The Shona environmental taboos foster a sustainable use of the environment. Among the
Shona people, an unconscious appreciation of certain 'environmental taboos' informs an …

Modern national and international monetary currencies continue to be the accepted
universal media of exchange globally and, to a large extent, have expanded and displaced …

This paper examines the phenomenon of skin bleaching from a cultural perspective and
argues that Shona proverbs (in Zimbabwe) are part of wise sayings that can be used to …

The paper examines the philosophical principles employed in the Shona traditional court
system. Premised on the theoretical framework of philosophical sagacity and basing on …

This paper argues for the fusion of worthwhile elements of Western and African Traditional
concepts of education in Zimbabwe's National School Curriculum. First, the paper notes that …

The chapter draws from Miranda Fricker's notion of epistemic injustice to argue for the
position that Shona indigenous conceptions of power have been historically and …

The paper explores the history of the relationship between human and nonhuman animals
in Zimbabwe and how her chaotic agrarian reforms that started in the year 2000 have …

The research is rooted in the conceptual framework of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS)
and it explores the sustainability implications of Shona proverbs to behavioral change in the …

In this chapter, I argue that African epistemic liberation can be attained through provision of
space for multiple canons of knowledge. My argument will be supported by a three premises …

This chapter asserts that Africa has the capacity to exploit her capabilities by drawing from
her own knowledge resources, innovation and practices, to achieve sustainability. The …