o be the leading worldAclass $roducer and $ro%ider of statistical information in Zimbabwe and
at International le%el"
/.0.2 THE MISSION
:ro%ision of timely accurate reliable and rele%ant statistics adhering to international standards
through a highly )ualified and moti%ated $rofessionalDs staff using state of the art technology in
res$onse to the demands of our clients that facilitateF
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A:olicy formulationC
A:lanning and &ecision ma*ingC
A.%aluation and 4esearchC
A#rans$arency and good go%ernance;
/.2.0 ORGANI3ATINAL STRUCTURE
6rgani7ational structure Ais the way in which the interArelated grou$s of an organi7ation are
constructed" 4es$onsibilities authorities and relations organi7ed in such a way as to enable the
organi7ation to $erform its functions" A well designed structure clearly s$ells out matters
$ertaining to the di%ision of authority res$onsibility and duties among members of an
organi7ation" #he thrust being to come u$ with effecti%e communication and coordination"
#he different structures of organi7ations can be di%ided into the following structuresF
A2unctional organi7ation structures including 'ulti Afunctional organi7ational structure
A&i%isional organi7ational structure
A!ureaucratic organi7ational structure"
,i"- 2unctional organi7ation structuresA#his is a structure that is found in most organi7ations
including Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency" #his organi7ation structure is based on its
functional areas" .ach functional area has subordinates who re$orts to a su$erior following the
functional lines of communication in that hierarchy" #he su$eriors then re$orts to their own
su$eriors who are on to$ of them in the hierarchy"
,ii"- &i%isional organi7ational structureA#his is an organi7ational structure that is com$rised of
di%isions and thus the term di%isional structure" #he di%isions o$erate as if they are inde$endent
of the whole organi7ation" #he organi7ation is di%ided into di%isions such as $roduction finance
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mar*eting and the human resources di%ision" :ower in such organi7ations is decentrali7ed to
each di%ision" Howe%er all the heads in these di%isions re$orts to one su$erior who will be at the
to$" #here is sometimes interaction between these di%isions for e(am$le the $roduction di%ision
has to interact with the finance for its o$erations to flow" All these di%isions should interact with
the human resources di%ision in order for them to be able to add or remo%e some of the em$loys
and also to be able to de%elo$ their staff"
,iii-!ureaucratic structuresA#hese structures are normally im$lemented in some go%ernmental
de$artments where most of the acti%ities are centrali7ed and with infle(ible leaders" .(am$les of
such de$artments include the army and the $olice" In these organi7ations authority is centrali7ed
at the to$ of the hierarchy"
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/.2./3IMBABWE NATIONAL STATISTICS AGENCY? ORGANI3ATIONAL CHART.
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/.2.2 CHAIN OF COMMAND
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DIRECTOR OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS
.conomic Statistics
,&e$uty &irector-
:o$ulation and Social Statistics
,&e$uty &irector-
Income Analysis
,Assistant &irector-
:roduction Statistics
,Assistant &irector-
Industrial Statistics
Agriculture Statistics
2oreign #rade Statistics
,Statisticians and 3ler*s-
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National Accounts
,Statisticians-
:rices
,Statisticians-
,3ler*s-
Household sur%eys
,Assistant &irector-
Administration
Human 4esources
4egistry and 2inance
:ri%ate Secretary
Social Statistics !ranch
,Assistant &irector-
3ensus and 3artogra$hy
,:ro%incial su$er%isors-
,2ield enumerators-
.n%ironment
Gender
Health and Hital Statistics
.m$loyment and .ducation
Judicial and Social Welfare
Social Indicators
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,Statisticians-
,3ler*s-
#he &irector is at the to$ of the ZI'S#A# organi7ational structure followed by two de$uty
directors one in the $o$ulation and social statistics de$artment and the other in the economic
statistics de$artment" #he de$uty directors are followed by four Assistant &irectors two of which
are in the social statistics de$artment and the other two are in the economic de$artment" #he
chain of command mo%es down li*e that as shown in the organi7ational chart shown in fig 1"In
ZI'S#A#Ds organi7ational structure the chain of command is both %ertical and hori7ontal "In
most cases communication is %ertical though hori7ontal communication is sometimes used
across different de$artments and sections"
/.2.3 S7++!8 %9 M!@% D565s5%$s !t 35+b!b&( N!t5%$!' St!t5st5"s A*($"8
#here are two main di%isions each with two branches su$$orted by se%eral sections" #hese two
main di%isions areF
(a) Population and Social Statistics
#he main tas* of this di%ision is com$iling and analysis of statistical information with regards to
the social welfare of the $o$ulation and carrying out any field sur%eys for the &e$artment" #he
di%ision is further s$lit into Household Sur%eys and 3artogra$hy and &emogra$hy and Social
Statistics" #he &i%ision com$iles statistics used by %arious organisations to determine the social
welfare of the different communities around the country"
The social statistics division deals with the production of current time series data for the seven
sections under its control and these are:
(i.)ealth and vital statistics I the section collects com$iles and analyses statistics on health
and %ital statistics such as deaths for the whole country"
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(ii.) !ducation and !mplo"ment Statistics A collects com$iles and disseminates statistical data
on em$loyment and education"
(iii.) !nvironment statistics - collects com$iles and disseminates statistical data on
en%ironment statistics"
(iv.) #ender statistics A collects com$iles and disseminates statistical information on gender
statistics"
(v.) $nternational %igration and Tourism statistics A collects com$iles and disseminates
information on international migration and tourism"
(vi.) &udicial and Social 'elfare statistics -collect com$ile and disseminate the information on
+udicial and social welfare statistics"
(vii.) Social $ndicators and (iving )onditions I collects data com$iles and disseminates
information on social statistics.
<b= E"%$%+5" St!t5st5"s B!$"-
#he branch is res$onsible for the com$ilation of statistical information that relates to economic
acti%ities ,acti%ities of the secondary $rimary and tertiary industries- going around the country
and is under the control of one of the &e$uty &irectors" #he de$artment is further s$lit into two
branches namely Income Analysis and :roduction Statistics" .ach branch is headed by an
Assistant &irector who wor*s closely with the statisticians and then re$orts to the de$uty director
who in turn re$orts to the director"
Income Analysis has the following sectionsF
(i)*ational +ccounts Statistics- #he section calculates the Gross &omestic :roduct by industry of
origin" It also calculates Gross 2i(ed 3a$ital 2ormation which see*s to assess the change in the
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fi(ed assets in the economy from the $re%ious $eriod" Income 3onsum$tion and e($enditure
Sur%eys are also conducted by this section"
(ii)Finance Statistics- #he section is res$onsible for managing the database or such data obtained
from financial institutions by way of secondary sur%eys 2inancial Statistics are aggregates that
measure and )uantify monetary flows ,i"e" income and e($enditure- and stoc*s ,such as assets
and liabilities- e(isting in the economy of Zimbabwe"
(iii)Prices Statistics- #he section is res$onsible for calculation of $rice indices and running the
International 3om$arison :rogram on behalf of the Zimbabwe Go%ernment" #he ma+or
$ublications are the 3onsumer :rice Inde( :o%erty &atum 5ines 3i%il .ngineering :rice Inde(
and the !uildings material inde( and the :o%erty &atum 5ine"
:roduction Statistics consists ofC
,i- Industrial Statistics
,ii-Agriculture Statistics
#he chain of command at 3entral Statistical 6ffice sti$ulates that the &irector is at the to$ of
the hierarchy followed by his two de$uty directors" #his means the director delegates his
authority and res$onsibilities to these de$uty directors de$ending on the nature of the tas*s and
their areas of res$onsibility" #he de$uty directors will in turn delegate some of these tas*s to
the four assistant directors who in turn delegate to the statisticians who are directly below the
in the hierarchy" #he statisticians then delegate some of these tas*s to the statistical cler*s who
are at the bottom of the hierarchy" All these acti%ities are su$$orted by the administration
section that $ro%ides the administrati%e as$ect in the organi7ation"
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/.7 PROAECTS BEING CARRIED OUT AND THEIR OBAECTI>ES
#he following are different $ro+ects that are being carried out at ZI'S#A# together with their
ob+ecti%esF
1. The ,eal Sector Surve"A is a fi%e in one sur%ey that is currently being carried out by
ZI'S#A#" #hese are fi%e sur%eys that are being done concurrently and these are the 3ensus of
Industrial :roduction ;uarterly .m$loyment In)uiry !usiness #endency Sur%ey Information
and 3ommunication #echnology Sur%ey and Holume of 'anufacturing Inde(" #he ob+ecti%es
of this sur%ey includeF
Ato collect data on I3# such as number of businesses using com$uters $ersons em$loyed
routinely using com$uters businesses using internet etc"
A$ro%ide information on ,i"- the number of em$loyees classified according to their em$loyment
status and industry ,ii"- earnings in the formal sector ,iii"- distribution of formal sector
em$loyees by wage bands ,i%"- Number of com$anies in the formal sector by industry and
si7e"
Acollect information on fi(ed ca$ital formation gross out$ut in%entories $roducti%ity and
$roduction ca$acity e($orts of locally $roduced $roducts industrial em$loyment"
-. %ultiple $ndicators %onitoring Surve".
Its ob+ecti%es are toC
Acollect socioAeconomic data that will bring out an array of information on health human ca$ital and
wellAbeing of the $o$ulation that can be used as a baseline for de%elo$ment inter%entionsC
A$ro%ide decision ma*ers with e%idence on childrenDs and womenDs rights and other %ulnerable
grou$s in ZimbabweC
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Aser%e as a monitoring tool on almost half of the forty eight 201/ 'illennium &e%elo$ment Goal
,'&G- indicators the goals of A World 2it 2or 3hildren ,W223- and other internationally agreed
u$on goals as a basis for future actionC and
Abuild ca$acity of national $artners in data collection com$ilation $rocessing and analysis and
re$orting"
.. The /im0a0we 1emographic and ealth Surve"
#his is a household sur%ey which is carried out after e%ery fi%e years" As im$lied in its name
the sur%ey collects information on the demogra$hic $atterns and health status of the countryDs
$o$ulation"
2. The /im0a0we Prison )ensus
#his sur%ey is carried out e%ery fi%e years" It collects information on crimes that are committed
throughout the country i"e" it deals with information coming from the :olice and the :rison
Ser%ice"
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CHAPTER 2
EBPECTATIONS
2./ PERSONAL
6ne of my e($ectations u$on +oining the institution was that I was going to meet a lot of
calculations that is the cam$us en%ironment of coming u$ with %ariances standard de%iations
and e%en the analysis of %ariances and a lot of fieldwor* in sur%eys" I then reali7ed that most of
the wor* is not day to day calculations" I also reali7ed that sur%eys are timeAframed they are not
carried out ha$ha7ardly but follow a laid down $rocedure" I also thought that I was going to be
mo%ing %ery often to other $laces collecting data" I then reali7ed that data collection is mainly
done by enumerators who are based at %arious $ro%incial offices across the country" Howe%er I
had a chance to ta*e $art in the fi%eAinAone real sector sur%ey as an enumerator"
I e($ected to be using the internet more often in ma*ing my researches" I howe%er had little time
on the internet as my tas*s were well e($lained and re)uired little researches" I e($ected to learn
much about using the com$uter and to be aware of %arious com$uter $ac*ages or softwareDs" I
howe%er reali7ed that there are statistical $ac*ages used at ZI'S#A# such as 3S:ro S:SS .$iA
info and ArcHiew among these I had a chance to use 3S:ro S:SS found these of great
im$ortance es$ecially if one is in a statistical en%ironment"
In addition I also e($ected to first undergo +ob training for a $articular $eriod of time"
Nonetheless it was a matter of ha%ing a good communication relationshi$ with your su$er%isor
as well as selfAcommitment and selfAmoti%ation" :rior to +oining ZI'S#A# I had limited
*nowledge on how the organi7ation carries out its day to day acti%ities" I had surface
understanding that they only deal with the $o$ulation statistics of the country" 6n arri%al I then
reali7ed that the organi7ation $roduces other ty$es of statistics for e(am$le there is health
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statistics em$loyment statistics" I also thought that I was going to use much of my o$erations
research techni)ues" #hough I had a chance to a$$ly a few of these techni)ues I found most of
these techni)ues not a$$licable"
I had so many $ersonal e($ectations and these include3
,i- A$$lication of the theory i learnt at 'S1 into $ractice"
,ii- 1se of different statistical $ac*ages such as S:SS 3S:ro for data ca$turing which I was told
are used at ZI'S#A# u$on arri%al"
,ii- &ata collectionAto be an e($ert in data collection through ta*ing $art in many sur%eys"
,iii- &ata collection and $resentationAi e($ected to do a lot of data analysis for e(am$le I had in
mind the analysis of %ariation"
,iii- I had in my mind the use of different mathematical $ac*ages such as 'icrosoft e(cel and
'icrosoft word"
2.2 ORGANI3ATIONAL EBPECTATIONS
Soon after +oining ZI'S#A# the organi7ation e($ected me to accom$lish the following
#as*sF
,i- )ompetenc"Athe organi7ation e($ected me to be com$etent when e(cising my duties"
,ii- Punctualit"A they also e($ected me to be $unctual on a daily basis"
iii- +ccounta0ilit" and responsi0ilit"AI was gi%en different res$onsibilities in Judicial and Social
Welfare statistics section" 6n to$ of this res$onsibility i was also accountable for e%erything i
did in the organi7ation"
i%- 4rgani5ational norms and valuesAthe organi7ation e($ected me to follow the rules and
regulations of the institutions thus I was gi%en a document on the official secrecy act which I
read and signed"
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,%- (ines of communicationAthe organi7ation e($ected me to follow its hierarchy whene%er I was
communicating"
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CHAPTER 3
3.0 AUDICIAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE STATISTICS SECTION
&uring my industrial attachment I s$end most of time in +udicial and social welfare statistics
section" Howe%er I had a chance to interact with other sections at ZI'S#A# such as $roduction
em$loyment and education statistics where I too* $art in the real sector sur%ey" !elow is a
detailed e($lanation of the history of +udicial and social welfare statistics section functions of
the section methods of data collection and data $resentation in the section users of crime
statistics structure of the +udicial and social welfare statistics section and finally the ma+or
acti%ities done during attachment"
3./ BACKGROUND OF AUDICIAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE STATISTICS.
A&uring the Smith regime Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency had information record
officers in e%ery go%ernment ministry for e(am$le there were information officers based at the
Zimbabwe :rison Ser%ice and another one at the Zimbabwe 4e$ublic :olice ser%ing in the
ministry of +ustice and legal affairs" #here was also another statistical officer in the ministry of
home affairs based at the 4egistrar GeneralJs 6ffice"
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency ado$ted this idea after the country gained inde$endence
in 1?>0"#he office de%elo$ed its branches and thus the social statistics branch was formed" It
was then that the Judicial and Social Welfare statistics section was created based in the
'inistry of Justice and 5egal Affairs" #his section collects crime information from all $risons
and from the $olice for use" It also collects information on occu$ational in+uries from National
Social Security Authority"
Judicial and Social Welfare Statistics Section also $ro%ides information to other units within
ZI'S#A#" #his information is used in the com$ilation of the ;uarterly &igest of Statistics"
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3.2 AUDICIAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE STATISTICS
PUBLICATIONS
Judicial and Social Welfare Statistics section $roduces $ublications such as the ;uarterly :rison
4e$orts Kearly :rison 4e$orts and 'onthly 6ccu$ational In+uries 4e$orts.
3.0 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION IN THE AUDICIAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE
STATISTICS SECTION.
3.3./ D!t! C%''("t5%$ 9% C5+( St!t5st5"s
&ata collection in the Judicial and Social Welfare section is collected from the countryDs :rison
Ser%ice the Zimbabwe 4e$ublic :olice and the National Social Society Authority"
&ata is collected in all $risons nationwide and all the information is $assed to the $risonDs head
office monthly after com$leting the )uestionnaires designed by ZI'S#A# other information
comes from the $olice through its head office"

3.3 METHODS OF DATA PRESENTATION IN THE SECTION.
#here are se%eral ways in which crime statistics are $resented" Some of them areF
1. graphs
-. maps
.. statistical ta0les
2. te6t
#ables te(t and gra$hs are sim$le for better understanding" Analysis of statistics is usually
com$le( thus the use of tables aids understanding"
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3., USERS OF CRME STATISTICS.
3rime statistics is %ery im$ortant to different sta*eholders in the country" #he ma+or users of
3rime statistics are the go%ernment international organi7ations students research institutions
$ri%ate sector schools media lawyers and indi%iduals" #he following is a loo* at each of these
crime information usersC
(i) #overnmentAfor it to *now the amount of security that is re)uired in the country de$ending on
the rate at which $eo$le are committing crimes and also to ma*e strategic $lans for its $eo$le"
(ii) $nternational organi5ationsAfor security reasons when trying to in%est in the country crime
statistics will be %ital for them to ma*e their final mo%es into our country"
(iii) ,esearch institutions-these use the crime information for some of their researches which
needs references to the $risons information"
(iv) StudentsAthey use crime statistics as reference when they are carrying out different researches
or use in their different $ro+ects"
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3.0 AUDICIAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE STATISTICS SECTION? STRUCTURE
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3.2 DUTIES IN THE AUDICIAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE STATISTICS SECTION
#he following is a summary of the ma+or duties I $erformed during my industrial attachmentF
(i) 1ata entr"AI had a chance to enter statistical data using a statistical $ac*age *nown as
3S:ro" #hough this tas* is done by trained $ersonnel in the data ca$ture section at
ZI'S#A# I was gi%en the chance to enter .m$loyment data by my su$er%isor since
she wanted me to learn how statistical data is entered at ZI'S#A#"
(ii) !diting documentsA I edited )uestionnaires of the em$loyment section before the
)uestionnaire $roceeded to data entry"
Ass5st!$t D5("t%; S%"5!'
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St!t5st5"!' "'(#s
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(iii) )oding prisons 7uestionnairesA$artici$ated in the entering of the organi7ationDs
codes on the )uestionnaires and remo%ing those used by the $risons that tends to
differ from our own classification of areas"
(iv) )ollecting information from the prisons head7uarters
(iv) ,esponding to re7uestsA&ata re)uests in the section mostly comes from different
sta*eholders such as international organi7ation other go%ernment ministries and
students from different uni%ersities"
(v) )ompiling the monthl" reportAthe monthly re$ort is needed by the assistant directorDs
office on a monthly basis" I therefore assisted my su$er%isors to come u$ with these
monthly re$orts"
(vi) 8pdating data0asesAthere are many databases *e$t in the section" I also had a chance
to u$date and %erify entered data of crime database using a $ac*age *nown as 3s$ro"
(viii) )ompiling the -99: Prison ,eport-this was a big $ro+ect that in%ol%ed the writing of a
$ublication *nown as a :rison 3ensus 4e$ort"
(i6) 1ata collection-this was done during sur%eys one of these sur%eys was the 4eal sector
sur%ey where I too* $art as an enumerator" After a two wee* training at ZI:A' I found the
sur%ey of greater im$ortance as I managed to a$$ly what I learnt in a$$lied statistics and sur%ey
techni)ues in $ractice"
(6) Plotting s;etch maps during the /im0a0we 1emographic and ealth Surve"- I created my
own s*etch ma$s during my tenure of attachment"
(6ii) +ttending wor;shops- I attended a wor*sho$ for the 4eal Sector Sur%ey"
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,.0 ANALYSIS; CAPTURING AND DISSEMINATION OF DATA IN AUDICIAL AND
SOCIAL WELFARE STATISTICS SECTION
,./ DATA ANALYSIS
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency also s$eciali7es in data analysis" &ata analysis is done in
different sections of the organi7ation" In the Judicial and Social Welfare Statistics sections a lot
of data analysis is done" Analysis of data is mainly done by two statistical $ac*ages *nown as
Statistical Analysis Software ,S"A"S- and Statistical :ac*age for Social Sciences , S":"S"S"-"
#here are also com$limentary com$uter $rograms and $ac*ages such as .(cel and .:I IN26
that are used for other s$ecial data analysis" #hese $ac*ages $roduce statistical tables ready for
use" Howe%er further analysis is done by statisticians who normally use these tables to come u$
with different re$orts"
,.2 DATA CAPTURE
&ata entry is done using a statistical $ac*age *nown as 3ensus and Sur%ey :rocessing System
,3S:ro-"#his tas* is done by trained staffs that are in the &ata 3a$ture section based at
ZI'S#A#"
,.3 DATA DISSEMINATION
&issemination in the +udicial and social welfare statistics is mainly done through re$orts which
are $ublished by the ZI'S#A# with financial assistance from the Go%ernment" Howe%er
information is also gi%en to users on com$uter dis*ettes and $rintouts"
Judicial and Social Welfare Statistics section $roduces the following re$ortsC
AZimbabwe :rison 3ensus 4e$ort
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AZimbabwe :rison ;uarterly 4e$ort
Statistics from the Judicial and Social Welfare Statistics Section also appear in the following
/$%ST+T pu0lications;
AWomen and 'en in Zimbabwe $ublication
A#ables in the )uarterly digest of statistics
A#ables in the statistical yearboo*
,., PUBLICATIONS IN AUDICIAL AND SOCIAL WELFARE STATISTICS SECTION
Judicial and Social Welfare Statistics section $roduces $ublications such as the Zimbabwe :rison
3ensus 4e$ort and Zimbabwe :rison ;uarterly 4e$ort" #he following is a brief e($lanation of
the function of each of the $ublications and the time frame for which each re$ort is $roducedF
,i- Zimbabwe :rison 3ensus 4e$ortA #his sur%ey is carried out after fi%e years in June and after
the sur%ey a re$ort will be $roduced at the end of the second )uarter com$rising of all
information from all $risons"
(ii- Zimbabwe :rison ;uarterly 4e$ort I#he :rison Head 6ffice su$$ly data from all $ro%inces
which will be used to com$ile a )uarterly re$ort which is then $ublished gi%ing information on
what was $re%ailing in $risons for the three months"
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CHAPTER 0
3IMBABWE NATIONAL STATISTICS AGENCY? STRENGTHS; WEEKNESSES;
OPPORTUNIES AND THRETHS <S.W.O.T= ANALYSIS.
0./ ORGANI3ATIONAL STRENGTHS
(i) )ompetent Staff.
According to the 'ission Statement of Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency the organi7ation
aims to $ro%ide timely accurate reliable and rele%ant statistics adhering to international
standards through a highly )ualified and moti%ated $rofessional staff using state of the art
technology in res$onse to the demands of its clients" #he organi7ation thus em$loys both
highly )ualified staff and medium )ualified wor*ers who normally do clerical wor*" All
statisticians ha%e degrees either in statistics or economics" Similarly most statistical officers
and statistical cler*s ha%e di$lomas in different disci$lines" With this entire staff ZI'S#A# is
able to $roduce high )uality statistics"
(ii) 1ata collection mechanism.
A#he office has a wellAestablished mechanism for data collection that is characteri7ed by a master
sam$le or the whole country" #he country of Zimbabwe has been di%ided into %arious
enumeration areas ,."As- which ma*es it easier for data collection" Information on the list of all
structures all households in Zimbabwe and ma$s are *e$t at ZI'S#A# by the household section"
#his is a clear testimony that the ZI'S#A#Ds data collection mechanism is well established"

,iii- 4n-the <o0 training.
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In order for the central ZI'S#A# to ha%e more com$etent $rofessional staff an inAhouse training
facility was established" #his facility trains and offers certificates to those who would ha%e
successfully com$leted the courses offered" 3ourses are offered in disci$lines such as statistics
mathematics economics and com$uter science"
#his training also co%ers other areas such as methods of data collection data %alidation storage
retrie%al analysis and dis$lay" #his training is not only confined to ZI'S#A# staff but wor*ers
from other go%ernment de$artments such as the $olice and the $rison ser%ices are also catered
for" #his is done so that wor*ers from other go%ernment offices will ha%e a great a$$reciation of
what statistics is all about" It also becomes easy for ZI'S#A# to collect data from these
de$artments since they will be fully aware of the im$ortance of such data"
#raining does not end with the offering of certificates" All those who e(cel during this training
are gi%en scholarshi$s to further their studies u$ to di$loma le%el" #hese studies are done outside
Zimbabwe in either #an7ania or 1ganda" 6nAthe +ob training is also a moti%ating tool to
ZI'S#A# wor*force" #his is because a wellAtrained wor*er becomes a wellAmoti%ated wor*er"
#rained wor*ers are li*ely to im$ro%e their efficiency and effecti%eness"
(iv) +dherence to international standards:
AIn its %ision Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency clearly states the need for it to be a leading
world class $roducer of national statistics" With this in mind ZI'S#A# adheres well to
international standards" ZI'S#A# com$lies with international standards through the use of
internationally recogni7ed methods and also the use of internationally recogni7ed formulas" An
e(am$le of where ZI'S#A# has shown com$liance is in the $ricing section where formulas that
are used in the calculation of indices li*e the 3onsumer :rice Inde( and the :o%erty &atum 5ines
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are those which ha%e been recogni7ed by the International 3ommunity such as the 1nited
Nations" #he office also ma*es use of international consultants from outside the country
es$ecially when for e(am$le there are $ro+ects such as censuses and sur%eys" #hese hel$ the staff
with training and also with u$grading some of the $rograms used in the analysis of statistics" #he
staff benefits since their s*ills are fineAtuned to modern day statistical o$erations"
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(iii)The setting up of a 0usiness register and a sample frame
In its mandate to $roduce official statistics %ital for $olicy formulation the Zimbabwe National
Statistics Agency has an established sam$le frame which is a list of all households enter$rises
farms $risons and hos$itals in the country" ZI'S#A# also has established business registers" #he
organi7ation has a list of all registered com$anies and their addresses both $hysical and $ostal
addresses" #his enables ZI'S#A# to carry out sur%eys easily since all these com$anies and
institutions which would ha%e been selected as $art of the sam$le would be reached easily for
data collection"
(iv) )overage of statistics from other sections.
#here is a wider range of statistical information at ZI'S#A# as e%idenced by the $resence of a
com$rehensi%e data base" &ata collection at ZI'S#A# started as early as 1>?/ when the first
census was conducted" #here is also a wider co%erage of statistics since the office data of other
sections such as crime where +udicial and social welfare section was established" 6ther areas
were statistical data are collected are the em$loyment and education health and %ital statistics
$rices statistics financial statistics statistics dealing with trade and international migration"
0.2 ORGANI3ATIONAL WEAKNESSES.
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All organi7ations ha%e their own wea*nesses a$art from strengths" #his also a$$lies to ZI'S#A#
were a number of wea*nesses are %isible" Some of the notable wea*nesses at ZI'S#A# include
mar*eting shortcomings $roblems of lines of communication lac* of sufficient financial
resources technological shortcomings time management and legislation shortcomings" #he
following is a brief e($lanation of each of these wea*nessesC
(i)%ar;eting shortcomings- the organi7ation seem to ha%e a shortcoming in the mar*eting of its
$roducts for e(am$le the limited $romotional strategies for its $roducts" 'ost of the
ad%ertisements are done $rior to the sur%eys and censuses as $art of its awareness cam$aign"
Howe%er there are little ad%ertisements for the $roducts of the $roduce" 'uch of the ad%erts are
for $o$ulation censuses which are held after a long $eriod of time li*e a $eriod of ten years" As a
matter of fact the organi7ation lac*s a %igorous mar*eting strategy for its $roducts" 2rom my
own $ers$ecti%e the timing of ad%ertisement for the current fi%eAin one real sector sur%ey was
not $ro$er since it was a bit late" All this e($oses the mar*eting shortcomings of the
organi7ation"
,ii)Pro0lems of lines of communication- communication lines at ZI'S#A# are mostly %ertical
that is following the organi7ational hierarchy from the bottom to to$ management" I feel howe%er
that there is not much of hori7ontal communication that is for e(am$leC communication
between sections of the organi7ation is limited with most of the decisions made at the to$ of the
hierarchy and communicated down to the lower le%els" Hori7ontal communication is howe%er
encouraged in most business organi7ations since it may encourage wor*ers to share ideas and
ma*e decisions of their own before consulting to$ management"
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(iii)(ac; of sufficient financial resources-the organi7ation de$ends on Go%ernment and the
donor community for funding of all its $ro+ects" #his is mainly because the organi7ation is nonA
$rofit ma*ing and therefore loo*s to these two for funding" 2ailure by any of these two to offer
funding to ZI'S#A# means the organi7ation finds itself in a $recarious $osition of failing to
fulfill its mandate of $roducing statistics to the nation" A good e(am$le is when the organi7ation
was failing to get ma(imum financial resources due to the economic recession" &uring that
$eriod the com$any failed to do some of its $ro+ects" Allocation of funds to the com$any is from
the countryDs national budget" #his means if the Go%ernment is facing $roblems financially then
the com$any suffers" #hus it can be concluded from this that the com$any lac*s control of
financial resources"
,iv) *o final sa" on decision ma;ing issues-the organi7ation falls under the 'inistry of 2inance
which is a go%ernment arm" #his means the organi7ation re$orts to the 'inistry on all *ey
decision ma*ing issues" ZI'#A# cannot therefore ma*e final decisions without first consulting
the Go%ernment which has a final say" #he com$any cannot for e(am$le ma*e a decision to
increase the salaries of its staff on its own with consulting the ministry" #his can be sited as a
setbac* since ZI'S#A# is a strategic organi7ation which needs to be ma*ing such *ey decisions
on its own" A well $aid wor*er can be well moti%ated and thus increase $roduction" 5ow salaries
at the com$any ha%e led to the com$any losing some of its wor*ers to the $ri%ate sector were
they are being offered better remuneration"
(v) Technological shortcomingsAthe organi7ation is still lagging behind technologically as
com$ared to other statistical organi7ations of the world" Although there are des*to$ com$uters
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these are not enough to ser%e the organi7ation" 'ost of the technological e)ui$ment is gi%en to
the organi7ation by either the Go%ernment or NonAGo%ernmental 6rgani7ations" Some of the
e)ui$ment that is not ade)uate includes fa( machines $rinters and scanners for use in the
organi7ationDs sections" Although there is a fa( machine it cannot be accessed by e%eryone at the
organi7ation" #here is also a $roblem with the use of internet at the organi7ation" #he ser%ice
$ro%iders ZA4N.# seem to ha%e failed to gi%e )uality ser%ice as the internet is not accessible
most of the times"
(vi) Time management-the time in between the actual fieldwor* and when the $ublications are
$roduced is still too long" #he $roblem might be that of financial constraints" Since most of these
$ro+ects are donor funded the office has to wait for the a%ailability of these funds" If there is a
delay in a$$ro%al for the a%ailability of these funds then the whole $ro+ect will be delayed"
ZI'S#A# sometimes e($erience the $roblem of timeliness of some statistical series due to lac*
of demand for data leading to fewer resources made a%ailable for their $roduction or )uality
control" At times time management during $ro+ects is being misused due to little moti%ation of
the wor*force which leads to the wor*er deli%ering below standard"
(vi) (egislation shortcomings-Although the office is go%erned by the 3ensus Statistics Act
cha$ter ,10"0/- this law is not well enforced" #his might ha%e side effects on the day to day
o$erations of the com$any" A good e(am$le is that the com$any may ha%e a low res$onse rate
during data collection since this low is not well e)ui$$ed to sue all those who refuse to res$ond"
A low res$onse rate means that %ital information has been omitted which will lead to nonA
concrete conclusions" #his in turn tarnishes the image of the organi7ation"
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<viii) 4utdated )entral =usiness ,egister-the current business register being used by Zimbabwe
National Statistics Agency during the real sector sur%ey is now outdated" #hough the office is
trying to u$dated this register concurrently during this sur%ey one will urge that this is a
wea*ness to the com$any since most com$anies ha%e either changed names or ha%e since sei7ed
to e(ist"
0.3 OPPORTUNITIES TO THE ORGANI3ATION
6rgani7ational o$$ortunities come in different ways and it is u$ to this organi7ation to fully
utili7e the o$$ortunities" #his also a$$lies to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency which
also has its own o$$ortunities" Where there are strengths and wea*nesses it is li*ely that
o$$ortunities are also $resent" #his also a$$lies to the central statistical office which has its own
o$$ortunities in the mar*et in which it o$erates" With the idea of transforming the organi7ation
into a semiAautonomous organi7ation called ZI'S#A# now at an ad%anced stage many beliefs
that the organi7ation has so many o$$ortunities waiting"
,i- Transformation from central statistical office to /im0a0we *ational Statistics agenc".
-this was an idea that was $ro$osed by 3entral Statistical 6ffice and was recently a$$ro%ed by
the go%ernment which owns 3entral Statistical 6ffice" Since the organi7ation will start to o$erate
as a semiAautonomous organi7ation it is li*ely that most of the wea*nesses mentioned abo%e will
be turned into strengths" #he new setu$ is going to ha%e minimum interference from go%ernment
thus it will be able to ma*e its own managerial decisions" It is also li*ely that the organi7ation is
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going to match and com$ete with other statistical agencies worldwide since it will be o$erating
on a $ri%ate basis"
,ii-Staff developmentAma*ing use of its inAser%ice training the organi7ation has a greater
o$$ortunity of increasing its s*illed staff" 'anny wor*ers enroll into this $rogram where they are
being taught areas such as statistics com$uter science and economics" A wellAde%elo$ed staff is
also well moti%ated thus ZI'S#A# has an o$$ortunity of ha%ing moti%ated wor*force" #he
introduction of the a$$raisal system is also li*ely going to increase morale and com$etency in
the organi7ation since more wor*ers will increase their efforts *nowing that they will get rewards
for the efforts they are $utting in the organi7ation" A lot of wor*sho$s that are attended by the
organi7ations staff both in the country and outside the country also hel$s to staff de%elo$ wor*ers
and thus gi%ing the organi7ation an o$$ortunity of ha%ing wor*ers who are *nowledgeable"
(iii)Technological advancementA the organi7ation is de%elo$ing technologically as e%idenced by
some of the statistical $ac*ages now in use" #hese include 3S:ro 3:SS which are gi%ing the
organi7ation a better analysis of data using these $ac*ages" It is li*ely that if the organi7ation
mo%es hand in hand with technology then more $eo$le will trust the $roduce of 3S6 and thus
building the organi7ationDs image"
(iv)%ore funding from international organi5ations and the donor communit" at largeAthe
organi7ation still has the o$$ortunity of increasing its sources of finance" !y becoming a semiA
autonomous organi7ation it is li*ely that the current international organi7ation will continue to
fund the organi7ation or e%en increase" 'ore new organi7ations are also li*ely going to chi$ in"
#here is also a chance of more $ri%ate institutions coming on board $artnering the organi7ation
thus im$ro%ing $roducti%ity"
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0.3 THREATS TO THE ORGANI3ATION
All organi7ations en+oying any benefits of being in a business en%ironment ha%e their own
threats" #hese may be in the form of com$etition from other ri%als in the same business with the
organi7ation or from $otential com$etitors that are coming into the organi7ation" It is a
management tas* to ensure that that all treats to the organi7ation are dealt with in this regardC
ZI'S#A# has its own threats that affect it in its day to day o$erations" #he ma+or threats to the
organi7ation are staff turno%er com$etition financial constraints and low res$onse rates in
sur%eys and the le%el of $ublic statistics *nowledge"
(i) Staff turnoverAZI'S#A# +ust li*e any other organi7ation under go%ernment faces the
challenge of staff turno%er" #his is mainly because the salaries being offered are lower
as com$ared to other statistical organi7ations of the world" #his is a threat to the
organi7ation since most of the staff that lea%es for greener $astures is )ualified and
e($erienced" Some of these wor*ers go to +oin nonAgo%ernmental organi7ations in the
country" If this $roblem is not addressed then it is li*ely that the o$erations of the
organi7ation are going to be affected"
(ii) Financial constrainsAthis has been a threat to the organi7ation for the $ast years" It has
mostly affected the organi7ation to such an e(tent that some sur%eys ha%e not been carried out in
their right time es$ecially during the economic recession" #his is a dig threat to the organi7ation
that needs to be addressed" #he funding is not only needed for carrying out sur%eys but for its
day to day o$erations and e%en wor*ers remuneration"
(iii) (ow response rates in surve"s and pu0lic awareness of statistics-this a challenge during
sur%eys which if not addressed will lead to halfAba*ed statistical conclusions" #he organi7ation
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need to educate res$ondents on the im$ortance of statistics in the country in order to im$ro%e
res$onse rates"
0., SUCCESSES BY THE ORANI3ATION.
#he organi7ation has made its own notable successes in trying to transform itself since
inde$endence" Some of these success include the recently transformation of 3S6 into a semiA
autonomous organi7ation called Zimbabwe National Statistics Agencies ,ZI'S#A#-"#his was
achie%ed after years of following the correct $rocedures of transformation since the idea was
initiated in 1??B" 6ther notable success can be seen in areas of inAser%ice training and trying to
*ee$ some of its trained staff during the economic decline in the $ast few years"

CHAPTER 2
2.0 3IMBABWE NATIONAL STATISTICS AGENCY AND ITS EN>IRONMENT
6rgani7ations ha%e an en%ironment in which they o$erate in" A business en%ironment can sim$ly
be defined as the surrounding to the business" #his includes other sta*eholders in the business
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that might ha%e an interest in the o$erations of this business or that is affected or can ha%e an
effect to the o$eration of that business" A business en%ironment can be com$rised of com$etitors
go%ernment trade unions su$$liers and customers"
#he organi7ation interacts well with all these sta*eholders which hel$ it in its daily o$erations"
#he relationshi$ that e(ists between ZI'S#A# and its en%ironment is commendable as
e%idenced by the following factors"
,i- ZI'S#A# has $ersonnel in %arious $ro%inces all o%er the country es$ecially *nown
as enumerators always comes with results whene%er they carry out field wor*" #hey
are fully trained to handle $eo$le well whene%er they would be collecting statistics"
,ii- Secondly in the times of censuses though challenges may be e($erienced along the
way results are reali7ed at the end of the day" #he 2002 census was carried out well
as a result of that %aluable $artnershi$ that is e%er $resent between ZI'S#A# and
members of the general $ublic and all its sta*eholders"
,iii- African Statistics &ayAthis is an annual e%ent that is on the 1>
th
of 6ctober each year set
aside to obser%e the role of statistics in all African countries" #he office has successfully held this
to date due to its well established structures in the en%ironment it o$erates" Some of these
sta*eholders usually ta*e $art during these e%ents" A good e(am$le was when the institution
successfully held the African Statistics &ay on the 1>
th
No%ember of 200?"
#he 6ffice held African Statistics day commemorating the im$ortance of African statistics on
the 22 No%ember 200?" It e(tended its in%itation to many organi7ations which include 1NI3.2
1Z and most im$ortantly to students from the following schools Harare Girls High School
Allan Wilson High 8uwad7ana High 1 .$worth High and 2undo $rimary school who
$artici$ated in a %ariety of ways ranging from drama ma+orettes to $oems"
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ZI'S#A# has de%elo$ed mutually beneficial relationshi$ with society with the ob+ecti%es of
4emaining informed of society $reference com$liments and com$laints" #he members of the
Statistical Agency a$$reciate the ser%ices that are $ro%ided by the organi7ation" ZI'S#A# builds
awareness by disseminating information on health and safety issues" #he authority $ro%ides
ade)uate ser%ices for the treatment of in+uries and diseases arising from and in the course of
oneDs em$loyment"
It also conducts inde$endent in%estigations of accidents at the wor*$lace and gi%es free ad%ice
or correcti%e measures and ado$tion of measures to im$ro%e the health and safety of em$loyees"
#he cor$oration ta*es into account the fact that 3or$orate Go%ernance has ta*en 3entre stage to
the world o%er in attracting $ublic scrutiny o%er the manner in which organi7ations maintain
their economic health in relation to the societies they o$erate from" In $ursuit of the abo%e the
organi7ation stri%es in all its o$erations to stri*e a balance between economic and social goals
and between organi7ational and societal ob+ecti%es" ZI'S#A# has $loughed bac* into the
communities in which they o$erate through its in%ol%ement in community $ro+ects"
(iv) Social responsi0ilit"- ZI'S#A# does a lot of good wor* to its em$loyees and the $ublic by
gi%ing #AShirts for all $ro+ects underta*en" #his is done to ensure that all the $artici$ants feel
honored for their commitment throughout the course of the $ro+ect" .(am$les of $ro+ects
underta*en by ZI'S#A# where such #AShits were offered are Agriculture and 5i%estoc* Sur%ey
,A5S- ZI'&A# and 'I'S" #hese #AShirts are also issued with the ob+ecti%e of communicating
with the general $ublic in trying to let them *now the ty$e of ser%ices offered by ZI'S#A# to
the Zimbabwean society"
(v) #eneral ,elations-Some of the sur%eys conducted by the ZI'S#A# re)uire a lot of staff to
%erify the )uestionnaires and ca$ture the data" #his led to the a%ailability of $artAtime +obs to
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which the )ualified general $ublic is in%ited reducing though for a short $eriod of time
unem$loyment"
#he organi7ation does not carry awareness cam$aigns in the education of its members or the
society at large on the awareness of diseases li*e HIH and AI&S 3ancer and other *nown fatal
diseases" &ue to the organi7ationDs tight budget it has not made any *nown donations to the
needy or$hans and many more nor has it run any $romotional $rograms"
2rom the abo%e statements it can be argued that the organi7ation has good wor*ing relations
with the surrounding"
5astly $eo$le from all bac*grounds around the world are always tric*ling in the 6ffice buying
all sorts of $ublications as well as en+oying ser%ices of consultancy freely"
CHAPTER 7
7.0 PERSONAL DE>ELOPMENT
#he industrial attachment at ZI'S#A# de%elo$ed my s*ills in different ways" It e($osed me to
different en%ironments that led to my $ersonal de%elo$ment" &uring this $eriod I had my own
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wea*nesses" #he attachment howe%er hel$ed to sha$e some of my wea*nesses into strengths" I
was also able to further u$ my $ersonal strengths which I already had before +oining ZI'S#A#"
#he following is a loo* at some of the strengths and wea*nesses during Industrial attachment at
Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency"
7./ STRENGTHS
(i) !ffective communication - 3ommunication in the organi7ation was effecti%e throughout my
industrial attachment" #his is because I was always bound by the organi7ationDs formal lines of
communication" I communicated well with my su$er%isors and with e%eryone else in the
organi7ation at large" 'y su$er%isors also hel$ed to sha$e my communication as they taught me
how to follow the formal lines of communication from the bottom u$ to the directorDs office" I
usually followed these lines of communication when I was normally sent with documents for
a$$ro%al along these lines" I had a chance of sharing my o$inions with my su$er%isors on matters
concerning wor* for e(am$le during re$ort writing" #his also hel$ed to sha$e my
communication into being effecti%e"
(ii) +0ilit" to achieve set goals-I always stri%ed to achie%e both my own set goals and those of
the section" I was always selfAmoti%ated which led to my achie%ement of these set goals" 'y
su$eriors at wor* also ga%e me the $latform to wor* on which facilitated the achie%ement of
most set goals" In short I can say goals were always s$ecific timeAframed resultA oriented
measurable and achie%able"
,iii- )ommitment to wor;- I was committed to all the wor* assigned to me by my
su$er%isors" #his led to the easy accom$lishment of all tas*s gi%en to me" SelfA
commitment meant that I always did the right thing at the right time" I could e%en
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wor* after the normal wor*ing hours in order or me to be able to accom$lish these
tas*s" All this was due to selfAcommitment at wor*"
(iv) $nteraction with other wor;mates at wor;AI interacted well with other wor*mates in the
Judicial and Social Welfare Statistics section" #his made my life easier as I was able to get ad%ice
from almost e%eryone in our section" I also too* new ideas from these wor*mates which hel$ed
to sha$e my industrial *nowledge"Interactio$n also led to me to being introduced to some new
tas*s and to how they are accom$lished"
(v) +uthorit" and responsi0ilit" at wor;-I was a res$onsible $erson throughout the industrial
attachment" I managed to acce$t authority and res$onsibilities though I had a chance in the
beginning" I did all these tas*s *nowing that I was fully accountable for all these tas*s" I was
eager to accom$lish all these res$onsibilities" In short I can say that I managed to accom$lish all
the res$onsibilities that came my way in the health and %ital statistics section"
(vi) 1isciplineA'y disci$le in the organi7ation was good throughout the attachment" I had no
$roblems in interacting with my su$er%isors and with e%eryone else in the organi7ation" I also
learnt to acce$t and accom$lish all tas*s gi%en to me in time" All this was achie%ed due to my
disci$line at wor*"
(vii) $nnovativeness and imitativenessAI was able to come u$ with new ideas when need arose in
the organi7ation" I also initiated my own ideas which I forwarded to my su$eriors for a$$ro%al"
7.2 WEAKNESSES
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I had my own wea*nesses during my industrial attachment and these include time management
less communication s*ills use of the com$uters authority and res$onsibility" Howe%er all these
wea*nesses were turned into strengths by my industrial attachment su$er%isors who were always
willing to build my life and future" #he following is a brief e($lanation of some of these
wea*nesses and how they were turned into strengths"
(i) Time managingAthough i rate my myself as better in time management when doing assigned
wor* I still had a challenge in trying to balance industrial wor* and college wor*" At times I
reali7ed that I was behind es$ecially when I was su$$osed to com$ile my industrial attachment
re$ort" With the assistance of my su$er%isor I howe%er successfully com$iled the re$ort" I also
learnt to do e%erything in time at wor*"
(iii) 8se of computers-my com$uter literacy was not that good when I first arri%ed at
ZI'S#A#"At first I had a few challenges in trying to use the com$uter on a daily basis since I
was used to more of $a$er wor* at the uni%ersity" I howe%er ad+usted )uic*ly since most of the
$ac*ages used at ZI'S#A# such as 'icrosoft e(cel and 'icrosoft word where familiar to me" I
howe%er benefited since I was e($osed to other $ac*ages used in statistics such as 3S:ro and
S:SS among others which were all new to me"
,i%- Authority and res$onsiblyAacce$ting res$onsibilities at wor* is always a challenge
es$ecially when you are not used to a com$any wor*ing en%ironment" !eing gi%en
res$onsibility at wor* means you are now accountable for all the assigned wor* by
the su$eriors" As a student accountability and res$onsibility were always a challenge
to me since I was afraid of ma*ing errors at wor*" As the year $rogressed I leant to
acce$t authority and was e%en $re$ared to be gi%en more res$onsibilities by my
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su$eriors at wor* to such an e(tent that I sometimes as*ed for more wor* to do
whene%er I was free"
All this was due to the selfAmoti%ation that de%elo$ed in me as I saw others being assigned and
accom$lishing more tas*s"
7., HANDLING CONFLICT IN THE ORGANI3ATION
As $art of my $ersonal de%elo$ment during industrial attachment I also managed to %enture into
decision ma*ing issues es$ecially whene%er there was a sign of conflicting interests between my
own wor* and that of the organi7ation" #he most im$ortant thing was to come u$ with a good
decision that was to satisfy the two sides" Some areas that I loo*ed at in trying to sol%e
organi7ational conflict were on time management and team wor*ing" 6n team wor*ing I
managed to +oin the e(isting team in the +udicial and social welfare statistics section" I disco%ered
that the section o$erates as a team" I managed to +oin in this team and e%en strengthened the team
by my own e($ertise which leads to %enturing into )uality circle wor*ing" I achie%ed this by not
confining myself into the wor* that my bosses did but I also had the 7eal to learn what was
being done by other wor*ers in this team"
'y hel$ benefited other wor*mates since it relie%ed them from $ressure of wor*"
7., SKILLS ACCUIRED DURING ATTACHMENT
#he following are some of the s*ills de%elo$ed during my attachmentF
<5= )ommunication s;illsAthrough attending different wor*sho$s as e($lained abo%e"
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<55= ,eport writingAI learnt how to write re$orts of big $ro+ects at ZI'S#A# i"e" com$iling
information on crime re$orts"
<555= 1ata collection s;illsAthis was mainly strengthened by my $artici$ation in the real
sector sur%ey where I was an enumerator" I %isited more that se%enty com$anies were I
inter%iewed different managers" #he resistance and good res$onses that I got did not
discourage but it instead hel$ed to sha$e my data collection s*ills"
(iv) 1ata anal"sis s;illsAI wor*ed closely with my su$er%isors whene%er they did analysis of
statistical data" #his was of benefit to me since I managed to a$$ly and also de%elo$ my
statistical *nowledge"
<56= :ublic relationsAgenerally my $ublic relations im$ro%ed due to the situations I was
e($osed to during attachment" I interacted with a lot of $eo$le both inside the
organi7ation and outside the organi7ation" &ata collection also hel$ed to sha$e my
$ublic relations since I interacted with a lot of $eo$le who had different $erce$tions and
attitudes" 6ther $eo$le who hel$ed to sha$e my $ublic relations were those from
different sections of the organi7ation whom I interacted well with"
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CHAPTER 1? PRACTICAL WORK DONE AND APPLICATIONS OF THEORY.
1.0 THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
A$$lication of the theory that I leant at uni%ersity to the $ractical wor* done on attachment was a
big challenge "I found it challenging to o$erate in a wholly statistical en%ironment when in fact I
am doing $ure mathematics finance and statistics I was in did not accommodated these" In s$ite
of all these challenges I tried my le%el best to a$$ly $art of sur%ey techni)ues as I managed to
a$$ly )ualitati%e and )uantitati%e data collection methods during my attachment" Howe%er I did
a lot of a$$lications of the statistical courses I did since I was in a fa%orable en%ironment for
such a$$lications"
!elow is an o%er%iew of the $ractical wor* done and the a$$lications made during my
attachment" :ractical wor* mainly centered on data collection data analysis and data
$resentationC which defines statistics at Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency"
(i) 1ata collection-I did a lot of $ractices in the field where I collected data during the
fi%eAin one 4eal Sector Sur%ey" &uring this sur%ey I was an enumerator which made
it $ossible for me to a$$ly $art of my sur%ey techni)ues" Sur%ey techni)ues were
essential es$ecially when collecting data" A$$roaching res$ondents was made easier
since we did a lot of theory on this and also moc* inter%iews"
(ii) 1ata anal"sis-#his $ractice was done with the assistance of my su$er%isors whene%er
they did analysis of statistical data" #his was of benefit to me since I managed to
a$$ly theory and also de%elo$ my statistical *nowledge" #hough much of that
analysis is done by a statistical $ac*age called S:SS statisticians ha%e the tas* of
doing further analysis using information from tables $roduced by this $ac*age"
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(iii) 1ata presentation-$resentation of statistical data at ZI'S#A# is mainly in the form
of gra$hs ma$s statistical tables and use of te(t" I did a lot of $ractices in coming u$
with ma$s using a $ac*age called ArcHiew" #hough I had done theory on data
$resentation at college I had no *nowledge on the use of this $ac*age" #his hel$ed to
further my s*ills of $resentation" I had no $roblems in $resentation of data using
gra$hs since I had done this in com$uter $ac*ages in mathematics" #o me it was only
a matter of a$$lying what I learnt at uni%ersity" #he use of 'icrosoft e(cel also came
into $ractices as we also used this $ac*age on a regular basis" #he use of te(t was
e%en easier as I used much of my common *nowledge"
(iv) 8pdating data0ases-#his was an interesting $ractice as I had no much challenges in
ad+usting to this" What made it much easier is the fact that I had done a lot of 'icrosoft e(cels at
college were we had been taught how to co$y and use formulas"
(v) FillingA#his was an easy e(ercise as I had to sim$ly use my general *nowledge in
accom$lishing the tas*" #his hel$ed me to get used to doing multi$le tas*s at wor* and not +ust
confining myself to one tas*"
(vi )1ata entr"Asince I was eager to learn what is done in different sections of the organi7ation I
as*ed $ermission to $ractice data entry which is done in the data entry section" I was gi%en the
chance to enter $art of 200/ to 2010 em$loyment )uestionnaires"
MINI PROAECT
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#his was $art of my $ractices and a$$lication of theory to industrial wor*" I tried to come u$
with my own $ro+ect that I wor*ed on and came u$ with results that I submitted to my su$er%isor
for a$$ro%al" In this miniA$ro+ect I loo*ed at the $attern of $rice changes of the commodities
under study to show the trend of the $rices of these commodities and ma*e a time series
analysis and to try and e($lain these $rice changes" #his data was obtained from the $rices
section showing inter change of ideas within the organi7ation to achie%e the same moti%e"
D(95$5t5%$ %9 t(+s
Hy$othesisAsu$$osition made as a basis for reasoning which maybe either true or false"
5inear regression analysisAa statistical techni)ue that see*s to assess the linear relationshi$
between two random %ariables so that a trend or $attern is obtained
#rendAa general direction or tendency statistically it is defined as a long term smooth underlying
mo%ement of a time series"
"
St!t(+($t %9 t-( (s(!"- .%b'(+
#o in%estigate the $attern of $rice of commodities under study"
Ob@("t56(s
1" #o analy7e the changes in the $rices o%er"
2" #o try and e($lain the causes of $rices changes"
0" #o show the trend of the $rices of these commodities and ma*e a time series analysis
,forecasting-"
9" #o show the $attern of $rice changes of commodities under study"
S%7"(<s= %9 )!t! !$) '5+5t!t5%$s
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SourceAZI'S#A#A:rices section
&ata for arri%als is com$iled by de$artment $rices through 3onsumer :rice Sur%ey" #he
section does not ha%e any +urisdiction o%er the data collection methods used we cannot
therefore com$letely rule out errors therein"
T-( +!5$ %b@("t56(s %9 t5+( s(5(s !$!'8s5s !(?
1A #o study the $attern of $rice changes of the commodities under study
2A #o show the trend of the $rices of these commodities and ma*e a time series analysis
,forecasting-"
0A #o tr" and e($lain the causes to these $rice changes"
9A#o analy7e the changes in the $rices o%er time"
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inde(" #he table below shows the inde( and the trend %alues" I also constructed a
line gra$h with the inde( and trend $lotted on the same a(is"
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R(s7'ts !$) F5$)5$*s
#he gra$h abo%e shows the $attern of month on month inflation in Zimbabwe from the
beginning of 200? to A$ril this year" It can be seen from the gra$h that early 200? the inde( was
still decreasing from the hy$erAinflators figures reached in 200> due to the dollari7ation of the
economy" #he inde( dro$$ed until 'ay 200? when it started to rise steadily u$ until A$ril"
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#he abo%e gra$h also shows ra$id $ercentage changes of the inde( from January 200? to A$ril
200? and this is e($lained by the dollari7ation of the economy which saw the inde( dro$$ing
ra$idly from the hy$erAinflationary figures reached in 200>" 2rom then onwards the changes
fluctuate reasonably"
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CHAPTER 9? RECOMMENTATIONS
#his cha$ter loo*s at recommendations to both the organi7ation I was o$erating in during
attachment and also to the 'idlands State 1ni%ersity" I came u$ with these recommendations
using the e($eriences of industrial attachment" 2irstly I ta*e a loo* at the recommendations to the
organi7ation Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency and then recommendations to 'S1" 2inally I
gi%e my own conclusion of the whole re$ort"
9./ RECOMMENTATIONS TO 3IMBABWE NATIONAL STATISTICS AGENCY
With the recently transformation of the organi7ation into a semiAautonomous organi7ation much
is e($ected from the organi7ation" 'any are of the %iew that the functioning of the organi7ation
is going to im$ro%e" I thus ta*e this o$$ortunity to air my recommendation to the organi7ation"
(i) $mproving its mar;eting strateg"Athe organi7ation should generate more of its own financial
resources" #his can be achie%ed by im$ro%ing its mar*eting strategies to hel$ cater for the
dynamic changing en%ironment" #he sale of the organi7ationDs $ublication can be used as a cash
cow for the organi7ation" Howe%er for this to be achie%edC the organi7ation needs to im$ro%e on
its mar*eting mi( of $rices the $roduct itself the $lace and $romotionF
Prices- Since ZI'S#A# is the only core $roducer of national statistics it should ca$itali7e in its
$ublications though the cost must be reasonable to attract customers" Since much of these
$ro+ects are funded by international organi7ation the organi7ation should instead ta*e ad%antage
of selling their $roduce worldwide for outsiders to ha%e an u$date of Zimbabwean statistics"
Product-the organi7ation should wor* e(tra hard in trying to come u$ with $roducts of high
)uality" #his can be achie%ed through moti%ating the wor*ers who wor* in different sections to
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come u$ with good )uality informationDs" 3ustomers should not doubt these $roducts" A high
)uality $roduct is easier to mar*et thus im$ro%ing the sales"
Place-this refers to distribution channels the $roduct has to go through from the $roducer until it
reaches the customer" #he organi7ation should im$ro%e its distribution channels as it currently
sells these $roducts at the head office only" 6ther areas that may of use in distribution include the
organi7ationDs $ro%incial offices and e%en selling at the countyDs uni%ersities and some other
boo*sho$s" #his will im$ro%e the accessibility to the $roducts"
Promotion-the organi7ation should em$loy a mar*eting e($ertise who should wor* on a full time
basis in drafting and im$lementing different mar*eting strategies for the organi7ationDs $roducts"
(ii)Staff motivationAthe organi7ation should draft new strategies of moti%ating its wor*force" 6ne
area they need to loo* is the issue of remuneration which is currently still %ery low" I suggest that
the organi7ationDs salary $ayments should match those of other statistical organi7ations in the
region" #his will also hel$ to *ee$ )ualified staff from lea%ing the organi7ation see*ing greener
$astures outside the organi7ation" #here are other areas that need to be loo*ed at besides the issue
of salaries" #he wor*force can further be moti%ated by $romoting them into higher $ositions
using merit at wor*"
(iii)Technological advancementAthe organi7ation should in%est hea%ily in the ad%ancement of its
technological use" #he technological base at ZI'S#A# is still %ery low thus the need to im$ro%e
it" 'ore funds should be channeled to the $urchasing of more com$uters fa( machines scanning
machines and other e)ui$mentDs" #he organi7ation should also find a better ser%ice $ro%ider to
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re$lace ZA4N.# which in my %iew is failing to deli%er its mandate of $ro%iding ser%ice" I
recommend that the organi7ation should create its own local area networ* to im$ro%e
communication within the organi7ation
(iv)+wareness campaigns for its statisticsAthe organi7ation should carry out more awareness
cam$aigns to the $ublic so that they can ha%e an a$$reciation of what statistics is all about"
#hough currently the organi7ation obser%es the African Statistics &ay I still thin* there is still
more to be done in educating the $ublic"
(v)Students on attachment-these should be gi%en more room to a$$ly their theory in the
organi7ation" If $ossible students should be allowed to attend more wor*sho$s which I obser%ed
as of great im$ortance in e($osing the student to the real business en%ironment" #he introduction
of an induction wor*sho$ to all new students at any $articular year should be considered"
9.2 RECOMMENTATION TO THE UNI>ERSITY"
In order for the uni%ersity to fully $re$are all its students willing to +oin an organi7ation li*e the
one I was in they should consider the followingC
,i-Introducing other statistical $ac*ages in its coursesAthese should include the 3ensus and
Sur%eys :rocessing $ac*age S:SS among others" #hey should add this to the current 'INI#A!
that is being learnt"#he use of 'INI#A! is limited in most organi7ations"
,ii-&oing more $ractices in courses such as sur%ey techni)uesAthis will hel$ to e)ui$ the student
what is done on the field" #his will ensure that by the time one +oins an organi7ation li*e the one
dealing with data collection then they will not ha%e $roblems"
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CONCLUSION
#he industrial attachment was of benefit to the student in many ways" #he most im$ortant as$ect
is that it hel$ed to sha$e me into a $erson who can now wor* in any gi%en en%ironment due to
the e($osure I got" #he attachment also hel$ed me in a$$lying the theory leant at uni%ersity into
$ractical wor*" I ho$e to use this %ast e($erience I gained at Zimbabwe National Statistics
Agency in both my own life and to the benefit of the country"
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Supervisors
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Student
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