Browsing Research Articles (Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship) by Issue Date

Browsing Research Articles (Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship) by Issue Date

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  • Racism en route : an African perspective 
    Maluleke, Tinyiko Sam (Wiley, 2020-01)
    This article argues that in Africa, the nature and advent of racism has to be traced back to the earliest encounters between Africans and Europeans, including the first seven centuries but especially during the slavery and ...
  • Maarten de Wit 1947–2020 : an appreciation 
    Vale, Peter Christopher Julius (Academy of Science of South Africa, 2020-05)
    No abstract available.
  • Forgiveness and reconciliation in the life and work of Desmond Tutu 
    Maluleke, Tinyiko Sam (Wiley, 2020-11)
    This article explores how mission, forgiveness, and reconciliation have shaped the ministry and work of Desmond Tutu. As much as space permits, it tries to glean the ways in which Tutu has lived out his understanding of ...
  • Taking theory seriously … 
    Vale, Peter Christopher Julius; Mare, Gerhard (Public Affairs Research Institute, 2020-12)
    Some years ago, one of us raised an abstract point with one of the denizens of South Africa’s policy community. The aim was not to expose the issue at hand to the rich array of thinking theoretically that has flourished ...
  • Bundling innovations to transform agri-food systems 
    Barrett, Christopher B.; Benton, Tim G.; Cooper, Karen A.; Fanzo, Jessica; Gandhi, Rikin; Herrero, Mario; James, Steven; Kahn, Mark; Mason-D’Croz, Daniel; Mathys, Alexander; Nelson, Rebecca J.; Shen, Jianbo; Thornton, Philip; Bageant, Elizabeth; Fan, Shenggen; Mude, Andrew G.; Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele; Wood, Stephen (Nature Research, 2020-12)
    Coupling technological advances with sociocultural and policy changes can transform agri-food systems to address pressing climate, economic, environmental, health and social challenges. An international expert panel reports ...
  • Dimensions and corollaries of violence in Zimbabwe’s protected forests 
    Mushonga, Tafadzwa; Matose, Frank (Elsevier, 2020-12)
    The militarisation of conservation is intensifying with increasing need to protect wildlife from poaching. Conservation violence is concomitantly escalating, so is the impetus to understand it. This article engages with ...
  • Evolving patterns of insurgency in Southern and West Africa : refocusing the Boko Haram lens on Mozambique 
    Okunade, Samuel Kehinde; Faluyi, Olumuyiwa Temitope; Matambo, Emmanuel (Routledge, 2021)
    Insurgency has gained prominence in Africa. It is usually associated with marginalisation, poverty, and inequality and often has religious links and bases. Insurgency frequently originates in communities situated along the ...
  • Enhancing the Glopan food systems framework by integrating gender : relevance for women in African agriculture 
    Mkandawire, Elizabeth; Mentz-Coetzee, Melody; Mangheni, Margaret Najjingo; Barusi, Eleonora (MDPI, 2021-07-31)
    Globally, gender inequalities constrain food security, with women often disproportionately affected. Women play a fundamental role in household food and nutrition security. The multiple roles women play in various areas ...
  • Policy considerations for African food systems : towards the United Nations 2021 Food Systems Summit 
    Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele; Mwamakamba, Sithembile N. (MDPI, 2021-08-12)
    Achieving food and nutrition security and ending hunger is a complex and multi-faceted global challenge, which requires urgent attention, particularly in Africa. To eliminate hunger, the continent needs to transition to ...
  • Evaluating factors affecting performance of land reform beneficiaries in South Africa 
    Gandidzanwa, Colleta; Verschoor, Aart Jan; Sacolo, Thabo (MDPI, 2021-08-19)
    The ability of farmers to operate redistributed farms in a profitable and sustainable manner is crucial for both successful integration into agricultural value chains and sustainable production systems. The performance ...
  • COVID-19 pandemic lessons for agri-food systems innovation 
    Barrett, Christopher B.; Fanzo, Jessica; Herrero, Mario; Mason-D’Croz, Daniel; Mathys, Alexander; Thornton, Philip; Wood, Stephen; Benton, Tim G.; Fan, Shenggen; Lawson-Lartego, Late; Nelson, Rebecca; Shen, Jianbo; Sibanda, Lindiwe Majele (IOP Publishing, 2021-09-21)
    The COVID-19 pandemic provides both a warning about agri-food systems’ (AFS) functioning and an accelerator for AFS innovation. It revealed both the increasing frequency of extreme events and structural shortcomings ...
  • Re-imagining resilient food systems in the post-COVID-19 era in Africa 
    May, Julian; Mentz-Coetzee, Melody (MDPI, 2021-09-28)
    The COVID-19 pandemic heightened awareness that serious illness and injury are common and important shocks that result in food insecurity, the loss of livelihoods, and unsustainable coping strategies. These have significant ...
  • The militarisation of conservation and occupational violence in Sikumi Forest Reserve, Zimbabwe 
    Mushonga, Tafadzwa (Medknow Publications, 2021-10)
    Discussions around the militarisation of conservation have largely focused on violence meted out against subsistence and commercial poachers in, and around, protected areas. Overlooked is violence experienced by perpetrators ...
  • Developing a green bond market in Kenya : perspectives from practitioners and lessons from developing markets 
    Magale, Eric Gwandega (Taylor and Francis, 2022)
    Green bonds have recently emerged as a financing instrument with significant potential for funding green projects. However, Kenyan issuers have been slow in issuing green bonds despite there being multiplicity of bankable ...
  • Platform : in theory 
    Vale, Peter Christopher Julius (University of the Free State, 2022)
    No abstract available.
  • Humanitarian crisis in north-eastern Nigeria : responses and sustainable solutions 
    Okunade, Samuel Kehinde; Ogunnubi, Olusola (Wiley, 2022-08)
    Since 2009, the North-Eastern part of Nigeria has been engulfed with the scourge of Boko Haram attacks leading to a severe humanitarian crisis and food insecurity within the region. Studies have shown that in the various ...
  • Interrogating the perceptions of some South Africans towards African migrants 
    Mpofu, Mufaro; Okunade, Samuel Kehinde (Adonis and Abbey Publishers, 2022-09)
    South Africa has witnessed several xenophobic attacks over the years. Many African migrants, both legal and illegal, have been humiliated and killed in violent acts of hatred fuelled by the country's existing socioeconomic ...
  • Measures adopted by indigent mothers in Kilifi County to tackle maternal health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic 
    Ombere, Stephen Okumu; Nyambedha, Erick O.; Haller, Tobias; Merten, Sonja (Women’s Health and Action Research Centre, 2022-12)
    Many sub-Saharan African countries have experienced various challenges that threaten the quality of health services offered to the population. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted access to healthcare services in many countries ...
  • The dynamics of Zimbabwe's sand mining frontier 
    Mushonga, Tafadzwa (Elsevier, 2022-12)
    Sand frontiers all over the world are expanding owing to the growing demand for construction sand. While several scholarly interventions are devoted to accounting for the extensive ecological damage and ways of improving ...
  • Non-adherence to antiretroviral treatment among migrating fishermen in western Kenya’s islands : a rapid qualitative study 
    Ombere, Stephen O.; Nyambedha, Erick Otieno (NISC (Pty) Ltd and Informa UK Limited (trading as Taylor & Francis Group), 2023)
    Fishing communities in many Sub-Saharan African countries are a high-risk population group disproportionately affected by the HIV epidemic. The association of migration with HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa is well ...