ABSTRACT The study looked at chiefs and contestations over power and territory: The case of Njanja people of Buhera District, 1950-2016. The research was motivated by the keenness to find the instability of chieftaincy which was informed by contingent socio-economic and political factors. Contestation over power and territory is the prime problem. This was caused by colonial land policies which started in the 1950s such as the NLHA and the abolition of some chieftaincy that disrupt the custom...
ABSTRACT Indigenous knowledge systems have been part and parcel of the African people’s lives and they still continue to inform much of their lives. These knowledge systems have been marginalized since the colonial era. This study serves to prove the myths and realities associated with indigenous knowledge systems in curing sexual health problems in Zimbabwe, case of Bulawayo. The missionaries and colonial officers collaborated to alienate and marginalize African indigenous knowledge system...
ABSTRACT This dissertation is a study in which the role of ethnicity in African and Zimbabwean politics in general, and in Chipinge in particular is underscored. It is argued in the study that ethnicity has played a central role in the politics of Africa, Zimbabwe and among the people of Chipinge in Zimbabwe. It is also argued in the study that voting among the Ndau people took an ethnic dimension. Voting for ZANU Ndonga and Ndabaningi Sithole, and the MDC against ZANU PF is argued in this st...
ABSTRACT A Social History of Childhood in Mwenezi district is a detailed study of human evolution from birth to puberty. The Zimbabwean definition of a child as anyone below the age of 18 was used in this research. For the sack of knowing who are the Hlengwe the researcher starts by giving the History of the Hlengwe. First chapter gives a full detailed research about the origins, migrations, effects of Mfecane on Hlengwe societies, coming of colonialism and economic disempowerment of the Hlen...
ABSTRACT This study examines the process of economic transition from palm oil to crude oil and its impact on the Niger-Delta communities from 1895 to 1995. It highlights the dilemma between crude oil exploration and exploitation in the region and the attendant environmental outcomes. The study discusses the Niger-Delta crises within the context of the contemporary global political economy, particularly the imperial permutations of the Great Powers seeking the control of energy supplies the wo...
ABSTRACT Economic historians in about the last forty years have laboured successfully to produce a rich body of literature on diverse aspects of the economic activities of the peoples and government of Nigeria. Their labour has covered areas of trade, transportation, arts and crafts within the formal and the informal sectors of the nation's economy. This notwithstanding, a wide gap still exists in the historiography of the economic history of Nigeria, particularly between the middle of the 19...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page - - - - - - - - i Certification - - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgement - - - - - - - - iv-v Table of Contents - - - -- - - - - vi-viii CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 1-2 1.2 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 2 1.3 Aims and Objectives of the Study - - - - - 2 1.4 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - 3 1.5 Scope and Limitation - - - - - - - 3 1.6 Literature Review - - - - - - - 3-5 1.7 Methodol...
TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE………………………………………………………… i APPROVAL PAGE………………………………………………… ii DECLARATION …………………………………………………… iii DEDICATION ……….…………………………………………… iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS…………………………………………… v TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………… vi CHAPTER ONE: General Introducti...
Abstract The impacts on diamond mining in Chiadzwa have been under research by historians, individuals, humanitarian groups and many civil society organisations. However, my research unpacked the impacts of diamond mining by the Chinese companies, how they affected the community socio-economic, political and environmental. This research revealed that the people of Chiadzwa-Marange area were impacted direct and indirectly by the mining activities by the Chinese companies since the formalizati...
ABSTRACT The main concern of this study is the role played by the Wanga community in influencing their neighbours since the nineteenth century. First is a survey of how the Wanga state was formed. This state then had a political, economic and social interaction with its neighbours namely the Bukusu, Luo of Ugenya and the Iteso. The study seeks to resolve the roles of inter-ethnic relations and their influence on Wanga state formation and secondly the external influences of the advent of the A...
ABSTRACT Ethnic conflicts have been witnessed world over; where, different communities fight each other over territorial boundaries, limited natural resources and political supremacy. This worrying trend disturbs livelihoods, access to social amenities and affects local and international economies. As a limited resource, with cultural and economic value, land has generated inter-ethnic conflicts across the world. In Kenya, communities like the Maasai and Kipsigis have recently fought over lan...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to investigate the extent to which technology has been harnessed in the teaching and learning of History at the Ordinary level inGweru urban District. The descriptive survey research design was used in this study. The sample constituted thirty ‘O’Level history pupils, six history teachers, three H.O.Ds and three heads of schools in Gweru urban district. The researcher used questionnaires, interviews and observations for data collection. Data was...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to establish the impact and legacy of the RENAMO war on Chipinge District which is located in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. The issue of landmines scattered around the area, boarded issues as well as the increasing number of refugees and refugee camps in Chipinge prompted this study. The research has looked at the incursions of the Matsanga into Chipinge and their impact on the area which include attack on infrastructure, property and the people. Memories of RE...
ABSTRACT Ethnic conflicts have been witnessed world over; different communities fight each other over territorial boundaries, limited natural resources and political supremacy. This worrying trend disturbs livelihoods, access to social amenities and affects local and international economies. As a limited resource, with cultural and economic value, land has generated inter-ethnic conflicts across the world. In Kenya communities like the Maasai and Kipsigis have recently fought over land and ca...
ABSTRACT The study purports to trace the continuity in the history of the marginalization of former ZPRA combatants paying particular focus to the 1997 vetting process. This endeavor was stimulated by the various vetting exercises have been repeated time and again in which ZPRA veterans have clamored over being constantly sidelined by a system targeted at former ZPRA combatants. The research therefore traces back to the veteran policy shortcomingsof the post Second Chimurenga and how these ...