Naming, Identity, Politics and Violence in Zimbabwe

Dzimiri, Patrick; Runhare, Tawanda; Dzimiri, Christina; Mazorodze, Washington

doi:10.1080/0972639x.2014.11886703

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“…Zimbabwe has experienced years of violent conflict since independence. The country's transition to independence was accompanied by ethnic tensions, economic challenges, and political and electoral violence (Dzimiri et al, 2014).…”

Section: The Ward and Village Level Peace Committees In Zimbabwementioning

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Exploration of Local Peace Committees in Community-Based Peacebuilding: Five African Cases

Yorlay

2024

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This paper explores local peace committees (LPCs) as a means of resolving community-based conflicts. I posit that communal harmony can be realized by utilizing local capacity that exists within communities, thus rebuilding fractured and estranged relationships. This article discusses African examples of local peace committees that are seen as effective and necessary peacebuilding structures at local levels. Central to LPCs are three concepts: participation; the need for sustainability; and utilizing local knowledge and skills. LPCs are intended to be inclusive and to involve community members who can work together to rebuild relationships; further, they become valuable instruments that use traditional and local skills to resolve conflicts where their resolution matters the most. Evidence from African cases demonstrates examples of LPCs that prevented communities from degenerating into violence and widespread conflicts. The cases analyzed in this paper are from Burundi, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. I have also examined challenges of instituting LPCs that should be considered and stenciled on one's mental sheet concerning their effectiveness and sustainability.

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Section: The Ward and Village Level Peace Committees In Zimbabwementioning

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Exploration of Local Peace Committees in Community-Based Peacebuilding: Five African Cases

Yorlay

2024

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“…Accordingly, individuals have deep feelings towards their names which influence their personal adjustments and attitude towards self (Boshier, 1968; Seeman, 1980). Therefore, ‘naming is a powerful tool for identity construction’ (Dzimiri et al, 2014, p. 227).…”

Section: Identity Personal Name and Assammentioning

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What is in a Name? The Politics of Name Changing

Kakati¹

2022

Sociological Bulletin

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Various socio-cultural and religious backgrounds influence the naming of an individual. For example, the Hindu belief system shapes the Assamese Hindu’s name in Assam. In contrast, the Islamic belief system shapes Assamese Muslim names, confirming that the personal name of an individual is a significant attribute of identification. It assists in identifying the individual. Equally, it also reveals the bearers’ socio-cultural and religious backgrounds. Therefore, the name directly or indirectly can affect the personal and social life of the individual. As the name can affect the individual’s life, sometimes an individual has to change their name to enjoy social, cultural and political benefits. This article carefully analyses how the name affects the name bearer and why an individual may seek to change his/her name.

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“…In contrast, most African leaders are directly (and in complicit) cruel to their people. For example, Swaziland (current), Zimbabwe (2008) (Dzimiri, Runhare, Dzimiri, & Mazorodze, 2014;Maleka & Shai, 2016). This is an important point that distinguishes African leaders from Western leaders.…”

Section: South Africa's Health Sector: Comparative National Continenmentioning

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[South] Africa’s Health System and Human Rights: A Critical African Perspective

Shai¹,

Ogunnubi²

2018

JEBS

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For more than two decades, 21 st March has been canonised and celebrated among South Africans as Human Rights Day. Earmarked by the newly democratic and inclusive South Africa, it commemorates the Sharpeville and Langa massacres. As history recorded, on the 21 st March 1960, residents of Sharpeville and subsequently, Langa embarked on a peaceful anti-pass campaign led by the African National Congress (ANC) breakaway party, the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC). The pass (also known as dompas) was one of the most despised symbols of apartheid; a system declared internationally as a crime against humanity. In the post-apartheid era, it is expectedthat all South Africans enjoy and celebrate the full extent of their human rights. However, it appears that the envisaged rights are not equally enjoyed by all. This is because widening inequalities in the health-care system, in schooling, and in the lucrative sporting arena have not been amicably and irrevocably resolved. Furthermore, it is still the norm that the most vulnerable of South Africans, especially rural Africans, find it difficult, and sometimes, impossible to access adequate and even essential healthcare services. Central to the possible questions to emerge from this discourse are the following(i) What is the current state of South Africa's health system at the turn of 23 years of its majority rule? (ii) Why is the South African health system still unable to sufficiently deliver the socioeconomic health rights of most South African people? It is against this background that this article uses a critical discourse analysis approach in its broadest form to provide a nuanced Afrocentric assessment of South Africa's human rights record in the health sector since the year 1994. Data for this article is generated through the review of the cauldron of published and unpublished academic, official and popular literature.

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Naming, Identity, Politics and Violence in Zimbabwe

Cited by 22 publications

References 8 publications

Exploration of Local Peace Committees in Community-Based Peacebuilding: Five African Cases

Exploration of Local Peace Committees in Community-Based Peacebuilding: Five African Cases

What is in a Name? The Politics of Name Changing

[South] Africa’s Health System and Human Rights: A Critical African Perspective

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