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Journal articles on the topic "Tsonga (African people)"
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Chekero, Tamuka, and Shannon Morreira. "Mutualism Despite Ostensible Difference: HuShamwari, Kuhanyisana, and Conviviality Between Shona Zimbabweans and Tsonga South Africans in Giyani, South Africa." Africa Spectrum 55, no. 1 (April 2020): 33–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0002039720914311.
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This ethnographic study explores forms of mutuality and conviviality between Shona migrants from Zimbabwe and Tsonga-speaking South Africans living in Giyani, South Africa. To analyse these forms of mutuality, we draw on Southern African concepts rather than more conventional development or migration theory. We explore ways in which the Shona concept of hushamwari (translated as “friendship”) and the commensurate xiTsonga category of kuhanyisana (“to help each other to live”) allow for conviviality. Employing the concept of hushamwari enables us to move beyond binaries of kinship versus friendship relations and examine the ways in which people create reciprocal friendships that are a little “like kin.” We argue that the cross-cutting forms of collective personhood that underlie both Shona and Tsonga ways of being make it possible to form social bonds across national lines, such that mutuality can be made between people even where the wider social context remains antagonistic to “foreigners.”
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LEWANDO HUNDT, GILLIAN, MARIA STUTTAFORD, and BULELWA NGOMA. "THE SOCIAL DIAGNOSTICS OF STROKE-LIKE SYMPTOMS: HEALERS, DOCTORS AND PROPHETS IN AGINCOURT, LIMPOPO PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA." Journal of Biosocial Science 36, no. 4 (June 23, 2004): 433–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932004006662.
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This paper focuses on the clinical and social diagnostics of stroke-like symptoms in Limpopo Province, South Africa. The research questions addressed here are: what are the lay understandings of strokelike symptoms and what are the health-seeking behaviours of Tsongan Mozambican refugees and South Africans in this area? The study site is ten villages in the Agincourt sub-district of Limpopo Province which are within the health surveillance area of the Agincourt Health and Population Unit (AHPU) of the University of Witwatersrand. The population are Tsongan who speak Shangaan and comprise self-settled Mozambican refugees who fled to this area during the 1980s across the nearby border and displaced South African citizens. The latter were forcibly displaced from their villages to make way for game reserves or agricultural development and moved to this area when it was the former ‘homeland’ of Gazankulu. The team collected data using rapid ethnographic assessment and household interviews as part of the Southern Africa Stroke Prevention Initiative (SASPI). The main findings are that stroke-like symptoms are considered to be both a physical and social condition, and in consequence plural healing using clinical and social diagnostics is sought to address both these dimensions. People with stroke-like symptoms maintain their physical, mental and social well-being and deal with this affliction and misfortune by visiting doctors, healers, prophets and churches.
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Khosa-Nkatini, Hundzukani P. "Theology of inclusivity and hospitality in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa." Khazanah Theologia 5, no. 3 (December 30, 2023): 157–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.15575/kt.v5i3.23514.
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This article examines the liturgical practices of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in South Africa (EPCSA), focusing on its Sunday liturgy, within the broader context of cultural and linguistic considerations. The EPCSA, formerly known as the Tsonga Presbyterian Church (TPC), has a diverse array of liturgies, each composed in Tsonga. Liturgy, as an integral part of worship, has evolved over the history of Christian practices, influenced by various cultures and people. This study emphasizes the cultural aspect of liturgy, asserting that the incorporation of nature into the relationship with God holds cultural significance. While the Tsonga language remains central to the EPCSA's tradition, the changing demographic landscape, with the church previously comprising Tsonga-speaking members exclusively, necessitates a reconsideration of its liturgical approach. The article utilizes a literature review to argue that the current Sunday liturgy may exhibit exclusivity. It underscores the importance of adapting liturgical practices to accommodate changes in the composition of the congregation, emphasizing the unity of diverse individuals coming together to worship a shared God despite their differences.
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Peltzer, Karl. "Opinion on Aids Prevention and Education among Rural Secondary School Pupils in the Northern Province of South Africa." Psychological Reports 87, no. 2 (October 2000): 593–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.2000.87.2.593.
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The study investigated perceptions of AIDS prevention and education among 308 Grade 11 pupils (132 boys and 176 girls), secondary school pupils (mainly Northern Sotho and Tsonga) in the Northern Province of South Africa. They were chosen randomly from three rural schools in Mankweng district and were ages 17 to 25 years ( M age=19.1 yr., SD=2.8). Analysis of ratings given on items of a questionnaire on AIDS prevention and education indicated that ‘Isolating people who are HIV positive’ and ‘How to protect yourself from getting HIV/AIDS’ received the highest ratings. Factor analysis extracted three factors on AIDS education explaining 48% of the variance. The items loading strongly on the first factor were use of condoms (.54), giving information (.53), finding a cure (.52), and no sex outside marriage (.42). On AIDS education two factors were extracted accounting for 52% of the variance. The first factor had significant item loadings for ‘sexual behaviour and HIV/AIDS’ (.75), ‘knowledge of self-protection’ (68), how AIDS/HIV affects the body' (.66), and ‘alcohol and sexual behaviour’. These findings should contribute to the development of health promotion initiatives directed at AIDS/HIV.
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Mathebula, Mandla D., and Sekgothe Mokgoatšana. "The ‘polyonymous identity’ of the Hlengwe people of Zimbabwe and their struggle for a ‘collective proper name’." HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies 76, no. 4 (November 30, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/hts.v76i4.6192.
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The Hlengwe people of Zimbabwe constitute one of the four sections of the Hlengwe subgroup of the Tsonga – an ethnic group found in four Southern African countries that include Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Swaziland. Before the 18th century, these sections constituted a single group that was resident in the Nyaka kingdom, south of Maputo, amongst the Southern Rhonga people. Here, they were known by the names ‘Hlengwe’ and ‘Tsonga/Rhonga’. Before then, they were known by names such as ‘Makomati’ and ‘Tonga/Thonga’. After years of internal and external pressures, the Hlengwe people migrated to the north and eventually settled as four separate sections in the three countries. Are the Hlengwe a distinct ethnic group or part of the Tsonga or Shangaan, or they embrace all these identities? This article investigates the ‘collective proper name’ of the Hlengwe people of Zimbabwe from their current ‘polyonymous identity’. The article further explores the complexity of identity formation and the politics of tribalisation, giving rise to assumed identities and sometimes ascribed and coerced identities in order to fulfil demands of power structures that name and label identities, resulting in exonyms used largely as appellation from above or outside. Although the study was heavily reliant on the available literature and archives, it also follows the oral historical methodology that privileges oral tradition and its associated subgenres of conversations and narratives. Most of the data were collected during the main researcher’s exploit of Zimbabwe, Mozambique and eSwatini whilst documenting the migration of the va ka Valoyi people.Contribution: This article contributes to complex debate of defining and locatin the Hlengwe as group within the post-colonial identities largely shaped by colonial boundaries. Should the be defined as a distinct group, or polysemously as a group with an amorphous identification.
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Mushwana, Arnold. "Embracing Tourism and Hospitality through Xitsonga Proverbial Expressions." Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies 30, no. 2 (September 1, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2663-6697/6513.
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Proverbial expressions have for years been transferred from one generation to the other for different purposes including rebuking actions that are not acceptable in society, encouraging good behaviour and giving guidance. This article addresses how Xitsonga proverbial expressions can promote tourism and hospitality in the sector. The article discusses the role that Xitsonga proverbial expressions can play in the tourism sector in encouraging people to tour, good hospitality to tourists, persistent visits to tourist destinations, and conducts of tourists and hosts, and advising business owners on choosing strategic areas to attract tourists. The corpus method of data collection has been applied by extracting relevant proverbial expressions from a collection of Xitsonga proverbial expressions titled Vutlhari bya Vatsonga-Machangana: The Wisdom of the Tsonga-Shangana People (Junod 1973). Under the broad umbrella of Afrocentric epistemology in education, this article postulates how proverbial expressions can be used to develop curriculum content that speaks to African norms and values. In the end, the view is that wisdom which is carried in African proverbial expressions can be used in an in-depth analysis. It can offer solutions to different cultural and social problems that the continent faces including, amongst others, decolonisation of African education and economic and environmental obstacles that Africa is confronted with.
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Gheybi, Kazzem, Naledi Mmekwa, Maphuti Tebogo Lebelo, Sean M. Patrick, Raymond Campbell, Mukudeni Nenzhelele, Pamela X. Y. Soh, et al. "Linking African ancestral substructure to prostate cancer health disparities." Scientific Reports 13, no. 1 (November 27, 2023). http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-47993-x.
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AbstractProstate cancer (PCa) is a significant health burden in Sub-Saharan Africa, with mortality rates loosely linked to African ancestry. Yet studies aimed at identifying contributing risk factors are lacking within the continent and as such exclude for significant ancestral diversity. Here, we investigate a series of epidemiological demographic and lifestyle risk factors for 1387 men recruited as part of the multi-ethnic Southern African Prostate Cancer Study (SAPCS). We found poverty to be a decisive factor for disease grade and age at diagnosis, with other notably significant PCa associated risk factors including sexually transmitted diseases, erectile dysfunction, gynaecomastia, and vertex or complete pattern balding. Aligned with African American data, Black ethnicity showed significant risk for PCa diagnosis (OR = 1.44, 95% CI 1.05–2.00), and aggressive disease presentation (ISUP ≥ 4: OR = 2.25, 95% CI 1.49–3.40). New to this study, we demonstrate African ancestral population substructure associated PCa disparity, observing increased risk for advanced disease for the southern African Tsonga people (ISUP ≥ 4: OR = 3.43, 95% CI 1.62–7.27). Conversely, South African Coloured were less likely to be diagnosed with aggressive disease overall (ISUP ≥ 3: OR = 0.38, 95% 0.17–0.85). Understanding the basis for PCa health disparities calls for African inclusion, however, lack of available data has limited the power to begin discussions. Here, focusing on arguably the largest study of its kind for the African continent, we draw attention to the contribution of within African ancestral diversity as a contributing factor to PCa health disparities within the genetically diverse region of southern Africa.
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Campbell, Sandy. "The Swazi People by R. Van der Wiel." Deakin Review of Children's Literature 3, no. 3 (January 23, 2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.20361/g2qp5z.
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Van der Wiel, Renée. The Swazi People. Gallo Manor, South Africa: Awareness Publishing Group, 2012. Print.South Africa describes itself as “one rainbow nation going forward”, but within that rainbow there are eleven indigenous South African peoples. The Swazi People is one of eleven volumes in the African Cultures of South Africa series, which presents the cultures for readers at the upper elementary level. The other volumes include the cultures of The Khoikhoi, The Ndebele, The North Sotho, The San, The South Sotho, The Tsonga-Shangaan, The Tswana, The Venda, The Xhosa, and The Zulu.In The Swazi People, Renée Van der Wiel describes their arts and crafts, beliefs, clothes, history, houses, language, leaders, marriage, music and dance, recipes, and way of life. The book incorporates many Swazi words, which are listed in the glossary at the back of the book. For example, mahiya (cotton cloth), gogo (grandmother) and lobola (marriage gift, usually cattle) are all listed in the glossary.This volume is attractively produced and brightly coloured. It opens with a full-page map of South Africa that shows the historical movements of the Swazi people and highlights their homelands. Text and images are presented on alternate pages. The professional quality images are usually full-page and are either historical black and white photos or modern colour photos of Swazi people engaged in traditional activities. There is also an index, which improves the book's usefulness as an elementary research text.The text is written in age-appropriate language and deals with the subjects in sufficient detail that as an adult, I was able to learn from it. In general, the tone is objective and non-judgemental. For example, "[i]n 1973, King Sobhuzall and the Imbokoduo National Movement stopped all other political parties from taking part in elections in Swaziland. (…) After only five years of being a democracy, Swaziland became a country ruled by a king." Where there is bias present, it is more in the form of presenting the Swazi point of view: "But the Boers did not care about looking after the Swazi people – all they wanted was to get through to the sea without having to travel through British territory.".This sturdily bound volume is an excellent work and is highly recommended for public and elementary school libraries. Highly recommended: 4 stars out of 4Reviewer: Sandy CampbellSandy is a Health Sciences Librarian at the University of Alberta, who has written hundreds of book reviews across many disciplines. Sandy thinks that sharing books with children is one of the greatest gifts anyone can give.
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Baloyi, Gift T. "When culture clashes with individual human rights: A practical theological reflection on the dignity of widows." Verbum et Ecclesia 38, no. 1 (January 31, 2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ve.v38i1.1599.
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This article discusses the nature of human beings (men and women) as an egalitarian one even beyond cultural expectations. It argues against some cultural practices on women, especially widows, which claim supremacy and bind the widows to its ritual processes among the Tsonga people. It stresses the importance of human individual that overtakes everything from God�s creation, including cultural rituals which are created by human beings. It claims that the existence of culture depends solely on the existence or presence of human beings and their communities. Therefore, culture cannot use humans to shape itself and to transform the community. It is humans themselves who use culture to identify themselves and ultimately change their communities. Although the paper is theological in its approach, it argues for individual human rights to be respected and weighed above all cultural practices. It further concludes that such cultural practices are not static and that they can be removed from the rest of culture.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article, from a practical theological view, challenges the African cultural rituals that claim authority over women�s rights and dignity. The interdisciplinary nature of this article indicates the sanctity of human individuals especially widows and thereby calls for paradigm shift to deconstruct certain oppressive teachings and practices against widows among African women. This article concludes thus, cultural deconstruction is possible.
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Van Vollenhoven, Anton C. "A historical archaeological investigation of Sardelli’s shop, Sabiepoort, Kruger National Park." Koedoe 66, no. 2 (March 6, 2024). http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v66i2.1792.
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Historical information indicates that Sardelli’s shop at Sabiepoort, built before the South African War because of its proximity to an existing trade route, was utilised by Steinaecker’s Horse during the war (1899–1902). This shop was likely a satellite of another site, the Gaza Gray outpost. Steinaecker’s Horse was a British volunteer unit operating in the Lowveld and eSwatini. Research on the Sabiepoort site forms part of a larger project, the Steinaecker’s Horse research project, aimed at undertaking archaeological and historical research of sites associated with this unit. The site was excavated with the aim of contributing to the contextualisation of information and to show the extent of the connection between historical information and archaeological evidence with regard to Steinaecker’s Horse at Sabiepoort. Dateable artefacts from the site represent the period of the late 19th to the early 20th century, coinciding with the dates of the war. Archaeological evidence indicates the presence of indigenous people present during the same period, most likely Tsonga. Indigenous pottery at the site is similar to those discovered from the Gaza Gray site, confirming concurrent occupation. Research findings were compared to outcomes from the Makhadzi outpost, indicating social differentiation between the different units stationed at this outpost close to the Letaba Rest Camp and gave evidence of the role of black soldiers and local inhabitants during the war. There is a distinction between the main aim of the Steinaecker’s Horse project and the aim at this site. The latter is described here with the former aimed at writing the history of this unit.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Tsonga (African people)"
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Mhinga, M. E. "Nkucetelo wa vukreste eka mafambisele ya muti wa ndhavuko wa mutsonga." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2377.
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Thesis (M.A. (African Languages)) -- University of Limpopo, 2012Chapter 1: This deals with the introduction, background to the problem, aim of the study, the significance of the study, definition of terms, methodology, scope of the research and literature review. Chapter 2: Outlines the changes that occurred in the Tsonga traditional family focusing on the building of the dwellings, courtyard, kraals, fowlrun, due to the influence of Christianity among the Vatsonga people.Chapter 3: Outlines the resources that were used in the Mutsonga family and looking again on how the family lived before being affected by the impact of Christianity amongst them. Chapter 4: Outlines the changes that occurred in the Mutsonga family with the focus on how it was run, how traditional leadership was portrayed, the Vatsonga dresscode, their traditional beliefs, education and health, the division of labour as well as the traditional food that the Vatsonga people took pride in, due to the impact of Christianity on them. Chapter 5: Deals with conclusion wherein the findings and recommendations have been outlined.
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Nukeri, Elminah Reginah. "Nkanelo wa yin'wana ya mindhavuko ya ririmi ra Vatsonga - Machangana hi ku kongomisa eka swakunwa swa ndhavuko." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1135.
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Thesis(M.A.(African Languages)) --University of Limpopo, 2012Ndzi ba mandla ndzi vuyelela eka wena Dokodela N.E. Nxumalo, muleteriwa mina eka dyondzo leyi. A wu ndzi helelanga mbilu hambiloko swi pfa swi gonya swiganga.A wu ndzi tiyisa nhlana hi masiku hinkwawo.Ndzi ri khanimambo Ndwandwe! Ndzi khensa Xikwembu Tatana wa hina loyi a nga yena a ndzi tumbuluxeke, a tlhela a ndzi nyika vutomi ni vutlhari byo humelerisa xitsalwana lexi hi mfanelo. Ndzi ngava ndzi endla xihoxo loko ndzo rivala wena nkatanga, Cakes Colbert Nukeri ku va u ndzi seketerile no ndzi komba rirhandzu eka ntirho lowu. Hambi leswi a ndzi pfa ndzi ku siya na vana, a wu ndzi helelanga mbilu. Vavanuna vo fana na wena va hlayiwa hi tintiho eka leyi misava. Xikwembu a xi ku katekise Gunela.Eka vana va mina Vialli, Sakhile naTalita, ndzi khensa nseketelo lowu mi ndzi kombeke wona. A mi pfa mi pfumala rirhandzu ra manana loko ndza ha yile ku ya handza vutivi.Ndza khensa vana va mina ku tiyisela ka n’wina. Eka vatswari va mina Tatana Samson na nghamu Selina N’wa-Malesa Ngoveni, ndzi pfumala marito yo khensa eka rirhandzu leri mi ndzi kombeke rona. Vamakwerhu Xitlhangoma, N’wa-Khada, Calvin, Charles na Mcgyver, ndzi khensa nseketelo wa n’wina vana va mhani. Na n’wina kokwana Midjadji, kokwana N’wa-Mongwe, kokwana N’wa-Hlabathi,kokwana N’wa-Juliyazi,Mhani Mphephu, Hahani N`wa Xitlhangoma na kokwani N`wa-Jakobo,ndzi ba mandla ndzi vuyelela. A mi nga karhalin loko ndzi tshama ndzi ri karhi ndzi mi vutisela swivutiso. Hosi a yi mi endle hi tintswalo. A ndzi mi rivalangi na n’wina mhaninkulu N’wa-July Mabunda na Sesi Ednah Mhinga. Mi ndzi khatsisile ndzima leyi. Ndzi ri kudya hi ku engeta. Ndzi hetelela hi ku khensa makwerhu Florence Motupa na Mixo Nkuna lava va nga vathayipi
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Mkhari, B. E. "Nkanelo wa nkoka wa swiyila eka vutomi bya vaTsonga." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1689.
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Bila, T. J. "Nkanelo wa matekanelo ya ndhavuko wa vaTsonga." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1445.
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Sombhane, Mihloti Penelope. "The speech act of apology in Xitsonga educational contexts /." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1803.
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Germiquet, Nicole Madeleine. "Religious musical performance as an articulation of transformation : a study of how the Tsonga Presbyterians of the Presbyterian Church of Mozambique negotiate their indigenous Tsonga and Swiss reformed church heritages." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1020836.
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The Presbyterian Church of Mozambique (IPM) has its origins in the Swiss Mission and the European Reformed Church. An ethnomusicological study was conducted on the music of the IPM in order to uncover its musical influences. The musical influences were found to pertain to an indigenous Tsonga musical character, as well as to a Reformed Church musical tradition. By situating the discussion in this thesis within the perspective that music may reflect that which is not explicitly spoken about in words, the music of the IPM was shown to reflect the dual-heritage of the members of the IPM. Thus, this thesis attempts to answer the questions: how is the music of the IPM a reflection of the Tsonga Presbyterians’ dual-heritage?; and how do the Tsonga Presbyterians negotiate their dual-heritage? It was found that the Tsonga Presbyterians negotiate their dual-heritage by blending a Reformed Church performance style with a Tsonga one. For example, the music in the form of hymns and church songs, performed by church choirs, is shown to be didactic in nature where the lyrics are the most important aspect of the music. The didactic nature of the music is a principle of the Reformation carried forth in the music of the IPM. Although music serves to transmit the Christian message and is used as a means of praising the Christian God in the IPM, it also exists on the level in which the indigenous Tsonga heritage may be incorporated into the Christian lives of the members of the IPM without having an impact on the Reformed Church belief system. This is where the members have the freedom to blend their musical heritages. Music, in this instance, is shown to be a powerful tool by which the importance of an indigenous, and an appropriated, heritage may be garnered and observed.Looking to the historical aspects of the IPM, the music and language literacy education, provided by Swiss missionaries on the mission stations, was shown to have had an influence on Tsonga hymn composition. Along with the mobile phone, the observed decrease in music literacy at Antioka was situated within a discussion that looked at the influence of these aspects on the transmission, conservation and continuation of music in the IPM. Throughout the thesis, social transformation is referred to and the manner in which the music of the IPM is conserved or continued is an indication of how musical transformation may reflect social transformation.
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Mudau, Thivhulawi Sarah. "Tsenguluso ya kushumisele kwa mirero na maidioma kha vhafumakadzi kha manwala a Netshivhuyu na Sigogo." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2451.
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(M. A. (African Languages)) --University of Limpopo, 2015Ngudo ino yo sumbedza uri ho shumiswa mirero na maidioma manzhi kha u bvukulula vhuvha na nzulele ya vhafumakadzi kha maṅwalwa a Ṋetshivhuyu, M.J. na Sigogo, N.E. Ngudo yo tumbula uri kanzhi mirero na maidioma zwi shumiswa kha u tsikeledza vhafumakadzi fhethu hunzhi: mishumoni, mbinganoni, lufunoni na kha mavhusele. Tsikeledzo iyi i vha ya muhumbulo khathihi na ya ṋamani. Naho zwo ralo, ngudo yo wana uri hu na huṅwe hu si gathi hune mirero na maidioma zwa ṱuṱuwedza vhutshilo havhuḓi kha vhafumakadzi. Magumoni azwo, ngudo i themendela uri vhafumakadzi vha fanela u farwa zwavhuḓi, nge vha vha vhathu u fana na vhanna.
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Ringani, G. N. "Nxopaxopo wa vutlhokovetseri byo phofula bya J.M Magaisa." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1413.
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Thesis (M.A. (African Languages)) --University of Limpopo, 2014The main aim of this study is to evaluate protest poetry in Mihloti (1981) and Xikolokolo nguvu ya Pitori (1987) by J.M. Magaisa with special references to theme, subject matter and the use of figures of speech.. Chapter 1 indicates the aim of the study, motivation, statement of the problem, research methodology, literature review and the key concepts which are used in this research. Chapter 2 explains the themes of the protest poetry in Magaisa’s poetry. In some explanation of the themes, some of the figures of speech have been used with the aim of making readers to understand his poetry. Chapter 3 indicates the modes of expression in Magaisa’ protest poetry. Some of the figures of speech and difficult terms have been explained in this chapter make people to understand them. Chapter 4 is the general conclusion which indicates the findings of the research and recommendations for further researches.
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Mdaka, Tintswalo Sophie. "A comparative analysis of Western and African traditional churches among Vatsonga : a sociolinguistic study." Thesis, University of Limpopo (Turfloop Campus), 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1126.
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Magomani, Hlekulani Violet. "Nxopaxopo wa tinsimu ta vanhwanyana va xikhale va Vatsonga." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/1795.
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Thesis (M .A. (African Languages)) -- University of Limpopo, 2014This research “Nxopaxopo wa tinsimu ta vanhwanyana va xikhale va Vatsonga wu kongomisa eka manghenelo, xitatimendhe xa xipiqo, xikongomelo, nkoka wa maendlelo ni tinhlamuselo ta matheme lama nga tirhisiwa” deals with path which was paved by young girls of the older generations before married. In our discussion in this research I will touch some few things about their songs like the teaching of the nation, good behaviour for themselves even as adults and culture in totality etc. The other thing is language which the girls used when performing their songs. This research consists of six chapters. Chapter 1: It outlines the research proposal as follows. The introduction, statement of problem, aim of the study, the significance of the research, definition of terms, methods used and literature review. Chapter 2: This chapter explains the upbringing of young girls of the olden generation. Secondly, it outlines the stages that they undergo and the relationship between these stages. Furthermore it brings forth norms and values to be followed when these girls get married. Chapter 3: The chapter deals with the analysis of the chosen songs by young girls of the olden generations. Emphasis is based on the sense of the poem and the usage of figurative language. Chapter 4: Firstly it deals with the meaning of the word “theme”. It also outlines the theme of young girls of olden generations as per their varying categories, involves life in general, like unfaithfulness to their brother in law, love one another, for the love of culture etc. Chapter 5: Deals with the findings which this research discovered about the songs of the young girls of the olden generations. It also deals with the suggestion and recommendations. Chapter 6: It provides a list of various references used in this research
Books on the topic "Tsonga (African people)"
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Loforte, Ana Maria. Género e poder: Entre os Tsonga de Moçambique. [Maputo]: Promédia, 2000.
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M, Mbanze Dinah, and Daly Niki ill, eds. The magic pot: Three African tales. Cape Town, South Africa: Kwela Books, 1999.
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Matsimbe, Jafete J. Svib'ongo sva Vatsonga lesvivhameke edzongeni ka Musambiki, kusukele 1895-kufika 1975. Maputo, Moçambique: JV, 2009.
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Nessa, Leibhammer, and Johannesburg Art Gallery, eds. Dungamanzi =: Stirring waters : Tsonga and Shangaan art from southern Africa. Johannesburg, South Africa: Wits University Press, 2007.
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Mugovhani, Ndwamato. Cultures of Limpopo: An introductory perspective of the cultures of Vhavenda, Basotho ba Leboa and Vatsonga of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Thohoyandou: University of Venda Press, 2013.
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Ribeiro, Armando. Valores da linguagem e antroponímia: Estudo sobre a língua Changana. [Maputo]: Paulinas, 1998.
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Makamu, Samson H. N. Hi landza Mpisana. Braamfontein: Sasavona Publishers & Booksellers, 1992.
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Mbanze, Dinah M. The berry basket: Three African tales. Cape Town: Kwela Books, 1999.
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Feliciano, José Fialho. Antropologia económica dos Thonga do sul de Moçambique. Maputo: Arquivo Histórico de Moçambique, 1998.
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Makhado, Mashudu Peter, and Tshifhiwa Rachel Tshisikhawe. "How Apartheid Education Encouraged and Reinforced Tribalism and Xenophobia in South Africa." In Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies, 131–51. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7099-9.ch008.
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Apartheid like colonialism was anchored on the divisions of African people according to ethnic and tribal orientations among others. The idea of the South African apartheid government was to build tribal exceptionalism and superiority which would make one tribe feel more superior than the other. A Zulu would feel better human than a Sotho, while a Venda would feel the same over a Tsonga, for example. This is a qualitative desktop study investigating how apartheid education was used to fuel tribalism and xenophobia in South Africa.
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Mabongo, Antonio Wiliamo. "BRIDGES INSTEAD OF WALLS:INTER-RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCES AMONG TSONGA PEOPLE OF SOUTHERN OF MOZAMBIQUE." In Futuristic Trends in Social Sciences Volume 3 Book 9, 147–210. Iterative International Publishers, Selfypage Developers Pvt Ltd, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.58532/v3bkso9p8ch1.
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Despite the efforts of the Protestant churches to keep their members away from the ancestral culture and religion, Tsonga Christians of Mandlakazi in southern Mozambique still engage African ancestral beliefs and cosmologies to explain and deal with their existential situations, either covertly or openly. Why do they behaviour so, and what can theologians learn about these inter-religious experiences? To approach these questions, data were collected using semi-structural interviews and participant observation and analyzed through ground theory principles. The study will argue that, whereas the official Protestant discourse is concerned in building walls that preserve the purity of Christianity as a unique truth religion, these Tsonga Christians find religious differences as bridges connecting people. So, drawing from post-colonial thought, the study argue that too deal correctly with this religious mobility there is necessary a theological shift from the purity and incompatibility model to the intercultural one, based on two main assumptions. First, hybridism is not deviation or pathology, but the real nature of lived Christianity and therefore the starting point for any relevant and meaningful theology. Second, as human means of seeking well-being, religions are incomplete, and therefore, instead of competing, they should cooperate and complement each other.
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Evans Netshivhambe, Ntshengedzeni. "Living the heritage through Indigenous music competitions." In Indigenous People - Traditional Practices and Modern Development [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1003226.
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This research investigates the problem that lies in the perception of cultural dance music performance as a practice confined to homelands, resulting in disconnect for individuals in urban spaces, distancing them from their traditional cultures and practices. To address this issue, it is essential to recognize that traditional music should integrate into city life. While competitions are one approach, it is not the sole solution. Government initiatives should be developed to actively promote and encourage cultural dance performances in urban spaces, fostering a sense of cultural identity and unity among city dwellers. Two case studies show a form of resilience between the competitions that are held by the department of basic education in South African and the collaborative approach by three different cultures (Venda, Pedi and Tsonga) in the Northern part of South Africa called Limpopo province that uses cultural performances to reimagine urban spaces that are accommodative of indigenous performances. These two initiatives challenge the controversial policies of separate development that were put in place by the apartheid regime to divide South African black people by culture. The performances bring all black people together where they were expected to live as separate ethnic groups.
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Singh, Shawren. "HCI in South Africa." In Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction, 261–65. IGI Global, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-562-7.ch041.
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South Africa is a multi-lingual country with a population of about 40.5 million people. South Africa has more official languages at a national level than any other country in the world. Over and above English and Afrikaans, the eleven official languages include the indigenous languages: Southern Sotho, Northern Sotho, Tswana, Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, Ndebele, Tsonga, and Venda (Pretorius & Bosch, 2003). Figure 1 depicts the breakdown of the South African official languages as mother tongues for South African citizens. Although English ranks fifth (9%) as a mother tongue, there is a tendency among national leaders, politicians, business people, and officials to use English more frequently than any of the other languages. In a national survey on language use and language interaction conducted by the Pan South African Language Board (Language Use and Board Interaction in South Africa, 2000), only 22% of the respondents indicated that they fully understand speeches and statements made in English, while 19% indicated that they seldom understand information conveyed in English. The rate of electrification in South African is 66.1%. The total number of people with access to electricity is 28.3 million, and the total number of people without access to electricity is 14.5 million (International Energy Agency, 2002). Although the gap between the “haves” and “have-nots” is narrowing, a significant portion of the South African population is still without the basic amenities of life. This unique environment sets the tone for a creative research agenda for HCI researchers and practitioners in South Africa.