https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/757 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:25:36 GMT 2026-04-08T08:25:36Z https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6556 Title: Negotiating identity through music in Zimbabwe: Interrogating some selected Nambya music Authors: Mpinami Lindani Audrey; Sipeyiye, Macloud Abstract: The Nambya music speaks to the socio-cultural identity of the Nambya people yet it has been jettisoned in music discourse in Zimbabwe. The article critically engages with selected song texts of the previously marginalised ethnic minority to glean the musicians’ use of their indigenous language voices to negotiate issues of identity. The article is qualitative and interpretive, grounded in the constructionist strand of Afrocentricity. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and a review of relevant literature. The findings established that the musicians deploy their voices in communicating beliefs and values of the Nambya people amid many challenges affecting postcolonial societies. Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6556 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z Mpinami Lindani Audrey Sipeyiye, Macloud https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6399 Title: An onomastics survey of contemporary Zimbabwe’s Musical Arts Industry: Unpacking selected Dancehall, Urban Grooves and Afro-jazz musicians’ stage names. Authors: Tendai Owen Chikara Abstract: This study relies on broad semantic theory to understand names in the Zimbabwe music scene. The paper operates on Saussurean thinking that words are carriers of meaning. Another position the paper holds is that names and the naming ritual are never neutral affairs as names reflect ideas of who a person is thought or who they think themselves to be. The paper notes that names and naming practices in the Zimbabwean music industry are motivated and associated with a number of factors such as tradition (totemism), current developments in the cultural arts, body size and type; gender and there is are a lot of power dynamics at play in the naming process. Wed, 10 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6399 2024-07-10T00:00:00Z Tendai Owen Chikara https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6040 Title: Stance in the Academic Writing of Zimbabwean Students Using English as a Second Language Authors: Tendai Owen Chikara; Nhlahla Landa; Cekiso Madoda Abstract: Undergraduate learners writing in English as a Second language have to deal with a two-pronged challenge- expressing themselves in a second language and adjusting to the writing conventions characteristic of university. One challenge students face when writing at university level relates to the need to show where they stand in relation to some of the facts they present in their academic papers, a practice known as stance- taking. The present research explored the writing of undergraduate learners from a variety of academic disciplines at a single university (Solusi University) to establish how they deployed stance while operating in a second language. Data was gathered through collection and subsequent analysis of essays from students in five faculties at Solusi University. Purposive stratified sampling was used to select the essays that were used for analysis. The sampling ensured that all the faculties were represented in the data used as the corpus of the study. In addition, the researcher ensured that the different study levels were equally represented in the final sample. The deployment of stance in academic papers demonstrates an appreciation and engagement with material which is not superficial but such is only possible where learners would have understood the language in use. The present research argues that learners do not take stance because they have not really comprehended material presented in a second language and they may not be positioned to write in a manner that is acceptable in the genre. This paper thus suggests that English as a Second language users ought to be taught to write in a manner that is acceptable in the 'academic writing' genre. Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6040 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z Tendai Owen Chikara Nhlahla Landa Cekiso Madoda https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6004 Title: Approaches to embedding indigenous knowledge systems in Made in Africa Evaluations Authors: Nedson Pophiwa; Umali Saidi Abstract: Background: In this article, the authors make a case for weaving indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) with monitoring and evaluation of interventions targeted at communities on the African continent. Current efforts do not make explicit reference to indigenous knowledge in Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE). Indigenous knowledge systems are implied as the defining aspect of MAE, being called upon to be fused with existing evaluation systems and practices in order to enhance evaluation in African communities. Objective: To call for enrichment of the MAE in setting the agenda and bring agency to evaluation practices in Africa against centuries of unsustainable developmental practices that continue to underdevelop the continent. Method: This article explores aspects of IKS which challenge Western hegemonic epistemologies in evaluation approaches and practices in Africa. Results: It is argued that associations such as African Evaluation Association (AfrEA) should strive to become knowledge hubs which pursue the mission to re-project and reposition Africa within the existing continuum of global knowledge. Conclusion: The article makes several recommendations for fusing IKS with MAE in a bid to bring the African voice to the fore in evaluations. Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/6004 2022-08-30T00:00:00Z Nedson Pophiwa Umali Saidi