Mthuthukisi Ncube
Mthuthukisi 'Mzilankatha' Ncube is Social Scientist who is a Development Practitioner, Lecturer, Researcher, and Conference Speaker with profound interests in Socio-Ecological Systems, Cultural Ecosystem Services, Sustainable Livelihoods, Environmental Sustainability, Quality Assurance in Higher Education, and stickler to Right Based Approaches
Supervisors: Dr Nqobizitha Mathanda Dube, Professor Sylvester Bongani Maphosa, and Dr Mkhokheli Sithole
Phone: 0772760336
Address: Number 38, Duncan Road, Suburbs, Bulawayo
Supervisors: Dr Nqobizitha Mathanda Dube, Professor Sylvester Bongani Maphosa, and Dr Mkhokheli Sithole
Phone: 0772760336
Address: Number 38, Duncan Road, Suburbs, Bulawayo
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officials’ communication channels. This paper analyses perceptions of the media houses' role in purging unwanted elements that have adopted an authoritarian and chiefdom style of leadership within liberation movements. The research examines the influence of the government-owned Chronicle, in covering events during the 'pre-coup' and ‘post-coup’ eras. The politically powerful and influential often used the Chronicle to propagate internal political conflicts through misinformation, denigration and elimination of perceived enemies of state power. The paper argues that the presidium’s secret agenda, openly against the then Vice President, influenced the Chronicle's reporting and coverage of political events before the military coup. Sensational reporting by the Chronicle and other state-owned media precipitated the removal of the Vice President from office and ultimately his escape to South Africa. We recommend the enactment of legislation ensuring media freedom and autonomy alongside a Zimbabwe Media Commission upholding and protecting professional journalistic rights.
Keywords: Chronicle, Fourth Estate, Governance, Media-institutions, Media-freedom, Zimbabwe
Researchers have investigated co-curricular and extracurricular activities associated with student learning and personal development but neglected exploring levels of students’ involvement. IHLs oftentimes have no structures responsible for quality assurance (QA). Research should focus on specific structures, activities and the frequency of student involvement. Although Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education superintends over QA processes, it remains unclear which/how institutional structures foster student inclusivity in QA processes. Pragmatic research, marked by mixed methods was used to examine university QA structures for inclusivity. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics IHLs were targeted and purposive sampling helped select 15 QA office(rs) and SRC in one STEM university. Primary data from questionnaires and key informant interviews were used. Structures governing IHLs are prescribed by Acts of Parliament and the current frequency of involvement depends on meetings scheduled for IHL structures. This constricts effective involvement. Minimal involvement occurs in prescribed structures although
more satisfying involvement is in student-initiated social clubs and organisations. IHL legislative instruments should be amended to reflect diversity in higher education; allow university Councils to tailor-make IHL institutional/infrastructural structures to deliver on their mandates than rely on prescribed one size fits all. Such change will foster more satisfying involvement for student socio-academic success.
Keywords: institutional, structures, HEIs, quality-assurance, student-inclusivity
officials’ communication channels. This paper analyses perceptions of the media houses' role in purging unwanted elements that have adopted an authoritarian and chiefdom style of leadership within liberation movements. The research examines the influence of the government-owned Chronicle, in covering events during the 'pre-coup' and ‘post-coup’ eras. The politically powerful and influential often used the Chronicle to propagate internal political conflicts through misinformation, denigration and elimination of perceived enemies of state power. The paper argues that the presidium’s secret agenda, openly against the then Vice President, influenced the Chronicle's reporting and coverage of political events before the military coup. Sensational reporting by the Chronicle and other state-owned media precipitated the removal of the Vice President from office and ultimately his escape to South Africa. We recommend the enactment of legislation ensuring media freedom and autonomy alongside a Zimbabwe Media Commission upholding and protecting professional journalistic rights.
Keywords: Chronicle, Fourth Estate, Governance, Media-institutions, Media-freedom, Zimbabwe
Researchers have investigated co-curricular and extracurricular activities associated with student learning and personal development but neglected exploring levels of students’ involvement. IHLs oftentimes have no structures responsible for quality assurance (QA). Research should focus on specific structures, activities and the frequency of student involvement. Although Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education superintends over QA processes, it remains unclear which/how institutional structures foster student inclusivity in QA processes. Pragmatic research, marked by mixed methods was used to examine university QA structures for inclusivity. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics IHLs were targeted and purposive sampling helped select 15 QA office(rs) and SRC in one STEM university. Primary data from questionnaires and key informant interviews were used. Structures governing IHLs are prescribed by Acts of Parliament and the current frequency of involvement depends on meetings scheduled for IHL structures. This constricts effective involvement. Minimal involvement occurs in prescribed structures although
more satisfying involvement is in student-initiated social clubs and organisations. IHL legislative instruments should be amended to reflect diversity in higher education; allow university Councils to tailor-make IHL institutional/infrastructural structures to deliver on their mandates than rely on prescribed one size fits all. Such change will foster more satisfying involvement for student socio-academic success.
Keywords: institutional, structures, HEIs, quality-assurance, student-inclusivity