Lilian Cheelo Siwila
Biographic Data
| ID | 4524910 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lilian Cheelo Siwila |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lilian Cheelo |
| FAMILY NAME | Siwila |
| SIGNATURE | SIWILA L C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2417-7308 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An exploration into the prevalence of the “Ben 10” trend in a South African decolonial context
It is evident that African marriage has been under severe stress and decline for different reasons within the democratic dispensation. Factors like migrant workers, cultural change and other civil developments have not been innocent in this challenge. The authors of this article selected the Ben 10 practices for a study towards seeking ways to retain the dignity and respect which the African marriage once had before. The practical and traditional…
Chikamoneka!: Gender and Empire in Religion and Public Life
Religion and Development in Africa
What is development? Who defines that one community/ country is “developed”, while another community/ country is “under-developed”? What is the relationship between religion and development? Does religion contribute to development or underdevelopment in Africa? These and related questions elicit quite charged reactions in African studies, development studies, political science and related fields. Africa’s own history, including the memory of marg…
Reflecting on the life of Pamela Reynolds among the Tonga people of Zimbabwe
Reconstructing the Distorted Image of Women as Reproductive Labour on the Copperbelt Mines in Zambia (1920-1954)
The article addresses the conceptualising of the presence of women in the Copperbelt mine compound in Zambia during the period 1920 -1954. Like many other mining companies across Southern Africa, The British South African Company which owned the mining rights on the Copperbelt imposed certain restrictions on women who came to the Copperbelt province. Initially mine owners did not favour the idea of allowing women to live in the mine compound for …
“Do This in Remembrance of Me”: An African Feminist Contestation of the Embodied Sacred Liturgical Space in the Celebration of Eucharist
The Eucharist is understood as a renewal of commitment to justice for all humanity. The Christian faith makes use of the term "Eucharistic," which took shape in ancient Greek society. Even though a Eurocentric perspective prevails, the Eucharist is also observed in African churches' different forms of worship. For example, most mainline churches would prefer to use the word "Holy Communion"; others call it the Lord's Table. For the sake of this c…
Reconstructing the Distorted Image of Women as Reproductive Labour on the Copperbelt Mines in Zambia (1920-1954)
The article addresses the conceptualising of the presence of women in the Copperbelt mine compound in Zambia during the period 1920 -1954. Like many other mining companies across Southern Africa, The British South African Company which owned the mining rights on the Copperbelt imposed certain restrictions on women who came to the Copperbelt province. Initially mine owners did not favour the idea of allowing women to live in the mine compound for …
“Do This in Remembrance of Me”: An African Feminist Contestation of the Embodied Sacred Liturgical Space in the Celebration of Eucharist
The Eucharist is understood as a renewal of commitment to justice for all humanity. The Christian faith makes use of the term "Eucharistic," which took shape in ancient Greek society. Even though a Eurocentric perspective prevails, the Eucharist is also observed in African churches' different forms of worship. For example, most mainline churches would prefer to use the word "Holy Communion"; others call it the Lord's Table. For the sake of this c…
Reconstructing the Distorted Image of Women as Reproductive Labour on the Copperbelt Mines in Zambia (1920-1954)
The article addresses the conceptualising of the presence of women in the Copperbelt mine compound in Zambia during the period 1920 -1954. Like many other mining companies across Southern Africa, The British South African Company which owned the mining rights on the Copperbelt imposed certain restrictions on women who came to the Copperbelt province. Initially mine owners did not favour the idea of allowing women to live in the mine compound for …
Religion and Development in Africa
What is development? Who defines that one community/ country is “developed”, while another community/ country is “under-developed”? What is the relationship between religion and development? Does religion contribute to development or underdevelopment in Africa? These and related questions elicit quite charged reactions in African studies, development studies, political science and related fields. Africa’s own history, including the memory of marg…
Reflecting on the life of Pamela Reynolds among the Tonga people of Zimbabwe
Chikamoneka!: Gender and Empire in Religion and Public Life
An exploration into the prevalence of the “Ben 10” trend in a South African decolonial context
It is evident that African marriage has been under severe stress and decline for different reasons within the democratic dispensation. Factors like migrant workers, cultural change and other civil developments have not been innocent in this challenge. The authors of this article selected the Ben 10 practices for a study towards seeking ways to retain the dignity and respect which the African marriage once had before. The practical and traditional…
Gender Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (2 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Law (2 works)