Global Capital's 21st Century Repositioning

Yaya Fonye Odette

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What happens at the interface between Afrocentricity and COVID-19 is cause for wonder in a world that is anxious to short circuit global solidarity by trampling Pan-Africanism. Revolutions, including the Fourth Industrial Revolution, are rarely contextualised within the framework of Pan-Africanism and Afrocentricity even when they are celebrated as beneficial to the world. Interfacing Afrocentricity, COVID-19, Pan-Africanism and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, this book teases out the profound challenges of the 21st century. Calling for African solutions premised on African solidarity, the book critically engages the contemporary technological solutionism and technological evangelism that undergirds the Fourth Industrial Revolution and efforts to find vaccines for COVID-19. Unflinchingly interrogating these issues, the book is useful for scholars and activists in education, African languages, sociology, social anthropology, political science, history, religious studies, development studies, communication, medical sciences and legal studies.

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• Publié par: Langaa RPCIG
• Date de parution: 11 mars 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• EAN13: 9789956551460
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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beneficial to the world. Interfacing Afrocentricity, COVID-19, Pan-Africanism and the

undergirds the Fourth Industrial Revolution and efforts to find vaccines for COVID-19. Unflinchingly interrogating these issues, the book is useful for scholars and activists in

Global Capital’s 21st Century Repositioning Between COVID-19 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Africa

Edited by Rewai Makamani, Artwell Nhemachena & Oliver Mtapuri

Global Capital’s 21st Century Repositioning: Between COVID-19 and the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Africa Edited by Rewai Makamani, Artwell Nhemachena & Oliver Mtapuri L a ng a a R esea rch & P u blishing CIG Mankon, Bamenda

Publisher: LangaaRPCIG Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group P.O. Box 902 Mankon Bamenda North West Region Cameroon [e-mail] www.langaa-rpcig.net Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective [e-mail] www.africanbookscollective.com

ISBN-10: 9956-551-80-5

ISBN-13: 978-9956-551-80-4 ©Rewai Makamani, Artwell Nhemachena & Oliver Mtapuri 2021 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or be stored in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher

About the Authors Rewai Makamaniis Associate Professor, Head of Department, and former Associate Dean: Research and Innovation at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), and a Research Fellow of the University of South Africa (UNISA). He has taught at the University of Zimbabwe among others. He holds a PhD degree from UNISA (AFL: Specializing in Applied Linguistics and Communication) and a Master of Arts in African Languages and Literature, Master of Arts in Language for Specific Purposes, Bachelor of Arts Honours and Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Zimbabwe including a number of professional qualifications. He has supervised and examined students’ research projects in Language, Literature and Communication. He has published book chapters and articles in peer reviewed journals. His research interests are in Text Linguistics, Critical Discourse Analysis of land, cultural, courtroom, parliamentary, media and healthcare communication discourses. Artwell Nhemachenaholds a PhD in Social Anthropology, MSc in Sociology and Social Anthropology, BSc Honours Degree in Sociology. In addition to having a good mix of social science and law courses in his undergraduate studies, he also has a Certificate in Law and a Diploma in Education. He has lectured in Zimbabwe before pursuing his PhD studies in South Africa. His current areas of research interest are Knowledge Studies; Development Studies; Environment; Resilience; Food Security and Food Sovereignty; Industrial Sociology; Agnotology, Sociology and Social Anthropology of Conflict and Peace; Transformation; Sociology and Social Anthropology of Science and Technology Studies, Democracy and Governance; Relational Ontologies; Decoloniality and Anthropological/Sociological Jurisprudence. He has published over 80 book chapters and journal articles in accredited and peer-reviewed platforms. He has also published over eighteen books in accredited and peer reviewed platforms. At the University of Namibia, he chairs the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Seminar Series on Researching, Writing and Publishing. Artwell Nhemachena is also a Research Fellow in the College of Humanities of the University of South Africa. He has also been appointed a visiting Professor at Kobe University, Japan.

Oliver Mtapuriis a Professor in Development Studies at the School of Built Environment and Development in the College of Humanities, University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa. Oliver is also the Interim South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) chair in Applied Poverty Reduction Assessment, funded by the National Research Foundation (Grant no. 71220) and the Department of Science and Innovation.His areas of research interest include poverty, inequality, redistribution, public employment programmes, community-based tourism, research methodologies, climate change and project management. Christopher Chikandiwahis PhD (Leadership Studies) obtained from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, MBA (Operations, Entrepreneurship & Innovation) from WHU (Germany), M.Com (Business Economics) from the University of Fort Hare, as well as the Bachelor of Business Studies (Hons) from the University of Zimbabwe. He is a Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the Graduate School of Business and Leadership, University of KwaZulu-Natal. He also taught Purchasing and Operations Management at the University of Fort Hare. Dr Chikandiwa has vast experience and research interest in supply chain management, operations research, project management, project planning, real options analysis, innovation management and entrepreneurship. Anthony Chirimuutaholds an M.Phil. in Curriculum Policy, Planning and Management from Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa, an M.Ed. in (Physics) from the University of Zimbabwe, a B.Ed. in Physics from the University of Zimbabwe and a Certificate in Education, majoring in Biology, Chemistry and Physics, from the University of Zimbabwe. He has published papers and chapters in refereed platforms. Above all he has written a book entitledSystematic Approach to Curriculum Planning: Curriculum Planning, Implementation, Evaluation and Quality Control.His research interests are in the interface of Indigenous Knowledge systems, Science and Technology.

Chipo Chirimuuta holds a PhD from The University of South Africa (UNISA), an MA in African Languages and Literature degree from the University of Zimbabwe, a BA Special Honours degree in

African Languages from the University of Zimbabwe, a BA general degree (majoring in English, Ndebele, and History) from the University of Zimbabwe, a Post-Graduate Diploma in Media and Society Studies from the Midlands State University and a Post- Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Zimbabwe. She is an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Culture and Heritage Studies at the Zimbabwe Open University. Her research work is centred on indigenous knowledge systems, indigenous languages, culture and gender, culture and heritage, language and the media vis-à-vis their contribution to the development of the people’s understanding of themselves, their historical experience, and their spaces on the global world as well as their self-identity.

Aaron Rwodziholds a PhD in History. He is currently a lecturer in the Department of History under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Catholic University of Zimbabwe. His areas of research interest include political and social history, democracy, ethnicity, and culture. Edmore Dubeholds a PhD and he is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Great Zimbabwe University. His research interests are in the areas of religion, health and justice resonating with the common good, and mediated by religio-cultural processes. His publications include,The Great Zimbabwe Monuments and Challenges in African Heritage Management;and Enhancing Human Flourishing: Reflections on the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops’ Conference as an Enduring Prophetic Voice (1957-2017), both published by African Sun Media;The Search for Justice and Peace: Reflections on the Jambanja Discourse as an Articulation of Justice Foreshadowing Peace published byRoutledge;The Ass-load: A Symbolic Re-appraisal of the Bible and Gender Troubles in Africa,published by the University of Bamberg Press; andZimbabwe Land Tenure Impact on Development and Justice Deliverypublished by Langaa.His current chapter onInclusive contextual approach in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, which observes the communitarian nature of African health systems and African solutions to African problems, falls perfectly into the general schema. Enna Sukutai Gudhlangaholds a holds a Doctor of Literature and Philosophy in African Languages from the University of South Africa. She is an Associate Professor and Chairperson of the

Department of Languages and Literature at Zimbabwe Open University. Her research interests are gender in literary and cultural studies. Enna holds certificates in Gender Mainstreaming from OSSREA, CODESRIA and UNIDEP. She is also a research fellow at the University of South Africa and is a rising star of the Circle of the Concerned African Women Theologians. Enna is interested in the study of Africa and the development of its literatures, cultures, and world outlooks. Her main concern is the ultimate self-definition and complete mastery of the African people’s own life. Enna has consistently researched and published on gender and literature. Her publications include:Gender, Politics and Land Use in Zimbabwe, 1980- 2012 (Dakar: CODESRIA, 2015). She has presented papers on gender issues at many international conferences and been awarded research grants by several organisations to research on gender issues in Zimbabwe. Enna is also interested in socio-linguistic issues like democracy, language rights, planning and policy. Angeline Mavis Madongondaa holder of a Master of Arts is degree in English and is a senior lecturer in the Department of Languages and Literature at the Zimbabwe Open University. Currently she is the Programme Leader for the Bachelor of Arts in English and Communication Studies. She is an accomplished researcher and academic and she has authored a number of journal articles which include “‘Knock Knock Knock’ The paradox of the Music genre and Serious Discourse in HIV and AIDS Communication” (2019) inAfrican Journal of Rhetoricand “Surviving a rabid economy: The current cash crisis and its threat to security and governance in the monetary sector in Zimbabwe” (2019) inJournal Africa Development,with E S Gudhlanga. Her research interests include Postcolonial Studies, Corpus Linguistics and Ecocriticism. Her current research focus is on marginalised voices in both traditional and contemporary writings in Zimbabwe and Africa. Angeline is a doctoral candidate at the Zimbabwe Open University. Hatikanganwi Mapudziholds a PhD in Communication from the University of Fort Hare, Postgraduate Diploma in Media Management and the Master of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies, both from Rhodes University. She has also successfully completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education with the Namibia University of Science and Technology. She is a lecturer in the Department of Communication, Faculty of Human Sciences at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. She teaches various

courses which include Research Methods, Gender Studies, Advertising and Public Relations. She also supervises postgraduate students in the Department of Communication. Her research interests are in the areas of journalism, ICTs and democracy, higher education in the fourth industrial revolution, health communication, indigenous languages, as well as gender issues. She is also a member of the Professional Editors’ Guild. Collin Kamalizeniis an educationist and researcher in Business and sociology and is involved in the field of gender equality and advocates against gender-based violence. He has also researched extensively on the role of women leadership in public enterprises, earning a PhD in Business Administration and gender from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Collin has also been actively involved in educational leadership helping out young female leaders to courageously enter into the male dominated managerial and leadership positions. He also holds an MBA, focusing on strategic planning and management and a Bachelor’s degree majoring in Economics and Education. Ntandokazulu Siwelaa Master’s in Development Studies holds from the University of Fort Hare, where her thesis focused on curriculum relevance to societal needs. A member of the Public Relations Institute of South Africa, she started her career as a Sports Journalist for the Beats Magazine and later became the magazine’s editor. She also worked as the Alumni Relations Officer for the University of Fort Hare, a role that saw her doing a lot of research to ensure the publishing ofThe Fort Harianmagazine. Further, she was involved in research across countries to enable the university to set up Alumni chapters in various provinces and countries. She has tutored at the University of Fort Hare in various Communications related subjects. She also lectured at the MSC college where she taught Public Relations, Business Communication, Research Methods, Marketing, Office Secretarial Techniques and HIV/Counselling. Miss Siwela has a passion for research and her interests include communication for development, health communication, the use of ICTs for development, Advertising, and the role of religion in community development. Memory Muteerigraduated with a PhD in Communications from the North West University, a Master of Media Studies from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa. Currently, she is a freelance communication Consultant and Researcher. She has

previously worked as a Research Monitor for Regional Mixed Migration Secretariat (RMMS), carrying out interviews with adult and child migrants along the southern Africa route. She was a Tutor in the Department of Communication, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and a Communication and Marketing Coordinator for the Community Veterinary Clinic in Port Elizabeth. Her research focuses on ICTs and Social Media. Peter Masvotoreis an ordained Minister of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe and a part time tutor with the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU). He has published articles in peer reviewed journals, wrote books and presented papers at international Conferences. Cantact number [phone] email [e-mail] Rumbidzai E. Makamania teacher. She holds a Masters’ in is Education (Adult Education) Degree, Bachelor of Adult Education Honours from the University of South Africa, Bachelor of Education (Special Needs) Degree from Great Zimbabwe University, Executive Certificate in Strategic HIV/AIDS Project Management from the University of Zimbabwe, and a Diploma in Education. Her research interest are vested in education matters in schools and issues of the vulnerable societies. Susan Shamaoma Katowaholds a Master of Education Degree in Curriculum Studies and Honours Bachelor of Education with Specialisation in Inclusive Education. Her current writing is an expression of the emerging 4IR and wreaked havoc of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the education system. She is passionate about knowledge sharing which prompts her interest in conducting educational research. Ndinaani Mwashitaa PhD candidate with the University of is South Africa (UNISA). She obtained an Honours degree in Teaching and Learning from North West University (South Africa) and went on to complete her Master of Education degree in Curriculum Studies with the Midlands State University (Zimbabwe). Her area of research is Social Science and Curriculum Development. Lizazi Eugene Libebea former Magistrate and lectures in the is Faculty of Law University of Namibia Department of Public Law and Jurisprudence. He holds a B-juris degree & LLB (UNAM); LMM in

International Law (UCT). His areas of interest and publications include public international law, natural resources law, economic law, environmental law and policy, African jurisprudence, decolonization, criminal law and procedure, law of evidence, family law, legislative drafting, sociology, philosophy, management, higher education, and multi-disciplinary research. Pilisano Masakeis an international law scholar. He holds an LLD – public law: international criminal law (Stellenbosch University), LLM (Stellenbosch University), Masters in Policing Practice (Southern Business School), LLB and B-Juris (UNAM), a Lecturer and Acting Head of Department in the Department of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. A former police officer with the rank of Detective Chief Inspector – Namibian Police Force. The co-founder of theUnam Law Reviewand serving as Head Articles Editor till 2013. A co-author of various articles and book chapters. Further, co- authored a book “The Law of Pre-Trial Criminal Procedure in Namibia”. Serving, – community engagement, with the Namibia Red Cross Society a non-profit humanitarian-based institution. Further, serving as a Listed Professional Investigator for the International Criminal Court (ICC) – duties, including, investigating core international crimes, such as: genocide, crime against humanity, war crimes, and crime of aggression – crimes that are punishable by the ICC. Pilisano’s areas of expertise include – international law, niche: international criminal law, with a particular interest in corporate criminal liability for international crimes. Munyaradzi Mukesi is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST). He is a registered Medical Laboratory Scientist in clinical and chemical pathology with the Health Professions Council of Namibia and has extensive experience in laboratory diagnostics. His research focuses on maternal and neonatal issues and laboratory diagnostics in general and has published several papers and book chapters. He holds a PhD (Microbiology) from the University of Fort Hare, Master of Medicine degree in Biochemistry from the University of Zimbabwe and a Post graduate Certificate in Higher Education from NUST. He teaches clinical chemistry, immunology, research methodology, and integrated clinical pathophysiology. He has successfully supervised and graduated several honours and masters students. Currently, he is