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Vereniger en opheffer: die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Rhodesië (1890 - 2007)
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2011)
In the missionary and church history of Rhodesia (present day Zimbabwe)
the Dutch Reformed church did not concentrate exclusively on the unity
of the local Afrikaner community, but also played a pivotal role in the
upliftment ...
Navigating the hills and voluntary confinement: Magweja and the socio-economic and political negotiation for space in the diamond mining landscape of Chiadzwa in Zimbabwe, 2006-2009.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2012)
This article focuses on the socio-economic and political experiences of the artisanal diamond miners and the various communities within the hills of Chiadzwa situated in the Marange area of Manicaland Province in Zimbabwe. ...
"Wees jouself": Afrikaner kultuurorganisasies in Rhodesië (1934-1980).
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2013)
The problem of minority groups in host countries to preserve their
culture is a world-wide phenomenon. In the history of Southern Africa the
Afrikaners fundamentally experienced the same obstacles and restrictions
concerning ...
Economic nationalism amid ethnic disharmony in postcolonial Zimbabwe (1980-2013): a case of Matabeleland Provinces
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)
The colonial legacy of uneven economic development in Zimbabwe and the use of such constructs as ‘Mashonaland’, ‘Matabeleland’ and ‘Manicaland’ have remained substantially unaltered under the post-colonial government. Those ...
Kalanga culture and the nature of resistance against the Native Land Husbandry Act of 1951 in colonial Zimbabwe
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)
In this article the nature of resistance to the implementation of the Native Land Husbandry Act of 1951 (NLHA), popularly known as amagandiya in Bulilimamangwe, in colonial Zimbabwe is explored. It looks at two Kalanga ...
Estate farming and Ndau people’s displacement from Zimbabwe into Mozambique, c.1940-2010
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2021)
This article focuses on the development of plantation farming close to the Zimbabwe-Mozambique border and its effects on the Ndau people. Colonial incursions on the Zimbabwe/Mozambique border areas resulted in the development ...
The Vhambedzi origin and the expansion of Zimbabwe stone building tradition south of the Vhembe River
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2021)
The Vhambedzi clan is one of the earlier Vhavenda sibs that settled south of the Limpopo (Vhembe) River before the arrival of the Masingo group that later conquered and subjugated them. The Masingo is the ruling elite of ...
Decolonising urban space: observations from history in urban planning in Ruwa town, Zimbabwe, 1986-2015
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)
This article calls for a shift of attention from the colonial urban planning methods to a focus on the post-colonial planning methods being adopted in new towns such as Ruwa. The core of the studies on urban planning in ...
The politicisation of health in Zimbabwe: the case of the cholera epidemic, August 2008-March 2009
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2018)
In this article the case of the August 2008 to March 2009 cholera epidemic is used to examine the intersections between health and politics in Zimbabwe. The focus is on the different narratives deployed by the mainstream ...