Search Results - "Journal of Southern African Studies"

Human-Wildlife Conflict, Drought and Chieftainship Illegitimacy in the Zambezi Valley, Northwestern Zimbabwe by Matanzima, Joshua

“…Drawing on five years of intermittent ethnographic work at Kariba, I discuss the impoverishment of the Tonga of Mola chiefdom in the context of escalating…”
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The Noisy Silence of Gukurahundi: Truth, Recognition and Belonging by Alexander, Jocelyn

“…A period of terrible state repression known as 'Gukurahundi' indelibly marked the foundational years of the Zimbabwean nation. The perpetrators of that period…”
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The Return of Resource Nationalism to Southern Africa - Introduction by Caramento, Alexander, Saunders, Richard G., Larmer, Miles

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The Reception of Covid-19 Denialist Propaganda in Tanzania by Macdonald, Robert, Molony, Thomas, Lihiru, Victoria

“…In June 2020, the government of Tanzania declared that Covid-19 had been eradicated from the country. As the figures released by Tanzania's Ministry of Health…”
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In a Class of Its Own? The Origins and Early History of Tennis in the 19th-Century Cape Colony by Cleophas, Francois Johannes

“…This article endeavours to awaken a scholarly interest in the origins and early history of tennis in the city of Cape Town and the Cape Colony more broadly. By…”
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Property Rights and Labour Relations: Explaining the Relative Success of Native Purchase Area Farmers in Southern Rhodesia, 1930-1965 by Green, Erik, Nyandoro, Mark

“…In the 1930s the colonial authorities in Zimbabwe set aside geographical areas where Africans were allowed to purchase land. Despite having private property…”
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Mozambique's Neglected Nationalists in Exile: Retracing Coremo's Relations with the Congolese Government and the FNLA by Passemiers, Lazlo

“…Even though the Mozambique Revolutionary Committee (Coremo) was Mozambique's second largest liberation movement, historians have neglected its role in the…”
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A Leap in the Dark: The Disappearance of Flag Boshielo, Castro Dolo, Victor Ndaba and Bob Zulu in August 1970 by de Visser, Lieneke

“…In August 1970, four senior African National Congress members - Flag Boshielo, Castro Dolo, Victor Ndaba and Bob Zulu - vanished during their clandestine…”
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Fairtrade Wine in South Africa: Does Fairtrade Labelling Guarantee Social Upgrading for Farmworkers? by Bell, Joshua, Matthews, Sally

“…Fairtrade International (FTI) is an international certificatory body that seeks to restructure market relationships to support marginalised producers. In order…”
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The Political Economy of Sugar in Southern Africa - Introduction by Dubb, Alex, Scoones, Ian, Woodhouse, Philip

“…In this introductory paper we review historic and contemporary development of sugar cane production across the southern Africa. We argue that the region's…”
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Resource Nationalism and Political Change: Mine Nationalisation and the 2021 Zambian Election by Musonda, James, Larmer, Miles

“…This article examines the failure of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) government to secure the electoral support of Copperbelt mine communities in the 2021…”
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Social Differentiation and the Politics of Land: Sugar Cane Outgrowing in Kilombero, Tanzania by Sulle, Emmanuel

“…The privatisation of formerly state-owned sugar cane estates and mills in the late 1990s led to the reconfiguration of the ownership structure and production…”
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'Satanbic Stop Stealing Our Money': Zambia Mine Workers' Struggles against Finance by Musonda, James

“…This article explores how Zambian mine workers used the courts and a protest campaign to resist predatory lending by Stanbic Bank. Given that debt repayment…”
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Elite Capture in South Africa's Land Redistribution: The Convergence of Policy Bias, Corrupt Practices and Class Dynamics by Mtero, Farai, Gumede, Nkanyiso, Ramantsima, Katlego

“…Land reforms are an important mechanism for addressing inequalities in society. While addressing South Africa's racialised land inequalities remains crucial,…”
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Racing to Win: Competition and Co-operation between the National Olympic Committee and Public Authorities in the Development of the Botswana Sport System by García, Borja, Meier, Henk Erik, Moustakas, Louis

“…Joining the Olympic Movement provides smaller countries with material and symbolic benefits. The Olympic Games represent a unique symbolic stage for national…”
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Diamonds in the Rough: The ICU's Activism on the Lichtenburg Diamond Diggings, 1927-1931 by Stewart, Laurence

“…This article tracks the involvement of the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) in the strike on the Lichtenburg diamond diggings of June 1928,…”
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'Strange things happen when the lights are low': The South African Night in Drum, 1951-1960 by Fleishman, Zachary

“…South African historians have largely overlooked the night as a frame of historical analysis. This article is an initial attempt to rectify this by exploring…”
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Building Angola: A Political Economy of Infrastructure Contractors in Post-War Angola by Wanda, Fernandes, Oya, Carlos, Monreal, Borja

“…Following the end of the civil war in 2002, Angola entered a period of political stability and economic growth that was sustained until the oil-price crisis…”
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Resource Nationalism in Zimbabwe: Alternative Visions and Policy Realities by Saunders, Richard G., Mlambo, Lyman, Ovadia, Jesse Salah

“…A new wave of resource nationalism washed through southern Africa in the 2000s, driven by rising popular demand for greater local participation in the mining…”
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Cecil Rhodes: Racial Segregation in the Cape Colony and Violence in Zimbabwe by Beinart, William

“…This article focuses on two key questions that have been central in debates following the Rhodes Must Fall protests at the University of Oxford in 2015-16:…”
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