Civil Society in Zimbabwe: Insights from Matabeleland

This book considers the historical and spatial dimensions of civil society in Zimbabwe’s Matabeleland region, an area suffering from severe development and democratic deficits over many decades. The book will be of interest and value to scholars of civil society, politics and democratisation across the African continent.

Mandlenkosi Mpofu is a senior lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Eswatini in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), where he is also the Chair of the Faculty Research Committee.

Dion Nkomo is a professor of African language studies at Rhodes University where he holds a research chair on the intellectualisation of African languages, multilingualism and education.

Kirk Helliker is an Emeritus Research Professor in the Department of Sociology at Rhodes University where he also established and heads the Unit of Zimbabwean Studies. He has published widely on Zimbabwe including with specific reference to civil society.