Mkhokheli Sithole

Indigenous knowledge systems and pandemic health resilience

Wilfred Lunga, Charles Musarurwa, Mkhokheli Sithole, Olivia Kunguma et autres

Introduction: Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) have played important roles in community-based health responses across the Global South, yet they remain marginalized in formal health policy during global health crises. This study examined how IKS were mobilized to support respiratory and immune health …

Afrique du Sud, us, Zimbabwe, gb, Botswana (code pays fourni par la source)

From risk to resilience: reimagining DRR education for vulnerable children in South Africa and the SADC region

Wilfred Lunga, Mkhokheli Sithole, Olidia Tanaka Lunga, Zama Mthombeni et autres

Background Children across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) face disproportionate climate vulnerability, with recent studies indicating 2–3 times higher risk exposure than adults. Despite global commitments under the Sendai Framework, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) education remains fragmented, under-resourced, and exclusionary. Fewer …

Afrique du Sud, nl, in, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Framework for integrating climate, peace and security into universities'curriculum in Southern Africa

Gracsious Maviza, Giulia Caroli, Joyce Takaindisa, Joram Tarusarira et autres

The Climate Migration Nexus In Lupane, Zimbabwe: Adapting To Change Or Fleeing A Crisis?

Douglas Nyathi, Joram Ndlovu, Mkhokheli Sithole, Mandlenkosi X Gama

This study explores the impact of climate change on migration decisions in Ward19 of Lupane District, Zimbabwe, using qualitative methods, such as key informantinterviews, focus groups, and in-depth discussions. Findings indicate that increasingclimate variability, especially prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall, and decliningwater resources, …

id, us, Afrique du Sud, Nigéria, Zimbabwe (code pays fourni par la source)

Gendered experiences of fragility and displacement in climate crises: Insights from Chimanimani, Chipinge and Tsholotsho, Zimbabwe

Cornelius Ncube, Thea Synnestvedt, Joyce Takaindisa, Mandlenkosi Maphosa et autres

The overarching objective of this research was to explore the climate, displacement, peace, and security nexus through a gendered lens in the Chimanimani, Chipinge, and Tsholotsho districts in Zimbabwe. Communities in these regions have faced severe climate change impacts, with unique challenges …

Integrating Ubuntu: embedding African philosophy into disaster risk reduction and management

Wilfred Lunga, Mkhokheli Sithole, Charles Musarurwa, Eugene Nawanti Kombaté et autres

Disasters, whether natural, socio-natural, or anthropogenic, are not merely technical challenges but deeply political and cultural phenomena shaped by historical and ideological contexts. In Southern Africa, Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRMM) has long been dominated by global, technocratic frameworks that sideline …

Afrique du Sud, Zimbabwe, Ghana (code pays fourni par la source)

Climate change, fragility and displacement: Exploring the lived experiences and perspectives of displaced and host communities in Chimanimani, Chipinge and Tsholotsho Districts of Zimbabwe

Joseph Makanda, Siyaxola Gadu, Gracsious Maviza, Joyce Takaindisa et autres

Flood risk assessment using GIS and remote sensing in Tsholotsho District, Matabeleland North in Zimbabwe

Musekiwa Innocent. Maruza, Mkhokheli Sithole, Nkosinath Moyo

Floods are one of the most widely distributed hazards globally, and their management is an essential issue of concern among all stakeholders, especially in developing countries. Flooding is one of the most significant natural hazards affecting the Tsholotsho District, causing widespread damage …

Zimbabwe (code pays fourni par la source)

Gendered spaces in natural resource utilisation for sustainable development in rural communities of Zimbabwe

Mkhokheli Sithole, Keith Phiri, Thobekile Masabo

Understanding gendered spaces in natural resource utilisation is critical in correcting gender inequalities in rural landscapes of developing states and thus ensuring sustainable development. This paper, therefore explores gendered spaces in mopane worm and woodland utilisation in Bulilima district of Zimbabwe by …

Zimbabwe, Afrique du Sud, gb (code pays fourni par la source)

Understanding climate smart agriculture and the resilience of smallholder farmers in Umguza district, Zimbabwe

Keith Phiri, Mbongeni Nhliziyo, Simbarashe Innocent Madzivire, Mkhokheli Sithole et autres

Climate smart agriculture has enhanced the viability and sustainability of smallholder farming in Umguza District of Zimbabwe. This study documents how smallholder farmers in Umguza District have responded to the adverse effects of climate change by venturing into small grains production, conservation …

Zimbabwe (code pays fourni par la source)

Impact of climate change on sustainability in semi-arid, rural Africa: Lessons from rural Zimbabwe

Nqobizitha Dube, Mkhokheli Sithole, Thabisani Ngwenya, Tirivanhu Muhwati et autres

This study focuses on the challenges posed by climate change in the pursuit of some of the broad aspirations of African Union Agenda 2063. This study assessed the impact of climate change on the movement towards sustainability by rural African societies using …

Zimbabwe (code pays fourni par la source)

Timber as a Source of Sustainable Development

Buhle Francis, Lerato Nare, Masimba Nyamanhindi, Mkhokheli Sithole