http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2905 2026-04-15T14:22:15Z 2026-04-15T14:22:15Z Mpofu, Shepherd http://hdl.handle.net/10386/4082 2023-02-11T01:00:11Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ruling from the grave? : the political instrumentalization of Robert Mugabe’s corpse in contemporary Zimbabwean politics Mpofu, Shepherd This qualitative research is a critical analysis of news media reports, political debates, and political and family behaviours to interrogate the centrality of death, corpses, funeral and mortuary rituals in African politics by using the death of Zimbabwe’s former President, Robert Mugabe as a case study. At death, it became clear what a polarizing and yet unifying figure Mugabe was. His dead body became a contested political asset. The paper explores how Mugabe’s family resisted President Mnangagwa’s attempts at gaining control of Mugabe’s dead body for political expediency after he disposed of him in a military coup in 2017. The paper concludes that, true to Mugabe’s wife’s assertions that he will rule Zimbabwe from the grave, Mugabe, as a dead man, caused some considerable political tensions between his family and ruling magnifying the coup architects’ legitimacy challenges and his power in Zimbabwean politics. Journal article published in the Journal of Asian and African studies · September 2022

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z Shai, K.B. Nzewi, O. I Ndaguba, E. A http://hdl.handle.net/10386/3089 2020-09-01T01:00:11Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Financial Imperatives and Constraints towards Funding the SADC Standby Force Shai, K.B.; Nzewi, O. I; Ndaguba, E. A Achievable and viable peace and security efforts in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) have been limited by an over dependence on foreign and international peacekeeping. The aim of this article is to unpack financial imperatives and constraints towards funding the SADC standby force (SADCSF). Through this the article hopes to provide lessons towards a suitable and sustainable funding mechanism aimed at addressing the financial challenges confronting African standby forces in peace operations. In particular, this article focuses on the SADCSF since its establishment in 2007. This article uses information from existing statistical and research data to first, identify existing funding models in international (regional and continental) peace operation and stand-by forces across the globe. Second, using four critical analytical frames (financial viability, the nature of regionalism, fiscal sustainability and economic landscape), the article highlights various implications of a lack of funding mechanism for regional peace and security in Africa. Third, the article shows that the following are critical to find a sustainable funding mechanism for the SADCSF: the financially demanding variable geometric nature of regional integration in Africa; the proliferation of security agencies; the complex nature of terrorism and interventions; the cost of skill acquisition and training of the multidisciplinary personnel; payment of wounded soldiers and contingents and member state tight budget. Based on international experiences and local realities expounded, this article suggests lessons towards building a suitable and sustainable funding mechanism for African peace and security in general, and regional standby forces in particular. Article published in the India Quarterly. vol 74(2) 179–19

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Shai, K.B. Nkuna, V. M http://hdl.handle.net/10386/3088 2020-09-01T01:00:11Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

An exploration of the 2016 violent protests in Vuwani, Limpopo Province of South Africa Shai, K.B.; Nkuna, V. M In the recent past, South Africa have witnessed a wave of community protests which have been attributed to a number of factors. Limpopo Province of South Africa also had a fair share of violent protests in several areas. However, protests in other areas except Vuwani have received limited media coverage, which in turn resulted in scant scholarly attention. This is to say that the community protests in Vuwani and the surrounding areas have dominated the public discourse due to the scale of violence that they produced. Despite this, the causes of the 2016 community protests in Vuwani have not been uniformly understood and this unfortunate development resulted in disastrous interventions by different stakeholders including the government. Based on qualitative research, this de-colonial paper argues that the recent community protests in Vuwani can be well-understood when located within a historical perspective. Article published in the Main India 98 (3-4) : 425-436

2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Shai, Kgothatso B Ndaguba, E. A Nzewi, O. I http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2968 2020-01-15T01:00:13Z 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z

Financial imperatives and constraints towards funding the SADC Standby Force Shai, Kgothatso B; Ndaguba, E. A; Nzewi, O. I Achievable and viable peace and security efforts in Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) have been limited by an over dependence on foreign and international peacekeeping. The aim of this article is to unpack financial imperatives and constraints towards funding the SADC standby force (SADCSF). Through this the article hopes to provide lessons towards a suitable and sustainable funding mechanism aimed at addressing the financial challenges confronting African standby forces in peace operations. In particular, this article focuses on the SADCSF since its establishment in 2007. This article uses information from existing statistical and research data to first, identify existing funding models in international (regional and continental) peace operation and stand-by forces across the globe. Second, using four critical analytical frames (financial viability, the nature of regionalism, fiscal sustainability and economic landscape), the article highlights various implications of a lack of funding mechanism for regional peace and security in Africa. Third, the article shows that the following are critical to find a sustainable funding mechanism for the SADCSF: the financially demanding variable geometric nature of regional integration in Africa; the proliferation of security agencies; the complex nature of terrorism and interventions; the cost of skill acquisition and training of the multidisciplinary personnel; payment of wounded soldiers and contingents and member state tight budget. Based on international experiences and local realities expounded, this article suggests lessons towards building a suitable and sustainable funding mechanism for African peace and security in general, and regional standby forces in particular Article published in the India Quarterly 74(2) 179–196

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