Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer, and management book series/Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer and management book series, May 3, 2024
African Journal of Religion Philosophy and Culture, 2021
This paper centres on the contentions between the use of African Traditional medicine and convolu... more This paper centres on the contentions between the use of African Traditional medicine and convoluted beliefs among some Christianity groups. It is argued that most Pentecostal churches in Africa vilify African cultural practices and deter their converts from using African traditional medicine. Feelings of disgrace and trepidation when asked about traditional healing frequently make it difficult, particularly for the individuals who have become Christians and have acknowledged western medicine, to reveal their insight into non-western treatments. Against this backdrop, the primary aim of this paper is to unveil the conflict between Christianity and the use of African traditional medicine. The broad aim is to create a platform for a conjectural dialogue towards appreciation for a ‘new world order’ that necessitates an integration of African Traditional Religion and Christianity through adopting a comprehension of cultural differences. The paper draws in the existing scholarly literatu...
The student demonstrations in universities, which began in 2015, demanded the decolonisation of h... more The student demonstrations in universities, which began in 2015, demanded the decolonisation of higher education. The demands included free education and a decolonised curriculum. In the field of law, the demand is anchored in changing the law curriculum. The central issues accompanying the demand are the status of indigenous law, legal history, concept of law, how law is taught and the role of law in African societies. The article examines the necessity of decolonising legal education in relation to the curriculum and the teaching of law in South African universities. The article adopts a doctrinal approach to assess the need to transform the curriculum. The article is grounded in the theory of Afrocentricity in a bid to revive the African paradigm and to examine legal epistemology in post-colonial South Africa. The argument developed in this article is that the legal education system has not significantly been decolonised since 1994. Arguably, the education system is founded on European theories and systems, hence difficult or impossible for the students in Africa to relate. This article recommends that a new curriculum that reflect laws, principles and customs of the African people must be introduced in the South African
The student demonstrations in universities, which began in 2015, demanded the decolonisation of h... more The student demonstrations in universities, which began in 2015, demanded the decolonisation of higher education. The demands included free education and a decolonised curriculum. In the field of law, the demand is anchored in changing the law curriculum. The central issues accompanying the demand are the status of indigenous law, legal history, concept of law, how law is taught and the role of law in African societies. The article examines the necessity of decolonising legal education in relation to the curriculum and the teaching of law in South African universities. The article adopts a doctrinal approach to assess the need to transform the curriculum. The article is grounded in the theory of Afrocentricity in a bid to revive the African paradigm and to examine legal epistemology in post-colonial South Africa. The argument developed in this article is that the legal education system has not significantly been decolonised since 1994. Arguably, the education system is founded on Eu...
The Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man, 2021
European colonialism and apartheid in South Africa included the alienation of land just as the re... more European colonialism and apartheid in South Africa included the alienation of land just as the restructuring of customary tenure. The reconstructed customary tenure vested title to land in the colonial and apartheid state in this way, merging sovereignty and property. The merger encouraged authoritative control of rural society. Customary tenure was argued to be communal and excluded individual rights. Regardless of the official rendition, customary tenure was dynamic, recognized individual use rights and “facilitated accumulation and differentiation.” In the present-day, customary tenure is perceived as unregulated capital, holding back the ability of the poor people to prosper. Thus, the relevance and place of customary tenure is in dispute. This article aims to examine the efficacy for preserving customary tenure, using Vhembe district as a case study. The article uses the exploratory qualitative approach to collect data.
The article explores the challenges experienced at male initiation schools in Mthatha district in... more The article explores the challenges experienced at male initiation schools in Mthatha district in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Deaths of initiates and other gross human rights violations are argued to have become a thorny issue in the month of June when initiation schools run. The article was premised on the socio-cultural theory and Human Rights Based Approach. It utilised the qualitative indigenous research design and data was collected using the following methods; one-on-one unstructured interviews and focus group discussion. The study unveiled the following challenges at initiation schools; lack of skill and knowledge of traditional surgeon leading to incorrect surgery, abduction of boys into initiation schools to join the schools, poor environmental conditions of the initiation schools and the absence of parental involvement. The study recommends the promulgation and/or amendments of statues on initiation rite to minimise human error by traditional surgeons that cause unnecessary death and gross human rights violation.
The institution of traditional leadership in Africa pre-existed both the colonial and apartheid s... more The institution of traditional leadership in Africa pre-existed both the colonial and apartheid systems and was the only known system of governance among indigenous people. However, contrary to the current political trend of discrediting traditional leadership, Africans have their own understanding of democracy, which is sharply from the liberal democracy of the west. The institution of traditional rulership was democratic in its own unique way in what we nowadays refer to as ‘consensus’. This article argues that the institution of traditional/indigenous leadership is still relevant as a trusted institution for governance by the majority of people living in rural South Africa. The Basotho adage: mooa khotla ha a tsekisoe is the maxim in which my argument – that traditional rulership is a sine qua non in rural areas – is grounded. The South African democratic government has failed to decisively define and unambiguously clarify the role of traditional leadership in government. The art...
In line with the journal scope, this article focuses on the African Tradition Religion practice o... more In line with the journal scope, this article focuses on the African Tradition Religion practice of initiation schools. This subject matter is multidisciplinary and it covers how the sacred practice has been defiled through commersialisation and deviation from its original intent.
Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer, and management book series/Advances in knowledge acquisition, transfer and management book series, May 3, 2024
African Journal of Religion Philosophy and Culture, 2021
This paper centres on the contentions between the use of African Traditional medicine and convolu... more This paper centres on the contentions between the use of African Traditional medicine and convoluted beliefs among some Christianity groups. It is argued that most Pentecostal churches in Africa vilify African cultural practices and deter their converts from using African traditional medicine. Feelings of disgrace and trepidation when asked about traditional healing frequently make it difficult, particularly for the individuals who have become Christians and have acknowledged western medicine, to reveal their insight into non-western treatments. Against this backdrop, the primary aim of this paper is to unveil the conflict between Christianity and the use of African traditional medicine. The broad aim is to create a platform for a conjectural dialogue towards appreciation for a ‘new world order’ that necessitates an integration of African Traditional Religion and Christianity through adopting a comprehension of cultural differences. The paper draws in the existing scholarly literatu...
The student demonstrations in universities, which began in 2015, demanded the decolonisation of h... more The student demonstrations in universities, which began in 2015, demanded the decolonisation of higher education. The demands included free education and a decolonised curriculum. In the field of law, the demand is anchored in changing the law curriculum. The central issues accompanying the demand are the status of indigenous law, legal history, concept of law, how law is taught and the role of law in African societies. The article examines the necessity of decolonising legal education in relation to the curriculum and the teaching of law in South African universities. The article adopts a doctrinal approach to assess the need to transform the curriculum. The article is grounded in the theory of Afrocentricity in a bid to revive the African paradigm and to examine legal epistemology in post-colonial South Africa. The argument developed in this article is that the legal education system has not significantly been decolonised since 1994. Arguably, the education system is founded on European theories and systems, hence difficult or impossible for the students in Africa to relate. This article recommends that a new curriculum that reflect laws, principles and customs of the African people must be introduced in the South African
The student demonstrations in universities, which began in 2015, demanded the decolonisation of h... more The student demonstrations in universities, which began in 2015, demanded the decolonisation of higher education. The demands included free education and a decolonised curriculum. In the field of law, the demand is anchored in changing the law curriculum. The central issues accompanying the demand are the status of indigenous law, legal history, concept of law, how law is taught and the role of law in African societies. The article examines the necessity of decolonising legal education in relation to the curriculum and the teaching of law in South African universities. The article adopts a doctrinal approach to assess the need to transform the curriculum. The article is grounded in the theory of Afrocentricity in a bid to revive the African paradigm and to examine legal epistemology in post-colonial South Africa. The argument developed in this article is that the legal education system has not significantly been decolonised since 1994. Arguably, the education system is founded on Eu...
The Oriental Anthropologist: A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man, 2021
European colonialism and apartheid in South Africa included the alienation of land just as the re... more European colonialism and apartheid in South Africa included the alienation of land just as the restructuring of customary tenure. The reconstructed customary tenure vested title to land in the colonial and apartheid state in this way, merging sovereignty and property. The merger encouraged authoritative control of rural society. Customary tenure was argued to be communal and excluded individual rights. Regardless of the official rendition, customary tenure was dynamic, recognized individual use rights and “facilitated accumulation and differentiation.” In the present-day, customary tenure is perceived as unregulated capital, holding back the ability of the poor people to prosper. Thus, the relevance and place of customary tenure is in dispute. This article aims to examine the efficacy for preserving customary tenure, using Vhembe district as a case study. The article uses the exploratory qualitative approach to collect data.
The article explores the challenges experienced at male initiation schools in Mthatha district in... more The article explores the challenges experienced at male initiation schools in Mthatha district in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Deaths of initiates and other gross human rights violations are argued to have become a thorny issue in the month of June when initiation schools run. The article was premised on the socio-cultural theory and Human Rights Based Approach. It utilised the qualitative indigenous research design and data was collected using the following methods; one-on-one unstructured interviews and focus group discussion. The study unveiled the following challenges at initiation schools; lack of skill and knowledge of traditional surgeon leading to incorrect surgery, abduction of boys into initiation schools to join the schools, poor environmental conditions of the initiation schools and the absence of parental involvement. The study recommends the promulgation and/or amendments of statues on initiation rite to minimise human error by traditional surgeons that cause unnecessary death and gross human rights violation.
The institution of traditional leadership in Africa pre-existed both the colonial and apartheid s... more The institution of traditional leadership in Africa pre-existed both the colonial and apartheid systems and was the only known system of governance among indigenous people. However, contrary to the current political trend of discrediting traditional leadership, Africans have their own understanding of democracy, which is sharply from the liberal democracy of the west. The institution of traditional rulership was democratic in its own unique way in what we nowadays refer to as ‘consensus’. This article argues that the institution of traditional/indigenous leadership is still relevant as a trusted institution for governance by the majority of people living in rural South Africa. The Basotho adage: mooa khotla ha a tsekisoe is the maxim in which my argument – that traditional rulership is a sine qua non in rural areas – is grounded. The South African democratic government has failed to decisively define and unambiguously clarify the role of traditional leadership in government. The art...
In line with the journal scope, this article focuses on the African Tradition Religion practice o... more In line with the journal scope, this article focuses on the African Tradition Religion practice of initiation schools. This subject matter is multidisciplinary and it covers how the sacred practice has been defiled through commersialisation and deviation from its original intent.
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