T Chekero
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 66558 |
|---|---|
| NOME | T Chekero |
| PRENOMES | T |
| SOBRENOME | Chekero |
| ASSINATURA | CHEKERO T |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Cape Town |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4700-6026 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 9 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 31 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Beyond the ‘trapped’ narrative towards a culturally grounded understanding of women’s climate immobility in rural Mwenezi, Zimbabwe
This study examines women’s decisions to remain in climate-affected rural Mwenezi, showing that immobility is an agentive and morally grounded practice rather than a sign of vulnerability. Women’s staying is shaped by kinship obligations, customary land tenure and spiritual ties, which together sustain livelihoods, intergenerational knowledge and social cohesion. Relational networks, including family and cooperative groups, function as adaptive i…
Relational autonomy and the politics of reproduction
Infertility in African contexts is a socially embedded condition, intricately tied to kinship structures, gendered identities and the preservation of lineage. This qualitative study drew on interviews with eleven participants, comprising one couple, one man and six women in Zimbabwe as well as three Black African migrant women (two Zimbabwean, one Nigerian) living in Aotearoa New Zealand. It examined how perceptions of infertility are shaped by k…
Virtual Burial Societies and the Negotiation of Social Support Among Migrants From African Countries in Cape Town
This study examines the emergence and functions of virtual burial societies among migrants from African countries in Cape Town, South Africa. Against legal precarity and exclusion from formal welfare structures, migrants utilise Information and Communication Technologies, particularly WhatsApp and remittance platforms such as Mukuru, to fulfil social, cultural and financial obligations. Drawing on ethnographic data, the study demonstrates how the…
Navigating Passports and Borders
The acquisition and maintenance of valid passports present complex challenges for many migrants. The complexity arises from many factors including political, economic, and administrative. Employing a multi-sited ethnographic approach, this study scrutinizes the hurdles encountered by Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa when obtaining and renewing passports, visas, and permits. Moreover, the study investigates the far-reaching repercussions of pas…
Traditional medicine and religious approaches in adapting to maternal and infant health threats among Zimbabwean migrant women in Giyani, South Africa
This study illustrates how the Karanga, a subset of Shona-speaking Zimbabwean migrant women resident in Giyani, South Africa, use aspects of traditional medical and religious practices to protect their health and the lives of their children. It investigates the creative strategies employed by these women to negotiate the effects of their exclusion from South African public healthcare systems. The study draws on key informant interviews, unstructu…
Borders and Boundaries in Daily Urban Mobility Practices of Refugees in Cape Town, South Africa
This ethnographic study investigates the ways in which the label of refugee creates and reinforces particular kinds of boundaries and borders in mobility and survival efforts. Specifically, it looks at refugees’ movement in Bellville, Cape Town, to see how state and local borders affect intra-city refugee movement and how refugees deal with these obstacles in order to find localised protection and long-term survival strategies. This article build…
Nimble-footed Zimbabwean migrants
This ethnographic study highlights the impact of Covid-19 border closures on the migration patterns of Zimbabwean cross-border migrants. Data in this study were collected using qualitative techniques, one-on-one telephonic interviews and social media platforms from 20 participants over a period of five months. The data were analysed using the theoretical framework of conviviality. Our findings indicate that Zimbabwean cross-border migrants manage…
Mutualism Despite Ostensible Difference
This ethnographic study explores forms of mutuality and conviviality between Shona migrants from Zimbabwe and Tsonga-speaking South Africans living in Giyani, South Africa. To analyse these forms of mutuality, we draw on Southern African concepts rather than more conventional development or migration theory. We explore ways in which the Shona concept of hushamwari (translated as 'friendship') and the commensurate xiTsonga category of kuhanyisana …
On paper" and "having papers
South Africa is signatory to international protocols that secure migrant rights to healthcare. Its national health policy prohibits discrimination. Pregnant women and children under six years ostensibly enjoy access to free healthcare, irrespective of migration status. What is clear "on paper," however, becomes considerably more opaque when experienced by those who do not "have papers." We explore this in Giyani, South Africa, an important migran…
Mutualism Despite Ostensible Difference
This ethnographic study explores forms of mutuality and conviviality between Shona migrants from Zimbabwe and Tsonga-speaking South Africans living in Giyani, South Africa. To analyse these forms of mutuality, we draw on Southern African concepts rather than more conventional development or migration theory. We explore ways in which the Shona concept of hushamwari (translated as 'friendship') and the commensurate xiTsonga category of kuhanyisana …
On paper" and "having papers
South Africa is signatory to international protocols that secure migrant rights to healthcare. Its national health policy prohibits discrimination. Pregnant women and children under six years ostensibly enjoy access to free healthcare, irrespective of migration status. What is clear "on paper," however, becomes considerably more opaque when experienced by those who do not "have papers." We explore this in Giyani, South Africa, an important migran…
Borders and Boundaries in Daily Urban Mobility Practices of Refugees in Cape Town, South Africa
This ethnographic study investigates the ways in which the label of refugee creates and reinforces particular kinds of boundaries and borders in mobility and survival efforts. Specifically, it looks at refugees’ movement in Bellville, Cape Town, to see how state and local borders affect intra-city refugee movement and how refugees deal with these obstacles in order to find localised protection and long-term survival strategies. This article build…
Nimble-footed Zimbabwean migrants
This ethnographic study highlights the impact of Covid-19 border closures on the migration patterns of Zimbabwean cross-border migrants. Data in this study were collected using qualitative techniques, one-on-one telephonic interviews and social media platforms from 20 participants over a period of five months. The data were analysed using the theoretical framework of conviviality. Our findings indicate that Zimbabwean cross-border migrants manage…
Traditional medicine and religious approaches in adapting to maternal and infant health threats among Zimbabwean migrant women in Giyani, South Africa
This study illustrates how the Karanga, a subset of Shona-speaking Zimbabwean migrant women resident in Giyani, South Africa, use aspects of traditional medical and religious practices to protect their health and the lives of their children. It investigates the creative strategies employed by these women to negotiate the effects of their exclusion from South African public healthcare systems. The study draws on key informant interviews, unstructu…
On paper" and "having papers
South Africa is signatory to international protocols that secure migrant rights to healthcare. Its national health policy prohibits discrimination. Pregnant women and children under six years ostensibly enjoy access to free healthcare, irrespective of migration status. What is clear "on paper," however, becomes considerably more opaque when experienced by those who do not "have papers." We explore this in Giyani, South Africa, an important migran…
Mutualism Despite Ostensible Difference
This ethnographic study explores forms of mutuality and conviviality between Shona migrants from Zimbabwe and Tsonga-speaking South Africans living in Giyani, South Africa. To analyse these forms of mutuality, we draw on Southern African concepts rather than more conventional development or migration theory. We explore ways in which the Shona concept of hushamwari (translated as 'friendship') and the commensurate xiTsonga category of kuhanyisana …
Borders and Boundaries in Daily Urban Mobility Practices of Refugees in Cape Town, South Africa
This ethnographic study investigates the ways in which the label of refugee creates and reinforces particular kinds of boundaries and borders in mobility and survival efforts. Specifically, it looks at refugees’ movement in Bellville, Cape Town, to see how state and local borders affect intra-city refugee movement and how refugees deal with these obstacles in order to find localised protection and long-term survival strategies. This article build…
Nimble-footed Zimbabwean migrants
This ethnographic study highlights the impact of Covid-19 border closures on the migration patterns of Zimbabwean cross-border migrants. Data in this study were collected using qualitative techniques, one-on-one telephonic interviews and social media platforms from 20 participants over a period of five months. The data were analysed using the theoretical framework of conviviality. Our findings indicate that Zimbabwean cross-border migrants manage…
Traditional medicine and religious approaches in adapting to maternal and infant health threats among Zimbabwean migrant women in Giyani, South Africa
This study illustrates how the Karanga, a subset of Shona-speaking Zimbabwean migrant women resident in Giyani, South Africa, use aspects of traditional medical and religious practices to protect their health and the lives of their children. It investigates the creative strategies employed by these women to negotiate the effects of their exclusion from South African public healthcare systems. The study draws on key informant interviews, unstructu…
Virtual Burial Societies and the Negotiation of Social Support Among Migrants From African Countries in Cape Town
This study examines the emergence and functions of virtual burial societies among migrants from African countries in Cape Town, South Africa. Against legal precarity and exclusion from formal welfare structures, migrants utilise Information and Communication Technologies, particularly WhatsApp and remittance platforms such as Mukuru, to fulfil social, cultural and financial obligations. Drawing on ethnographic data, the study demonstrates how the…
Navigating Passports and Borders
The acquisition and maintenance of valid passports present complex challenges for many migrants. The complexity arises from many factors including political, economic, and administrative. Employing a multi-sited ethnographic approach, this study scrutinizes the hurdles encountered by Zimbabwean migrants in South Africa when obtaining and renewing passports, visas, and permits. Moreover, the study investigates the far-reaching repercussions of pas…
Beyond the ‘trapped’ narrative towards a culturally grounded understanding of women’s climate immobility in rural Mwenezi, Zimbabwe
This study examines women’s decisions to remain in climate-affected rural Mwenezi, showing that immobility is an agentive and morally grounded practice rather than a sign of vulnerability. Women’s staying is shaped by kinship obligations, customary land tenure and spiritual ties, which together sustain livelihoods, intergenerational knowledge and social cohesion. Relational networks, including family and cooperative groups, function as adaptive i…
Relational autonomy and the politics of reproduction
Infertility in African contexts is a socially embedded condition, intricately tied to kinship structures, gendered identities and the preservation of lineage. This qualitative study drew on interviews with eleven participants, comprising one couple, one man and six women in Zimbabwe as well as three Black African migrant women (two Zimbabwean, one Nigerian) living in Aotearoa New Zealand. It examined how perceptions of infertility are shaped by k…
Ethnography (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · African studies and sociopolitical issues (4 obras) · Gender Studies (4 obras) · Geography (4 obras) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (4 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Economic growth (3 obras) · Gender Studies (3 obras) · Kinship (3 obras)