Fortune Sibanda
Biographic Data
| ID | 3827677 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fortune Sibanda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fortune |
| FAMILY NAME | Sibanda |
| SIGNATURE | SIBANDA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Eswatini |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1086-0066 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Repositioning of African Indigenous Religion through the Multi-Faith Approach in Zimbabwe
The position and status of African Indigenous Religion (AIR) in the Zimbabwe education system continue to attract scholarly introspection and uncertainty. Despite the dominance of Christianity and Islam, AIR continues to play a critical role in shaping the spiritual, cultural, and social life of communities. This study focuses on the status of AIR in secondary school pedagogy, higher institutions of learning and in the lives of people in Zimbabwe…
Religion and Covid-19 Vaccination in Zimbabwe
Gender, Climate Change and Food Insecurity
The global climate change crisis has a direct bearing on the imbalances affecting the ecosystem including food security. In Africa, the theme of food security is urgent and has been exacerbated by pandemics and the footprint of the ecological crisis. The study seeks to examine the experiences of Rastafari women in the context of gender, climate change and food insecurity in Zimbabwe. Rastafari is a religious and political movement that developed …
Religion and the Covid-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa
This book investigates the role of religion in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa.Building on a diverse range of methodologies and disciplinary approaches, the book reflects on how religion, politics and health have interfaced in Southern African contexts, when faced with the sudden public health emergency caused by the pandemic. Religious actors have played a key role on the frontline throughout the pandemic, sometimes posin…
Law, Religion and the Environment in Africa
This volume explores themes of ecotheology, ecofeminism, environmental pollution and degradation, climate change, human and environmental rights, sustainable development, human-animal relations through totem and taboo, sacred sites and spaces, and other environmental topics in ways that add immeasurably to the study of African environmentalisms and the interaction of law and religion. In terms of religion, the capability of humans not only to sin…
Power in Contemporary Zimbabwe
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 revolutionize their localities, communities, states and ul…
Power in Contemporary Zimbabwe
Digging for Diamonds, Wielding New Words
The history of diamond mining in Africa is long, complex and heterogeneous. In post-colonial Zimbabwe, before 2006, two diamond mines operated, at River Ranch in Beitbridge and at Murowa in Zvishavane, which both had Kimberley Process Certification. However, the 2006 discovery of diamonds at Chiadzwa in Marange, near Mutare, brought about a dramatic change to Zimbabwe's mining landscape. Propelled by Zimbabwe's deepening economic crisis, soon aft…
Melodies to God
This paper examines the type of music played in the Seventh Day Adventist churches in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. Although the Seventh Day Adventist Church in general allows the use of instruments and dance in worship, the Seventh day Adventist churches in Masvingo condemns such practices. Their music is essentially a capella. The paper contends that such a stance perpetuates the early missionary attitude that tended to denigrate African cultura…
Hawks and Doves
The paper discusses the socio-economic and religious impact of Operation Murambatsvina on Johane Marange Apostolic Church in Masvingo, a city and Zvishavane, a mining town. It adopts a comparative approach in order to demonstrate the extent to which this phenomenon impacted on the religious and socio-economic activities of this movement in the two urban centres. While the majority of the church members were negatively affected, there are some who…
Digging for Diamonds, Wielding New Words
The history of diamond mining in Africa is long, complex and heterogeneous. In post-colonial Zimbabwe, before 2006, two diamond mines operated, at River Ranch in Beitbridge and at Murowa in Zvishavane, which both had Kimberley Process Certification. However, the 2006 discovery of diamonds at Chiadzwa in Marange, near Mutare, brought about a dramatic change to Zimbabwe's mining landscape. Propelled by Zimbabwe's deepening economic crisis, soon aft…
Melodies to God
This paper examines the type of music played in the Seventh Day Adventist churches in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. Although the Seventh Day Adventist Church in general allows the use of instruments and dance in worship, the Seventh day Adventist churches in Masvingo condemns such practices. Their music is essentially a capella. The paper contends that such a stance perpetuates the early missionary attitude that tended to denigrate African cultura…
Hawks and Doves
The paper discusses the socio-economic and religious impact of Operation Murambatsvina on Johane Marange Apostolic Church in Masvingo, a city and Zvishavane, a mining town. It adopts a comparative approach in order to demonstrate the extent to which this phenomenon impacted on the religious and socio-economic activities of this movement in the two urban centres. While the majority of the church members were negatively affected, there are some who…
Melodies to God
This paper examines the type of music played in the Seventh Day Adventist churches in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. Although the Seventh Day Adventist Church in general allows the use of instruments and dance in worship, the Seventh day Adventist churches in Masvingo condemns such practices. Their music is essentially a capella. The paper contends that such a stance perpetuates the early missionary attitude that tended to denigrate African cultura…
Hawks and Doves
The paper discusses the socio-economic and religious impact of Operation Murambatsvina on Johane Marange Apostolic Church in Masvingo, a city and Zvishavane, a mining town. It adopts a comparative approach in order to demonstrate the extent to which this phenomenon impacted on the religious and socio-economic activities of this movement in the two urban centres. While the majority of the church members were negatively affected, there are some who…
Digging for Diamonds, Wielding New Words
The history of diamond mining in Africa is long, complex and heterogeneous. In post-colonial Zimbabwe, before 2006, two diamond mines operated, at River Ranch in Beitbridge and at Murowa in Zvishavane, which both had Kimberley Process Certification. However, the 2006 discovery of diamonds at Chiadzwa in Marange, near Mutare, brought about a dramatic change to Zimbabwe's mining landscape. Propelled by Zimbabwe's deepening economic crisis, soon aft…
Power in Contemporary Zimbabwe
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 revolutionize their localities, communities, states and ul…
Power in Contemporary Zimbabwe
Law, Religion and the Environment in Africa
This volume explores themes of ecotheology, ecofeminism, environmental pollution and degradation, climate change, human and environmental rights, sustainable development, human-animal relations through totem and taboo, sacred sites and spaces, and other environmental topics in ways that add immeasurably to the study of African environmentalisms and the interaction of law and religion. In terms of religion, the capability of humans not only to sin…
Religion and the Covid-19 Pandemic in Southern Africa
This book investigates the role of religion in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern Africa.Building on a diverse range of methodologies and disciplinary approaches, the book reflects on how religion, politics and health have interfaced in Southern African contexts, when faced with the sudden public health emergency caused by the pandemic. Religious actors have played a key role on the frontline throughout the pandemic, sometimes posin…
Religion and Covid-19 Vaccination in Zimbabwe
Gender, Climate Change and Food Insecurity
The global climate change crisis has a direct bearing on the imbalances affecting the ecosystem including food security. In Africa, the theme of food security is urgent and has been exacerbated by pandemics and the footprint of the ecological crisis. The study seeks to examine the experiences of Rastafari women in the context of gender, climate change and food insecurity in Zimbabwe. Rastafari is a religious and political movement that developed …
Repositioning of African Indigenous Religion through the Multi-Faith Approach in Zimbabwe
The position and status of African Indigenous Religion (AIR) in the Zimbabwe education system continue to attract scholarly introspection and uncertainty. Despite the dominance of Christianity and Islam, AIR continues to play a critical role in shaping the spiritual, cultural, and social life of communities. This study focuses on the status of AIR in secondary school pedagogy, higher institutions of learning and in the lives of people in Zimbabwe…
Political science (7 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Christianity (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2 works)