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The Southern African Development Community Treaty-Nexus: National Constitutions, Citizens’ Sovereignty, Communication, and Awareness, edited by Korwa Gombe Adar, Dorothy Mpabanga, Kebapetse Lotshwao, Thekiso Molokwane, and Norbert Musekiwa International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Siphumelele Duma
Published in International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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The African Turn in Thought International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Siphamandla Zondi
Published in International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (Vol. 18, No. 2, 2023)
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Out of Quatro: From Exile to Exoneration, by Luthando Dyasop International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Luvuyo Zantsi
Published in International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (Vol. 18, No. 2, 2023)
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How Mauritius Became Africa's Avant-Garde in Sustaining Peace International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Gwinyayi A. Dzinesa
This article investigates how Mauritius has been successful in sustaining peace since 2010. The Mauritian government's inclusive economic development and social security policies to combat poverty ...
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“Tell No Lies and Claim No Easy Victories”: A Review of Amilcar Cabral: The Life of a Reluctant Nationalist, by Antonio Tomas International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Masilo Lepuru
Published in International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (Vol. 18, No. 2, 2023)
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Lembede's Afrika for the Afrikans and the Azanian Tradition Today: A Comparative Analysis of Two Forms of Afrikan Nationalism in “South Africa” International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Masilo Lepuru
The role of the missionaries in the conquest of Afrika has led to the emergence of “Afrikan liberalism” and its idea of Afrika. Christianity and European miseducation as instruments of epistemicide...
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Is Ifá Divination Girded by Logic? A Case for Ezumezu Logic International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-08-04 Babajide Olugbenga Dasaolu, Emmanuel Ofuasia, Sunday Layi Oladipupo
Several criteria for what constitutes African philosophy have been offered by different African and non-African scholars. For Jonathan Chimakonam (Ezumezu: A System of Logic for African Philosophy ...
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African Thought and Western (European) Misconception: An Afrocentric Paradigm International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-06-23 Mogomme Alpheus Masoga, Allucia Lulu Shokane
The present study is a critical examination of a model of African thought in which Afrocentricity as a theory is employed. During both pre-colonial and colonial times, people from the West (Europe)...
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From the Africa of Yesterday to the Africa of Tomorrow International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-04-03 Editor-in-Chief Siphamandla Zondi
Published in International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (Vol. 18, No. 1, 2023)
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South Africa and India: A Perspective on Post-Apartheid Diplomatic Relations, by Bobby J. Moroe International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-04-03 Kenneth Wyne Mutuma
Published in International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (Vol. 18, No. 1, 2023)
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A Rose by Any Other Name? On the Mistitling of Tembeka Ngcukaitobi’s Land Matters: South Africa’s Failed Land Reforms and the Road Ahead International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-03-24 Masilo Lepuru
Published in International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (Vol. 18, No. 1, 2023)
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In Search of Authentic Personhood: An Existentialist Reading of Femi Osofisan’s Tẹgọnni: An African Antigone International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Babalola Joseph Balogun
Abstract The symbiotic relationship between philosophy and literature has a long history stretching back to the ancient Greek period. This perhaps is largely because these branches of knowledge share a common disciplinary boundary within the area of humanism. With the return to humanism by some contemporary movements in philosophy, this relationship has taken a methodological bent in which philosophical
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Understanding Turkish Soft Power in Africa: The Deepening of Kenya-Türkiye Relations 2000–2022 International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Felix Shihundu
Abstract Türkiye has become an assertive player in soft power politics since Joseph Nye coined the term and its subsequent adoption by leaders as a coherent external relations strategy. Focusing on Africa from the beginning of 2000, Türkiye has built its structures of influence and steadily expanded its persuasion on the continent. The wielding of Türkiye’s soft power in Africa is yet to receive sufficient
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Towards an Intellectual Adwa, the Isandlwana of Today International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-11-25 Editor-in-Chief Siphamandla Zondi
Published in International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (Vol. 17, No. 2, 2022)
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Constructing a New Worldview: A Collection of Essays Reflecting on a Rapidly Changing World, by Anton M. Pillay International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-11-25 Koffi M. Kouakou
Published in International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity (Vol. 17, No. 2, 2022)
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Party Politics and Local Democracy: The ANC in South Africa’s Cape Winelands International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-10-31 Luvuyo Zantsi
Abstract The post-apartheid government in South Africa has provided increased opportunities for public participation at the local government level. Local party politics tend to bedevil these local participatory processes. This paper discusses ANC party politics and how they impact on public participation. It draws on a case study of five municipalities in the Cape Winelands District of the Western
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Perceptions of Ectogenesis among Prominent African and Western Feminists International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-10-27 Babajide Olugbenga Dasaolu, Emmanuel Ofuasia, Ibiyemi Sheriff Olasunkanmi
Abstract Medical and technological breakthroughs opened the way for ectogenesis as a way of carrying to full term foetuses that would otherwise have been lost to death. Subsequently, most Western feminists have found in ectogenesis a plausible tool for combating patriarchy. Hence, some Western feminist scholars have recently started questioning the essence of natural birth and whether it is even necessary
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The Politics of Palm Oil and Ecology Towards Poverty Alleviation in Rumonge District, Burundi: Challenges and Prospects International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-10-26 Nzokizwa Benoit
Abstract Although palm oil production and commoditisation has grown tremendously over the years, issues of deforestation, exploitation of locals, limited access to palm oil markets, administrative costs, land rights, and continued loss of natural capital (ecological resources) continue to obscure its contribution to sustainable development in rural areas. Amid these tensions, smallholder farming enterprises
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Nation-Building in Madagascar: The Place and Role of Fihavanana in the Reconciliation Process International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-10-24 Frank Lekaba
Abstract This article argues that SADC (the Southern African Development Community) and local role players in Madagascar missed the opportunity to use the notion of fihavanana in the country’s reconciliation process. Literature on Madagascar’s post-2009 instability predominantly deals with the successes and failures of SADC’s mediation. Less focus is placed on how fihavanana can serve as a political
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Unmasking the Whiteness of Development Discourse International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Pumlani Majavu
Abstract A careful reading of the literature reveals that the significance of race in development discourse is something that is hardly mentioned or discussed. In response to this gap in the literature, this article firstly builds on and contributes to the available literature—albeit scarce—that critically analyses the significance of race in development. Secondly, the article argues that the absence
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The Influence of Frames of Reference in Understanding Covid-19 in Zimbabwe International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-10-20 Ashton Mudzingiri, Hugh Mangeya
Abstract The study unpacks some of the frames of reference that people use to explain and understand Covid-19 in Zimbabwe. The study used a qualitative research approach to explore participants’ frames of reference. A phenomenological research design was adopted. Purposive sampling was used to select research participants, whilst two online focus group discussions were held. Data were collected through
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A Reflection on the Nexus between South African Land Reform Struggles and the Unresolved National Question International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-08-12 Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba, Adeoye O. Akinola
Abstract The post-apartheid South African government continues to struggle with its transformation posture, including the quest to redress the racially based land inequalities that have plagued the country since its colonial past. The Covid-19 pandemic, the 2015 #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall movements, and the July 2021 #FreeZuma violence have highlighted both the fragility and the resilience of
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Africanisation and Community-Based Water Resource Governance International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Evans Shoko, Maheshvari Naidu
Abstract To optimise water as a “vehicle” for development, strategies are necessary that are appropriate in a situated African setting. On the one hand, many African scholars advocate public governance that is rooted in African philosophy and culture. This type of governance is viewed as potentially capable of employing indigenous knowledge systems that are familiar to African people and local communities
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The Role of Regional Organisations in Peacebuilding: The Case of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-06-28 Anslem Wongibeh Adunimay
Abstract This article aims to examine the role of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) in peacebuilding in the Great Lakes Region (GLR) by focusing on its conflict transformation approach to peacebuilding. The region is made up of a complex network of political and economic resources that have had tremendous effects on peace and security. The region has experienced many atrocities
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Mozambique’s Forever Wars: Can the Military Affairs Commission, Christian Council, and Islamic Council Be Key Players in Building a National Peace Architecture? International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Gwinyayi Albert Dzinesa
Abstract Mozambique has suffered two major conflicts in the past decade: localised intermittent armed conflict between the government and the Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) movement between 2013 and 2019 and violent extremism (VE) in the gas-rich northern Cabo Delgado province since 2017. In the former, violence mainly manifested itself in direct physical and structural terms, while the latter
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Rethinking the State in Africa: Perceptions of Nigerians on State Formation, State-Building, and a Negotiated Social Contract in the Nigerian Case International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Christopher Isike, Olusola Olasupo
Abstract The colonial disruption of organic state formation in Africa through the imposition of an alien state system adversely influenced state-building in the continent with consequences for good governance, belonging, and development in its holistic sense. Looking at the case of Nigeria, the adverse manifestations of the postcolonial state are signposted in the prevalent high level of insecurity
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Le Re Le Ma-Afrika, Baena Ma-Africa Tena? The unAfrikan Policing Tactics Used During the COVID-19 Lockdown in South Africa International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-03-25 Mpho Matlala, Macdonald Nkhasho Ryke Rammala
Abstract This paper examined the brutal tactics used by security forces in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa. Key questions raised relate to the philosophical (dis)connectedness of their actions. The paper posits that the way in which some police and soldiers conducted themselves in black communities is reminiscent of colonial-apartheid hermeneutics. Their conduct, devoid of Ubuntu
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“Staged Dilemma”: Hidden Political Intents in Ghana’s Botched Referendum of 2019 International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-03-25 Matthew Sabbi
Abstract The cancellation of Ghana’s 2019 referendum provoked a public furore after depriving citizens of the promised constitutional right to affect the recruitment of district mayors. The consequent recriminations between the opposition and the incumbent effectively focused on the content of the poll, especially a vicious infiltration of party politics into the municipal councils. Drawing on multiple
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Learning from Indigenous Communities: The Case of Esihlengeni in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-03-25 Nompumelelo Zodwa Radebe
Abstract Indigenous communities have preserved knowledges that can address modern challenges. However, these knowledges are often misunderstood and misinterpreted because of the Western methods that are employed when indigenous communities are studied. It is in this context that we can appreciate the call to decolonise these methodologies. This article discusses experiences from the field to show other
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The Contemporary South African Artist as Global Citizen International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-03-17 Bernadette Van Haute
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African Agency for Development: Progress, Contradictions, and Complexities in the Era of Globalisation International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Theresa Moyo,Annie Barbara Chikwanha
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Classifying Soils: Points of Convergence in Indigenous Knowledge Engagement with Scientific Epistemologies International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2022-02-25 Oluwatoyin Dare Kolawole,Garrick Wayne Cooper
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Legislative Framework for Civil Society in Zimbabwe’s “Second Republic”: A Sociological Review International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-11-29 Itai Kabonga,Kwashirai Zvokuomba,Enock Musara
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Indigenising and Africanising South Africa's Approaches to Curbing COVID-19 in South Africa: An Integrated Approach International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-11-08 Joseph Makanda,Emmanuel Matambo
South Africa‘s declaration of a state of pandemic on 27 March 2020 to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has elicited debates on the impact of government's policy responses, such as national lockdowns, on the economy of the country. Some pundits support lockdown measures by arguing that they save many lives. Others acknowledge the efficacy of lockdowns in combating the spread
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The Unfolding of the Intellectual Activist: An African Philosophical Perspective International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-07-03 Ompha Tshikhudo Malima
Abstract Writing from an African and philosophical position, we argue that intellectual activists require an unfoldment, because they have been hindered by different factors such as co-option and exile. The African philosophy of ubuntu, particularly its epistemic dimension, is used as the basis for unfoldment. We depart from the justified but extremely combative critique of (neo)colonialism, and posit
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In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-07-03 Anton M. Pillay,Chris Landsberg
In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power is an essential text for understanding geopolitics shaped by American hegemony. A professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Alfred W. McCoy has produced a well-researched book that often reads like a good detective novel instead of a serious historical structural analysis of the rise and fall of empires
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A Theory of Indigenous Entrepreneurship in the Modern African State: The Case of South Africa and Zimbabwe International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-07-03 Ndivhuho Tshikovhi
Abstract It is argued in this article that many modern-day African states share a set of characteristics in their political ideology and economic doctrines which stem from a shared history of colonialism and forms of foreign occupation and subjugation of indigenous peoples. Policies such as black economic empowerment (BEE) in South Africa and indigenisation and economic empowerment (IEE) in Zimbabwe
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Inkatha neButho: Linguistically Situating Ubuntu and Its Theorisation International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-07-03 Siseko H. Kumalo
I come to the reading of Ubuntu for Warriors by Colin Chasi as a native speaker of the isiZulu language and an Indigene of South Africa, who appreciates the challenges inaugurated by the arbitrary borders instituted on the continent by colonial greed and imposition. Moreover, I come to this book plagued by anxiety, owing to the disclaimer given below. On a theoretical level, I often am confronted by
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The Asymmetry, Disparity, Inconsistency, and Double Standards of Global Coloniality: The Case of Libya in 2011 International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-07-03 Chidochashe Nyere,Siphamandla Zondi
Abstract The article analyses the Arab Spring protests that started in Tunisia in 2010 and spread into more than thirteen other countries across two continents. Of the more than thirteen countries affected by the Arab Spring, only four countries are analysed: Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, and Libya. The principal objectives of this article are threefold. Firstly, the article critically explores the reasons
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The Political History of Military-Induced Conflict and Instability in Lesotho and Its Economic and Developmental Implications International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-07-03 Moorosi Leshoele
Abstract The military has for a long time been used to crush dissent and to silence and stifle democratic principles in Lesotho. This small enclave country (fully surrounded by South Africa) has had, since 1966, a history of political instability, mainly triggered by skewed civil-military relations. This has impacted negatively on its economic growth and development. The central argument of this article
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A Stubborn Culture? Zimbabwean Migrants and the Quest for a Decent Burial during the Covid-19 Pandemic International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-07-03 Chipo Hungwe
Abstract The rise in deaths due to the combined effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and other communicable and non-communicable diseases has made it difficult for Zimbabweans to dignify death and offer decent burials to the deceased. Funeral parlours and other players in the death industry have become overwhelmed. This article explains the behaviour of Zimbabweans in the diaspora who continue to repatriate
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Small-Scale Agriculture, Land Reform, and Government Support in South Africa: Identifying Moral Hazard, Opportunistic Behaviour, and Adverse Selection International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-07-03 Siphe Zantsi,Stephen Mulanda,Lunathi Hlakanyane
Abstract In the post-apartheid era, agricultural support has been focused on small-scale farmers. Although the support manifests through an array of initiatives, the largest expenditure is on land reform and the Comprehensive Agricultural Support Programme (CASP). However, the impact has been minimal, with few farmers benefiting. This systematic literature review study argues that the design of the
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Gendered Finance and Economic Opportunities in SADC Communities: An Overview of Challenges and Prospects International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-07-03 Tinuade Adekunbi Ojo
Abstract Southern African Development Community (SADC) economies have tried to enable access for women and girls to finance and gender equality within their constitutional rights, yet the effort seems futile. Women in the SADC region are currently creating opportunities to claim their space through liberal models of solidifying collectives on economic fronts. However, SADC communities still have a
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State–Civil Society Relations in Zimbabwe’s “Second Republic” International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Itai Kabonga,Kwashirai Zvokuomba
Abstract The greater part of Robert Mugabe’s reign was characterised by attempts to silence and curtail civil activism. His rule crystallised in the banning of civil society organisations (CSOs) and wanton arrests of CSO representatives. The fall of Mugabe marked the genesis of the “Second Republic”, led by President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Euphoria gripped Zimbabweans as the new president promised a significant
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Digital Elections and the Problem of Liquid Trust in the Kenyan Electoral Management Institution International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 George Katete
Abstract This article is inspired by studies on digital trust at the workplace. The article seeks to bridge the gap created by the lack of explanations in academic studies and theorising on why, even though elections can be held in African countries using technology and digital tools, the outcomes continue to be contested, as in the past. Blame is laid on the electoral institution, the people running
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Lekgotla and Idiomatic Expressions in Traditional Dispute Resolution: The Case of Makapanstad, North West Province, South Africa International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Macdonald Nkhasho Ryke Rammala
Abstract The importance of traditional dispute resolution is embedded in the culture of a people. Idiomatic expressions seek to harmonise the process of lekgotla and to heal the families involved in disputes. As a cultural system and a process that is different from the Western courts, lekgotla relies heavily on the use of idiomatic expressions as important guidelines and tenets that are utilised to
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The United Nations, the Political Economy of International Organisations, and Managing Self-Determination Struggles in Africa International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Okechukwu Marcellus Ikeanyibe,Chuka E. Ugwu,Ifeoma Florence Nzekwe,Josephine Obioji
Abstract Self-determination campaigns remain a critical cause of ethno-linguistic conflicts and resultant humanitarian crises in many countries in Africa and other parts of the world. While the United Nations (UN), its agencies, and the international community at large are ever ready to intervene in humanitarian crises arising from self-determination conflicts, it has remained difficult to adopt criteria
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Understanding the Conflict in Libya: Strategic Options and Pathways International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Daniel Chigudu
Abstract The conflict in Libya is a product of controversial and complex developmental issues; events in local politics have been influenced strongly and propelled by factors that are both exogenous and endogenous. On April 4, 2019, General Khalifa Haftar ordered the Libyan National Army to launch an offensive and subdue Tripoli. This triggered the Government of National Accord (GNA) to mobilise its
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Settlerism, Liberation, and Neo-liberalism: Narratives and the Dialectics of Resource Redistribution in Post-Colonial Zimbabwe International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Langton Makuwerere Dube
Abstract The article explores the cardinal role that narratives, ideas, and discourses play as reference points to guide policy traction and trajectory. The study focuses on the interplay amongst the settler, liberation, and neo-liberal narratives as they informed the political economy of post-colonial Zimbabwe. Because the agency of these narratives memorialises race, privilege, native subalternism
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The Reality of Youth Unemployment and Unsuitable Development Models in the Global South: Evidence from Morocco International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Omar Ben Haman
Abstract This article draws on the existing literature to critically analyse the issue of youth unemployment in Morocco. The author argues that youth unemployment policy has to be understood in the context of neoliberalism and its austerity policies, as youth unemployment can never be overcome while the state keeps decreasing public expenditure and privatising public resources. And more importantly
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Decolonising the Discourse on Resilience International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Charles Amo-Agyemang
Abstract This article presents a discursive critique of the Eurocentric paradigms of knowledge production that characterise much of the underlying logics in the age of neoliberal discourses on resilience, pointing out important areas not given sufficient attention. In particular, it highlights the limits of the modernist ontology of resilience, whereby extremely “vulnerable” African communities are
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A Critical Perspective on James Cone and US Black Liberation Theology: Exploring the Greatest Debate for Global Africana Religions That Never Happened International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Daudi Ajani ya Azibo
Abstract There is an important debate which never took place among United States Black Liberation Theology (BLT) practitioners, including James Cone: about whether or not Black Liberation Theology should continue to be delimited in canon to that handed down from the lineage initiated by Constantine versus developing canon from historical and cultural deep thought of African civiliations. In this article
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In Memory of Patrice Emery Lumumba: His Speech at the Proclamation of the DRC’s Independence—A Systematic Reflection International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Jean-Marie Kuzituka Did’ho
Abstract The improvised speech of Patrice Emery Lumumba on June 30, 1960, the day the Democratic Republic of Congo gained its independence from Belgium, was criticised by Western media as being unwise and ungrateful towards the so-called civilising mission of Belgium in the Congo. Yet it was acclaimed by many Pan-Africanists and black power movements. In this article, the author systematically observes
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Rethinking Pan-Africanism: The Quest for Supra-State Formation and Authentic Development in Africa International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Thomas Adino Taye
Abstract Pan-African ideology assisted African people to realise political independence and achieve national sovereignty in the time of colonialism. From 1900 to 1960, Pan-African ideology brought a dramatic change in the social, political, and cultural lives of African people and black diasporans who were living in Europe and North America. Pan-African ideology resolved the cultural and political
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Ezumezu: A System of Logic for African Philosophy and Studies International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2021-01-02 Emmanuel Ofuasia
In 2019, Jonathan Chimakonam offered his ground-breaking and intellectually provoking work on African logic, Ezumezu: A System of Logic for African Philosophy and Studies. The fundamental aim of this publication is to showcase an Africa-inspired logic system that can mediate thought, theory, and method for Africa and which is viable in other climes as well. By this, the author seeks to propose an alternative
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Black Panther: (De)criminalising (Dis)abilities in Reimagining Africa International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2020-07-02 Viwe Ndayi
Abstract This article considers the representation of disability as a criminalised un- African identity in the film Black Panther (directed by Ryan Coogler, 2018). Relying heavily on centuries of differentiation and the hierarchical ordering of bodies “that matter”, the film represents bodies as sites of writing and reading the politics of being and belonging in a future African society. Mass media
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Routledge Handbook of Pan-Africanism International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Pub Date : 2020-07-02 Simphiwe Sesanti