Kwashirai Zvokuomba
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4098554 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kwashirai Zvokuomba |
| PRENOMES | Kwashirai |
| SOBRENOME | Zvokuomba |
| ASSINATURA | ZVOKUOMBA K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Johannesburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8152-9621 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2020 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
The Food Aid Programmes in Zimbabwe from the Year 2005 to 2020
The article interrogates food aid governance in Zimbabwe by focusing on the achievements, challenges and opportunities encountered during the periods 2005 and 2020. The study is anchored from a point of departure that food aid has been and is still being utilised to ameliorate food insecurity particularly in food security–vulnerable regions of the world. The study deployed a qualitative documentary analysis in which evaluation of secondary data g…
Covid-19 Lockdowns and Implications on the Informal Traders' Livelihoods in Zimbabwe
Though lockdown restrictions were critical in slowing down the pandemic, there is a need to explore their implications on livelihoods of informal traders, especially in heavily informalised economies like Zimbabwe. In this study, we explore the implications of lockdowns on the livelihoods of informal traders in an urban setup in Zimbabwe. We used a qualitative research approach to explore the implications of lockdowns on informal traders' livelih…
From ‘hydrology of hope’ to ‘hydrology of despair’
The physical and social environmental repercussions of large dam construction have pre-occupied development discourse for some time globally. Literature on dam projects focuses on the displacement of humans and wildlife from their natural habitats and the dam's contribution to urban and industrial transformation. There is a dearth of literature on small dams and small-scale irrigation projects in communal areas. This article examines the status o…
Violence, Patronage Politics and Farm Ownership in Zimbabwean Land Reform
This article explores the “violence–politics of patronage” nexus of land redistribution and ownership after land reform in Zimbabwe. Foregrounding an analysis of the violence on farms, which has been explored by many scholars in other dimensions, the article presents hard evidence of what happened on these farms post the Fast Track Land Reform Programme. Deploying Gramsci’s theory of hegemony, this article interrogates the sociocultural and polit…
Religion, Women, and Girls’ Rights in Zimbabwe
The study sought to understand the position of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church on women and girls’ rights in Zimbabwe. Engaging in this study came out of the realization that women and girls’ rights are compromised in religious settings and the issue goes on unreported. Deploying a qualitative research methodology framework buttressed by the gendered human rights–based theoretical approach, the study collected empirical evidence through semi…
Swimming Against the Tide
Informal trading in the town of Bindura, Zimbabwe is a competitive venture just like in other parts of the world. The competitiveness is characterized by young traders aged 18 to 24 years being elbowed out by those established in the business, hence, the study sought to interrogate the experiences of young informal traders. Employing a qualitative research framework with an interpretive philosophical dimension, the study established that young in…
Provision of child protection services in Zimbabwe
The article reviews child protection services in Zimbabwe and its interface with the changing social and economic environment. Within the qualitative research design, the study deployed the documentary analysis and the interview of six key informants only, which created an epistemological front for knowledge production. The study was guided by the Human Rights Perspective and established that the Child Protection Services in Zimbabwe have been ma…
Legislative Framework for Civil Society in Zimbabwe’s “Second Republic”
This study analysed the socio-legal framework for civil society in Zimbabwe in the changed context of the Second Republic. It exposes the continued reliance by the new government, dubbed the Second Republic, on laws that were used by the previous regime to silence civil society organisations. This is happening against the backdrop of promises made by the new President of the Republic, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to open up the democratic space and promot…
Non-governmental organizations’ enablers of asset accumulation and poverty reduction in Zimbabwe
This Voices from Practice note delineates institutional and non-institutional enablers of asset accumulation in Zimbabwe. It argues that in promoting asset accumulation and poverty reduction, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) rely on the support of government ministries, partner NGOs, community volunteers, and community leaders. That perspective shifts and moves away from placing NGOs at the center of asset accumulation and poverty reduction …
Challenges Faced by Community Volunteers in Community Development
Volunteer scholarship in Zimbabwe tends to focus on volunteer motivations, volunteers' role in community development and, to a lesser extent, volunteers' challenges. In this study, we captured the lived experiences of volunteers in the current milieu of socio-economic challenges. We discovered that the major challenges affecting community volunteers in the Chegutu District are poverty and vulnerability, burnout, too much work, lack of community a…
The Resilience of Female Sex Workers in the Wake of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
The paper interrogates the resilience of female sex workers in the wake of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. The paper draws literature from global, regional and national perspectives using the resilience theory. Major findings reveal that the COVID-19 lockdown measures have disrupted the livelihoods of female sex workers. Hence, female sex workers have resorted to online sex work and some entrepreneurship. There has also been consistent breaching of the loc…
Entrepreneurship among university students in Bindura, Zimbabwe
The study interrogated the reasons that underlie student entrepreneurship, the nature of student entrepreneurship, and the outcomes of student entrepreneurship, the challenges encountered and how the students cope with the challenges. Theoretically, the study is informed by the human agency theory that views entrepreneurship as an intentional goal by students to satisfy their varied goals. The study was qualitative since the study sought to captu…
State–Civil Society Relations in Zimbabwe’s “Second Republic”
The greater part of Robert Mugabe’s reign was characterised by attempts to silence and curtail civil activism. His rule crystallised in the banning of civil society organisations (CSOs) and wanton arrests of CSO representatives. The fall of Mugabe marked the genesis of the “Second Republic”, led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Euphoria gripped Zimbabweans as the new president promised a significant break with the old regime through re-engaging w…
Internal Savings and Lending Schemes (Isals) and the empowerment of women in rural Shamva, Zimbabwe
Lack of women’s empowerment is a reality for women in Zimbabwe, including rural Shamva women. This research presents findings from primary data collected using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The research departs from other studies by adopting an empowerment perspective to ISALS scholarship. Using the Sara Longwe Women Empowerment Framework, we explore the impact of ISALS on women’s socio-economic status. ISALS were found to cont…
Surviving on the margins
This ethnographic study, as part of a broader study of volunteerism and social development in the Chegutu district, Zimbabwe, explores the agency of volunteers to survive in a context of socio-economic challenges. Volunteers in Zimbabwe are operating in a context characterised by socio-economic challenges. They are living on the margins. The situation is exacerbated by non-governmental organisations’ non-payment of stipends or the inadequacy of t…
The Challenges Faced by Young Entrepreneurs in Informal Trading in Bindura, Zimbabwe
The objective of the study was to capture the challenges that are faced by young informal traders in Bindura town, Zimbabwe. The study was motivated by the lack of attention to the challenges faced by young informal traders by the governing authorities at local and national level. We believe our study extends the understanding of the challenges faced by young informal traders, drawing on their everyday experiences and the navigation of the comple…
Veracity of women’s land ownership in the aftermath of land redistribution in Zimbabwe
Women’s land ownership through land reform all over the world has taken place on a gendered, incremental basis. The percentage of women land owners in Zimbabwe was less than 5% before and soon after independence, thereafter rising to a range of 12% to 27% for both small- and large-scale farms. This open forum unpacks the authenticity and genuineness of such women’s land ownership in the resettled spaces. It is established through narrative analys…
The Resilience of Female Sex Workers in the Wake of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
The paper interrogates the resilience of female sex workers in the wake of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. The paper draws literature from global, regional and national perspectives using the resilience theory. Major findings reveal that the COVID-19 lockdown measures have disrupted the livelihoods of female sex workers. Hence, female sex workers have resorted to online sex work and some entrepreneurship. There has also been consistent breaching of the loc…
The Challenges Faced by Young Entrepreneurs in Informal Trading in Bindura, Zimbabwe
The objective of the study was to capture the challenges that are faced by young informal traders in Bindura town, Zimbabwe. The study was motivated by the lack of attention to the challenges faced by young informal traders by the governing authorities at local and national level. We believe our study extends the understanding of the challenges faced by young informal traders, drawing on their everyday experiences and the navigation of the comple…
Religion, Women, and Girls’ Rights in Zimbabwe
The study sought to understand the position of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church on women and girls’ rights in Zimbabwe. Engaging in this study came out of the realization that women and girls’ rights are compromised in religious settings and the issue goes on unreported. Deploying a qualitative research methodology framework buttressed by the gendered human rights–based theoretical approach, the study collected empirical evidence through semi…
Swimming Against the Tide
Informal trading in the town of Bindura, Zimbabwe is a competitive venture just like in other parts of the world. The competitiveness is characterized by young traders aged 18 to 24 years being elbowed out by those established in the business, hence, the study sought to interrogate the experiences of young informal traders. Employing a qualitative research framework with an interpretive philosophical dimension, the study established that young in…
Surviving on the margins
This ethnographic study, as part of a broader study of volunteerism and social development in the Chegutu district, Zimbabwe, explores the agency of volunteers to survive in a context of socio-economic challenges. Volunteers in Zimbabwe are operating in a context characterised by socio-economic challenges. They are living on the margins. The situation is exacerbated by non-governmental organisations’ non-payment of stipends or the inadequacy of t…
Veracity of women’s land ownership in the aftermath of land redistribution in Zimbabwe
Women’s land ownership through land reform all over the world has taken place on a gendered, incremental basis. The percentage of women land owners in Zimbabwe was less than 5% before and soon after independence, thereafter rising to a range of 12% to 27% for both small- and large-scale farms. This open forum unpacks the authenticity and genuineness of such women’s land ownership in the resettled spaces. It is established through narrative analys…
Covid-19 Lockdowns and Implications on the Informal Traders' Livelihoods in Zimbabwe
Though lockdown restrictions were critical in slowing down the pandemic, there is a need to explore their implications on livelihoods of informal traders, especially in heavily informalised economies like Zimbabwe. In this study, we explore the implications of lockdowns on the livelihoods of informal traders in an urban setup in Zimbabwe. We used a qualitative research approach to explore the implications of lockdowns on informal traders' livelih…
Non-governmental organizations’ enablers of asset accumulation and poverty reduction in Zimbabwe
This Voices from Practice note delineates institutional and non-institutional enablers of asset accumulation in Zimbabwe. It argues that in promoting asset accumulation and poverty reduction, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) rely on the support of government ministries, partner NGOs, community volunteers, and community leaders. That perspective shifts and moves away from placing NGOs at the center of asset accumulation and poverty reduction …
Challenges Faced by Community Volunteers in Community Development
Volunteer scholarship in Zimbabwe tends to focus on volunteer motivations, volunteers' role in community development and, to a lesser extent, volunteers' challenges. In this study, we captured the lived experiences of volunteers in the current milieu of socio-economic challenges. We discovered that the major challenges affecting community volunteers in the Chegutu District are poverty and vulnerability, burnout, too much work, lack of community a…
Internal Savings and Lending Schemes (Isals) and the empowerment of women in rural Shamva, Zimbabwe
Lack of women’s empowerment is a reality for women in Zimbabwe, including rural Shamva women. This research presents findings from primary data collected using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The research departs from other studies by adopting an empowerment perspective to ISALS scholarship. Using the Sara Longwe Women Empowerment Framework, we explore the impact of ISALS on women’s socio-economic status. ISALS were found to cont…
Veracity of women’s land ownership in the aftermath of land redistribution in Zimbabwe
Women’s land ownership through land reform all over the world has taken place on a gendered, incremental basis. The percentage of women land owners in Zimbabwe was less than 5% before and soon after independence, thereafter rising to a range of 12% to 27% for both small- and large-scale farms. This open forum unpacks the authenticity and genuineness of such women’s land ownership in the resettled spaces. It is established through narrative analys…
Entrepreneurship among university students in Bindura, Zimbabwe
The study interrogated the reasons that underlie student entrepreneurship, the nature of student entrepreneurship, and the outcomes of student entrepreneurship, the challenges encountered and how the students cope with the challenges. Theoretically, the study is informed by the human agency theory that views entrepreneurship as an intentional goal by students to satisfy their varied goals. The study was qualitative since the study sought to captu…
State–Civil Society Relations in Zimbabwe’s “Second Republic”
The greater part of Robert Mugabe’s reign was characterised by attempts to silence and curtail civil activism. His rule crystallised in the banning of civil society organisations (CSOs) and wanton arrests of CSO representatives. The fall of Mugabe marked the genesis of the “Second Republic”, led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Euphoria gripped Zimbabweans as the new president promised a significant break with the old regime through re-engaging w…
Internal Savings and Lending Schemes (Isals) and the empowerment of women in rural Shamva, Zimbabwe
Lack of women’s empowerment is a reality for women in Zimbabwe, including rural Shamva women. This research presents findings from primary data collected using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions. The research departs from other studies by adopting an empowerment perspective to ISALS scholarship. Using the Sara Longwe Women Empowerment Framework, we explore the impact of ISALS on women’s socio-economic status. ISALS were found to cont…
Surviving on the margins
This ethnographic study, as part of a broader study of volunteerism and social development in the Chegutu district, Zimbabwe, explores the agency of volunteers to survive in a context of socio-economic challenges. Volunteers in Zimbabwe are operating in a context characterised by socio-economic challenges. They are living on the margins. The situation is exacerbated by non-governmental organisations’ non-payment of stipends or the inadequacy of t…
The Challenges Faced by Young Entrepreneurs in Informal Trading in Bindura, Zimbabwe
The objective of the study was to capture the challenges that are faced by young informal traders in Bindura town, Zimbabwe. The study was motivated by the lack of attention to the challenges faced by young informal traders by the governing authorities at local and national level. We believe our study extends the understanding of the challenges faced by young informal traders, drawing on their everyday experiences and the navigation of the comple…
Provision of child protection services in Zimbabwe
The article reviews child protection services in Zimbabwe and its interface with the changing social and economic environment. Within the qualitative research design, the study deployed the documentary analysis and the interview of six key informants only, which created an epistemological front for knowledge production. The study was guided by the Human Rights Perspective and established that the Child Protection Services in Zimbabwe have been ma…
Legislative Framework for Civil Society in Zimbabwe’s “Second Republic”
This study analysed the socio-legal framework for civil society in Zimbabwe in the changed context of the Second Republic. It exposes the continued reliance by the new government, dubbed the Second Republic, on laws that were used by the previous regime to silence civil society organisations. This is happening against the backdrop of promises made by the new President of the Republic, Emmerson Mnangagwa, to open up the democratic space and promot…
Non-governmental organizations’ enablers of asset accumulation and poverty reduction in Zimbabwe
This Voices from Practice note delineates institutional and non-institutional enablers of asset accumulation in Zimbabwe. It argues that in promoting asset accumulation and poverty reduction, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) rely on the support of government ministries, partner NGOs, community volunteers, and community leaders. That perspective shifts and moves away from placing NGOs at the center of asset accumulation and poverty reduction …
Challenges Faced by Community Volunteers in Community Development
Volunteer scholarship in Zimbabwe tends to focus on volunteer motivations, volunteers' role in community development and, to a lesser extent, volunteers' challenges. In this study, we captured the lived experiences of volunteers in the current milieu of socio-economic challenges. We discovered that the major challenges affecting community volunteers in the Chegutu District are poverty and vulnerability, burnout, too much work, lack of community a…
The Resilience of Female Sex Workers in the Wake of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe
The paper interrogates the resilience of female sex workers in the wake of COVID-19 in Zimbabwe. The paper draws literature from global, regional and national perspectives using the resilience theory. Major findings reveal that the COVID-19 lockdown measures have disrupted the livelihoods of female sex workers. Hence, female sex workers have resorted to online sex work and some entrepreneurship. There has also been consistent breaching of the loc…
From ‘hydrology of hope’ to ‘hydrology of despair’
The physical and social environmental repercussions of large dam construction have pre-occupied development discourse for some time globally. Literature on dam projects focuses on the displacement of humans and wildlife from their natural habitats and the dam's contribution to urban and industrial transformation. There is a dearth of literature on small dams and small-scale irrigation projects in communal areas. This article examines the status o…
Violence, Patronage Politics and Farm Ownership in Zimbabwean Land Reform
This article explores the “violence–politics of patronage” nexus of land redistribution and ownership after land reform in Zimbabwe. Foregrounding an analysis of the violence on farms, which has been explored by many scholars in other dimensions, the article presents hard evidence of what happened on these farms post the Fast Track Land Reform Programme. Deploying Gramsci’s theory of hegemony, this article interrogates the sociocultural and polit…
Religion, Women, and Girls’ Rights in Zimbabwe
The study sought to understand the position of the Johanne Marange Apostolic Church on women and girls’ rights in Zimbabwe. Engaging in this study came out of the realization that women and girls’ rights are compromised in religious settings and the issue goes on unreported. Deploying a qualitative research methodology framework buttressed by the gendered human rights–based theoretical approach, the study collected empirical evidence through semi…
Swimming Against the Tide
Informal trading in the town of Bindura, Zimbabwe is a competitive venture just like in other parts of the world. The competitiveness is characterized by young traders aged 18 to 24 years being elbowed out by those established in the business, hence, the study sought to interrogate the experiences of young informal traders. Employing a qualitative research framework with an interpretive philosophical dimension, the study established that young in…
The Food Aid Programmes in Zimbabwe from the Year 2005 to 2020
The article interrogates food aid governance in Zimbabwe by focusing on the achievements, challenges and opportunities encountered during the periods 2005 and 2020. The study is anchored from a point of departure that food aid has been and is still being utilised to ameliorate food insecurity particularly in food security–vulnerable regions of the world. The study deployed a qualitative documentary analysis in which evaluation of secondary data g…
Covid-19 Lockdowns and Implications on the Informal Traders' Livelihoods in Zimbabwe
Though lockdown restrictions were critical in slowing down the pandemic, there is a need to explore their implications on livelihoods of informal traders, especially in heavily informalised economies like Zimbabwe. In this study, we explore the implications of lockdowns on the livelihoods of informal traders in an urban setup in Zimbabwe. We used a qualitative research approach to explore the implications of lockdowns on informal traders' livelih…
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