Joram Ndlovu

Joram Ndlovu
University of KwaZulu-Natal | ukzn · School of Social Sciences

PhD

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January 2012 - August 2012
North-West University
Position
  • Senior Lecturer
May 2004 - August 2007
Midlands State University
Position
  • Lecturer
January 1994 - April 2004
Bulawayo Polytechnic
Position
  • Senior Lecturer
Education
January 2005 - December 2008
University of Pretoria
Field of study
  • Tourism Management

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Publications (74)
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Climate change is a critical global issue with significant impacts on both human and ecological systems. The escalation in extreme weather occurrences, shifts in precipitation patterns, and rising temperatures are the key manifestations of this phenomenon. In Africa, where smallholder agriculture relies heavily on rainfall, climate change poses a s...
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This chapter investigates the importance of incorporating gender considerations into Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) strategies for climate change mitigation. It aims to clarify how gender-related factors impact the efficacy and results of EbA projects. The study utilized a thorough review process, examining peer-reviewed articles, gray literature...
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Land ownership remains critical in the Global South, where smallholder farming is prudent for sustaining household food production and income. In the recent past, mining activities have increasingly substituted farming activities, rendering lands unusable. The proliferation of small-scale mining activities has led many households to abandon their a...
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The contribution of urban areas to climate change is significant, accounting for approximately 70% of greenhouse gas emissions linked to energy consumption. Many people reside in urban areas, where the effects of global warming are beginning to be felt. Urban areas possess the ability and duty to protect their citizens from the consequences of glob...
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This article critically engages with the academic debate on de-agrarianisation which has gained traction in political economy perspectives of agrarian change in Sub-Saharan Africa. De-agrarianisation represents long-term processes of occupational adjustment, income-earning reorientation and the spatial relocation of rural dwellers away from strictl...
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Tourism is a vital economic sector in South Africa, attracting a large number of visitors who come to experience the diverse range of tourist attractions the country has to offer. In its efforts to achieve sustainability and competitiveness, the industry is incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into its operations. This review explores the tra...
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The agriculture sector is pivotal for the income and livelihoods of rural populations in the Global South, particularly in arid regions where small-scale livestock farming has emerged as a viable source of sustenance and economic stability. This study explores the potential of subsistence goat farming to enhance climate resilience among smallholder...
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The conflict between humans and wildlife can result in negative impacts on both parties and hinder conservation efforts. By predicting how conflict risks may change with a growing agricultural sector and human population under a changing climate, policymakers can effectively allocate resources for mitigating and conserving conflict-prone specie...
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The world is grappling with major challenges posed by climate change, with the past few years having witnessed catastrophic weather events like floods, storms, wildfires, and record-breaking temperatures worldwide. Children and adolescents are particularly at risk due to their developing brains, heightened vulnerability to illness, and limited capa...
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Climate change significantly impacts disaster management programs, particularly threatening the needs of vulnerable populations. In Malawi, adverse climate conditions like droughts, heavy rains, and floods are prevalent. This study conducted a systematic review of various databases and secondary data sources, identifying 104 articles, with 94 being...
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The changing geopolitical environment, economic transformations and technological advancements have prompted the intensified movement of people in a great diversity of forms. Transnational parenting has emerged as a significant and intricate global occurrence within today’s migration patterns. While scholarly and policy discussions on international...
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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly during lockdown periods, there has been an astronomic leap in cases of gender-based violence (GBV) globally. This escalation has been characterised as a “shadow pandemic” or a “second pandemic”. Although erstwhile studies revealed a correlation between Violence against Women and times of cr...
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Mopane worms provide a livelihood source for rural households in the Mangwe district. The study sought to explore the effects of a changing climate across the Mopane worm value chain through an analysis of the experiences and perspectives of rural women. In addition, the study aimed to investigate the correlation between climate change, Mopane worm...
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Economic development is impacted by changes in the global environment and how frequently and how intensely climate-related calamities like floods and droughts occur. Even though everyone is impacted by climate change, anecdotal evidence indicates that different social groupings, even within the same polities, have significantly different capacities...
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This article aims to explore the concept of tourism festival and event destination branding and relate it to practices in Zimbabwean festivals and tourism events. The article is therefore based on the following objectives: to understand the concept of tourism festival, event and destination brand image in Zimbabwe; to explain its essence and import...
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The effects of climate change have been felt across food supply chain due to floods, hurricanes and droughts. As a result, it has led to food security risks resulting from food production and price volatility. Climate is now the primary determinant of agricultural productivity and, in this respect, climate and food availability are deeply intertwin...
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Providing context-specific and user-friendly weather forecast information is essential in determining the resilience and variability of farmers and pastoralists to climate change. Climate change and variability have negatively affected farmers’ livelihoods who depend on rain-fed agriculture in the Nkayi District. This chapter seeks to assess the ca...
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The Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020 and quickly spread across the world resulting in millions of deaths. The efforts to curtail the spread of the virus during the pandemic resulted in governments across the world pronouncing measures to restrict the movement of people, introducing curfews, instilling travel bans and encouraging people to stay at home...
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South Africa by international standards has a poor public healthcare system. There has been a substantial increase in the literature on reforms such as austerity measures to improve healthcare service delivery in government health institutions. The global crisis of 2008/2009 forced the government to implement cost-cutting measures to reduce public...
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Fisheries are a leading livelihood portfolio supporting food and income security in developing countries. This study interrogated the susceptibility of fisheries to climate change and their contribution as a livelihood strategy for communities living in Kani ward, Binga. The study sought to evaluate the contribution of fisheries towards the sustain...
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#explore the challenges of destination branding in destination marketing. #duiscuss the benefits of re-branding a destination. #highlight the importance of destination-brand equity and indicate how it relates to brand identity. #detail the strategic brand management process and its impact on the health of the brand. #provide examples of the manner...
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The study focused on beachgoers' waste disposal behavior and its impacts on the coastal and marine environment. Coastal and marine tourism is a key subsector of tourism that is fast becoming one of the most popular forms of tourism globally. The objective of the study was to discuss the resilience of coastal destinations by examining the role of en...
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Land remains an absolute necessity in agriculture particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa where access to productive land plays an imperative role in food security and poverty reduction. The production value of land is often surpassed by its political, cultural and economic worth which makes it an indispensable tool for food security and poverty allevia...
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Reducing household food insecurity is a public policy challenge in the Global South. Many rural households diversify their livelihood portfolios as a strategy of dealing with food insecurity. Though considerable research effort has been expended in researching the themes of livelihoods diversification and food security, there is a dearth of scholar...
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ABSTRACT The government is committed to improving the health system by providing universal coverage to all South Africans as articulated in national health policies. The biggest threat facing the health sector today is the shortage of well-trained healthcare workers and the increasing demand for healthcare services. A quantitative study was used to...
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The study was based on exploring if succession planning was considered as a strategic for branding Zimbabwean Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs) beyond COVID-19 pandemic. It adopted a sequential mixed method starting with a qualitative research followed by a quantitative research. Qualitative research helped in establishing themes which c...
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The study was based on exploring if succession planning was considered as a strategic for branding Zimbabwean Small and Medium Tourism Enterprises (SMTEs) beyond COVID-19 pandemic. It adopted a sequential mixed method starting with a qualitative research followed by a quantitative research. Qualitative research helped in establishing themes which c...
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The Impact of Covid-19 caused a deep contraction in the global economy with tourism being the most affected. The closure of borders through lockdowns had devastating effects on the sustainability of tourism businesses. Hence loss of employment negatively impacted on people's livelihood, socioeconomic and psychological conditions. The aim of the pap...
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Purpose: The study was based on understanding how media can be used to select Zimbabwe tourism destination brands against other brands by the tourists. Further, it examined the role of media in improving Zimbabwe tourism brand identity. Factors to use in positioning the Zimbabwe tourism brand were also established. Research Methodology: A quantitat...
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Article History Keywords Mobile learning systems UTAUT model Multinomial logit regression Secondary schools Zimbabwe. In today's technologically-driven educational landscape, mobile learning systems (MBL) have progressively risen to become critical tools for effective education delivery in many rural schools. Like in most developing countries, the...
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The purpose of this article was to examine the prospects and challenges of community based tourism as a livelihood diversification strategy for people living adjacent to the Sehlabathebe National Park in Lesotho. The main objective was to explore how rural communities living close to the World Heritage Site shift and diversity their livelihoods fro...
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Communication of sexual matters between the parents and adolescents has been seen as one of the strategies that could play a cardinal role in encouraging adolescents to be responsible and delay sexual debut or avoid unprotected sexual intercourse. The increasing rate of teenage pregnancies and new HIV/AIDS infections among adolescents in Sub-Sahara...
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The study investigated the contribution of local communities to Zimbabwe tourism destination brand equity through sustainable tourism practices, with a view of developing a model. A comparative investigation of two popular resorts in Zimbabwe which are Victoria Falls and Domboshava Curves was carried out. A sequential mixed method was used to get r...
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The problem of poverty and how to reduce it remains the most pressing dilemma in the rural development lexicon of most developing countries. Livelihoods diversification has been seen as one of the ways in which households seek to address their vulnerability to poverty and other shocks. This study explores the determinants and household welfare impl...
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There have been several debates regarding the increasing number of unemployed graduates in South Africa. This is alarming. It calls for researchers to probe government's role in graduates' employment creation. This problem is exacerbated by a lack of, among other things, appropriate skills and experience required by the labour market. A case study...
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Brand personality has evolved to be a contemporary marketing concept that breaks or make positive image through perception management in tourism destinations. This study focused on the personality of the tourists who patronise the Zimbabwe tourism destination, looking at how their personality conforms to the personality that is reflected by the tou...
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Brand personality has evolved to be a contemporary marketing concept that breaks or make positive image through perception management in tourism destinations. This study focused on the personality of the tourists who patronise the Zimbabwe tourism destination, looking at how their personality conforms to the personality that is reflected by the tou...
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The past decade has seen a sturdy increase in the literature on higher education and policy discourse on the absorption of graduates in the labour market. To understand students’, post graduate experiences, a case approach was adopted. Participants comprised of employed and unemployed students who were registered at the University of Zululand in 20...
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This study was based on understanding the supremacy of print media in relation to other new types of media in improving performance of the Zimbabwe tourism destination brand. This helped in establishing a print and other media framework for destination branding. The main types of print media that were investigated were newspapers, travel journals,...
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The study was conducted with an aim to establish the main sources of identity for Zimbabwe tourism destination brand. Two perspectives were used for the analysis looking at real attributes of tourism and perceptions as the likely sources for improved Zimbabwe tourism destination brand identity. The study applied a QUAL to QUANT sequential mixed met...
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Sustainability has become one of the key elements of development for most tourist destinations. Some cities have adopted a sustainable development strategy as a long-term solution in improving socioeconomic , cultural, and environmental practices. Traditionally, destinations have used events to achieve community enrichment, protect the natural envi...
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Sustainability has become one of the key elements of development for most tourist destinations. Some cities have adopted a sustainable development strategy as a long-term solution in improving socioeconomic , cultural, and environmental practices. Traditionally, destinations have used events to achieve community enrichment, protect the natural envi...
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The Durban beachfront is a poplar tourism destination for travelers visiting KwaZulu Natal. In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the number of tourists vising the beachfront for several reasons - ranging from leisure, recreational (surfing and bathing), enjoying the sea breeze and sunshine and lately, the beachfront has become a po...
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The Durban beachfront is a poplar tourism destination for travelers visiting KwaZulu Natal. In recent years, there has been a notable increase in the number of tourists vising the beachfront for several reasons-ranging from leisure, recreational (surfing and bathing), enjoying the sea breeze and sunshine and lately, the beachfront has become a popu...
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The aim of the study was to investigate the accessibility of B&B facilities by wheelchair bound persons in Durban. It sought to determine the adequacy services, level of satisfaction with free movement within the facilities and the state of the physical environment. Both qualitative and quantitative research designs were employed. Key informant int...
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Private tourism businesses in Namibia are faced with the challenge of establishing a business environment where their positive impacts on local communities and employees are maximized. The main objective of the paper was to assess the impact of corporate social responsibility in reducing poverty and its role in uplifting rural livelihoods. A sample...
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Tourism is a modern-day engine for growth and one of the largest industries globally. Being a labour intensive industry with a supply chain that links many sectors, tourism is a priority sector in the national government's planning and policy framework. To understand the impact of community based tourism (CBT) projects in KwaZulu-Natal, the researc...
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Tourism has become the second largest source of foreign exchange earnings in the least developed countries. However, tourists become attracted to features that are of environmental and conservation importance.As a global phenomenon, threats to biodiversity require innovative approaches to maintain and protect biodiversity in the interest of ecologi...
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Women continue to play critical roles in our society both formally and informally. One such role; especially in the private space of the home, is the expectation placed on a woman to prepare food. Such expectations have generated embedded meanings for Zulu women, who are the focus of this study. In this study five men in courtship relationships wit...
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Tourism is regarded as a modern-day engine for growth and is one of the largest industries globally. South Africa has earmarked tourism as a key sector with excellent potential for growth and development. With itsspectacular scenery, friendly people, world-class infrastructure, South Africa is becoming one of the most desired destinations in the wo...
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Abstract Tourism continues to be a driver of economic growth and contributes to direct and indirect employment. The diversity of visitor experiences has allowed more South Africans and visitors to explore individual stories, communities, authentic places and ideas that shape the social and physical environment. Considering that tourists are becomin...
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Direct benefits of biodiversity conservation have been a subject of debate over the past two decades. Despite the accelerated growth of CBNRM initiatives meant to redress the neglected communities and bring socioeconomic development to remote areas, the challenge is to develop innovative instruments for channeling conservation investments efforts d...
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Food builds stronger bonds between people and countries and offers an important setting to enhance diplomatic and trade ties. Advocates of food diplomacy concur that food can be used as a code for conveying information about social events and social relations based on the commonalities of the structure of each meal across culture. This paper argues...
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The main purpose of this study was to explore the concept of “re-branding a destination” as a key element to enhance sustainable tourism development. The study sought to measure the destination’s attributes that determine sustainable tourism development vis-a-vis the perceived tourists’ image. The study concludes that the concept of re-branding a d...
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Namibia is rich in mineral wealth, tourism and wildlife. Over the past years, the destination has been promoted for its wildlife, abundance of scenery and endless horizons. Nevertheless, cultural tourism has been viewed as an alternative to the main stream tourism. Studies have shown that cultural tourism has become an important product and in some...
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The purpose of this case study is to provide insights into the strategies undertaken by the Namibian Government to use tourism as an incentive for local communities to coexist with wildlife, including predators. Its relevance is based on the types of incentives used and the level of stakeholders’ participation. The case study highlights the constit...
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The purpose of the study was to redefine the rural space and explore the potential tourism benefits for the Topnaars in the Kuiseb Delta. Kuiseb Delta has unparalleled archeological/historical sites of which 235 have been well researched. The historical sites are being threatened by unauthorized tourism and recreational activities. The Ministry of...
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After the liberation war of independence in April 1980, Zimbabwe wanted to disassociate itself from its negative past that is the colonial system, the war, the sanctions, and other social ills, which had contributed to negative publicity during that time. A new identity was chosen, named “Discover Zimbabwe.” The major challenge at that time was to...
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The tourism industry, which is often referred as an invisible export, is significant in the economic and social development of a country. In Namibia, tourism is ranked the third highest foreign currency earner and constitutes one of the economy's cornerstones of revenue generation. Traditionally developing countries such as Namibia have relied heav...
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Contested election results or coups de dat have triggered political violence that has swept across a number of African countries, negatively affecting their tourism destinations. Thus, a political crisis can cause a significant disaster since it has the potential of impacting negatively the smooth operations of the tourism industry. This paper disc...
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The Namibian Hospitality and Tourism School is the first technological institute of higher learning in Namibia to offer hospitality and tourism training programs. It runs a state-of-the-art hotel with 6 rooms, a restaurant, conference room and two training kitchens. Its curriculum places emphasis on theoretical and academic oriented programs. Stude...
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The main purpose of this study was to develop a destination branding and positioning framework, with particular reference to the Zimbabwean experience. The theoretical underpinnings and concepts used in this study were destination marketing, destination branding and positioning, image and destination competitiveness. To provide a strategic context...
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Zimbabwe gained independence from the British rule in 1980 and it decided to maintain the status quo of low volumes and high returns on tourism. This resulted in an increase in the number of tourist arrivals from the Western markets including UK, USA, German, France and even South Africa. This boosted the construction of many hotels, lodges, restau...

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