ZAMBEZIAThe Journal of theUniversity of ZimbabweVolume 17, No. i, 1990ZAMBEZIAThe Journal of the University of ZimbabweEditor: Professor R. S. Roberts ISSN 0379-0622CONTENTS Volume 17, No. i, 1990Housing Policy, Production and Consumption in Harare:Part I Carole Rakodi and N. D. Mutizwa-Mangiza 1Zimbabwean Demography: Early Colonial Data D. N. Beach 31RESEARCH REPORTAn Investigation into Language Attitudesof Secondary-School Students in ZimbabweCynthia Mparutsa, Juliet Thondhlana and N. Crawhall 85ESSAY REVIEWFamine in Zimbabwe W. Dopcke 101BOOK REVIEWS 107© University of Zimbabwe, 1991.Published by University of Zimbabwe Publications,P.O. Box MP 45, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.Typeset by University of Zimbabwe Publications.Printed through Print Brokers (Pvt) Ltd., Harare.ZAMBEZIAThe publication oiZambezia, the bi-annual journal of the University ofZimbabwe, has been made possible by the generous support of thePublications Committee of the University. The main focus of the journal,as its name implies, is South Central Africa; but inaugural lectures andspecial articles of a more general interest are also published. Monographsupplements to Zambezia, of which there may be up to ten in a year,cover the main disciplines of the University (Agriculture, Commerce,Education, Engineering, the Humanities, Law, Medi-cine, Science, SocialStudies, Veterinary Science), and do not necessarily have the sameregional focus as Zambezia itself.ORDERS A complete catalogue of these publications may be obtainedfree of charge on application to the Publications Officer, University ofZimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 45, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.Standing orders for the Journal and/or supplements, under which aninvoice is sent prior to dispatch of the order, are welcomed.