Bellita Banda Chitsamatanga
Biographic Data
| ID | 912932 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bellita Banda Chitsamatanga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bellita Banda |
| FAMILY NAME | Chitsamatanga |
| SIGNATURE | CHITSAMATANGA B B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Fort Hare |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3208-1071 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Do we have the right to call ourselves an inclusive university? Untold stories of queer students at a rural university in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Ruraqueer students constantly experience higher levels of victimization, and negative university experiences than their urban and suburban peers. Further, rural students have limited access to university resources while, queer events and workshops related to queer community, as well as university-based ongoing activities to support positive sexuality and gender identity development are scanty. This has been worsened by extant research written fro…
Is South Africa Failing to Uphold its Human Rights Obligation with Respect to Right to Basic Education Through Extermination of Pit Latrines in Schools? Implications for Department of Basic Education
The right to basic education of a child is a requirement of human dignity. South Africa, through its new dispensation and conformity with human rights laws, is expected to transform and be consistent with the provision of the Constitution of 1996 that promotes and protects the best interest of the child. However, the current standards in a majority of South African schools, particularly in impoverished provinces, has clearly demonstrated the urge…
‘A tale of two paradoxes in response to Covid-19’
Africa’s response to the outbreak of infectious diseases has come under scrutiny over the years and the outbreak of COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation. The rapid spread of this virus is causing mayhem and panic within the global domain questioning the readiness of public health systems to deal with a pandemic of this magnitude. This has undoubtedly catapulted the word “COVID-19” as a new buzzword. It is in this context that the paper uses des…
Factors That Perpetuate Traditional Male Circumcision (TMC) among the Ama-Xhosa in the Eastern Cape
Street children are the most physically visible and vulnerable groups present in the society who live under extreme conditions of the street without care or guidance of parents or any adult.They are portrayed as socially unacceptable with least concerns from the policymakers.This paper explores the concept of street children in Indian context and also evaluates various policies and planning developed in India after its Independence.Further, the p…
The Human Rights Response to the Global Impact of the Covid-19 Virus on Socio-economic Rights in South Africa
The domestication of international human rights law, especially the constitutional status given to socio-economic rights in the Constitution 1996, seeks to eliminate decades of historical legacy of inequalities where issues of poverty, health, social security continue to be a challenge to the ordinary citizenry. However, the impact of human rights, which are highly regarded as a progressive tool in infusing the ‘rights lens’ in addressing the var…
School Related Gender Based Violence as a Violation of Children's Rights to Education in South Africa
Narratives of Strategies Used by Female Academics in South African and Zimbabwean Universities to Overcome Barriers to Career Development
Promoting a Gender Responsive Organizational Culture to Enhance Female Leadership
This paper reviews the findings of the study carried out in Srem region, to establish whether nonpermanent population mobility is a phenomenon of social, economic, and demographic significance for the region itself and a country as a whole.This well-known immigration area in Serbia was inhabited for centuries because of its specific economic and political reasons, and recently became one of the most important regions in the country in terms of co…
Are universities Serving Lunch before Breakfast through Staff Development Programmes? A comparative study of the experiences of female academics in South African and Zimbabwean universities
Using a qualitative approach, the study examines the female academics experiences in academia and the hurdles they encounter in their career trajectories regardless of the Staff Development Programmes (SDPs). The sample consisted of two public universities in South Africa and Zimbabwe and ten senior female academics participated in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured face to face interviews. The findings revealed that indeed bo…
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Promoting a Gender Responsive Organizational Culture to Enhance Female Leadership
This paper reviews the findings of the study carried out in Srem region, to establish whether nonpermanent population mobility is a phenomenon of social, economic, and demographic significance for the region itself and a country as a whole.This well-known immigration area in Serbia was inhabited for centuries because of its specific economic and political reasons, and recently became one of the most important regions in the country in terms of co…
Are universities Serving Lunch before Breakfast through Staff Development Programmes? A comparative study of the experiences of female academics in South African and Zimbabwean universities
Using a qualitative approach, the study examines the female academics experiences in academia and the hurdles they encounter in their career trajectories regardless of the Staff Development Programmes (SDPs). The sample consisted of two public universities in South Africa and Zimbabwe and ten senior female academics participated in the study. Data were collected through semi-structured face to face interviews. The findings revealed that indeed bo…
Narratives of Strategies Used by Female Academics in South African and Zimbabwean Universities to Overcome Barriers to Career Development
Factors That Perpetuate Traditional Male Circumcision (TMC) among the Ama-Xhosa in the Eastern Cape
Street children are the most physically visible and vulnerable groups present in the society who live under extreme conditions of the street without care or guidance of parents or any adult.They are portrayed as socially unacceptable with least concerns from the policymakers.This paper explores the concept of street children in Indian context and also evaluates various policies and planning developed in India after its Independence.Further, the p…
The Human Rights Response to the Global Impact of the Covid-19 Virus on Socio-economic Rights in South Africa
The domestication of international human rights law, especially the constitutional status given to socio-economic rights in the Constitution 1996, seeks to eliminate decades of historical legacy of inequalities where issues of poverty, health, social security continue to be a challenge to the ordinary citizenry. However, the impact of human rights, which are highly regarded as a progressive tool in infusing the ‘rights lens’ in addressing the var…
School Related Gender Based Violence as a Violation of Children's Rights to Education in South Africa
‘A tale of two paradoxes in response to Covid-19’
Africa’s response to the outbreak of infectious diseases has come under scrutiny over the years and the outbreak of COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation. The rapid spread of this virus is causing mayhem and panic within the global domain questioning the readiness of public health systems to deal with a pandemic of this magnitude. This has undoubtedly catapulted the word “COVID-19” as a new buzzword. It is in this context that the paper uses des…
Is South Africa Failing to Uphold its Human Rights Obligation with Respect to Right to Basic Education Through Extermination of Pit Latrines in Schools? Implications for Department of Basic Education
The right to basic education of a child is a requirement of human dignity. South Africa, through its new dispensation and conformity with human rights laws, is expected to transform and be consistent with the provision of the Constitution of 1996 that promotes and protects the best interest of the child. However, the current standards in a majority of South African schools, particularly in impoverished provinces, has clearly demonstrated the urge…
Do we have the right to call ourselves an inclusive university? Untold stories of queer students at a rural university in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Ruraqueer students constantly experience higher levels of victimization, and negative university experiences than their urban and suburban peers. Further, rural students have limited access to university resources while, queer events and workshops related to queer community, as well as university-based ongoing activities to support positive sexuality and gender identity development are scanty. This has been worsened by extant research written fro…
Political science (9 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Human rights (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Poverty (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Constitution (2 works)