Nompumelelo Zondi
Biographic Data
| ID | 6003246 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nompumelelo Zondi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nompumelelo |
| FAMILY NAME | Zondi |
| SIGNATURE | ZONDI N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4864-3032 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Imvelaphi yokuphikisana kwemibono ngobulili obuhlukene ngokwesimanje okuvezwa ngamanoveli esiZulu
Comparative analysis of black queer feminist isiXhosa and English poetry
Black queer feminist literature remains under-researched. This reflects the societal marginalisation of black queer authors in South Africa. Our article offers a comparative analysis of the representation of black queer women by black queer and cisgender authors in selected isiXhosa and English poetry. The poems selected are from Unam Wena (2021) by Mthunzikazi Mbungwana and red cotton (2018) by vangile gantsho. Firstly, we explore how queer femi…
Imicabango yababhali base-Afrika ngempumelelo yabesifazane: Kuhlaziywa inoveli kaJabulani Mngadi ethi Usumenyezelwe-ke Umcebo
Imibono evezwe kule atikeli igxile enovelini yesiZulu, Usumenyezelwe-ke Umcebo eyabhalwa nguJabulani Mngadi ongomunye wababhali abahloniswayo kwezobuciko besiZulu. Ithuluzi lokucwaninga elibizwa ngokuthi yiStatus Incongruity Hypothesis yilona elisetshenziselwe ukuveza imizwa yababhali mayelana nempumelelo eyaziwa ngokuthi ingeyabesifazane emisebenzini yobuciko. Inoveli kaMngadi ikuveza kucace ukuthi amasiko abomdabu base Afrika awayeseki neze imp…
Stereotyping in the novel Moelelwa: The dichotomy between laziness and maternal duties
Some Sepedi authors perceive women as having to be confined to the home to only perform maternal duties, and women are ridiculed for not being able to fulfill the responsibilities of womanhood. This perception extends to community members who criticise women for not living up to ethnic and cultural expectations. Some books which portray women negatively are still prescribed and read in schools and universities, thereby perpetuating these stereoty…
Gendered and feminist inequalities: A review and framing notes
This article provides a brief review and mapping of the critical field of inequality studies in both general and gender-feminist-specific terms. The article approaches the topic by interrogating the meanings associated with inequalities and then turns to the gendered and feminist scholarship to assess the relevance of an evolving literature in providing a lens, both conceptual and empirical, within which African theorisations also accrue. The arg…
Songs by Female Diviner Initiates from Zwelibomvu in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Response to Patriarchal Abuse in their Society
Indigenous societies that are steeped in patriarchy have various avenues through which they deal with the abuse characteristic of relations in some of these communities. One such route is songs which allow women to voice that which, bound by societal expectations, they would not normally be able to say. This article presents the cases of several young female diviner initiates in Zwelibomvu, KwaZulu-Natal who have experienced different forms of ab…
When it matters not whether one is guilty or innocent: Narratives of female children awaiting trial
In 2011 we evaluated an educational project at Westville Prison, in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Known as Singakwenza (We can do it), the project is an initiative to rehabilitate children awaiting trial. The three months dedicated to the project afforded us an opportunity to engage at a deeper level with both male and female children awaiting trial. While our task was strictly to assess the programme, the young prisoners awaiting trial were intent on s…
When marriage as an institution ceases to be a partnership: Contested issues of rape and other forms of sexual abuse as condoned by culture
Through the ages, the notion of culture has been misused as a weapon by some men to marginalise, oppress or abuse women. Traditional value systems that view women as inferior to men have led to various atrocities committed against this social group in the name of ‘culture’. This leads to the contested issues of rape and other forms of sexual abuse, in and outside of marriage. This briefing examines women's strategies to contest the notion that th…
When marriage as an institution ceases to be a partnership: Contested issues of rape and other forms of sexual abuse as condoned by culture
Through the ages, the notion of culture has been misused as a weapon by some men to marginalise, oppress or abuse women. Traditional value systems that view women as inferior to men have led to various atrocities committed against this social group in the name of ‘culture’. This leads to the contested issues of rape and other forms of sexual abuse, in and outside of marriage. This briefing examines women's strategies to contest the notion that th…
When marriage as an institution ceases to be a partnership: Contested issues of rape and other forms of sexual abuse as condoned by culture
Through the ages, the notion of culture has been misused as a weapon by some men to marginalise, oppress or abuse women. Traditional value systems that view women as inferior to men have led to various atrocities committed against this social group in the name of ‘culture’. This leads to the contested issues of rape and other forms of sexual abuse, in and outside of marriage. This briefing examines women's strategies to contest the notion that th…
When it matters not whether one is guilty or innocent: Narratives of female children awaiting trial
In 2011 we evaluated an educational project at Westville Prison, in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Known as Singakwenza (We can do it), the project is an initiative to rehabilitate children awaiting trial. The three months dedicated to the project afforded us an opportunity to engage at a deeper level with both male and female children awaiting trial. While our task was strictly to assess the programme, the young prisoners awaiting trial were intent on s…
Songs by Female Diviner Initiates from Zwelibomvu in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: A Response to Patriarchal Abuse in their Society
Indigenous societies that are steeped in patriarchy have various avenues through which they deal with the abuse characteristic of relations in some of these communities. One such route is songs which allow women to voice that which, bound by societal expectations, they would not normally be able to say. This article presents the cases of several young female diviner initiates in Zwelibomvu, KwaZulu-Natal who have experienced different forms of ab…
Gendered and feminist inequalities: A review and framing notes
This article provides a brief review and mapping of the critical field of inequality studies in both general and gender-feminist-specific terms. The article approaches the topic by interrogating the meanings associated with inequalities and then turns to the gendered and feminist scholarship to assess the relevance of an evolving literature in providing a lens, both conceptual and empirical, within which African theorisations also accrue. The arg…
Stereotyping in the novel Moelelwa: The dichotomy between laziness and maternal duties
Some Sepedi authors perceive women as having to be confined to the home to only perform maternal duties, and women are ridiculed for not being able to fulfill the responsibilities of womanhood. This perception extends to community members who criticise women for not living up to ethnic and cultural expectations. Some books which portray women negatively are still prescribed and read in schools and universities, thereby perpetuating these stereoty…
Imicabango yababhali base-Afrika ngempumelelo yabesifazane: Kuhlaziywa inoveli kaJabulani Mngadi ethi Usumenyezelwe-ke Umcebo
Imibono evezwe kule atikeli igxile enovelini yesiZulu, Usumenyezelwe-ke Umcebo eyabhalwa nguJabulani Mngadi ongomunye wababhali abahloniswayo kwezobuciko besiZulu. Ithuluzi lokucwaninga elibizwa ngokuthi yiStatus Incongruity Hypothesis yilona elisetshenziselwe ukuveza imizwa yababhali mayelana nempumelelo eyaziwa ngokuthi ingeyabesifazane emisebenzini yobuciko. Inoveli kaMngadi ikuveza kucace ukuthi amasiko abomdabu base Afrika awayeseki neze imp…
Comparative analysis of black queer feminist isiXhosa and English poetry
Black queer feminist literature remains under-researched. This reflects the societal marginalisation of black queer authors in South Africa. Our article offers a comparative analysis of the representation of black queer women by black queer and cisgender authors in selected isiXhosa and English poetry. The poems selected are from Unam Wena (2021) by Mthunzikazi Mbungwana and red cotton (2018) by vangile gantsho. Firstly, we explore how queer femi…
Imvelaphi yokuphikisana kwemibono ngobulili obuhlukene ngokwesimanje okuvezwa ngamanoveli esiZulu
Gender Studies (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · South African History and Culture (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works)