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Papers by Felistas R Zi
This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations’ occupationa... more This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations’ occupational incidents into an inventory for use, proactively, to curb unwanted occupational incidents. Among other things, ethical illusions are brought out as pertinent underlying drivers of unconstructive occupational incidents. This documentation presents qualitative findings from mini-focus-group interactions with a collective of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officers from nine Zimbabwean organisations. The OHS officers’ accounts substantiate the prevalence of recurrent unwanted incidents which can be attributed to ethical illusions pitfall. As a mitigation measure, the researchers propose and rationalise harnessing customised institutional experience. This information can then be developed and shared through conventional or virtual sharing platforms. Accordingly, it becomes imperative for employees and OHS officers to volunteer and gather knowledge, respectively, whenever ethical trans...
Social Science Research Network, Jan 14, 2014
The 21st century ushered in a new political phenomenon to Africa: coalition governments. These ar... more The 21st century ushered in a new political phenomenon to Africa: coalition governments. These are formed by different political parties in countries with a history of only one party forming the government. In some cases these coalition governments are a creature of provisions that are not even part of the countries’ constitutions but are created specifically to allow progress. This study analyses this new occurrence in line with Edmund Burke’s political philosophy (1729 – 1797) using interviews and document reviews. Edmund Burke wrote against radical revolutions; defending what is old, what is conventional and what is long established. As such this supports the conservation and continuation of history. This study analysed this philosophy against the coalition governments. The findings place coalition governments as a big yes and a big no to Edmund Burke. Coalition governments’; preserve history on one hand, whilst eroding the very fundamentals that Edmund Burke sought to defend on the other. As a recommendation the researcher put forward that contemporary politics have a lot to learn from history as much as history has to learn from contemporary politics.
International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research, 2022
This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations’ occupationa... more This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations’ occupational incidents into an inventory for use, proactively, to curb unwanted occupational incidents. Among other things, ethical illusions are brought out as pertinent underlying drivers of unconstructive occupational incidents. This documentation presents qualitative findings from mini-focus-group interactions with a collective of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officers from nine Zimbabwean organisations. The OHS officers’ accounts substantiate the prevalence of recurrent unwanted incidents which can be attributed to ethical illusions pitfall. As a mitigation measure, the researchers propose and rationalise harnessing customised institutional experience. This information can then be developed and shared through conventional or virtual sharing platforms. Accordingly, it becomes imperative for employees and OHS officers to volunteer and gather knowledge, respectively, whenever ethical trans...
The paper tested whether Edmund Burke’s philosophy. The aim of the study was to establish his pre... more The paper tested whether Edmund Burke’s philosophy. The aim of the study was to establish his prescriptions’ efficacy in contemporary politics. This was established through documentary reviews, interview most of his ideas as relevant to contemporary politics; they help to explain the negative impacts of revolutions. From studying the ‘Arab Spring’ the paper established that the character of these revolts was consistent with Edmund Bur ideas. An eruption of revolts in one country is likely to have spillover effects other countries. Another key finding is that revolutions do not always deliver. However, strict adherence to these ideas can lead to irrational refusal of improvement. The paper concludes that the ideas need to be rationally applied depending on the situation.
International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences, 2014
The Arab region experienced minor to serious revolts from 18 December 2010. This study sought to ... more The Arab region experienced minor to serious revolts from 18 December 2010. This study sought to establish whether the causes of revolutions identified by Karl Marx are consistent with what prevails in contemporary politics. This entails revisiting Karl Marx's ideas and weighing them against what is obtaining in contemporary politics. The researchers first established points identified by Karl Marx as providing fertile grounds for revolutions through analysing his social class theory. From the population of the Arab region, Syria was purposively chosen as a case study. This was due to the fact that its unique geographical location, history, ethnic, religious complexities and recent events provided a wide spectrum for the purposes of this study. The findings show that, indeed, class struggles, class consciousness, alienation, among other things identified by Karl Marx existed in Syria. These are the conditions that Marx identified as prone to trigger revolutionary spirit. In Syri...
International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2018
This article situates the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Road Entry Point Manageme... more This article situates the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Road Entry Point Management Systems (REPMS) within international supply chain logistics. It exposes the influence of REPMS on the link between movement of goods and optimum supply chain performance. A novel transdisciplinary theoretical framework drawn from supply chain and international relations theories is applied to survey data from respondents at border points that link Zimbabwe to Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. The 345 respondents are international truck drivers and small and medium entrepreneurs. The authors argue that simultaneity of transformation of two-stop border posts to one-stop border posts is required in a logistical corridor. Findings show that failure to do so disrupts supply chain logistics, impedes international trade and hinders regional integration. Conclusions reveal that, inter alia, SADC REPMS are out of sync with non-state actors and international trade facilitation. Recommendations include cultivation of public-private partnerships for REPMS transformation.
International Journal of Gender Studies in Developing Societies, 2020
This paper presents women's nurtured perceptions as possible drawbacks to their progression into ... more This paper presents women's nurtured perceptions as possible drawbacks to their progression into formal system. Findings show that women sometimes hold limiting perceptions on things of economic relevance. This was established by interrogating women's perceptions on value and type of property ownership, business growth and associated risk among other things using netnographic focus group discussions. The major underlying factor, as will be exposed, emerged as cultural factors and socialisation nurturing women into subordination to patriarchal systems. This, to a great extent, confines women to informal sector culminating in poor participation of women in formal economic spheres. In the long-term, unchecked continuation of this informalisation is detrimental as it lays a wrong precedence in which the history being created will be a history of women as 'masters' of informal space. The paper unpacks the formal space, demystify existing perceptions on things of economic relevance and set women on a path leading into a future of participating in the formal sphere.
African Journal of Disability, 2020
This article sought to interrogate some veiled challenges in border management systems affecting ... more This article sought to interrogate some veiled challenges in border management systems affecting PWDs' quest to venture into cross-border entrepreneurship. This angle has, to this end, been timidly addressed as most organisations and legislation have concentrated on making things work for the majority of the populace. Method: Qualitative phenomenological method in which researchers' lived experiences, review of literature, ideas and opinions is complemented by secondary survey data from a road entry point management system study in the Zimbabwean setting. Results: Cross-border entrepreneurship has potential to transform people's lives: 1) road and border management systems' procedural and structural complications present hidden challenges impeding PWDs' entry and optimum participation in cross border entrepreneurship, 2) people with disabilities are not automatically dependents; in fact, most have dependents looking up to the, 30 social construction of disability persists and must be curbed and 4) there is a need to institute a 'stakeholders triad approach'. Conclusion: The existing road entry points' management systems are not informed by considerations from PWDs, hence the existence of hidden challenges. Cross-border entrepreneurship can open significant livelihood avenues to PWDs. A stakeholders 'triadapproach', proposed herein, can solve some of the policy discrepancies as it recommends utilising inputs from PWDs, research and policy-makers.
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2020
The concept of pre-set national budgets is gaining significance worldwide. In pre-setting budgets... more The concept of pre-set national budgets is gaining significance worldwide. In pre-setting budgets, policy-makers recommend budgetary allocations' percentages for certain tasks. In this paper a review of the Abuja Declaration of 2001 in which African Union countries' pledged to allocate at least 15% of annual budget towards improving the health sector is done. By 2010, only one country had implemented the requirement. Several had moved slightly towards the target whilst others had, as if in protest, reduced their health sector allocations. Accordingly, this paper interrogates the pre-set budget phenomenon in the context of standardisation exposing its implications to the legislative role, countries' priorities, among other things with the understanding of universalism and relativism precepts of international human rights law. Findings, point to the erosion of state sovereignty on one side whilst on the other signal the commitment to regularise states' approaches to fundamental drivers of pertinent developmental goals.
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2018
Periods of disturbances leave physical and emotional destructions trails. The realisation that mo... more Periods of disturbances leave physical and emotional destructions trails. The realisation that more needed to be done in such cases culminated in transitional justice philosophy. Using documentary analysis, this discursive paper interrogates the extent to which four major features of transitional justice; prosecutions, truth commissions, reparations and reforms, have been applied in different contexts. The main question revolves on the extent to which the reality ought to conform to the theory on transitional justice. The paper reveals that transitional justice has delivered in some cases whilst failing in others. Reservations to generalised transitional justice are presented. The researcher recommends a customized approach. Radical as it may sound, some things may need to be done the right way whilst others need to be omitted for peace to prevail. There is need for practicality in whatever is done as transitional justice if sustainable peace is to prevail.
International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2018
The supply of goods follows a chain with constituent parts, and the system's performance hinges o... more The supply of goods follows a chain with constituent parts, and the system's performance hinges on each constituent part's performance. In international supply chain and trade facilitation, one critical component is shipping of goods across borders. Border delays are inimical to supply chain efficiency. Modernising information communication technology is a widely hailed solution to easing this problem. In this paper, the importance of marrying hard and soft infrastructure for optimum efficiency is buttressed. This is based on empirical evidence from surveys involving 345 participants on four road entry points to Zimbabwe's territorial borders. Participants are truck drivers and small and medium entrepreneurs. Findings trace the perpetuation of delays, to failure to tie together hard and soft infrastructure components of entry point management systems. This consequently disturbs the supply chain of goods in the Southern African development community. Recommendations are made on how road entry point management systems can be improved, in order to enhance regional integration.
International Journal of Innovation in Education, 2019
The authors present a condensed use of select probability and non-probability sampling methods in... more The authors present a condensed use of select probability and non-probability sampling methods in different sampling levels showing the utility of mixed methods (MM) in finite/infinite and heterogeneous/ homogeneous populations. This is based on a Zimbabwe entry points' survey sampling prototype. Findings uphold the efficacy of both MM and multi-level sampling. The researchers uphold the marriage of methodologies in the MM configuration as permitting effective population coverage giving a sample that equitably captures the uniqueness of the population overcoming any disproportionateness that may be occurring in the sampling frame. The methodology consequently eliminates biases imminent in the coverage of a study area. Recommendations include the idea that researchers can utilise this method to ensure that all the various characteristics in a population are captured in their uniqueness. In the quest to promote innovativeness in education, educators can utilise this initiative as a teaching aid to expose learners to a variety of sampling paradigms ingeniously condensed in one place.
South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2018
The 'clutch-the-ear' concept entails a practical procedure in which children use their hand to cl... more The 'clutch-the-ear' concept entails a practical procedure in which children use their hand to clutch the ear at the opposite side to the hand. This means taking the right hand, over the head, Background: The use of non-conventional methods of measurement is a long-established practice in most societies. Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of non-conventional methods of measurement in the placement of children in schools in general and the 'clutch-the-ear' and get enrolled age measurement practice in particular. To expose the shortfalls of a classroom setup in which age-for-grade enrolment is distorted. Setting: Zimbabwe. Methods: Literature review and researchers experiences. Results: The use of non-conventional methods has both pros and cons. The practice can be hailed for showing the indigenous knowledge systems as giving, to an extent, transparent and accurate maturity prediction ways that require preservation. However, it works perfectly for people of average height while prejudicing the outliers. The immediate conspicuous consequence is the late enrolment of the affected. In the case of the 'clutch-the-ear' and get enrolled measure, findings are discussed below. Conclusion: The use of non-conventional methods of age measurement unobtrusively upsets education quality through facilitating stereotyping, discrimination and age-heterogeneous classes. Researchers propose a 'backward-integration-enrolment' strategy; getting into communities to enrol not to wait for the community to bring children to school. 'Clutch-the-ear' and get enrolled: The antagonistic intrusion of indigenous knowledge systems to the detriment of contemporary educational developments Read online:
COVID-19 Manifestation, Ramifications and Future Prospects for Zimbabwe
Int. J. Logistics Systems and Management, 2018
African Journal of Disability, 2020
Background: Cross-border entrepreneurship is one source of livelihood that is transforming people... more Background: Cross-border entrepreneurship is one source of livelihood that is transforming people’s lives, especially those with limited resources and educational qualifications and those in need of supplementary earnings to complement meagre formal earnings. However, despite strides made to make this avenue worthwhile, this Zimbabwean study shows that hidden hindrances still persist from procedural and structural barriers from road entry point management systems. To people with disabilities (PWDs), the impact of these hidden barriers is severe to the extent of obstructing their optimum progression into cross-border entrepreneurship.
Objectives: This article sought to interrogate some veiled challenges in border management systems affecting PWDs’ quest to venture into cross-border entrepreneurship. This angle has, to this end, been timidly addressed as most organisations and legislation have concentrated on making things work for the majority of the populace.
Method: Qualitative phenomenological method in which researchers’ lived experiences, review of literature, ideas and opinions is complemented by secondary survey data from a road entry point management system study in the Zimbabwean setting.
Results: Cross-border entrepreneurship has potential to transform people’s lives: 1) road and border management systems’ procedural and structural complications present hidden challenges impeding PWDs’ entry and optimum participation in cross border entrepreneurship, 2) people with disabilities are not automatically dependents; in fact, most have dependents looking up to the, 30 social construction of disability persists and must be curbed and 4) there is a need to institute a ‘stakeholders triad approach’.
Conclusion: The existing road entry points’ management systems are not informed by considerations from PWDs, hence the existence of hidden challenges. Cross-border entrepreneurship can open significant livelihood avenues to PWDs. A stakeholders ‘triad-approach’, proposed herein, can solve some of the policy discrepancies as it recommends utilising inputs from PWDs, research and policy-makers.
Int. J. Gender Studies in Developing Societies, 2020
This paper presents women's nurtured perceptions as possible drawbacks to their progression into ... more This paper presents women's nurtured perceptions as possible drawbacks to their progression into formal system. Findings show that women sometimes hold limiting perceptions on things of economic relevance. This was established by interrogating women's perceptions on value and type of property ownership, business growth and associated risk among other things using netnographic focus group discussions. The major underlying factor, as will be exposed, emerged as cultural factors and socialisation nurturing women into subordination to patriarchal systems. This, to a great extent, confines women to informal sector culminating in poor participation of women in formal economic spheres. In the long-term, unchecked continuation of this informalisation is detrimental as it lays a wrong precedence in which the history being created will be a history of women as 'masters' of informal space. The paper unpacks the formal space, demystify existing perceptions on things of economic relevance and set women on a path leading into a future of participating in the formal sphere.
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2020
The concept of pre-set national budgets is gaining significance worldwide. In pre-setting budgets... more The concept of pre-set national budgets is gaining significance worldwide. In pre-setting budgets, policy-makers recommend budgetary allocations' percentages for certain tasks. In this paper a review of the Abuja Declaration of 2001 in which African Union countries' pledged to allocate at least 15% of annual budget towards improving the health sector is done. By 2010, only one country had implemented the requirement. Several had moved slightly towards the target whilst others had, as if in protest, reduced their health sector allocations. Accordingly, this paper interrogates the pre-set budget phenomenon in the context of standardisation exposing its implications to the legislative role, countries' priorities, among other things with the understanding of universalism and relativism precepts of international human rights law. Findings, point to the erosion of state sovereignty on one side whilst on the other signal the commitment to regularise states' approaches to fundamental drivers of pertinent developmental goals.
Facta Universitatis, Series: Working and Living Environmental Protection , 2019
This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations' occupationa... more This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations' occupational incidents into an inventory for use, proactively, to curb unwanted occupational incidents. Among other things, ethical illusions are brought out as pertinent underlying drivers of unconstructive occupational incidents. This documentation presents qualitative findings from mini-focus-group interactions with a collective of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officers from nine Zimbabwean organisations. The OHS officers' accounts substantiate the prevalence of recurrent unwanted incidents which can be attributed to ethical illusions pitfall. As a mitigation measure, the researchers propose and rationalise harnessing customised institutional experience. This information can then be developed and shared through conventional or virtual sharing platforms. Accordingly, it becomes imperative for employees and OHS officers to volunteer and gather knowledge, respectively, whenever ethical transgressions, unwanted occupational incidents, and occupational accidents occur. This can help organisations to build learning material for all to avoid recurrence of similar pitfalls.
This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations’ occupationa... more This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations’ occupational incidents into an inventory for use, proactively, to curb unwanted occupational incidents. Among other things, ethical illusions are brought out as pertinent underlying drivers of unconstructive occupational incidents. This documentation presents qualitative findings from mini-focus-group interactions with a collective of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officers from nine Zimbabwean organisations. The OHS officers’ accounts substantiate the prevalence of recurrent unwanted incidents which can be attributed to ethical illusions pitfall. As a mitigation measure, the researchers propose and rationalise harnessing customised institutional experience. This information can then be developed and shared through conventional or virtual sharing platforms. Accordingly, it becomes imperative for employees and OHS officers to volunteer and gather knowledge, respectively, whenever ethical trans...
Social Science Research Network, Jan 14, 2014
The 21st century ushered in a new political phenomenon to Africa: coalition governments. These ar... more The 21st century ushered in a new political phenomenon to Africa: coalition governments. These are formed by different political parties in countries with a history of only one party forming the government. In some cases these coalition governments are a creature of provisions that are not even part of the countries’ constitutions but are created specifically to allow progress. This study analyses this new occurrence in line with Edmund Burke’s political philosophy (1729 – 1797) using interviews and document reviews. Edmund Burke wrote against radical revolutions; defending what is old, what is conventional and what is long established. As such this supports the conservation and continuation of history. This study analysed this philosophy against the coalition governments. The findings place coalition governments as a big yes and a big no to Edmund Burke. Coalition governments’; preserve history on one hand, whilst eroding the very fundamentals that Edmund Burke sought to defend on the other. As a recommendation the researcher put forward that contemporary politics have a lot to learn from history as much as history has to learn from contemporary politics.
International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research, 2022
This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations’ occupationa... more This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations’ occupational incidents into an inventory for use, proactively, to curb unwanted occupational incidents. Among other things, ethical illusions are brought out as pertinent underlying drivers of unconstructive occupational incidents. This documentation presents qualitative findings from mini-focus-group interactions with a collective of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officers from nine Zimbabwean organisations. The OHS officers’ accounts substantiate the prevalence of recurrent unwanted incidents which can be attributed to ethical illusions pitfall. As a mitigation measure, the researchers propose and rationalise harnessing customised institutional experience. This information can then be developed and shared through conventional or virtual sharing platforms. Accordingly, it becomes imperative for employees and OHS officers to volunteer and gather knowledge, respectively, whenever ethical trans...
The paper tested whether Edmund Burke’s philosophy. The aim of the study was to establish his pre... more The paper tested whether Edmund Burke’s philosophy. The aim of the study was to establish his prescriptions’ efficacy in contemporary politics. This was established through documentary reviews, interview most of his ideas as relevant to contemporary politics; they help to explain the negative impacts of revolutions. From studying the ‘Arab Spring’ the paper established that the character of these revolts was consistent with Edmund Bur ideas. An eruption of revolts in one country is likely to have spillover effects other countries. Another key finding is that revolutions do not always deliver. However, strict adherence to these ideas can lead to irrational refusal of improvement. The paper concludes that the ideas need to be rationally applied depending on the situation.
International Journal of Physical and Social Sciences, 2014
The Arab region experienced minor to serious revolts from 18 December 2010. This study sought to ... more The Arab region experienced minor to serious revolts from 18 December 2010. This study sought to establish whether the causes of revolutions identified by Karl Marx are consistent with what prevails in contemporary politics. This entails revisiting Karl Marx's ideas and weighing them against what is obtaining in contemporary politics. The researchers first established points identified by Karl Marx as providing fertile grounds for revolutions through analysing his social class theory. From the population of the Arab region, Syria was purposively chosen as a case study. This was due to the fact that its unique geographical location, history, ethnic, religious complexities and recent events provided a wide spectrum for the purposes of this study. The findings show that, indeed, class struggles, class consciousness, alienation, among other things identified by Karl Marx existed in Syria. These are the conditions that Marx identified as prone to trigger revolutionary spirit. In Syri...
International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2018
This article situates the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Road Entry Point Manageme... more This article situates the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Road Entry Point Management Systems (REPMS) within international supply chain logistics. It exposes the influence of REPMS on the link between movement of goods and optimum supply chain performance. A novel transdisciplinary theoretical framework drawn from supply chain and international relations theories is applied to survey data from respondents at border points that link Zimbabwe to Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. The 345 respondents are international truck drivers and small and medium entrepreneurs. The authors argue that simultaneity of transformation of two-stop border posts to one-stop border posts is required in a logistical corridor. Findings show that failure to do so disrupts supply chain logistics, impedes international trade and hinders regional integration. Conclusions reveal that, inter alia, SADC REPMS are out of sync with non-state actors and international trade facilitation. Recommendations include cultivation of public-private partnerships for REPMS transformation.
International Journal of Gender Studies in Developing Societies, 2020
This paper presents women's nurtured perceptions as possible drawbacks to their progression into ... more This paper presents women's nurtured perceptions as possible drawbacks to their progression into formal system. Findings show that women sometimes hold limiting perceptions on things of economic relevance. This was established by interrogating women's perceptions on value and type of property ownership, business growth and associated risk among other things using netnographic focus group discussions. The major underlying factor, as will be exposed, emerged as cultural factors and socialisation nurturing women into subordination to patriarchal systems. This, to a great extent, confines women to informal sector culminating in poor participation of women in formal economic spheres. In the long-term, unchecked continuation of this informalisation is detrimental as it lays a wrong precedence in which the history being created will be a history of women as 'masters' of informal space. The paper unpacks the formal space, demystify existing perceptions on things of economic relevance and set women on a path leading into a future of participating in the formal sphere.
African Journal of Disability, 2020
This article sought to interrogate some veiled challenges in border management systems affecting ... more This article sought to interrogate some veiled challenges in border management systems affecting PWDs' quest to venture into cross-border entrepreneurship. This angle has, to this end, been timidly addressed as most organisations and legislation have concentrated on making things work for the majority of the populace. Method: Qualitative phenomenological method in which researchers' lived experiences, review of literature, ideas and opinions is complemented by secondary survey data from a road entry point management system study in the Zimbabwean setting. Results: Cross-border entrepreneurship has potential to transform people's lives: 1) road and border management systems' procedural and structural complications present hidden challenges impeding PWDs' entry and optimum participation in cross border entrepreneurship, 2) people with disabilities are not automatically dependents; in fact, most have dependents looking up to the, 30 social construction of disability persists and must be curbed and 4) there is a need to institute a 'stakeholders triad approach'. Conclusion: The existing road entry points' management systems are not informed by considerations from PWDs, hence the existence of hidden challenges. Cross-border entrepreneurship can open significant livelihood avenues to PWDs. A stakeholders 'triadapproach', proposed herein, can solve some of the policy discrepancies as it recommends utilising inputs from PWDs, research and policy-makers.
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2020
The concept of pre-set national budgets is gaining significance worldwide. In pre-setting budgets... more The concept of pre-set national budgets is gaining significance worldwide. In pre-setting budgets, policy-makers recommend budgetary allocations' percentages for certain tasks. In this paper a review of the Abuja Declaration of 2001 in which African Union countries' pledged to allocate at least 15% of annual budget towards improving the health sector is done. By 2010, only one country had implemented the requirement. Several had moved slightly towards the target whilst others had, as if in protest, reduced their health sector allocations. Accordingly, this paper interrogates the pre-set budget phenomenon in the context of standardisation exposing its implications to the legislative role, countries' priorities, among other things with the understanding of universalism and relativism precepts of international human rights law. Findings, point to the erosion of state sovereignty on one side whilst on the other signal the commitment to regularise states' approaches to fundamental drivers of pertinent developmental goals.
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2018
Periods of disturbances leave physical and emotional destructions trails. The realisation that mo... more Periods of disturbances leave physical and emotional destructions trails. The realisation that more needed to be done in such cases culminated in transitional justice philosophy. Using documentary analysis, this discursive paper interrogates the extent to which four major features of transitional justice; prosecutions, truth commissions, reparations and reforms, have been applied in different contexts. The main question revolves on the extent to which the reality ought to conform to the theory on transitional justice. The paper reveals that transitional justice has delivered in some cases whilst failing in others. Reservations to generalised transitional justice are presented. The researcher recommends a customized approach. Radical as it may sound, some things may need to be done the right way whilst others need to be omitted for peace to prevail. There is need for practicality in whatever is done as transitional justice if sustainable peace is to prevail.
International Journal of Logistics Systems and Management, 2018
The supply of goods follows a chain with constituent parts, and the system's performance hinges o... more The supply of goods follows a chain with constituent parts, and the system's performance hinges on each constituent part's performance. In international supply chain and trade facilitation, one critical component is shipping of goods across borders. Border delays are inimical to supply chain efficiency. Modernising information communication technology is a widely hailed solution to easing this problem. In this paper, the importance of marrying hard and soft infrastructure for optimum efficiency is buttressed. This is based on empirical evidence from surveys involving 345 participants on four road entry points to Zimbabwe's territorial borders. Participants are truck drivers and small and medium entrepreneurs. Findings trace the perpetuation of delays, to failure to tie together hard and soft infrastructure components of entry point management systems. This consequently disturbs the supply chain of goods in the Southern African development community. Recommendations are made on how road entry point management systems can be improved, in order to enhance regional integration.
International Journal of Innovation in Education, 2019
The authors present a condensed use of select probability and non-probability sampling methods in... more The authors present a condensed use of select probability and non-probability sampling methods in different sampling levels showing the utility of mixed methods (MM) in finite/infinite and heterogeneous/ homogeneous populations. This is based on a Zimbabwe entry points' survey sampling prototype. Findings uphold the efficacy of both MM and multi-level sampling. The researchers uphold the marriage of methodologies in the MM configuration as permitting effective population coverage giving a sample that equitably captures the uniqueness of the population overcoming any disproportionateness that may be occurring in the sampling frame. The methodology consequently eliminates biases imminent in the coverage of a study area. Recommendations include the idea that researchers can utilise this method to ensure that all the various characteristics in a population are captured in their uniqueness. In the quest to promote innovativeness in education, educators can utilise this initiative as a teaching aid to expose learners to a variety of sampling paradigms ingeniously condensed in one place.
South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2018
The 'clutch-the-ear' concept entails a practical procedure in which children use their hand to cl... more The 'clutch-the-ear' concept entails a practical procedure in which children use their hand to clutch the ear at the opposite side to the hand. This means taking the right hand, over the head, Background: The use of non-conventional methods of measurement is a long-established practice in most societies. Aim: To investigate the effectiveness of non-conventional methods of measurement in the placement of children in schools in general and the 'clutch-the-ear' and get enrolled age measurement practice in particular. To expose the shortfalls of a classroom setup in which age-for-grade enrolment is distorted. Setting: Zimbabwe. Methods: Literature review and researchers experiences. Results: The use of non-conventional methods has both pros and cons. The practice can be hailed for showing the indigenous knowledge systems as giving, to an extent, transparent and accurate maturity prediction ways that require preservation. However, it works perfectly for people of average height while prejudicing the outliers. The immediate conspicuous consequence is the late enrolment of the affected. In the case of the 'clutch-the-ear' and get enrolled measure, findings are discussed below. Conclusion: The use of non-conventional methods of age measurement unobtrusively upsets education quality through facilitating stereotyping, discrimination and age-heterogeneous classes. Researchers propose a 'backward-integration-enrolment' strategy; getting into communities to enrol not to wait for the community to bring children to school. 'Clutch-the-ear' and get enrolled: The antagonistic intrusion of indigenous knowledge systems to the detriment of contemporary educational developments Read online:
COVID-19 Manifestation, Ramifications and Future Prospects for Zimbabwe
Int. J. Logistics Systems and Management, 2018
African Journal of Disability, 2020
Background: Cross-border entrepreneurship is one source of livelihood that is transforming people... more Background: Cross-border entrepreneurship is one source of livelihood that is transforming people’s lives, especially those with limited resources and educational qualifications and those in need of supplementary earnings to complement meagre formal earnings. However, despite strides made to make this avenue worthwhile, this Zimbabwean study shows that hidden hindrances still persist from procedural and structural barriers from road entry point management systems. To people with disabilities (PWDs), the impact of these hidden barriers is severe to the extent of obstructing their optimum progression into cross-border entrepreneurship.
Objectives: This article sought to interrogate some veiled challenges in border management systems affecting PWDs’ quest to venture into cross-border entrepreneurship. This angle has, to this end, been timidly addressed as most organisations and legislation have concentrated on making things work for the majority of the populace.
Method: Qualitative phenomenological method in which researchers’ lived experiences, review of literature, ideas and opinions is complemented by secondary survey data from a road entry point management system study in the Zimbabwean setting.
Results: Cross-border entrepreneurship has potential to transform people’s lives: 1) road and border management systems’ procedural and structural complications present hidden challenges impeding PWDs’ entry and optimum participation in cross border entrepreneurship, 2) people with disabilities are not automatically dependents; in fact, most have dependents looking up to the, 30 social construction of disability persists and must be curbed and 4) there is a need to institute a ‘stakeholders triad approach’.
Conclusion: The existing road entry points’ management systems are not informed by considerations from PWDs, hence the existence of hidden challenges. Cross-border entrepreneurship can open significant livelihood avenues to PWDs. A stakeholders ‘triad-approach’, proposed herein, can solve some of the policy discrepancies as it recommends utilising inputs from PWDs, research and policy-makers.
Int. J. Gender Studies in Developing Societies, 2020
This paper presents women's nurtured perceptions as possible drawbacks to their progression into ... more This paper presents women's nurtured perceptions as possible drawbacks to their progression into formal system. Findings show that women sometimes hold limiting perceptions on things of economic relevance. This was established by interrogating women's perceptions on value and type of property ownership, business growth and associated risk among other things using netnographic focus group discussions. The major underlying factor, as will be exposed, emerged as cultural factors and socialisation nurturing women into subordination to patriarchal systems. This, to a great extent, confines women to informal sector culminating in poor participation of women in formal economic spheres. In the long-term, unchecked continuation of this informalisation is detrimental as it lays a wrong precedence in which the history being created will be a history of women as 'masters' of informal space. The paper unpacks the formal space, demystify existing perceptions on things of economic relevance and set women on a path leading into a future of participating in the formal sphere.
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, 2020
The concept of pre-set national budgets is gaining significance worldwide. In pre-setting budgets... more The concept of pre-set national budgets is gaining significance worldwide. In pre-setting budgets, policy-makers recommend budgetary allocations' percentages for certain tasks. In this paper a review of the Abuja Declaration of 2001 in which African Union countries' pledged to allocate at least 15% of annual budget towards improving the health sector is done. By 2010, only one country had implemented the requirement. Several had moved slightly towards the target whilst others had, as if in protest, reduced their health sector allocations. Accordingly, this paper interrogates the pre-set budget phenomenon in the context of standardisation exposing its implications to the legislative role, countries' priorities, among other things with the understanding of universalism and relativism precepts of international human rights law. Findings, point to the erosion of state sovereignty on one side whilst on the other signal the commitment to regularise states' approaches to fundamental drivers of pertinent developmental goals.
Facta Universitatis, Series: Working and Living Environmental Protection , 2019
This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations' occupationa... more This paper illustrates the helpfulness of collecting intelligence from organisations' occupational incidents into an inventory for use, proactively, to curb unwanted occupational incidents. Among other things, ethical illusions are brought out as pertinent underlying drivers of unconstructive occupational incidents. This documentation presents qualitative findings from mini-focus-group interactions with a collective of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) officers from nine Zimbabwean organisations. The OHS officers' accounts substantiate the prevalence of recurrent unwanted incidents which can be attributed to ethical illusions pitfall. As a mitigation measure, the researchers propose and rationalise harnessing customised institutional experience. This information can then be developed and shared through conventional or virtual sharing platforms. Accordingly, it becomes imperative for employees and OHS officers to volunteer and gather knowledge, respectively, whenever ethical transgressions, unwanted occupational incidents, and occupational accidents occur. This can help organisations to build learning material for all to avoid recurrence of similar pitfalls.
Adonis Abbey, 2019
For all known border related challenges, various initiatives have been rolled out across the worl... more For all known border related challenges, various initiatives have been
rolled out across the world with varying degrees of success. It is against
that background that this chapter seeks to present some of the initiatives
being used in various parts of the world. This chapter does not aim to
recommend these initiatives to any country. The aim is to expose
policymakers to what others are doing. This can serve as their learning
and reference tool. In the opinion of the authors, there are times when
local policymakers seem to be surrendering the occurrence of some
incidents to fate. These are times when, from the scholars’ point of view,
policymakers’ deportment shows that some problems do not have
solutions. Whilst policymakers will be saying, ‘we are looking into it,’
evidence on the ground will be showing that they are thinking, ‘this
problem does not have a solution’. This demonstrates a clear case of lack
of innovation spirit and risk-taking which should be part of solution
hunting. Such is the case with most border related challenges in less developed countries. On a lot of forums, as evidenced by various newspaper reports, issues of smuggling, human trafficking, transit fraud,
border delays and counterproductive demurrage are presented as
undesirable things that are, inevitably, part of every border system.
Policymakers seem to accept these problems as part and parcel of normal
border operations. It is no wonder why at every World Trade
Organisation (WTO) meeting the issue of trade facilitation is always a
hot one between more-developed and less-developed countries. Less developed countries are seen to be going against the core principles of
WTO on trade. In some circles corruption by customs official has been
christened ‘facilitation fee’. It has become an acceptable ‘token’ paid in
order to hasten the clearance process. This is a sign of desperation in its
extreme sense as even business people get to incorporate such unjustified
expenses into their cost of doing business plans.
However, some countries have made significant strides in eliminating
and reducing most border related challenges by continuously
transforming their BMS. The secret to their success lies evidently in
research, adaptability, responsiveness and sincerity in tackling border
related challenges..........