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damage inflicted on the offended and his\her nuclear and extended family members. It is at this stage that those present note the consistency of the offended's report. Visitors or anyone present is allowed to take part in the conflict resolution process. Consultation is based on the assumption that wisdom is not a monopoly and sharing ideas enriches individual perceptions and insights on the matter. The traditional court system upholds the non-contradiction and clarity of expression, which help to ensure consistency of statements and soundness of arguments. The principle of unhu from which the court derives its transformation mechanism upholds principles such as truth telling, self control, respect for elders, conflict resolution and peace building (Gwaravanda, 2011). The analysis of the offence is based on moral determinants such as time, space, reason, non-contradiction and gravity of the offence among other things. Below are cases that were presided over by chiefs Chounda and chief Mazano in Chiweshe in the context of this research. Case 1 – Witchcraft A woman (Mrs. Rusenza) reported her son (Choto) to chief Mazano for accusing her of bewitching and killing his two-year-old son. Choto alleged that he consulted a traditional healer who confirmed that his paternal grandmother killed the boy. The chief invited an expert in mixing traditional concoctions (muteyo) that would reveal whether Rusenza was guilt if she didn't vomit after drinking the mixture. Rusenza did not vomit. In passing judgment on Rusenza 'the witch' the chief banished her from his chiefdom citing that he wanted to protect his people from wickedness and witchcraft. The chief indicated that witches who kill babies are dangerous to the community and therefore should find somewhere to live where witchcraft is condoned. He said the punishment for witchcraft must remain stiff so that it saves as a deterrent to would be witches. Case 2 – Land dispute The complainant Huni bought a 5-acre piece of land and a rural residential stand from Mr. Mudzi. After a year, Mudzi demanded another payment of US$350.00 top up to make the total cost of 47
the land US$750.00. Mudzi laid the condition that either Huni pays the money or vacates his stand. The chief's court dealing with the case resolved that Mudzi was at fault in selling farm land to Huni because the custodian of all rural land was the chief. The traditional court agreed that Mudzi pays back half the amount he had already received from Huni for land was not supposed to be bought and sold. The court told him that he had sold his homestead and the farmland was being repossessed by the chief who would distribute it to needy people. By selling the land Mudzi had shown that he did not need it. Mudzi reported the same case to the magistrates' court who told him that the chiefs' decision would stand because he (Mudzi) did not have title deeds to the land. Case 3 – Cattle graze in a crop field This was reported at chief Chounda's court. Jeremiah demanded a tonne of maize at harvest as compensation from Washaya after Washaya's cattle fed on his crops. The chief tasked a local Agriculture Research Extension (AREX) officer together with the chief's two selected elders to visit the field and assess the damage caused by Washaya's cattle. The verdict reached after the assessment was that Washaya would pay two bags of maize because the AREX officer alleged that the whole crop without being grazed would not yield a tonne. Case 4 – Adultery Mupona reported to the traditional court at chief Mazano that he caught Masango with his wife (Mupona's wife) in a compromising position in his garden. The garden is 200 metres away from Mupona's homestead. Mupona said he followed his wife to the garden when he thought she had stayed too long. He brought a pant to the court which he claimed was Masango's which he had left behind when he escaped from the garden in panic. Masango refuted the allegations vehemently and eloquently, pointing out that Mazano was fabricating. Mupona's wife also denied the allegations levelled by her husband. The traditional court dismissed the case as lacking in evidence. Masango threatened to report the accuser to the same court on allegations of soiling his name. 48
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Page 5 and 6: Contents Introduction: The primacy
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Page 9 and 10: in Africa. The paper highlights the
Page 11 and 12: 1 Women's access to microfinance an
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Page 15 and 16: family well-being are often higher
Page 17 and 18: “[b]y plugging the gap left by th
Page 19 and 20: As at 30 July 2011 the country's ba
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Page 25 and 26: approach the MFIs, is that “it wi
Page 27 and 28: d) Indicators of the social and eco
Page 29 and 30: Illiteracy creates a situation of d
Page 31 and 32: Disabilities: Lessons from Zambia a
Page 33 and 34: Abbreviations and acronyms CBNRM Co
Page 35 and 36: (Murindagomo, 1990). Its main appro
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Page 41 and 42: formulation will ensure their total
Page 43 and 44: the commons'. The concept of commun
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Page 47 and 48: management in Botswana and Namibia:
Page 49 and 50: Introduction This article seeks to
Page 51: esearchers come to study with backg
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Page 57 and 58: The chief's personality This influe
Page 59 and 60: process of reporting a case is too
Page 61 and 62: and implies that offenders should r
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Page 65 and 66: 4 The role of Indigenous Knowledge
Page 67 and 68: enlarging the range of their choice
Page 69 and 70: this also served to promote food se
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Page 73 and 74: countries seriously questioned why
Page 75 and 76: especting their realities and prior
Page 77 and 78: competing knowledge systems, charac
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Page 83 and 84: implications for sustainable conser
Page 85 and 86: Pretty, J. N. (1994) Alternative sy
Page 87 and 88: Introduction The United Nations Edu
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Page 93 and 94: esult may be disastrous. The HIV an
Page 95 and 96: affairs and ultimately the adoption
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Page 101 and 102: Fuchs, S. (2000) A social theory of
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6 Re-examining the role of NGOs in
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that NGOs are involved in when tryi
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to see the causes of conflict as go
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which the oil is located are disgru
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communities putting into question t
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The controversies surrounding NGOs'
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conflict ridden African states, whe
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in resolving conflict and peace bui
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Recommendations To work effectively
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Juma, M.K. (2008) Conflict Preventi
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Introduction The Zimbabwean land re
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Government or private agencies. Thi
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credit facilities, new farmers in Z
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control 49 percent in any business
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implementation of investment progra
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the ice-berg. Disadvantaged areas m
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eventual agreement on the implement
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they are simply recipients of polic
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the government embarks on a nationw
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farm ownership in the country. The
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8 Community-driven conflict resolut
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approximately 800,000 Rwandans and
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their mediation skills.” The cell
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well as centre-periphery thesis whi
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justice In the post-genocide era, t
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marginalized and disenfranchised fr
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summarized and simplified versions
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In Rwanda for example, citizens cou
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Although the use of carrot and stic
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abunzi and the formal system beckon
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Kauzya, John-Mary. (2007) Political
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Conclusion All through the papers,
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About the editor Samuel Maruta is t
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