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  • African Indigenous Games: Opportunities and Challenges 
    Mapara, Jacob (OSM Communications and Training Solutions, 2009)
    This paper argues that indigenous games are those games and related activities that are performed by the indigenous populations of a particular geographical area. In the case of Africa, these are games and activities that ...
  • Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Zimbabwe: Juxtaposing Postcolonial Theory 
    Mapara, Jacob (The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2009-09)
    This paper argues that indigenous knowledge systems’ emergence via Zimbabwe as an example is more than a case of a sudden realisation on the part of the international community (especially from Western scholars of the ...
  • It has always been a man's world: the woman as other in the Shona and Ndebele proverbs 
    Mapara, Jacob; Thebe, Simangenkosi (Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 2015-04-25)
    The) paper) argues) that) despite) assertions) that) have) been) made) in) some) circles) that) women) have) been) treated) as) equal) to) men) in) preTcolonial) Zimbabwe,) an) analysis) of) both)Shona)and)Ndebele)prov ...
  • Ngano: Teaching Environmental Education Using the Shona Folktale 
    Mutasa, Davie E.; Nyota, Shumirai; Mapara, Jacob (The Journal of Pan African Studies, 2008-03)
    This paper examines the implications of using the Shona folktale as a tool and method for teaching environmental education (EE) which asserts that the folktale is a very effective means in teaching EE since it instructs ...
  • Self-inflicted tragedies: an assessment of the impact of language use by the political parties in postindependence Zimbabwe 
    Mapara, Jacob; Wasosa, Wellington (Journal of Research in Peace, Gender and Development, 2012-12)
    This research is an examination of the effects of language use by political parties in post-independence Zimbabwe. It proceeds from the realization that the language used in slogans, songs, speeches and on banners by the ...
  • Shona Ethnoaesthetics: Beauty and the Shona Proverb 
    Matereke, Kudzai; Mapara, Jacob (Journal of Pan African Studies, 2009-03)
    This paper seeks to examine how the Shona traditional society conceptualised beauty; drawing from the meaning and content of the Shona proverb, suggesting that traditional society emphasised beauty as holistic to include ...