Tendai Chari
Biographic Data
| ID | 4052222 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tendai Chari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tendai |
| FAMILY NAME | Chari |
| SIGNATURE | CHARI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Venda |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4651-0738 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Performance rights organizations and copyright protection in Southern Africa
This qualitative case study investigates the role of the Zimbabwe Musical Rights Association (ZIMURA) in copyright protection, with particular emphasis on its evolving responsibilities and the challenges it faces. The study examines how ZIMURA safeguards copyright, the transformations in its roles, and the obstacles that hinder its effectiveness. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews with eight purposively selected key informants, supple…
‘Comrade or coloniser’
Deploying Michel Foucault’s discourse theory, this article qualitativey explores Sino-Zimbabwe engagements in four Zimbabwe newspapers to shed insights into how these relations are interpreted in a context. How the newspapers discursively constructed Sino-Zimbabwe engagements, the rationale for such constructions, as well as the perceptions of journalists on these engagements are questions at the core of this exploration. The article revealed com…
Conflict journalism, coloniality and election violence in Zimbabwe
Drawing insights from decolonial theory and Ubuntu ethics, this article examines coloniality practices embedded in conflict journalism in Zimbabwe. It uses election violence reporting between 2000 and 2013 as a lens for gaining insights into how reporting conflicts perpetuates coloniality. How coloniality is reproduced through conflict reporting practices, and the extent to which Ubuntu ethics could be a remedy for coloniality are questions at th…
Military, Politics and Democratization in Southern Africa
Global Pandemics and Media Ethics
Sports in African Print Media
Sports journalism has, for some time, been a traditional subject of communication research. However, long-term studies and cross-national studies on sports journalism are still relatively rare. Analysis of sports in African print media is particularly underrepresented in scholarship. This contribution compares and contrasts the quality of sports journalism in the South African print media based on data collected during the 2011 and 2021 Internati…
Media and global pandemics
Media Law, Ethics, and Policy in the Digital Age
Unpacking Nelson Mandela’s Sports Legacy
The late Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratic president is perhaps the most revered political leader globally. His legacy spawns fields such as politics, sports and society and portends different interpretations by different people. His name is invoked during elections and sporting events, and instrumentalised, if not “commodified” for electoral power gains with reckless abandon. Because Mandela symbolises many things, there are varied…
African Football, Identity Politics and Global Media Narratives
Fame without Fortune
One of the anachronisms of the 75 per cent local content policy introduced by the Zimbabwean government at the turn of the century is that the music industry now boasts a critical mass of ‘pauperized celebrities’ whose lifestyles are not commensurate with their perceived social standing, thus leading to a crisis of expectations. Society generally expects its celebrities to lead flamboyant lifestyles but many of them still reside in the ghettos, y…
Performing patriotic citizenship
Zimbabweans in the diaspora engage in various forms of material and psycho-social remitting in order to maintain links with the homeland. Although geographically disconnected from their motherland, collective and idealized memories of the homeland linger long after leaving the country. This article focuses on the psycho-social dimension of the diaspora through an examination of the online news consumption practices of the Zimbabwean diaspora. The…
Between Globalisation And Localisation
That the 75 per cent local content policy has transformed the music industry in Zimbabwe is hardly refutable. It is the nature of and permutations of this transformation that have invited competing responses and interpretations. In spite of its controversy, there are no known studies devoted to unravelling the impact of the 75 per cent local content on the music industry. Foregrounding the socio-cultural function of music, this article examines a…
New Communication Technologies and Journalism Ethics in Zimbabwe
New media technologies have transformed journalism practice in a profound way and Zimbabwe has not been exception. However, research on the impact of these technologies on journalism ethical is troublingly scant. Much of the scholarly attention tends to focus on uses of new media technologies in everyday practice, while their ethical implications are pushed to the backstage. This is in spite of the fact that, the social utility of journalism is l…
Future prospects of the print newspaper in Zimbabwe
The Internet has fundamentally transformed the media landscape in Zimbabwe. The technology has spawned new practices, whose impact on the printed newspaper is dialectical. On the one hand, newspapers are able to assert their presence globally through online editions, thus improving their readership. On the other, the technology portends the demise of the printed newspaper due to competition presented by online editions. This study examines newspa…
Press representation of the 2010 world cup soccer extravaganza in two Zimbabwean newspapers
The announcement by FIFA in 2004 that South Africa would host the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament generated phenomenal media coverage in Africa, not least in Zimbabwe. While the media's fascination with the event was self‐evident, their motive was not easy to figure out. This article analyzes representation of the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament in two weekly Zimbabwean newspapers, namely the state‐controlled Sunday Mail and the privately owned…
Representation or misrepresentation? TheNew York Times's framing of the 1994 Rwanda genocide
The western press is still considered the most authentic and authoritative source of information about world events. Their technological wherewithal guarantees them unlimited access to every nook and cranny of the globe and they are able to be first with the news much of the time. In spite of these advantages the western press's coverage of African issues has been mired in controversy due to a number of alleged shortcomings. The Rwanda genocide o…
Salience and silence
The power of the press to shape public opinion is well documented. News readers take a cue from the press on how much salience to attach to an issue. The press are primary sources of ‘the pictures in our heads’ and furnish us with interpretative frameworks for understanding public affairs. This article examines representation of the Zimbabwean crisis by the local press between 2000 and 2008. It is argued that representation of the Zimbabwean cris…
Continuity and change
One of the key objectives of the seventy-five per cent local content policy introduced by the government of Zimbabwe at the turn of the century was to stem the negative effects of globalization. Although the policy has been credited for growing the arts industry there are concerns that some artistes are importing foreign modes of artistic expression thus undermining the broad objectives of the local content policy. Youthful urban based musicians …
Representation of women in male-produced “urban grooves” music in Zimbabwe
That music is a potent communication tool with a vast potential to cement or unsettle social relationships is now widely acknowledged. The subtleness and pervasiveness of musical messages, however, results in the power of music being taken for granted. This article examines the representation of women in male produced “urban grooves” music in Zimbabwe. The article uses content and discourse analysis to ascertain whether such representation empowe…
Rethinking ethical issues in African media
The word ‘ethics’ comes from the Greek word ‘ethos’ which means character. Ethics are rules or norms of conduct ‘pertaining to individual character of a person or persons’. Debates on media ethics in African and, in particular, Zimbabwean academic and media circles have not been theoretically vigorous. In fact, the absence of an established practice of ethical culture has helped the nurturing of media practices where journalists wield enormous po…
Representation or misrepresentation? TheNew York Times's framing of the 1994 Rwanda genocide
The western press is still considered the most authentic and authoritative source of information about world events. Their technological wherewithal guarantees them unlimited access to every nook and cranny of the globe and they are able to be first with the news much of the time. In spite of these advantages the western press's coverage of African issues has been mired in controversy due to a number of alleged shortcomings. The Rwanda genocide o…
Salience and silence
The power of the press to shape public opinion is well documented. News readers take a cue from the press on how much salience to attach to an issue. The press are primary sources of ‘the pictures in our heads’ and furnish us with interpretative frameworks for understanding public affairs. This article examines representation of the Zimbabwean crisis by the local press between 2000 and 2008. It is argued that representation of the Zimbabwean cris…
New Communication Technologies and Journalism Ethics in Zimbabwe
New media technologies have transformed journalism practice in a profound way and Zimbabwe has not been exception. However, research on the impact of these technologies on journalism ethical is troublingly scant. Much of the scholarly attention tends to focus on uses of new media technologies in everyday practice, while their ethical implications are pushed to the backstage. This is in spite of the fact that, the social utility of journalism is l…
Rethinking ethical issues in African media
The word ‘ethics’ comes from the Greek word ‘ethos’ which means character. Ethics are rules or norms of conduct ‘pertaining to individual character of a person or persons’. Debates on media ethics in African and, in particular, Zimbabwean academic and media circles have not been theoretically vigorous. In fact, the absence of an established practice of ethical culture has helped the nurturing of media practices where journalists wield enormous po…
Representation of women in male-produced “urban grooves” music in Zimbabwe
That music is a potent communication tool with a vast potential to cement or unsettle social relationships is now widely acknowledged. The subtleness and pervasiveness of musical messages, however, results in the power of music being taken for granted. This article examines the representation of women in male produced “urban grooves” music in Zimbabwe. The article uses content and discourse analysis to ascertain whether such representation empowe…
Continuity and change
One of the key objectives of the seventy-five per cent local content policy introduced by the government of Zimbabwe at the turn of the century was to stem the negative effects of globalization. Although the policy has been credited for growing the arts industry there are concerns that some artistes are importing foreign modes of artistic expression thus undermining the broad objectives of the local content policy. Youthful urban based musicians …
Press representation of the 2010 world cup soccer extravaganza in two Zimbabwean newspapers
The announcement by FIFA in 2004 that South Africa would host the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament generated phenomenal media coverage in Africa, not least in Zimbabwe. While the media's fascination with the event was self‐evident, their motive was not easy to figure out. This article analyzes representation of the 2010 World Cup soccer tournament in two weekly Zimbabwean newspapers, namely the state‐controlled Sunday Mail and the privately owned…
Representation or misrepresentation? TheNew York Times's framing of the 1994 Rwanda genocide
The western press is still considered the most authentic and authoritative source of information about world events. Their technological wherewithal guarantees them unlimited access to every nook and cranny of the globe and they are able to be first with the news much of the time. In spite of these advantages the western press's coverage of African issues has been mired in controversy due to a number of alleged shortcomings. The Rwanda genocide o…
Salience and silence
The power of the press to shape public opinion is well documented. News readers take a cue from the press on how much salience to attach to an issue. The press are primary sources of ‘the pictures in our heads’ and furnish us with interpretative frameworks for understanding public affairs. This article examines representation of the Zimbabwean crisis by the local press between 2000 and 2008. It is argued that representation of the Zimbabwean cris…
Future prospects of the print newspaper in Zimbabwe
The Internet has fundamentally transformed the media landscape in Zimbabwe. The technology has spawned new practices, whose impact on the printed newspaper is dialectical. On the one hand, newspapers are able to assert their presence globally through online editions, thus improving their readership. On the other, the technology portends the demise of the printed newspaper due to competition presented by online editions. This study examines newspa…
Between Globalisation And Localisation
That the 75 per cent local content policy has transformed the music industry in Zimbabwe is hardly refutable. It is the nature of and permutations of this transformation that have invited competing responses and interpretations. In spite of its controversy, there are no known studies devoted to unravelling the impact of the 75 per cent local content on the music industry. Foregrounding the socio-cultural function of music, this article examines a…
New Communication Technologies and Journalism Ethics in Zimbabwe
New media technologies have transformed journalism practice in a profound way and Zimbabwe has not been exception. However, research on the impact of these technologies on journalism ethical is troublingly scant. Much of the scholarly attention tends to focus on uses of new media technologies in everyday practice, while their ethical implications are pushed to the backstage. This is in spite of the fact that, the social utility of journalism is l…
Performing patriotic citizenship
Zimbabweans in the diaspora engage in various forms of material and psycho-social remitting in order to maintain links with the homeland. Although geographically disconnected from their motherland, collective and idealized memories of the homeland linger long after leaving the country. This article focuses on the psycho-social dimension of the diaspora through an examination of the online news consumption practices of the Zimbabwean diaspora. The…
African Football, Identity Politics and Global Media Narratives
Fame without Fortune
One of the anachronisms of the 75 per cent local content policy introduced by the Zimbabwean government at the turn of the century is that the music industry now boasts a critical mass of ‘pauperized celebrities’ whose lifestyles are not commensurate with their perceived social standing, thus leading to a crisis of expectations. Society generally expects its celebrities to lead flamboyant lifestyles but many of them still reside in the ghettos, y…
Media Law, Ethics, and Policy in the Digital Age
Unpacking Nelson Mandela’s Sports Legacy
The late Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratic president is perhaps the most revered political leader globally. His legacy spawns fields such as politics, sports and society and portends different interpretations by different people. His name is invoked during elections and sporting events, and instrumentalised, if not “commodified” for electoral power gains with reckless abandon. Because Mandela symbolises many things, there are varied…
Media and global pandemics
Global Pandemics and Media Ethics
Sports in African Print Media
Sports journalism has, for some time, been a traditional subject of communication research. However, long-term studies and cross-national studies on sports journalism are still relatively rare. Analysis of sports in African print media is particularly underrepresented in scholarship. This contribution compares and contrasts the quality of sports journalism in the South African print media based on data collected during the 2011 and 2021 Internati…
Military, Politics and Democratization in Southern Africa
‘Comrade or coloniser’
Deploying Michel Foucault’s discourse theory, this article qualitativey explores Sino-Zimbabwe engagements in four Zimbabwe newspapers to shed insights into how these relations are interpreted in a context. How the newspapers discursively constructed Sino-Zimbabwe engagements, the rationale for such constructions, as well as the perceptions of journalists on these engagements are questions at the core of this exploration. The article revealed com…
Conflict journalism, coloniality and election violence in Zimbabwe
Drawing insights from decolonial theory and Ubuntu ethics, this article examines coloniality practices embedded in conflict journalism in Zimbabwe. It uses election violence reporting between 2000 and 2013 as a lens for gaining insights into how reporting conflicts perpetuates coloniality. How coloniality is reproduced through conflict reporting practices, and the extent to which Ubuntu ethics could be a remedy for coloniality are questions at th…
Performance rights organizations and copyright protection in Southern Africa
This qualitative case study investigates the role of the Zimbabwe Musical Rights Association (ZIMURA) in copyright protection, with particular emphasis on its evolving responsibilities and the challenges it faces. The study examines how ZIMURA safeguards copyright, the transformations in its roles, and the obstacles that hinder its effectiveness. Data were gathered through in-depth interviews with eight purposively selected key informants, supple…
Political science (21 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Law (15 works) · Media studies (14 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (10 works) · Politics (10 works) · Media Studies and Communication (9 works) · Law (8 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · Art (6 works)