MSUIR Collection:https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/82024-03-28T20:34:40Z2024-03-28T20:34:40ZWomen in newspaper cartoon straps during the ‘Operation Restore Legacy’ in The NewsDay and The ChronicleVimbai Moreblessing Matizahttps://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/59952024-03-27T09:06:43Z2021-02-15T00:00:00ZTitle: Women in newspaper cartoon straps during the ‘Operation Restore Legacy’ in The NewsDay and The Chronicle
Authors: Vimbai Moreblessing Matiza
Abstract: There is an existing trend of negativity in the portrayal of women through cartoons in local newspapers. This has led to the perpetuation of gender stereotypes against women aimed at demeaning and degrading the social status of women. Cartoons as works of art are expected to reflect on issues as they are happening in the societies. The two newspapers under study are The Chronicle and The News Day which are government owned and private owned respectively. The paper analyses these two newspapers in the manner in which represent women in cartoons and further interrogates circumstances surrounding such portrayal. The period under study is between November 2017 and April 2018. This is the period when Zimbabwe underwent leadership change, after thirty-seven years under one leader. Guided by the Africana womanist perspective the article concludes that women and men are given the same opportunities but if not disciplined women sometimes abuse their position.2021-02-15T00:00:00ZVimbai Moreblessing MatizaArticulation of Women’s Empowerment Through Poetry: A Critical PerspectiveSindile Dlodlohttps://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/59922024-03-27T08:56:03Z2021-02-15T00:00:00ZTitle: Articulation of Women’s Empowerment Through Poetry: A Critical Perspective
Authors: Sindile Dlodlo
Abstract: This is a literary study which analyses poetic works produced by Zimbabwe Women Writers. It seeks to establish the position of women as far as articulation of their emancipation and empowerment is concerned. This is done in the light of the fact that Zimbabwe Women Writers is an organisation which represents both the achievements of women and an arena for women to speak out. The Ndebele anthologyInkondlo (1998) is analysed and in the course of the analysis, Spivak’s (1988) argument of the woman being a subaltern who cannot speak is interrogated. It is the author’s submission that contributions in the anthology Inkondlo actually deconstruct the feminist way of thinking which guides the publisher2021-02-15T00:00:00ZSindile Dlodlo‘Ngena ku Smart’: Implications of Medical Male Circumcision on the Xhosa Custom of Ukusoka in Zimbabwe.Ronard MutusvaSindile Dlodlohttps://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/59882024-03-27T08:45:02Z2021-02-12T00:00:00ZTitle: ‘Ngena ku Smart’: Implications of Medical Male Circumcision on the Xhosa Custom of Ukusoka in Zimbabwe.
Authors: Ronard Mutusva; Sindile Dlodlo
Abstract: This study brings out circumcision dilemmas and conflicts among the Xhosa people of Lortondale area in the Matabeleland North province of Zimbabwe. The problem befell this community immediately after 2009 when Zimbabwe adopted results from Kenya, Uganda and South Africa in Orange farm that circumcision can curb HIV transmission by 60% from female to male and thus attention was given to medical circumcision, which is known as ‘smart’. Family disunity and disintegration are some of the results of conflicts, within some families whose members shunned the traditional practice. Interviews and focus group discussions were employed in gathering primary data for this study. They allowed access to first-hand information from the Xhosa people themselves. On the same note, one of the researchers has worked closely with this community for a year in other HIV/AIDS programs. This counteracted the element of secrecy associated with the subject of circumcision among the Xhosa people which a number of scholars and news reporters fail to tackle and finally produce general results. Finally, a synergy is proposed as a way that restores peace and order in the society under study.2021-02-12T00:00:00ZRonard MutusvaSindile DlodloForging Strong and Purposeful Husband-and-Wife Relations: An Africana Womanist Study of Love in Kireni Zulu’s Songs “Zveimba” and “Ndichakuvaraidza”Charles TemboAllan Magangahttps://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/57162023-06-23T16:46:01Z2022-12-24T00:00:00ZTitle: Forging Strong and Purposeful Husband-and-Wife Relations: An Africana Womanist Study of Love in Kireni Zulu’s Songs “Zveimba” and “Ndichakuvaraidza”
Authors: Charles Tembo; Allan Maganga
Abstract: In many African societies, the relationship between a husband and a wife is a matter of interest to many in the grand scheme of things. Mutual investment between wife and husband is celebrated for the immense value that goes with it, while lack thereof is debilitating. This article comparatively engages Kireni Zulu’s songs “Zveimba” (Marriage issues) and “Ndichakuvaraidza” (I will comfort you). Mutual cooperation between marriage partners is extolled as the magic formula to more humane life conditions born out of love, peace and harmony in the family. On the contrary, a schism is castigated as an impediment to human progress. Critical engagements in this paper are decidedly Africana womanist.2022-12-24T00:00:00ZCharles TemboAllan Maganga