Challenges and opportunities for Zimbabwe’s responses to COVID-19

Mutanda, Darlington

doi:10.1080/23311886.2022.2084890

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“…Furthermore, in the event that they are caught by law enforcement agents without wearing a face mask, interviewees stated that they always pay a bribe to the police and get away with murder (M6, 2022). The fact that the police officers were accepting bribes and allowing those who flouted COVID-19 measures to go scot-free was also reiterated by the General Commissioner of police when he appeared before the Health and Child Care Parliamentary Portfolio Committee in June 2020 (Mutanda, 2022). Non-compliance to face masking is also prevalent in Uganda and they also had to use law enforcement agents to promote compliance (Lubenga, et al 2022).…”

Section: Socio-economic Factors and The Non-compliance Of Face Masksmentioning

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Religion and Health in a COVID-19 Context : Experiences from Zimbabwe

Manyonganise¹

2023

Bible in Africa Studies

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BIAS 36 ist an essays collection that explores the intersection of religion and health in a COVID-19 context specifically focusing on Zimbabwe. With the menace of COVID-19 across cultures, this volume places its focus on this pandemic and how it has reshaped the discourse on the way, religion interfaces with health. The book further examines the ambivalence of religion in shaping attitudes towards health-seeking behaviour as well as influencing responses to pandemics. This book, therefore, makes a valuable contribution to the body of knowledge by offering an incisive analysis of how the pandemic has shaped the way religion has contributed both positively and negatively to the discourse on health in Zimbabwe. Such an analysis is crucial in informing policy on the future relationship between science and religion in public health both during this pandemic as well as in the post-pandemic era and the crises ahead. The book contains contributions by Molly MANYONGANISE (ed.) / Vengesai CHIMININGE / Enna Sukutai GUDHLANGA / Bernard Pindukai HUMBE / Angeline Mavis MADONGONDA / Clemence MAKAMURE / Gift MASENGWE / Peter MASVOTORE / Tawanda MATUTU / Tenson MUYAMBO / Bednicho NYONI / Nomatter SANDE / Jane TENDERE / Lovemore TOGARASEI / Lindah TSARA / Silindiwe ZVINGOWANISEI

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Section: Socio-economic Factors and The Non-compliance Of Face Masksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Religion and Health in a COVID-19 Context : Experiences from Zimbabwe

Manyonganise¹

2023

Bible in Africa Studies

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“…The problems of vulnerable areas are even more frustrating because of tendencies toward self-defeating behavior. Mutanda wrote of the experience in responding to COVID-19 in Zimbabwe, including the challenge presented by Africans that believed they were naturally resistant to the disease [71]. While overoptimism is a typical vulnerability and tends to undermine resilience, it is nevertheless shocking when it appears, and in the damage that it can cause to people and whole societies.…”

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Research Trends in Resilience and Vulnerability Studies

Atkinson

2023

Encyclopedia

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While the definition of resilience is disputed or even fuzzy, due in no small part to the diversity of its applications, the concept generally involves the ability to withstand and bounce back from shocks; vulnerability as a related concept involves the tendency to suffer from shocks, given existing characteristics that may prevent resilient responses. Vulnerabilities put individuals, groups, and societies at greater risk and disadvantage, suggesting a need not only for disaster response and recovery, but mitigation and preparedness. Resilience and vulnerability research has recently focused on the role of government, the COVID-19 pandemic, and flood hazards; topics of interest have also included resilience of rural and urban areas, development and sustainability, and displacement and migration.

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“…On the economic side, the collapse of the economy was visible through the deterioration of the health sector (Mutanda, 2022), the proliferation of roadside informal foreign currency trade and severe hyperinflation (Mawowa & Matongo, 2010), a debilitating brain drain and widespread unemployment (Dansereau, 2005, p. 7; Mlambo, 2006, p. 58). The political crisis had negative effects on the economy since the turn of the new millennium (Masaka, 2013, p. 326).…”

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Performance Arts in Zimbabwe: Setting the Agenda for Peace and Development

Mutanda

2023

Journal of Peacebuilding & Development

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Using purposively selected works of Zimbabwean artists posted on YouTube, and the public comments on this content, this article demonstrates the agenda-setting capabilities of performance artists, particularly those anchored on theatre, music and poetry. It does this by analysing how the artists set the agenda for peace, economic equity, political justice, social harmony and development in Zimbabwe. The paper notes that performance arts have been vital cogs in supporting and strengthening interventions aimed at achieving peace and development in the country. On the other hand, the comments section on social media sites was viewed as a ‘public space’ where people ‘converge’ to share their thoughts on various issues affecting them as raised by artists. Using document analysis and social media for observational data, this article argues that artists are critical in contributing to the peacebuilding discourse in Zimbabwe through putting important governance issues on the public agenda. The onus is on the authorities and other development partners to use this information to address the needs and the plight of the masses as a prerequisite for conflict transformation.

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Challenges and opportunities for Zimbabwe’s responses to COVID-19

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Religion and Health in a COVID-19 Context : Experiences from Zimbabwe

Religion and Health in a COVID-19 Context : Experiences from Zimbabwe

Research Trends in Resilience and Vulnerability Studies

Performance Arts in Zimbabwe: Setting the Agenda for Peace and Development

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