Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies

Articles

• Indigenous Oral Aesthetics and the (Re)construction of Nupe Film Arts in Nigeria

  Joshua Usman, Zainab Zendana Shafii , Aishatu Abdulsalam

  15 pages

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• Reclaiming the Fire: The Role of Oral Storytelling in Preserving Indigenous Knowledge in the Digital Age: A Study of Keleketla by Makgamatha (1990)

  Isaac Ramohlale , Osborn Risimati Chauke, P. P. Ramohlale , Tintswalo Mapengo

  16 pages

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• (Re)Visiting the Semantics of Some Northern Sotho Gender-Related Proverbs: A Gender Schema Analysis

  James Seanego, Manare Donation Matabola

  12 pages

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• Cultural and Religious Discourses in Gender-Based Violence: An Analysis of Vhavenḓa Practices in South Africa

  Tshinetise Raphalalani, Lufuluvhi Mudimeli

  15 pages

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• Indigenous Nature-Based Solutions: Ethics for Ecological Sustainability among the Vhavenḓa People in Zimbabwe

  Vhengani Munyai

  20 pages

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• Embodied Wisdom and Cultural Memory: The Role of Tshivenḓa Proverbs in Sustaining Indigenous Knowledge Systems

  Avhatakali Jonathan Makhado

  19 pages

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• “Weathering the Storm”: Reading for Indigenous Climate Knowledge(s) in Selected Southern African Short Stories

  Confidence Joseph

  20 pages

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• Shaping Moral Values and Guiding Youth through Tshivenḓa Proverbs: A Literary Analysis of Tshindane’s U gidima hu fhirwa nga u tshimbila (2023)

  Radzilani Rendani, Mbulaheni Mudau

  20 pages

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• Preserving the Family Structure and Fostering Unity: The Role of Ndebele Taboos in Strengthening the Family Unit

  Lickel Ndebele, Angelous Muleya

  16 pages

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• Integrating Digital Technologies for the Promotion and Preservation of Oral Literature: Exploring Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategies

  Siphenkosi wayise, Sinoyolo Nokutywa

  14 pages

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• Poetry as an Emerging Culture of Social Justice Activism in South Africa

  Menzi Thango, Esther Rosbrook

  14 pages

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• Love In the Digital Age: Exploring the Role of Popular Ndebele Wedding Songs in the Post-2000 Era

  Lickel Ndebele, Progress Dube

  16 pages

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• New Age vs Stone Age South African Black Folklore: A Study of the Evolution of Folklore in Black South African Societies

  Rendani Molubo

  15 pages

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• Onomastics in Zimbabwean Sign Language: Unpacking the Signs for City Names

  Tawanda Matende, Victor Mugari, Crous Hlungwane, Jani De Lange

  25 pages

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• Investigating Ubuntu/Botho Through a Selected Setswana Folktale in an Educational Context

  Bridget Mangwegape

  16 pages

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