http://41.59.91.195:9090/handle/123456789/53 2026-05-08T13:24:43Z http://41.59.91.195:9090/handle/123456789/183 Benefits and Challenges of Social Media Usage among Youth in Higher Learning Institutions: A Case of the Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy Mbwete, Rose This paper looks into the benefits and drawbacks of social media usage among students in higher education. The study intends to learn about the advantages and disadvantages the youth face when using social media. Students were chosen at random from the Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy (MNMA) Karume Campus, Zanzibar for the study. Administrative and academic staffs, as well as student leaders, were key informants. A questionnaire and an interview guide were used to collect data. The Chi-square test was used to analyse the quantitative data (P 0.05). Communication, business, and academic themes emerged from qualitative data on social media use. The findings showed that the majority of students owned mobile phones with internet connectivity and were familiar with social media sites. Students at the Karume Campus use mobile phones to access social media sites for one to five hours per day, resulting in lost time. Social media use among students in higher education institutions has both positive and negative consequences, which include moral decay, wastage of time, unplanned financial expenditure and addiction. Searching for academic resources, health-related information, communication, and business transactions are all benefits of using social media among the youth. The study recommends that students who use mobile phones should spend time searching for academic materials or engaging in social communication with discipline. The MNMA administration, through the Dean of Students Office, should counsel students on the importance of using social media responsibly. Journal article 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z http://41.59.91.195:9090/handle/123456789/180 Strengthening Institutional Dynamics to Mitigate Rapes among Women and Children in Zanzibar Tanzania Babune, George; Mbarouk, Saleh Rape is both a human rights and health issue of concern among development actors at local, national, regional and global, levels. The paper examined the existing institutional dynamics in mitigating rape among children and women in Zanzibar. A case study design was used with a mixed-methods approach. The sampling procedures involved purposive and simple random sampling methods. The questionnaire survey, key informant interview and focus group discussion methods were used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis informed semi-quantitative and qualitative data analysis respectively. The findings revealed that rape is persistently a major issue affecting the community members including women and children in the study area. The factors contributing to rape include traditional beliefs, economic reasons, immorality and modernity. The findings revealed further that social and government institutional dynamics in mitigating rape mixed responses against rape from religious institutions holding a higher level of responses (4 levels) followed by Shehia, District and family scoring a moderate level (3 levels) of practices. The study concluded that rape among women and children are influenced by underlying factors including poor mitigating measures against rape among the relevant social and government institutions. The paper recommends for the adoption of proactive approach and results-oriented response to mitigating rape at an institutional level. This would involve the creation of a synergy between family members, government agencies and religious on planning, intervening, monitoring and reporting rape issues. Journal article 0022-12-01T00:00:00Z