Vidokoni Folktales From Mzimba Malawi
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Vidokoni Folktales From Mzimba Malawi
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Author : Banda, Harvey C. Chidoba
language : en
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Release Date : 2015-12-12
Vidokoni Folktales From Mzimba Malawi written by Banda, Harvey C. Chidoba and has been published by Langaa RPCIG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-12-12 with Literary Collections categories.
This book makes a rare contribution towards the preservation and promotion of ukhaliro wa bene Malawi (Malawian culture) that is fast waning. This dilution of culture was put in motion by the British colonial masters and got exacerbated with the inception of democratic governance in 1994. There is need for concerted efforts amongst various practitioners and stakeholders, led by the government itself, if the situation is to be put under control. Otherwise, sooner or later, it will simply be remote history that 'long time ago, there was a unique culture in Malawi'. The book is a collection of twenty short stories that generally promote such themes as nkharo yiwemi (good behaviour); uheni wa chigolo na sanje (the bad side of selfishness and jealousy); kulimbikira pa vinthu (hard working spirit); and uheni wa mitala (the folly of polygamy), among others. The strength of the book lies in the fact that there is room for the reader to draw their own lessons based on their understanding of a particular story, in addition to the lesson already highlighted there-in. The book is a must read for all, young and old, especially those interested in understanding the societal values, not only about Malawi, but of Africa as a whole.
Vidokoni Folktales From Mzimba Malawi
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Author : Chidoba Banda
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Vidokoni Folktales From Mzimba Malawi written by Chidoba Banda and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Electronic book categories.
Tumbuka Folktales
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Author : Shawa, Lester Brian
language : en
Publisher: Mzuni Press
Release Date : 2014-05-08
Tumbuka Folktales written by Shawa, Lester Brian and has been published by Mzuni Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-08 with Social Science categories.
Tumbuka folktales are on the verge of extinction. If not recorded now, the loss would not only be the amusement they provide but chiefly lessons inherent. On the surface, they are simple narratives, however, subtly they evoke serious moral lessons that are very applicable to our everyday life today. This folklore collection is based on field research conducted by the authors in Citumbuka speaking areas of Mzimba and Rumphi districts in Nothern Malawi.
Perspectives Of Labour Migration From Mzimba District Malawi To South Africa
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Author : Banda, Harvey Chidoba
language : en
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Release Date : 2017-08-16
Perspectives Of Labour Migration From Mzimba District Malawi To South Africa written by Banda, Harvey Chidoba and has been published by Langaa RPCIG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-16 with Social Science categories.
Labour migration from Malawi to South Africa is a ‘century-old phenomenon’. It dates as far back as the 1880s following the establishment of diamond and gold mines. In the period up to the 1980s, this migration took either formal or informal nature whereas in the post-1990 period it became exclusively informal, popularly known as selufu in Malawi. This book is an attempt to shed light on both forms of migration over time. By using the case of Mzimba, one of the major labour migration districts in Malawi, Perspectives of Labour Migration shows that migration, especially in the post-1990 period, remains a preoccupation of the different categories of both men and women in selected areas in the country. A cross-section of Malawians continue to regard emigration to South Africa as a means to an end: a way of fulfilling their heart-felt and life-time goals at household and societal levels. Because of their distinguished and unparalleled determination, these labour migrants continue to ‘flock’ to South Africa in the midst of such challenges as xenophobia, crime, arrests and deportations. The book advances the argument that Malawian labour migrants are purposive and rational human beings who are ready to overcome these challenges, at times using the most improbable means, for example, through the use of mankhwala gha mwabi (luck medicine).
Migration From Malawi To South Africa
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Author : Banda, Harvey C.
language : en
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Release Date : 2017-12-16
Migration From Malawi To South Africa written by Banda, Harvey C. and has been published by Langaa RPCIG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-16 with Social Science categories.
Since the discovery and exploitation of minerals like gold, diamond and copper in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Zambia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Malawi has played the role of a labour supplier. Malawians were attracted by the relatively higher wages obtaining in the South African mines up to the period of the decline in mine migrancy at the end of the 1980s. Following this decline, a cross-section of Malawians continued to emigrate to South Africa to seek various jobs in the burgeoning informal sector and also for trade purposes. Migration from Malawi to South Africa sheds light on the problems that labour migrants and traders encounter as they are ‘toing’ and ‘froing’ between Malawi and South Africa in pursuit of their respective goals. It shows that migration, which initially was exclusively done for wage employment, is becoming more complex by the day. This is a result of the infusion of elements of commercial migration, smuggling and human trafficking. The book advances the argument that the numbers of migrants to South Africa increased in the post-1994 period partly as a result of mal-administration by the successive democratically-elected governments in Malawi. This development weakened Malawi’s otherwise promising economy and impoverished the rural masses. The book ‘sees’ forlorn hope in the future of labour migrants and traders, unless the Malawi Government starts to genuinely have the welfare of the populace at heart! The book is relevant and accessible to policy-makers, university and college students interested in migration studies, general readers and migrants, themselves.
Tumbuka Folktales
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Author : Brian Shawa
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2014-05-08
Tumbuka Folktales written by Brian Shawa and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-08 with Social Science categories.
Tumbuka folktales are on the verge of extinction. If not recorded now, the loss would not only be the amusement they provide but chiefly lessons inherent. On the surface, they are simple narratives, however, subtly they evoke serious moral lessons that are very applicable to our everyday life today. This folklore collection is based on field research conducted by the authors in Citumbuka speaking areas of Mzimba and Rumphi districts in Nothern Malawi.
Malawi Folktales
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Author : Veronica Maele
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Malawi Folktales written by Veronica Maele and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Malawi fiction (English) categories.
The High Flier And Other Stories
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Author : Omuteche, Jairus
language : en
Publisher: East African Educational Publishers
Release Date : 2019-02-19
The High Flier And Other Stories written by Omuteche, Jairus and has been published by East African Educational Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-19 with Literary Collections categories.
The High Flier and Other Stories is a collection of twelve exciting short stories from across Africa. The collection focuses on pertinent issues which touch on social, economic and political aspects of life such as the place of the African girl child, personal relationships in a changing cultural universe, female exploitation and choice, interracial relationships, HIV and AIDS, political disillusionment and betrayal, prison life, and disability. The stories provide insight into the issues that dominate contemporary debates in Africa from some the continents most well-known writers such as Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Grace Ogot, Chiedza Musengezi, Seam O’Toole, Chika Unigwe, Mildred Kiconco Barya, Mzana Mthimkhulu, Leila Aboulela, Alex la Guma, Vivienne Ndlovu and Leteipa ole Sunkuli.
Arab Folktales From Palestine And Israel
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 1998
Arab Folktales From Palestine And Israel written by and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
Arab Folktales from Palestine and Israel is a collection of twenty-eight tales with insight into the Arab culture by Raphael Patai.
The Obasinjom Warrior
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Author : Doh, Emmanuel Fru
language : en
Publisher: Langaa RPCIG
Release Date : 2014-07-17
The Obasinjom Warrior written by Doh, Emmanuel Fru and has been published by Langaa RPCIG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-17 with Literary Collections categories.
On March 8, 2007, one of Cameroon's foremost scholars died in a ghastly traffic accident barely hours after launching his most forthright and acerbic collection of poems: Disgrace: Autobiographical Narcissus. Dr. Bate Besong was a social activist, a critic, troubadour, and playwright; an avant-garde, steeped in the tradition of the absurd, who fought against the corrupt system of governance that transmuted Cameroonians into a comatose and apathetic citizenry neutered by fear engendered by the workings of an existing Gestapo. For the first time, Emmanuel Fru Doh has gone beyond an analysis of Besong's plays into giving an in-depth appraisal of his poems which have, for a long time, held back critics because of their opacity. Doh examines each of Besong's plays and collections of poems in separate sections and succeeds in setting Besong's work in perspective-mindful of their concerns and the nation's history-as informed by a succinct political vision and an already established technique modified only by genre. The Obasinjom Warrior, which amounts to a brief look at the scholar's life and a detailed study of his works, is a befitting tribute to a true patriot and scholar who died fighting the forces of evil, in positions of power, which have transformed his native Cameroon into a province of hell. This is a careful, detailed, and authoritative study of one of the most significant literary figures ever to emerge from Cameroon.