Arts and Social Sciences Journal

Department of Social Science, Zimbabwe Open University, Harare, Zimbabwe

Publications

• Case Series   
  Road and School Naming: A Basin of History and Culture in Lupane District of Matabeleland North Province (Zimbabwe)
  Author(s): Sikholiwe Dube* and Nhlanhla Sibanda
  
  Naming in most African communities is a very crucial concept being celebrated: As names is a repository of cultural and historical information. Significant events and historical figures are remembered through naming. The focus of this paper is to unfold the perception that names attached to roads and schools (primary and secondary alike) in Lupane district of Matabeleland North Province in Zimbabwe, shed light on the preservation of history of the Ndebele people. The paper develops the argument that it is the past which gives identity to an individual or ethnic group. The landmark names in Lupane district extend the community’s commemoration of notable heroes and their achievements. Historical evidence has fostered the indelible mark of the names in Matabeleland, thereby serving as forms of linguistic as well as, historical records for posterity. In the same ve.. Read More»
  

  Abstract PDF