1st Edition

Power in Contemporary Zimbabwe

Edited By Erasmus Masitera, Fortune Sibanda Copyright 2018
194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

194 Pages
by Routledge

In recent years, the Zimbabwe crisis rendered the country and its citizens to be a typical case of ‘failed states’, the world over. Zimbabwean society was and is still confronted with different challenges which include political, economic and social problems. Attempts to overcome these challenges have thrown light on the power that rests within individuals and or groups to change and even... Read more

Grappling with Power in Contemporary Zimbabwe: The Introduction



Erasmus Masitera and Fortune Sibanda



The Search for Justice and Peace: Reflections on the Jambanja Discourse as an Articulation of Justice Foreshadowing Peace



Dr Dube Edmore



Reconciling the Indigenisation Narrative and the Eurocentric Education Curriculum in Zimbabwe: A Critical Dialogue



Dennis Masaka



Acculturation and Religious Ingenuity key for African Independent Churches: The Case of Guta Ra Jehova Church in Zimbabwe



Shoorai Konyana



Epistemic Injustice and Shona Indigenous Conceptions of Political Power 48



Ephraim Taurai Gwaravanda,



‘Backward is forward!’ Power and Israelite founding values: Lessons for Zimbabwe



Archieford Kurauone Mtetwa



Indigenous African Crusaders of Environmental Keeping: A Phenomenological Reflection on the Power of AICs’ Practices in Zimbabwe



Bernard P Humbe



Bulawayo Linguistic Landscaping as Representative of Power Relations and Dynamics 86



Sambulo Ndlovu



Ubuntu Justice and the Power to Transform Modern Zimbabwean Rehabilitation Justice System. 96



Erasmus Masitera



Cultural Alienation and Violence in Zimbabwean Politics: Some Lessons from the Ngozi Phenomenon



Prosper Muzambi



Handing down the Poisoned Chalice: Institutionalization of Partisanship, Coercion and Solipsism in Mlalazi’s They are Coming (2014)



Thamsanqa Moyo



Unlocking the Media Power and Politics of Televangelism in Zimbabwe: A Contemporary Discourse



Fortune Sibanda, and Elizabeth Farisai Hove



Indigenous Religion and Environmental Challenges: Phenomenological Reflections on the Role of Environmental Management Agency in Zimbabwe.



Tenson Muyambo

Biography

Erasmus Masitera is a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at the Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo.



Fortune Sibanda holds a DPhil in Religious Studies from the University of Zimbabwe. He lectures in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Great Zimbabwe University, Masvingo.