Hundzukani P Khosa-Nkatini
Biographic Data
| ID | 5625650 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hundzukani P Khosa-Nkatini |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hundzukani P |
| FAMILY NAME | Khosa-Nkatini |
| SIGNATURE | KHOSA-NKATINI H P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Venda |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3601-7926 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Breaking the Silence
Although infertility is a serious reproductive health issue that affects both individuals and couples, prior studies have mostly examined the experiences of women, frequently ignoring the psychological and spiritual difficulties that men face. In many African contexts, fatherhood is tightly linked to masculine identity and community belonging, making infertile men susceptible to social marginalisation and humiliation. Men may be further deterred …
The Role of African Independent Churches in Preventing Child or Early Marriages in Mozambique
The main focus of this paper was to critically analyse the role of African Independent Churches in preventing child marriages in Mozambique. It also examined the prevalence, causes and impacts of child marriage in Mozambique. The authors used the desktop research method, focusing on the analysis of existing literature in the form of books, articles, international and regional instruments on the issue of child marriages in Mozambique. The paper hi…
Intercultural dynamics in Christian and African Burial rites
Burial rites are deeply rooted in religious and cultural traditions, shaping how communities understand death, the afterlife, and social belonging. In many rural communities in South Africa, particularly in Shikundu Village, Christian and African burial practices coexist, sometimes leading to tensions due to differing theological, ritualistic, and cultural perspectives. This study explored the procedural aspects of Christian and African burial ri…
Leveraging practical theology in combating gender-based violence in South Africa
South Africa’s pandemic level violence against women, particularly female interpersonal violence, profoundly marks Gender Based Violence (GBV) as a public health and human rights emergency. This crisis depicts a complex phenomenon that obligates a practical theological engagement to dismantle the socio-cultural, theological, and structural drivers underpinning GBV in South Africa. Framed in the biblical allegory of ‘healing bitter waters’, the st…
Xidumbu Xita Hlupheka
One of the sayings frequently used in many African homesteads, particularly among the Tsonga, to illustrate disagreements or conflicts around burial rights, is Xidumbu Xita Hlupheka [the corpse will suffer]. It is typically used when families, particularly the deceased’s spouses, disagree about where, how, or by whom a loved one should be buried. In such situations, the cadaver often becomes the final ‘victim’ of these conflicts, which frequently…
Decolonising chaplaincy in the South African National Defence Force
The author served as a military chaplain for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and this is where she learned that other religions are not acknowledged during morning parades. The chaplain had 5 min during the parade to read the word and pray. They make use of the Bible for these, which shows that Christianity is their religion of choice. The study is qualitative, with questionnaires used to collect data on soldiers’ perspectives t…
Marriage beyond the grave – ‘Till Death Do Us Part’, marriage according to culture and Christianity
This article examines the concept of marriage in African culture by challenging the traditional Western understanding of marriage as defined by the vow ‘till death do us part’. The study explores how marriage, in many African cultures, extends beyond the physical death of a spouse and involves familial and communal obligations that continue after death. The primary objective of this research is to analyse how African marital traditions and Christ…
Practical Theology as Public Ethics
This article examines the role of practical theology in responding to femicide and gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa, one of the countries with the highest rates of violence against women globally. The study aims to analyze how practical theology can function as a reflective–transformative framework to challenge religious patriarchy, to build victim-centered pastoral praxis, and to promote prevention and social transformation through th…
Theological analysis of women’s roles in black reformed churches of Soutpansberg
The prohibition on women leading worship services and serving as elders, deacons and reverends in many black reformed churches in the Synod Soutpansberg remains a major concern. Adherence to traditional gender standards not only perpetuates gender disparities but also limits women’s full participation and contributions inside the church. It is critical to address this issue in order to foster a more inclusive and egalitarian church culture. This …
Cultural dynamics of gender-based violence and pastoral care in South Africa
Gender-based violence is a prevalent issue that impacts most South Africans. The spread of sexual violence has created and atmosphere of intense fear in most homes. African cultural norms have helped to facilitate the continuation of discrimination against women. In African cultures, cases of abuse are often marginalised and considered an irrelevant reason for seeking a divorce. This has resulted in some women being forced to endure years of dome…
Gender role changes in African households
Women empowerment is growing in South African communities and workplaces. More women are in executive positions which often require time away from home with the implication that their conversations with family and relatives are limited. As time change, the role of men changes in the family context especially in Africa. Gone are the days when women were told that they belong in the kitchen. More women step forward in the corporate world by taking …
Black women’s bodies as sacrificial lambs at the altar
The youth in South Africa are subject to unemployment and the pressure to fit into society. The unemployment rate in South Africa is high; therefore, some find themselves desperate for employment and often find themselves hoping and praying for a miracle; hence, the number of churches in South Africa is increasing. People go to church to be prayed for by ministers in a hope to better their lives and that of their families. Some of these young Sou…
Theology of inclusivity and hospitality in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa
This article examines the liturgical practices of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa (EPCSA), focusing on its Sunday liturgy, within the broader context of cultural and linguistic considerations. The EPCSA, formerly known as the Tsonga Presbyterian Church (TPC), has a diverse array of liturgies, each composed in Tsonga. Liturgy, as an integral part of worship, has evolved over the history of Christian practices, influenced by var…
Ubuntu and mourning practices in the Tsonga culture
The article focusses on ubuntu and mourning rituals practised in the Tsonga culture. Tsonga cultures and rituals have been proclaimed as being different from province to province with a few similarities. The rituals referred to in this research do not however encompass the belief systems of all Tsonga people in South Africa. This study discusses ubuntu in the Tsonga context and how they partake in the processes of bereavement, grieving, mourning,…
Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa has always been a focal point for research, with some contending that the preachers brainwashed Africans when they carried the gospel to them since they neglected to learn Africanism. This stays a discussion among the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa (EPCSA) where the creator of this study is a pastor. It has been stated that when a person becomes a Christian, that individual can never again discu…
Gender role changes in African households
In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi is a theological and acclaimed Open Access journal that serves as the official journal of the Reformed Theological Society (Gereformeerde Teologiese Vereniging). It has a broad coverage that promotes multidisciplinary, religious and biblical aspects of studies in the international theological arena, aiming to further Reformational Theology on a scientific basis. It encourages research that challenges traditional disc…
Patriarchal nature of mourning from an African perspective
It is common in African culture for a widow to wear black or navy clothes as a sign of mourning her husband upon his death. Widows in Africa are expected to mourn for a certain period. In South Africa, most African ethnic groups expect them to mourn for a period of 12 months. Vows in the western culture state ‘until death do us part’, but this is not the case in the African traditions. A widow is still considered married even after the death of h…
The paradox of safety between pastors and female congregants
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a world concern; however, in South Africa it has been declared as a national crisis that is embedded in the social-cultural context and history of the country. One of the greatest challenges in South Africa is the high unemployment rate and the pressure to fit into society. Some of those unemployed South Africans go to church for prayers with the hope to get employed. Unemployed South Africans are vulnerable due to …
Clergies and self-care during the Covid-19 pandemic
On the 15th of March 2020, the current president of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, declared a National State of Disaster as a response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A range of regulations and directions were effected in many countries to respond to this pandemic. Essential service workers were deployed across the country to help minimise the spread of the virus. Some of these essential service workers lost their l…
Restriction of burial rites during the Covid-19 pandemic
Burial rites are very common among many Africa communities. In the African context, burials are not the end of life but rather the beginning of another life in the land of the ancestors. In spite of the importance of the African funeral rites, the missional role of the church in mourning and the burial of the dead in the African communities, the COVID-19 pandemic led protocols and restrictions placed a huge challenge on the African religious and …
Suicide as a sin and mental illness
Christian doctrine has by and large held that suicide is morally wrong, however in psychology, suicidal tendencies and suicidal ideations are a major health problem, and for every suicide, there are many more who attempt suicide every year. In this article, we seek to advance the knowledge on suicide by identifying particular psychological characteristics and Christian spiritual controversies. This research proceeds to a transversal interdiscipli…
Liturgical Inculturation for Tsonga Widows’ Mourning Rituals
Liturgical inculturation of Tsonga widows’ mourning rituals is a dissertation prepared in the department of Practical Theology. The research studied mourning rituals and ceremonies that are practised by Tsonga widows in Ka-Mhinga village in Limpopo, Republic of South Africa. The researcher limited her study to widows within that area, and all participants were members of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa (EPCSA) at the time of t…
Clergies and self-care during the Covid-19 pandemic
On the 15th of March 2020, the current president of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, declared a National State of Disaster as a response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A range of regulations and directions were effected in many countries to respond to this pandemic. Essential service workers were deployed across the country to help minimise the spread of the virus. Some of these essential service workers lost their l…
Liturgical Inculturation for Tsonga Widows’ Mourning Rituals
Liturgical inculturation of Tsonga widows’ mourning rituals is a dissertation prepared in the department of Practical Theology. The research studied mourning rituals and ceremonies that are practised by Tsonga widows in Ka-Mhinga village in Limpopo, Republic of South Africa. The researcher limited her study to widows within that area, and all participants were members of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa (EPCSA) at the time of t…
Restriction of burial rites during the Covid-19 pandemic
Burial rites are very common among many Africa communities. In the African context, burials are not the end of life but rather the beginning of another life in the land of the ancestors. In spite of the importance of the African funeral rites, the missional role of the church in mourning and the burial of the dead in the African communities, the COVID-19 pandemic led protocols and restrictions placed a huge challenge on the African religious and …
Suicide as a sin and mental illness
Christian doctrine has by and large held that suicide is morally wrong, however in psychology, suicidal tendencies and suicidal ideations are a major health problem, and for every suicide, there are many more who attempt suicide every year. In this article, we seek to advance the knowledge on suicide by identifying particular psychological characteristics and Christian spiritual controversies. This research proceeds to a transversal interdiscipli…
Christianity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa has always been a focal point for research, with some contending that the preachers brainwashed Africans when they carried the gospel to them since they neglected to learn Africanism. This stays a discussion among the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa (EPCSA) where the creator of this study is a pastor. It has been stated that when a person becomes a Christian, that individual can never again discu…
Gender role changes in African households
In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi is a theological and acclaimed Open Access journal that serves as the official journal of the Reformed Theological Society (Gereformeerde Teologiese Vereniging). It has a broad coverage that promotes multidisciplinary, religious and biblical aspects of studies in the international theological arena, aiming to further Reformational Theology on a scientific basis. It encourages research that challenges traditional disc…
Patriarchal nature of mourning from an African perspective
It is common in African culture for a widow to wear black or navy clothes as a sign of mourning her husband upon his death. Widows in Africa are expected to mourn for a certain period. In South Africa, most African ethnic groups expect them to mourn for a period of 12 months. Vows in the western culture state ‘until death do us part’, but this is not the case in the African traditions. A widow is still considered married even after the death of h…
The paradox of safety between pastors and female congregants
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a world concern; however, in South Africa it has been declared as a national crisis that is embedded in the social-cultural context and history of the country. One of the greatest challenges in South Africa is the high unemployment rate and the pressure to fit into society. Some of those unemployed South Africans go to church for prayers with the hope to get employed. Unemployed South Africans are vulnerable due to …
Clergies and self-care during the Covid-19 pandemic
On the 15th of March 2020, the current president of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, declared a National State of Disaster as a response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). A range of regulations and directions were effected in many countries to respond to this pandemic. Essential service workers were deployed across the country to help minimise the spread of the virus. Some of these essential service workers lost their l…
Gender role changes in African households
Women empowerment is growing in South African communities and workplaces. More women are in executive positions which often require time away from home with the implication that their conversations with family and relatives are limited. As time change, the role of men changes in the family context especially in Africa. Gone are the days when women were told that they belong in the kitchen. More women step forward in the corporate world by taking …
Black women’s bodies as sacrificial lambs at the altar
The youth in South Africa are subject to unemployment and the pressure to fit into society. The unemployment rate in South Africa is high; therefore, some find themselves desperate for employment and often find themselves hoping and praying for a miracle; hence, the number of churches in South Africa is increasing. People go to church to be prayed for by ministers in a hope to better their lives and that of their families. Some of these young Sou…
Theology of inclusivity and hospitality in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa
This article examines the liturgical practices of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa (EPCSA), focusing on its Sunday liturgy, within the broader context of cultural and linguistic considerations. The EPCSA, formerly known as the Tsonga Presbyterian Church (TPC), has a diverse array of liturgies, each composed in Tsonga. Liturgy, as an integral part of worship, has evolved over the history of Christian practices, influenced by var…
Ubuntu and mourning practices in the Tsonga culture
The article focusses on ubuntu and mourning rituals practised in the Tsonga culture. Tsonga cultures and rituals have been proclaimed as being different from province to province with a few similarities. The rituals referred to in this research do not however encompass the belief systems of all Tsonga people in South Africa. This study discusses ubuntu in the Tsonga context and how they partake in the processes of bereavement, grieving, mourning,…
Cultural dynamics of gender-based violence and pastoral care in South Africa
Gender-based violence is a prevalent issue that impacts most South Africans. The spread of sexual violence has created and atmosphere of intense fear in most homes. African cultural norms have helped to facilitate the continuation of discrimination against women. In African cultures, cases of abuse are often marginalised and considered an irrelevant reason for seeking a divorce. This has resulted in some women being forced to endure years of dome…
Practical Theology as Public Ethics
This article examines the role of practical theology in responding to femicide and gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa, one of the countries with the highest rates of violence against women globally. The study aims to analyze how practical theology can function as a reflective–transformative framework to challenge religious patriarchy, to build victim-centered pastoral praxis, and to promote prevention and social transformation through th…
Theological analysis of women’s roles in black reformed churches of Soutpansberg
The prohibition on women leading worship services and serving as elders, deacons and reverends in many black reformed churches in the Synod Soutpansberg remains a major concern. Adherence to traditional gender standards not only perpetuates gender disparities but also limits women’s full participation and contributions inside the church. It is critical to address this issue in order to foster a more inclusive and egalitarian church culture. This …
Breaking the Silence
Although infertility is a serious reproductive health issue that affects both individuals and couples, prior studies have mostly examined the experiences of women, frequently ignoring the psychological and spiritual difficulties that men face. In many African contexts, fatherhood is tightly linked to masculine identity and community belonging, making infertile men susceptible to social marginalisation and humiliation. Men may be further deterred …
The Role of African Independent Churches in Preventing Child or Early Marriages in Mozambique
The main focus of this paper was to critically analyse the role of African Independent Churches in preventing child marriages in Mozambique. It also examined the prevalence, causes and impacts of child marriage in Mozambique. The authors used the desktop research method, focusing on the analysis of existing literature in the form of books, articles, international and regional instruments on the issue of child marriages in Mozambique. The paper hi…
Intercultural dynamics in Christian and African Burial rites
Burial rites are deeply rooted in religious and cultural traditions, shaping how communities understand death, the afterlife, and social belonging. In many rural communities in South Africa, particularly in Shikundu Village, Christian and African burial practices coexist, sometimes leading to tensions due to differing theological, ritualistic, and cultural perspectives. This study explored the procedural aspects of Christian and African burial ri…
Leveraging practical theology in combating gender-based violence in South Africa
South Africa’s pandemic level violence against women, particularly female interpersonal violence, profoundly marks Gender Based Violence (GBV) as a public health and human rights emergency. This crisis depicts a complex phenomenon that obligates a practical theological engagement to dismantle the socio-cultural, theological, and structural drivers underpinning GBV in South Africa. Framed in the biblical allegory of ‘healing bitter waters’, the st…
Xidumbu Xita Hlupheka
One of the sayings frequently used in many African homesteads, particularly among the Tsonga, to illustrate disagreements or conflicts around burial rights, is Xidumbu Xita Hlupheka [the corpse will suffer]. It is typically used when families, particularly the deceased’s spouses, disagree about where, how, or by whom a loved one should be buried. In such situations, the cadaver often becomes the final ‘victim’ of these conflicts, which frequently…
Decolonising chaplaincy in the South African National Defence Force
The author served as a military chaplain for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), and this is where she learned that other religions are not acknowledged during morning parades. The chaplain had 5 min during the parade to read the word and pray. They make use of the Bible for these, which shows that Christianity is their religion of choice. The study is qualitative, with questionnaires used to collect data on soldiers’ perspectives t…
Marriage beyond the grave – ‘Till Death Do Us Part’, marriage according to culture and Christianity
This article examines the concept of marriage in African culture by challenging the traditional Western understanding of marriage as defined by the vow ‘till death do us part’. The study explores how marriage, in many African cultures, extends beyond the physical death of a spouse and involves familial and communal obligations that continue after death. The primary objective of this research is to analyse how African marital traditions and Christ…
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