Pub Date : 2023-07-21DOI: 10.25159/2663-6549/11880
Kgashane Johannes Malesa
South Africa is a country that is known for its high levels of violence, ranging from intimate partner violence to xenophobic attacks. Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant problem that profoundly affects the well-being of another partner. IPV is described as abuse within the context of an intimate partner relationship where one partner asserts power and control over the other, and it includes physical, sexual, economic, and psychological abuse (National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide 2018, 1). Understanding the factors that play a role in IPV is pivotal. Hegemonic masculinity has been used to explain men’s power over women via submission and the use of violence. Hegemonic masculinities are characterised by attitudes, ideals, interactions, and practices among men that perpetuate inequality, dominance over women, patriarchy, and power over minority groups (Jewkes and Morrell 2012, 2; Jewkes et al. 2015, 98). In this study, comprehensive desktop research was carried out to gather relevant data and themes identified from studies conducted between 2010 and 2018. Analysis showed that the phenomenon of IPV, particularly towards women, is still a major challenge that requires stakeholders to be more responsive to the concerns of women in a global space.
南非是一个以暴力程度高而闻名的国家，从亲密伴侣暴力到仇外袭击。亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)是一个深刻影响另一个伴侣幸福的重大问题。IPV被描述为亲密伴侣关系中的虐待，其中一方对另一方行使权力和控制，包括身体、性、经济和心理虐待(国家犯罪受害者权利周资源指南2018,1)。了解在IPV中发挥作用的因素是至关重要的。霸权男子气概被用来解释男性通过服从和使用暴力对女性的权力。霸权男性主义的特征是男性之间的态度、理想、互动和实践，这些态度、理想和实践使不平等、对女性的统治、父权制和对少数群体的权力永久化(Jewkes和Morrell 2012, 2;Jewkes et al. 2015,98)。在本研究中，进行了全面的桌面研究，收集了2010年至2018年间进行的研究中确定的相关数据和主题。分析表明，IPV现象，特别是针对妇女的IPV现象仍然是一项重大挑战，需要利益攸关方在全球范围内对妇女的关切作出更积极的反应。
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Pub Date : 2023-07-21DOI: 10.25159/2663-6549/12072
Allan T. Maganga, C. Pfukwa
This article explores the evolution of the Musikavanhu dynasty, a clan within the Ndau-speaking people in the southern part of the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. It first discusses the literature that influences the paper, and then it examines some theoretical perspectives in Afrocentricity and onomastics, which guide the rest of the discussion. The article traces how one Ndau patriarch, called Nyakuimba, set up his polity in present-day Chipinge and the middle Save area. The article then unravels the genealogy of the Musikavanhu chiefs from Nyakuimba to the current chief. The paper also explores colonial implications that have far-reaching effects on current succession issues within the Musikavanhu dynasty. We argue that such documentation and analysis of communities (that have previously been kept at the margins by choice or by circumstance) should be seen as part of the wider effort to re-centre African epistemologies and the perceptions of its historical and cultural spaces.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-21DOI: 10.25159/2663-6549/12230
J. Mamokhere
South African municipalities have been plagued by poor service delivery, with many communities experiencing inadequate access to basic services such as clean water, sanitation, electricity, and waste removal. Despite the country’s progressive constitutional and legislative frameworks, the root causes of poor service delivery are complex and multifaceted. This study aims to explore the underlying reasons for service delivery challenges in South African municipalities, specifically focusing on the interplay between poor governance and structural and systematic factors. In other words, the study aims to identify and unpack the complex interplay between governance factors (such as corruption, political interference, and lack of accountability); structural factors (such as resource constraints, inadequate infrastructure, and capacity challenges); and systematic factors (such as historical legacies of apartheid, urban-rural divides, and socio-economic inequalities). The study employs a qualitative research approach, using document analysis to gather data. The data were analysed using thematic content analysis to identify the key themes and patterns that emerged from the data. The study draws on the New Public Management and Public Choice Theories to gain insights into the factors affecting service delivery. The findings highlight poor governance, urbanisation, corruption, political-administrative interference, political instability, and internal conflicts as major contributors to service delivery challenges in South African municipalities. Lastly, the study puts forth several recommendations to address these issues, including strengthening good governance and leadership, enhancing citizen participation, improving financial management, enhancing human resource capacity, fostering intergovernmental collaboration, reducing political-administrative interference, combating corruption, and addressing the impact of rapid urbanisation to promote sustainable service delivery.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-21DOI: 10.25159/2663-6549/11640
I. Mahiya, Martin Magidi
The last ten years in Zimbabwe have witnessed the unfolding of many economic episodes characterised by different forms of money. The year 2009 saw Zimbabwe abolishing its Zimbabwean dollar at the zenith of the world record hyper-inflation. This was followed by the adoption of the multicurrency regime which was however dominated by the US dollar. The multicurrency adoption managed to extinguish inflation and this also saw the flourishing of the informal sector in response to improved disposable income for the people. Subsequent to that, there has been a lot of changes on the monetary landscape such as the shortages of the US dollars due to liquidity problems, a significant reduction in the circulation of US dollar bank notes, the collapse of the mobile money platforms in response to the liquidity challenges, the emergence of a multi-layered pricing system as well as the recently promulgated SI 142 that saw the adoption of the mono-currency punctuated by the return of the Zimbabwean dollar. Urban informal traders heavily rely on the exchange of money in its different forms hence any changes on the monetary side tend to affect them. The ability to restock by the informal traders is negatively affected by an unstable environment. This study therefore seeks to document how informal traders have been responding to the many changes outlined in this overview that have characterised the Zimbabwean economic environment.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-21DOI: 10.25159/2663-6549/10699
Z. Mseleku
South Africa has one of the highest reported rates of youth unemployment coupled with poverty and inequality in the world. These challenges have recently been worsened by the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the economy. Unemployment rates have remained stubbornly high in the country and have been a consistent concern for government and policymakers. In light of the South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan, the purpose of this paper is to analyse South African youth employment recovery in the post-Covid-19 economy. In particular, this paper analyses the potential role of education and training in the recovery of youth employment. Document analysis and a critical literature review were conducted to address the objective of this paper. In the research that informed this paper, firstly, a Google search was conducted to obtain relevant documents and publications on the South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan. Secondly, a comprehensive literature search across 10 scholarly databases was conducted to obtain relevant recently published articles. Documents and scholarly articles were analysed through thematic analysis. The results indicate that Covid-19 has contributed to the overall surge in job losses. However, the impact of the pandemic on youth unemployment itself is minimal, as youth unemployment was already high in the pre-Covid-19 economy. Further results show that addressing youth unemployment largely depends on economic growth. In particular, “appropriate” education and training, as part of the recovery plan, can play a key role in economic growth stimulation and job creation. These results call for collaborative efforts from different stakeholders, not only to implement programmes and policies that contribute to economic growth, but also to develop an education system that addresses the labour market needs.
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Pub Date : 2023-07-21DOI: 10.25159/2663-6549/11876
Benjamin Rapanyane, K. Shai, Mbay Vunza, Lebogang T. Legodi, Olopade Abisoye, Muhammed Sankareh
There is a corpus of knowledge on the challenges of regional integration (RI) in Africa, and Southern Africa in particular. What emerges from this body of knowledge is that the key issues pertaining to RI are not uniformly addressed, and they are largely framed from state-centric thinking, which is mostly rooted within a Westernised worldview. This paper argues that civil society has a significant role to play in the realisation of the full potential of RI in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. The authors concede that there are numerous challenges to the envisaged role of civil society. As such, they use the findings of the research for this paper to propose solutions for consideration by policymakers.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.25159/2663-6549/11424
Isaac Choto, Bengani Ncube
The rise of social media in Zimbabwe has instigated changes in journalism practice, politics and political communication. This paper examines the nexus between social media, journalism practice and politics in Zimbabwe, focusing on the 2018 general elections. The study is informed by the realisation that past studies on how social media interacts with society have tended to focus on a single dimension. Such single dimensions have included social media and newsroom changes, social media and journalism ethics, together with social media and political communication (Mabweazara 2014). No study, however, has attempted to show the connections between all these dimensions, which is a gap that is observable in social media studies. Using interviews with mainstream journalists in Zimbabwe and content analysis of political social media posts, the study shows that newsroom changes are tied to changes in political communication. The results also show that newsroom changes in Zimbabwe cannot be disconnected from political dynamics because journalism practice itself, even before the rise of social media, is shaped and structured by political dynamics so much that contrary to Marxian theorisation, in Zimbabwe, it is the political-consciousness base that determines the economic and other facets of the superstructure.
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The apartheid regime conspired to advance black ethnic divisions to facilitate the homelands and diminish the threat of black people to South Africa. From 1994, the democratic dispensation has engaged in various nation-building attempts to solidify a united South Africa that is multicultural and multilingual in conjunction with a progressive Constitution. Popular township films by Ekasi: Our Stories and Lokshin Bioskop have ventured into this arena which was the forte of the South African Broadcasting Corporation, to engage in storylines that encourage nation-building. In this article, I argue that popular films have emerged to represent cosmopolitan tropes that galvanise Black Nationalism. Also, the films engage negative black tribal stereotypes that, if not attended to, could result in black disunity. It can also be argued that the latter has been a stimulant for African conflicts, occasionally causing genocides. This article explores the role popular films play in conveying a nation-building narrative that sustains Black Nationalism and reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.25159/2663-6549/11586
Janice K. Moodley, S. Oppong
Vaccine hesitancy emerged as a highly contentious public health concern during the Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the pandemic becoming endemic, a proactive reflection on vaccine hesitancy among youth in South Africa is essential for understanding this cohort’s vaccine behaviours for informing future public health interventions. Using a narrative review, we explore existing literature on vaccine hesitancy among youth in South Africa. We highlight existing literature on youth vaccine hesitancy using international and local research studies. This was necessary since our findings showed that there is a dearth of evidenced-based literature that has explored vaccine hesitancy among youth in the South African context. This review was challenged by the different age ranges that were used to define youth in different research studies. We conclude with recommendations for mitigating vaccine hesitancy in South African youth.
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Pub Date : 2023-04-03DOI: 10.25159/2663-6549/11456
Marichen van der Westhuizen, Jodie Adams
Youth gang involvement, also in rural areas, has been noted as a concern in South Africa. This article reports on a study, framed in the Ecological Systems Theory, that explored the factors gravitating rural youths towards gangs to make recommendations for preventative and early intervention social work services. It was envisaged that, by addressing these causes within the different systems of youths’ lives, they can be empowered and supported to make alternative life choices. A qualitative approach and explorative and contextual research designs were utilised. Non-probability purposive sampling was used to draw a sample from the population of youth in the rural community. Data was collected through individual semi-structured interviews with eight participants. Ethics entailed the limitation of harm to participants and debriefing, informed consent, anonymity, confidentiality, privacy, and data management. The findings provided a description of causal factors in terms of the micro, mezzo, exo, macro and chronosystems that gravitate youth towards gangs. It was concluded that a variety of role players are needed to ensure sustainable prevention and early intervention services to rural youth and their families. Recommendations for preventative and early intervention services were made based on the findings and framed in the Ecological Systems Theory.
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