Tinashe Nyamunda
Biographic Data
| ID | 109693 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tinashe Nyamunda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tinashe |
| FAMILY NAME | Nyamunda |
| SIGNATURE | NYAMUNDA T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Free State |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9624-762X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 35 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
When South Africa Tried to Make Zimbabwe Its Fifth Province: Settler Colonial Interests and Legacies of the 1922 Rhodesian Referendum
This article is an introduction to a special issue on the hundred year scholarly reflections on the Rhodesian referendum and subsequent attainment of Responsible Government status.Foregrounded by an assessment of factors that led to the 1922 referendum, what follows examines new themes about the implications of Southern Rhodesia's settler state.A product of a workshop hosted by the University of Pretoria in 2023, the article introduces the studie…
Money for Africa and Money in Africa: Colonial Currencies and the Making of Economies and States, 1860s-1960s
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the 'Save PDF' action button
Money in South-Central Africa, 1890-1931: Africans, Imperial Sterling, and Colonial Economy-Building
In South-Central Africa, British mining companies shadowed colonial monetization in an assertive and coercive manner. In the emerging settler states, African money users were obliged to adjust to colonial money for the payment of tax and transactions. Yet they often found it difficult to obtain access to colonial currency. Company rule in the region was initially closely connected to the South African economy, but currencies separated as a result…
Southern Rhodesia and Britain’s Discriminatory Sterling Area: The Dollar Crisis and Post-War Colonial Tobacco Trade, 1947–1960
Drawing on archival material from the National Archives of Zimbabwe, Adam Matthews Digital Archives and newspaper reports, this study locates Southern Rhodesia’s tobacco industry within post-war currency developments and the politics of international trade. Following the Second World War, the shift in the financial balance of economic power triggered by the shift from the gold standard to the reformed gold standard had a lasting impact on global …
Blazing the trail in gender history: The amazing profile and work of Dr Annie Devenish
Dr Annie Devenish is a historian and researcher with interest in gender, activism and identity in the global South, and how practices of history can be harnessed to transform society. She teaches in the Department of History at the University of the Witwatersrand. She has taught modules such as The History of Sex, Gender and History, Empires of the Modern World and Themes in Twentieth-Century History, among others. On top of reading some of Annie…
Open for Business' but Bankrupt: Currencies, the 'New Dispensation' and the Zimbabwean Economy
The paper examines the Mnangagwa government's economic policies in Zimbabwe. It looks at its 'new' dispensation economic policies, passed off as creating a middle-income economy by 2030. The study suggests that these policies, encapsulated in the 'open for business' rhetoric, were designed to create an image of political and economic reform. However, efforts to mask the ZANU-PF government's unmistakable authoritarian traits failed. It is increasi…
Contemporary African history in unusual times
Initially, we envisaged that this editorial essay would focus on history-writing in the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution. In particular, we hoped to examine how that self-proclaimed moment of technological evangelism raises questions about the future of society and whether, paradoxically, the study of the past might provide a beacon, a pilot light, to navigate these unknown places. Tapping into the 1923 debates between biochemist John Burdo…
Land and politics in Southern Africa, 2015–2017: A historiography of re-ordered landscapes and livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s crisis economy
As the subject of land acquisition without compensation gathers momentum in South Africa, with current president Cyril Ramaphosa announcing it as one of his main policies, the Julius Malema-led Eco
In Defence of White Rule in Southern Africa: Portuguese–Rhodesian Economic Relations to 1974
The paper examines Luso-Rhodesian economic relations at the twilight of colonialism in Africa. Despite the spread of independence across the continent from the mid-1950s onwards, there was a spirited defence of white rule in Southern Africa from South Africa, Rhodesia and Portugal. The Pretoria-Lisbon-Salisbury axis justified their autocracy as the last frontier for the defence against communism in the region which they argued to be rooted in Afr…
Pitfalls of the developmental state: The fate of the Sudanese economic model
Money, Banking and Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence
Based on archival research conducted mainly at the Bank of England, the National Archives of Zimbabwe, Central Archival Repository in Pretoria and the Cory Library at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, the article examines the financial planning of the Rhodesian Front (RF) government (1962–1979) in the making of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) of 11 November 1965. Its rebellion against Britain occurred in a period of decolonisatio…
British Sterling Imperialism, Settler Colonialism and the Political Economy of Money and Finance in Southern Rhodesia, 1945 to 1962
This article contributes to the emerging field of African financial history. Although there has been work on Britain’s sterling arrangements in its colonies, very few studies examine the specific experiences of particular colonies within the sterling area. Foregrounded by an account of the establishment of Southern Rhodesia’s monetary and banking system, this article focuses on that colony’s experiences during the post-Second World War period whe…
Facets of Power: Politics, Profits and People in the Making of Zimbabwe's Blood Diamonds
Duty versus agency in the security state of Zimbabwe: Soldiers’ deployment in Chiadzwa diamond mining
More a Cause than a Country: Historiography, UDI and the Crisis of Decolonisation in Rhodesia
Studies on Zimbabwe in the late 1990s and beyond have undergone a significant shift from the earlier triumphalist nationalist history uncritically celebrating the attainment of majority rule and th
Cross-Border Couriers as Symbols of Regional Grievance: The Malayitsha Remittance System in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
This article explores the history and experiences of cross-border couriers/transporters known as omalayitsha , who remit money and commodities across the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Based on interviews with omalayitsha operators, customers and state officials in Matabeleland, it furthers debates over remittances in several ways. First, the focus on couriers and transport operators themselves (rather than on the migrants who are thei…
Did Zimbabweans Take their Land Back
Violent state operations at Chiadzwa (Zimbabwe) diamond fields 2006-2009
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the debilitating socio-economic impact caused by the diamonds at Chiadzwa area in Zimbabwe on the illegal mining community that emerged and inhabited the hills of Chiadzwa between 2006 and the beginning of 2009. The research was carried out for academic proposes, as an advocacy strategy to expose the abuses and violent state operations perpetrated by the security forces. In addition, it intend…
Navigating the hills and voluntary confinement: Magweja and the socio-economic and political negotiation for space in the diamond mining landscape of Chiadzwa in Zimbabwe, 2006-2009
This article focuses on the socio-economic and political experiences of the artisanal diamond miners and the various communities within the hills of Chiadzwa situated in the Marange area of Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe. The diamond rush by Magweja which can be traced back to 2006 ended in 2009 with the violent expulsion of Magweja in January 2009 under operation “dzokera kumusha”. This phase in the country’s mining history has popularly been c…
The State and the Bloody Diamond Rush in Chiadzwa: Unpacking the Contesting Interests in the Development of Illicit Mining and Trading, c.2006-2009
This article examines the development of diamond mining and trading in Chiadzwa, a communal area in Marange, Zimbabwe. It also examines the nature of the state and its role in the early dynamics of diamond exploitation. Mining development in Chiadzwa had far-reaching political, economic, cultural and moral, as well as epidemiological, demographic and environmental, implications for the Marange landscape. This article unravels the activities surro…
Open for Business' but Bankrupt: Currencies, the 'New Dispensation' and the Zimbabwean Economy
The paper examines the Mnangagwa government's economic policies in Zimbabwe. It looks at its 'new' dispensation economic policies, passed off as creating a middle-income economy by 2030. The study suggests that these policies, encapsulated in the 'open for business' rhetoric, were designed to create an image of political and economic reform. However, efforts to mask the ZANU-PF government's unmistakable authoritarian traits failed. It is increasi…
Cross-Border Couriers as Symbols of Regional Grievance: The Malayitsha Remittance System in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
This article explores the history and experiences of cross-border couriers/transporters known as omalayitsha , who remit money and commodities across the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Based on interviews with omalayitsha operators, customers and state officials in Matabeleland, it furthers debates over remittances in several ways. First, the focus on couriers and transport operators themselves (rather than on the migrants who are thei…
Money, Banking and Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence
Based on archival research conducted mainly at the Bank of England, the National Archives of Zimbabwe, Central Archival Repository in Pretoria and the Cory Library at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, the article examines the financial planning of the Rhodesian Front (RF) government (1962–1979) in the making of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) of 11 November 1965. Its rebellion against Britain occurred in a period of decolonisatio…
The State and the Bloody Diamond Rush in Chiadzwa: Unpacking the Contesting Interests in the Development of Illicit Mining and Trading, c.2006-2009
This article examines the development of diamond mining and trading in Chiadzwa, a communal area in Marange, Zimbabwe. It also examines the nature of the state and its role in the early dynamics of diamond exploitation. Mining development in Chiadzwa had far-reaching political, economic, cultural and moral, as well as epidemiological, demographic and environmental, implications for the Marange landscape. This article unravels the activities surro…
In Defence of White Rule in Southern Africa: Portuguese–Rhodesian Economic Relations to 1974
The paper examines Luso-Rhodesian economic relations at the twilight of colonialism in Africa. Despite the spread of independence across the continent from the mid-1950s onwards, there was a spirited defence of white rule in Southern Africa from South Africa, Rhodesia and Portugal. The Pretoria-Lisbon-Salisbury axis justified their autocracy as the last frontier for the defence against communism in the region which they argued to be rooted in Afr…
Money in South-Central Africa, 1890-1931: Africans, Imperial Sterling, and Colonial Economy-Building
In South-Central Africa, British mining companies shadowed colonial monetization in an assertive and coercive manner. In the emerging settler states, African money users were obliged to adjust to colonial money for the payment of tax and transactions. Yet they often found it difficult to obtain access to colonial currency. Company rule in the region was initially closely connected to the South African economy, but currencies separated as a result…
Land and politics in Southern Africa, 2015–2017: A historiography of re-ordered landscapes and livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s crisis economy
As the subject of land acquisition without compensation gathers momentum in South Africa, with current president Cyril Ramaphosa announcing it as one of his main policies, the Julius Malema-led Eco
Money for Africa and Money in Africa: Colonial Currencies and the Making of Economies and States, 1860s-1960s
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the 'Save PDF' action button
British Sterling Imperialism, Settler Colonialism and the Political Economy of Money and Finance in Southern Rhodesia, 1945 to 1962
This article contributes to the emerging field of African financial history. Although there has been work on Britain’s sterling arrangements in its colonies, very few studies examine the specific experiences of particular colonies within the sterling area. Foregrounded by an account of the establishment of Southern Rhodesia’s monetary and banking system, this article focuses on that colony’s experiences during the post-Second World War period whe…
Duty versus agency in the security state of Zimbabwe: Soldiers’ deployment in Chiadzwa diamond mining
Did Zimbabweans Take their Land Back
Violent state operations at Chiadzwa (Zimbabwe) diamond fields 2006-2009
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the debilitating socio-economic impact caused by the diamonds at Chiadzwa area in Zimbabwe on the illegal mining community that emerged and inhabited the hills of Chiadzwa between 2006 and the beginning of 2009. The research was carried out for academic proposes, as an advocacy strategy to expose the abuses and violent state operations perpetrated by the security forces. In addition, it intend…
Navigating the hills and voluntary confinement: Magweja and the socio-economic and political negotiation for space in the diamond mining landscape of Chiadzwa in Zimbabwe, 2006-2009
This article focuses on the socio-economic and political experiences of the artisanal diamond miners and the various communities within the hills of Chiadzwa situated in the Marange area of Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe. The diamond rush by Magweja which can be traced back to 2006 ended in 2009 with the violent expulsion of Magweja in January 2009 under operation “dzokera kumusha”. This phase in the country’s mining history has popularly been c…
The State and the Bloody Diamond Rush in Chiadzwa: Unpacking the Contesting Interests in the Development of Illicit Mining and Trading, c.2006-2009
This article examines the development of diamond mining and trading in Chiadzwa, a communal area in Marange, Zimbabwe. It also examines the nature of the state and its role in the early dynamics of diamond exploitation. Mining development in Chiadzwa had far-reaching political, economic, cultural and moral, as well as epidemiological, demographic and environmental, implications for the Marange landscape. This article unravels the activities surro…
Violent state operations at Chiadzwa (Zimbabwe) diamond fields 2006-2009
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the debilitating socio-economic impact caused by the diamonds at Chiadzwa area in Zimbabwe on the illegal mining community that emerged and inhabited the hills of Chiadzwa between 2006 and the beginning of 2009. The research was carried out for academic proposes, as an advocacy strategy to expose the abuses and violent state operations perpetrated by the security forces. In addition, it intend…
Cross-Border Couriers as Symbols of Regional Grievance: The Malayitsha Remittance System in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe
This article explores the history and experiences of cross-border couriers/transporters known as omalayitsha , who remit money and commodities across the border between South Africa and Zimbabwe. Based on interviews with omalayitsha operators, customers and state officials in Matabeleland, it furthers debates over remittances in several ways. First, the focus on couriers and transport operators themselves (rather than on the migrants who are thei…
Did Zimbabweans Take their Land Back
Facets of Power: Politics, Profits and People in the Making of Zimbabwe's Blood Diamonds
Duty versus agency in the security state of Zimbabwe: Soldiers’ deployment in Chiadzwa diamond mining
More a Cause than a Country: Historiography, UDI and the Crisis of Decolonisation in Rhodesia
Studies on Zimbabwe in the late 1990s and beyond have undergone a significant shift from the earlier triumphalist nationalist history uncritically celebrating the attainment of majority rule and th
Money, Banking and Rhodesia’s Unilateral Declaration of Independence
Based on archival research conducted mainly at the Bank of England, the National Archives of Zimbabwe, Central Archival Repository in Pretoria and the Cory Library at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, the article examines the financial planning of the Rhodesian Front (RF) government (1962–1979) in the making of the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) of 11 November 1965. Its rebellion against Britain occurred in a period of decolonisatio…
British Sterling Imperialism, Settler Colonialism and the Political Economy of Money and Finance in Southern Rhodesia, 1945 to 1962
This article contributes to the emerging field of African financial history. Although there has been work on Britain’s sterling arrangements in its colonies, very few studies examine the specific experiences of particular colonies within the sterling area. Foregrounded by an account of the establishment of Southern Rhodesia’s monetary and banking system, this article focuses on that colony’s experiences during the post-Second World War period whe…
Land and politics in Southern Africa, 2015–2017: A historiography of re-ordered landscapes and livelihoods in Zimbabwe’s crisis economy
As the subject of land acquisition without compensation gathers momentum in South Africa, with current president Cyril Ramaphosa announcing it as one of his main policies, the Julius Malema-led Eco
In Defence of White Rule in Southern Africa: Portuguese–Rhodesian Economic Relations to 1974
The paper examines Luso-Rhodesian economic relations at the twilight of colonialism in Africa. Despite the spread of independence across the continent from the mid-1950s onwards, there was a spirited defence of white rule in Southern Africa from South Africa, Rhodesia and Portugal. The Pretoria-Lisbon-Salisbury axis justified their autocracy as the last frontier for the defence against communism in the region which they argued to be rooted in Afr…
Pitfalls of the developmental state: The fate of the Sudanese economic model
Contemporary African history in unusual times
Initially, we envisaged that this editorial essay would focus on history-writing in the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution. In particular, we hoped to examine how that self-proclaimed moment of technological evangelism raises questions about the future of society and whether, paradoxically, the study of the past might provide a beacon, a pilot light, to navigate these unknown places. Tapping into the 1923 debates between biochemist John Burdo…
Blazing the trail in gender history: The amazing profile and work of Dr Annie Devenish
Dr Annie Devenish is a historian and researcher with interest in gender, activism and identity in the global South, and how practices of history can be harnessed to transform society. She teaches in the Department of History at the University of the Witwatersrand. She has taught modules such as The History of Sex, Gender and History, Empires of the Modern World and Themes in Twentieth-Century History, among others. On top of reading some of Annie…
Open for Business' but Bankrupt: Currencies, the 'New Dispensation' and the Zimbabwean Economy
The paper examines the Mnangagwa government's economic policies in Zimbabwe. It looks at its 'new' dispensation economic policies, passed off as creating a middle-income economy by 2030. The study suggests that these policies, encapsulated in the 'open for business' rhetoric, were designed to create an image of political and economic reform. However, efforts to mask the ZANU-PF government's unmistakable authoritarian traits failed. It is increasi…
Southern Rhodesia and Britain’s Discriminatory Sterling Area: The Dollar Crisis and Post-War Colonial Tobacco Trade, 1947–1960
Drawing on archival material from the National Archives of Zimbabwe, Adam Matthews Digital Archives and newspaper reports, this study locates Southern Rhodesia’s tobacco industry within post-war currency developments and the politics of international trade. Following the Second World War, the shift in the financial balance of economic power triggered by the shift from the gold standard to the reformed gold standard had a lasting impact on global …
When South Africa Tried to Make Zimbabwe Its Fifth Province: Settler Colonial Interests and Legacies of the 1922 Rhodesian Referendum
This article is an introduction to a special issue on the hundred year scholarly reflections on the Rhodesian referendum and subsequent attainment of Responsible Government status.Foregrounded by an assessment of factors that led to the 1922 referendum, what follows examines new themes about the implications of Southern Rhodesia's settler state.A product of a workshop hosted by the University of Pretoria in 2023, the article introduces the studie…
Money for Africa and Money in Africa: Colonial Currencies and the Making of Economies and States, 1860s-1960s
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the 'Save PDF' action button
Money in South-Central Africa, 1890-1931: Africans, Imperial Sterling, and Colonial Economy-Building
In South-Central Africa, British mining companies shadowed colonial monetization in an assertive and coercive manner. In the emerging settler states, African money users were obliged to adjust to colonial money for the payment of tax and transactions. Yet they often found it difficult to obtain access to colonial currency. Company rule in the region was initially closely connected to the South African economy, but currencies separated as a result…
Political science (17 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (15 works) · Law (15 works) · African history and culture studies (12 works) · Law (11 works) · Politics (11 works) · South African History and Culture (10 works) · Economics (9 works) · Political economy (8 works) · Sociology (8 works)