• Practices and challenges in implementing women’s right to political participation under the African Women’s Rights Protocol in Zimbabwe 

  Zvobgo, Ellen F.; Dziva, Cowen (2017-11)

  The African Women’s Rights Protocol in article 9 affirms the equal participation of women in political and decision-making processes. This article largely relies on literature to examine the domestic effect of this provision ...
• The Gendered Fight for Space in Zimbabwe’s Informal Street Vending: A Phenomenological Study of Male and Female Vendors in Masvingo City 

  Shoko, Munatsi; Dziva, Cowen (2019)

  Street vending has become a huge part of Zimbabwe’s main cities since the turn of the 21st century. Street vending is largely a product of what has been termed Zimbabwe’s crisis years arising from the county’s political ...
• The Reconstruction of Livelihoods by Survivors of Cyclone Idai in the Chimanimani District of Zimbabwe 

  Kabonga, Itai; Mhembwe, Smart; Dziva, Cowen (2021-09)

  Cyclone Idai remains the most severe cyclone to befall Zimbabwe to date. The tropical cyclone led to loss of human life and livestock, and massive destruction of property and livelihoods. The magnitude of the cyclone left ...
• Opportunities and Challenges for Local Government Institutions in Localising Sustainable Development Goals in Zimbabwe 

  Dziva, Cowen; Kabonga, Itai (2021-06)

  The post-2015 development Agenda is premised on ‘leaving no one behind’ in its quest to realise sustainable development. Consequently, there have been increasing clarion calls for the localisation of Sustainable Development ...
• Building a case for the adoption of an e-voting electoral system in Zimbabwe based on the Namibian experience 

  Dziva, C; Chigora, P (Great Zimbabwe University, 2017-09)
• Ending Extreme Poverty (SDG 1) in Chegutu District of Zimbabwe: An Analysis of Tsungirirai Welfare Organisation’s Interventions 

  Kabonga, Itai; Dziva, Cowen; Dube, Ernest; Chaminuka, Nyasha (Springer, 2021)

  The study analyses the contribution of Tsungirirai Welfare Organisation’s (TWO) interventions in ending extreme poverty (SDG 1) in Chegutu district, Zimbabwe. The study was qualitative in nature and data were collected ...
• Investigating the Phenomenon of ‘semester marriages’ among students at state universities in Zimbabwe 

  Shoko, Munatsi; Chinyoka, Kudzai; Mupfiga, Diet (Uniswa Journal of Education, 2020-01)

  This study aimed to explore the phenomenon of semester marriages among students at two universities in Zimbabwe. Semester marriages are different forms of short-term sexual relations that are engaged in by university ...
• Democratisation and securitisation of Zimbabwe’s national elections: opportunities and challenges of biometric voter reg istration 

  Dziva, C; Musara, E (Midlands State University, 2020-07)

  This article discusses opportunities and challenges of Zimbabwe adopting the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) given the long history of teething problems with the security, integrity, credibility and legitimacy of national ...
• Rural Women with Disabilities in Zimbabwe: A Critical Feminist Disability Account 

  Dziva, Cowen; du Plessis, Gretchen (South African Review of Sociology, 2022-11)

  Women with disabilities (WWD) in rural Zimbabwe are unable to enjoy fundamental rights and freedoms. The aim of this study was to capture the experiences of WWD in a rural setting. Inspired by critical feminist disability ...
• Covid-19 pandemic and women’s vulnerabilities in Zimbabwe 

  Dzivaa, Cowen; Idaishe, Zhou; Zvobgo, Ellen Farisayi (Midlands State University, 2021-12)

  While the Covid-19 pandemic affects the health and well-being of all, women and girls are disproportionately affected, especially in developing countries. Thus, the desk review sought to establish women’s vulnerabilities ...
• The 2013 Constitution of Zimbabwe: A positive step towards ending corporal punishment against children 

  Dziva, Cowen (South African Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 2019)

  Prior to the adoption of a progressive Constitution of Zimbabwe in 2013, corporal punishment was regarded as one of the best ways in which children could be controlled when they misbehaved. This article draws insights ...
• Recurrent Male-To-Female Partner Violence in Mkoba High Density Suburb of Gweru Town in Zimbabwe 

  Dziva, Cowen; Dewa, Didmus; Khumalo, Princess (Eastern Africa Social Science Research Review, 2020-06)

  The study aimed to establish factors responsible for repetitive intimate partner violence and its effects in high density suburbs of Zimbabwe. This qualitative study was informed by a phenomenological design to have a ...
• Interrogating The Involvement Of Traditional Leaders In Electoral Processes In Zimbabwe 

  Sithole, Linet; Brian Dube, Brian (Africa Judges and Jurists Forum, 2022-11)

  The partisan conduct of traditional leaders during the electoral process contravenes national law and has been a source of electoral disputes in Zimbabwe. However, there remains a dearth of legal studies, with a nuanced ...
• The 2013 constitutional reform and the protection of women’s rights in Zimbabwe 

  Dziva, Cowen (Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2018-06)

  Zimbabwe adopted a new Constitution in 2013 to replace the gender insensitive Lancaster House Constitution of 1979. This article largely relies on extant literature to analyze the adequacy of the 2013 Constitution in ...
• Implementation of the 2006 Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Zimbabwe: A review 

  Dziva, Cowen; Shoko, Munatsi; Zvobgo, Ellen F. (African Journal of Disability, 2018-10-22)
• Girls with Disabilities in Zimbabwe’s Inclusive Rural Schools: Challenges and Possibilities 

  Dziva, Cowen; du Plessis, Gretchen Erika (Unisa Press, 2020)

  The aim of this study was to understand the social and academic experiences of girls with disabilities (GWD) in Zimbabwe’s inclusive secondary rural schools. Guided by the concepts of the critical feminist disability ...
• Growing up and growing old with HIV”: HIV+ adolescents’ experiences of disclosing statuses to romantic partners in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe 

  Philani, Mlilo; Cowen, Dziva; Moyo, Precious Vuyisile; Ndondo, Nonhlanhla Lindelwe; Ndlovu, Zanele; Muyambo, Nkosinathi (African Journal of AIDS Research, 2020)

  This article explores the experiences of HIV-positive adolescents disclosing their status to romantic partners in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Disclosure of HIV status continues to be one of the most pressing issues facing ...
• The constitutional court ruling against child marriages in Zimbabwe : A landmark decision for advancing the rights of the girl child 

  Dziva, Cowen; Mazambani, Delis (Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa, 2017-01)

  On the 20th of January 2016, the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe went a step ahead to protect children’s rights by banning child marriages and other harmful practices that are detrimental to childhood. The ruling comes ...
• Eliminating harmful practices against women in Zimbabwe: Implementing article 5 of the African Women’s Protocol 

  Sithole, Linet; Dziva, Cowen (2019)

  Traditionally, women’s rights have always been of low priority in Africa. Women have been subordinated under the auspices of deep-rooted African customs and cultural practices, compromising their fundamental rights. ...
• Survivors' perspectives on the causes and consequences of child marriages in rural Zimbabwe 

  Zvobgo, Ellen Farisayi; Moyo, Tembelani; Dziva', Cowen (Dzimbahwe Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, 2017)

  This study explored the causes and consequences of child marriages from a survivors' perspective in Chireya Ward 3, Gokwe North, Midlands Province of Zimbabwe. A phenomenological design was used in this study. The sample ...

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