ABSTRACT This study is an analysis of auto-biographical narratives reinterpreted as auto-heterobiography to open space to an exploration and interrogation of alterity. Analysis of these narratives operated via postmodernist, postcolonial and philosophical discourses.The problem of narrating traumatized, political and hybrid or cosmopolitan selves was sited as resident in the primordial polytropos of the human experience which exposes narratives as aporetic and incomplete once postured as clos...
ABSTRACT This study investigates the image of the military in Nigerian literature using selected novels of some notable Nigerian writers. It appraises the military in Politics, war and nation-building which are prominent areas where their activities have impacted significantly on the country's development. Though studies on them have been done in political science and sociology. none have addressed their exploration in literature to explicate their depth of character that the Nigerian novel p...
Abstract The history of the Shangwe of Gokwe South District has been discovered by many scholars. Though, my study unloaded the history of the Shangwe people of Gokwe South District mainly on the indigenous knowledge systems and how colonialism and imperialism have affected the Shangwe communities and their IKS. The investigation has shown the effects of the Shangwe displacements by the Rhodesian government and also the effects caused by the immigrants (Madheruka) who came from other regions ...
CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction ….………………………………………..……………………... 1 1.1 Background of the study ………………………………….…………………… 1 1.2 Statement of the research problem ……………………….……………………… 2 1.3 Aim and Objectives ……………………………………….……………………. 2 1.4 Scope and Limitation ……………………………………….…………………… 2 1...
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TABLE OF CONTENT Title page ............................i Approval page .........................ii Dedication ...............................iii Acknowledgment ..........................iv-v Table of content ........................vi-viii Chapter One 1.0 Introduction ..................1 1.1 Background of Study ................4 1.2 Scope and Limitation .....................5 1.3 Significance of Study ......................6 1.4 Statement of the Research Problem ...................6 1.5 Aim...
Abstract In this era of Internet of Things (IoT), new technology innovations are constantly introduced globally however with less developed countries adopting these innovations and ways of doing things at a later stage. This research focuses on one of these innovations which is the use of social media by businesses as an advertising platform for products and services. Various types of businesses in Zimbabwe are embracing this concept of social media advertising but lacking the knowledge on th...
Abstract The loud bangs emitted by Oscar Pistorius’ gun in his apartment on the night of 13 February 2014, set ablaze a social media adoption by nu merous South Africans. This unfortunate incident in which Reeva Steenkamp was murdered set a research in motion. Thousands of South Africans and those beyond flocked on Facebook and Twitter to monitor the progress of the hand of justice, as well as to disc uss their thoughts on what they thought would be a just outcome. It was a repetition of th...
ABSTRACT The study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security in conflict transformation in Africa specifically looking at the case of the DRC armed conflicts and other peace threatening related cases. The study was prompted by the need for Africans to realize that togetherness and cooperation can lead to development in the region. This research was accomplished through qualitative methods of data collection and analysis, namely e-mailed questionn...
ABSTRACT The West and Southern regions of Africa are two parts that have attempted to integrate member countries within their respective regions. Regional integration in these regions of Africa have been facilitated by two hegemons who, like other hegemons, have been driven in their foreign policy pursuits by the determinants of foreign policy. Nigeria and South Africa had been two regional hegemons in the two regions respectively who have motivated integration in various ways. The work exami...
Abstract Child marriages are a form of abuse and a violation of children‟s rights. The media are found at the core of this study as it questions the media‟s watchdog character. The purpose of the study was to find out the role played by The Herald and Newsday in their child marriage reportage, assess how African cultures have perpetuated the practice of child marriages and lastly to discover the intervention strategies that have been put in place to address the situation. The research mad...
ABSTRACT With the increase of people and usage of social media platforms intensification, so does the need for crisis management communication. This research focuses on how ZANU PF uses social media to control its Factional crisis post the Joyce Mujuru eras focusing on Twitter and Facebook as platforms for their public relations response to the political damaging series of events the party experienced from 2015-2016. Additionally, the study looks at how the social media users used Facebook an...
Background to the Study Availability of information resources plays a major role in teaching and learning. For effective teaching to take place information resources must be provided and teachers must have access to various types of resources particularly in their areas of specialization. This will not only broaden their knowledge base but also prepare them ahead of the challenges that may face them in the course of imparting knowledge. A variety of activities that are performed by teachers...
Abstract The main aim of the research is to examine the dynamics of using social media as a source for news in mainstream media. The research will also seek to highlight the potential threat to journalists‟ ethics such as objectivity, bias and fairness as a result of sourcing out information from various social media platforms such as Facebook pages, Twitter, Instagram and Whatsapp. The use of social media as a source for news by mainstream media newspapers especially those operating from t...
ABSTRACT The study examines the mode of emergence and pattern of growth of Zambian prose fiction in English in the decade from 1964-1975, and makes an attempt at identifying the thematic tendencies and analysing the technical approaches of that body of writing. In the period, four full-length novels and several hundred short stories were published. It is upon this body of writing that primary attention is focused in the study. Each chapter takes up a separate aspect of the subject. Chapter On...