1st Edition
Football, Gambling, and Everyday Life in Zimbabwe
1. Becoming a betting nation: An introduction.
Manase Kudzai Chiweshe
2. Playing the Odds: The rise of soccer betting houses as a livelihood option in Harare, Zimbabwe
Manase Kudzai Chiweshe
3. “Just like the boys”: An analysis of the experiences of females involved in football betting in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Tafadzwa Blessing Choto
4. Sports Betting in Low-Resource-Income Urban Area: A Case of Budiriro 5B Current Shops
Praise Karuma
5. “He bets when he wants to!” The effects of football gambling in Chinhoyi through the eyes of concerned significant others
Washington Chirambaguwa
6. From “Male holy trinity” to “Fourth Estate.” A case study of the nature, scale and patterns of football gambling in Chinhoyi.
Washington Chirambaguwa
7. Soccer betting in peri-urban spaces in Zimbabwe: Experiences from Domboshava
Manase Kudzai Chiweshe
8. “iEconomy! Vapfanha vari kuzama lucky!” Youth economic exigencies, football gambling cultures and experiences in Gweru, Zimbabwe.
Gerald Dandah
Biography
Manase Kudzai Chiweshe is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social and Community Development, University of Zimbabwe. He won the 2015 Gerti Hesseling Prize for Best Paper Published in African Studies. His work revolves around the sociology of everyday life in African spaces, with a specific interest in football and sports studies.
