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Politics and the practice of planning: the case of Zimbabwean cities
(Elsevier, 2016)Planning is intrinsically a political process. This paper explores how the practice and profession of planning has been affected by politics. Available evidence in Zimbabwe shows that planning is problematized by unsettled ... -
Politics, centralisation and service delivery in urban Zimbabwe
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)The politics of urban control has revolved around centralisation since independence in 1980. However, such politics became more pronounced after 2000 owing to the rise of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) ... -
Role of development communication in fostering social change: evidence from Lesotho
(KRE Publishers, 2013)A number of programmes have been implemented in the field of development communication with the specific aim of promoting social change among communities. Series of studies have also illustrated the positive effects of ... -
Telecentre functionality in South Africa: re-enabling the community ICT access environment
(Journal of Community Informatics, 2013)Despite the availability and capabilities of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in low and middle-income countries, the use of these constantly evolving tools remains limited for the majority of resource-poor ... -
Towards low‐cost community networks in rural communities: The impact of context using the case study of Beitbridge, Zimbabwe
(Wiley, 2018)Most rural communities in developing countries such as Zimbabwe are underserved and/or unserved with regard to telecommunication connectivity. Governments in developing countries are also under‐resourced to provide adequate ... -
‘We create our own small world’: daily realities of mothers of disabled children in a South African urban settlement
(Routledge, 2019)Parents of disabled children face many challenges. Understanding their experiences and acknowledging contextual influences is vital in developing intervention strategies that fit their daily realities. However, studies ...
