Anesu A Matanga
Biographic Data
| ID | 4159215 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anesu A Matanga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anesu A |
| FAMILY NAME | Matanga |
| SIGNATURE | MATANGA A A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Midlands State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0796-9661 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Indigenous Environmental Ethics and the Decolonisation of Development: Ecological Moral Agency in Rural Zimbabwe
Dominant development paradigms remain largely anthropocentric, positioning the natural environment as a passive resource rather than an active participant in development. This study analyses Indigenous environmental ethics as a decolonial framework for reconfiguring human-environment relations. Drawing on insights from Birchenough Bridge and Honde Valley in Zimbabwe, the study employs a collaborative Indigenous research methodology involving purp…
Perceived causes and consequences of food insecurity in rural Zimbabwe: Using a decolonised methodology
This study investigates perceived causes and associated effects of food insecurity in Kotwa, Mudzi district, Zimbabwe. The study comes at a time when the majority of Zimbabweans are food insecure due to the recent El Niño-induced drought and the situation is worse in rural agro-based communities. We made use of decolonised qualitative methodology through the Ubuntu research approach. We collected data from 11 participants and 3 key informants thr…
Challenges for reintegrated youths recovering from substance use disorders in Harare, Zimbabwe: A phenomenological study
With the rise in substance use disorders in Zimbabwe, several interventions have been instituted, but the problem continues on an upward trajectory. One aspect that has been neglected is the reintegration of young people recovering from substance use disorders. As such, this study investigates the challenges that youths recovering from substance use disorders face in Highfield, Harare. We adopted a qualitative interpretative phenomenological desi…
Working difficultly hard: Complexities of medical social work within multi-professional settings in Zimbabwe
The study investigates the complexities of practising as a medical social worker in the Zimbabwean health sector. The aim of the study, therefore, was to identify the challenges faced by medical social workers within multi-professional settings. A qualitative research approach was adopted for the study. The study further utilised a phenomenological research design. This is because it offered an in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of p…
Reflections on the Social Determinants of the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme in Zimbabwe
Ubuntu Philosophy as a Humanistic–Existential Framework for the Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic
Ubuntu has been identified by several scholars as a philosophy that provides a framework to fight health disasters such as COVID-19. Ubuntu refers to the African worldview of seeing oneself through others. It refers to the pattern of interconnectedness between people in the form of a philosophy or worldview. Ubuntu explores concerns about cosmic and global context of life. This article stipulates that Ubuntu can provide ways to deal with challeng…
Ubuntu Philosophy as a Humanistic–Existential Framework for the Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic
Ubuntu has been identified by several scholars as a philosophy that provides a framework to fight health disasters such as COVID-19. Ubuntu refers to the African worldview of seeing oneself through others. It refers to the pattern of interconnectedness between people in the form of a philosophy or worldview. Ubuntu explores concerns about cosmic and global context of life. This article stipulates that Ubuntu can provide ways to deal with challeng…
Reflections on the Social Determinants of the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme in Zimbabwe
Ubuntu Philosophy as a Humanistic–Existential Framework for the Fight Against the Covid-19 Pandemic
Ubuntu has been identified by several scholars as a philosophy that provides a framework to fight health disasters such as COVID-19. Ubuntu refers to the African worldview of seeing oneself through others. It refers to the pattern of interconnectedness between people in the form of a philosophy or worldview. Ubuntu explores concerns about cosmic and global context of life. This article stipulates that Ubuntu can provide ways to deal with challeng…
Reflections on the Social Determinants of the Covid-19 Vaccination Programme in Zimbabwe
Challenges for reintegrated youths recovering from substance use disorders in Harare, Zimbabwe: A phenomenological study
With the rise in substance use disorders in Zimbabwe, several interventions have been instituted, but the problem continues on an upward trajectory. One aspect that has been neglected is the reintegration of young people recovering from substance use disorders. As such, this study investigates the challenges that youths recovering from substance use disorders face in Highfield, Harare. We adopted a qualitative interpretative phenomenological desi…
Working difficultly hard: Complexities of medical social work within multi-professional settings in Zimbabwe
The study investigates the complexities of practising as a medical social worker in the Zimbabwean health sector. The aim of the study, therefore, was to identify the challenges faced by medical social workers within multi-professional settings. A qualitative research approach was adopted for the study. The study further utilised a phenomenological research design. This is because it offered an in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of p…
Perceived causes and consequences of food insecurity in rural Zimbabwe: Using a decolonised methodology
This study investigates perceived causes and associated effects of food insecurity in Kotwa, Mudzi district, Zimbabwe. The study comes at a time when the majority of Zimbabweans are food insecure due to the recent El Niño-induced drought and the situation is worse in rural agro-based communities. We made use of decolonised qualitative methodology through the Ubuntu research approach. We collected data from 11 participants and 3 key informants thr…
Indigenous Environmental Ethics and the Decolonisation of Development: Ecological Moral Agency in Rural Zimbabwe
Dominant development paradigms remain largely anthropocentric, positioning the natural environment as a passive resource rather than an active participant in development. This study analyses Indigenous environmental ethics as a decolonial framework for reconfiguring human-environment relations. Drawing on insights from Birchenough Bridge and Honde Valley in Zimbabwe, the study employs a collaborative Indigenous research methodology involving purp…
Sociology (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (2 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works)