Sanny Mulubale

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Lecturer at University of Zambia

This paper is an investigation of identity politics and its relevance. It engages the ‘instrumentalist model' in understanding the causal chains that can either stabilise or destabilise multi-ethnic societies. It employs a comparative case analysis of Zambia and Kenya. A substantial similarity in our cases is that identity politics has a hold in bo...

Comparative politics is a linchpin of understanding systemic politicization of identities. The motivation to study identity politics in the context of Africa was generated by the general view that situates ethnic politics as being messy in mainstream scholarly debates. The comparative approach was applicable in determining conditions that explained...

This research examines the nature and processes of the ‘therapeutic citizenship’ status acquired by HIV positive schoolteachers who are on antiretroviral therapy (ART), and further ascertains this status’s implications for Zambia’s national development prospects. Teachers, who are a key group for those prospects, are disproportionately affected by...

This paper examines how, in the midst of changing political times, some characteristics of HIV activism are changing, and suggests the relevance of these shifts for other fields of health activism. Despite the UK achieving UNAIDS's '90-90-90ʹ testing and treatment goals, many in the UK lack up-to-date HIV knowledge and retain stigmatising attitudes...

Identity is often told through socially positioned narratives that take a biographical approach. Biomedical studies, though, tend to portray the 'self' of people with chronic illnesses from the physiological and clinical perspectives of effective diagnosis, treatment and care. Such perspectives may not provide adequate models for people with chroni...

This chapter explores what we can learn about living with COVID-19, theoretically as well as experientially, from the stories of ‘pandemic experts’ living with HIV alongside COVID-19, in Zambia, Brazil, the UK, and South Africa. Research involved mid-to-late 2020 semi-structured interviews with 76 participants in these four countries about the impa...

The focus of this article was to unearth strategies that can be used to mitigate political violence against women in Matero constituency of Lusaka District, Zambia. To access the views of the participants, a qualitative approach and a case study design were used. The sample composed of 24 purposively selected participants from political parties at...

This article explored the forms of political violence against women and their effects on women’s political participation in Matero Constituency of Lusaka District, Zambia. This research took a qualitative approach and rode on a case study design to generate evidence. A sample of 24 political party leaders were recruited through homogenous purposive...

In Kanyama Constituency of Lusaka District Zambia, physical violence especially during the election cycles of 2011, 2016 and 2021 may appear to have escalated. If violence and tyranny are allowed to take root in any democratic state, it may deprive the people of the capacity to resist bad governance because of the pervasive atmosphere of terror, fe...

The study interrogated teachers’ and pupils’ perceptions of Information Communication Technology (ICT) as an examinable curriculum subject in secondary schools of Mazabuka district in Southern Zambia. In 2013 Ministry of Education (MoE) reviewed the National School Curriculum introducing ICT as an examinable subject at the junior secondary school l...

This article explored bottlenecks of electoral violence on electoral process and human welfare in Kanyama Constituency of Lusaka District, Zambia. The case study design was employed on a targeted population that comprised of 28 participants. The interview guide was used as a tool for primary data production. The main findings of this research were...

The purpose of this study was to explore parental participation in supporting village community schools in two villages of Eastern Zambia. The involvement of parents in their children’s education has long been considered by educational researchers as a significant factor in positively impacting children’s success. A qualitative case study design wa...

Published Online: July 03, 2023 This study aimed at establishing how disciplinary committees managed learner behaviour within the school context. The objectives of the study were to: establish how Disciplinary Committees dealt with acts of indiscipline; explore the perceptions of head teachers, deputy head teachers, senior teachers, class teachers...

The study sought to explore issues persons living with disabilities in Zambia face in relation to the electoral processes in selected areas of Lusaka District. Specifically, the study aimed at identifying and understanding the consequences of electoral conflicts on electoral processes, accessibility of polling stations, electoral materials and adeq...

The study investigated the perceptions of student teachers and teacher educators on teaching practice in colleges of education and schools in Livingstone District of Zambia. The perceptions referred to the views, claims, beliefs and convictions which trainee teachers and teacher educators held towards teaching practice. The study employed a case st...

The aim of this research was to explore experiences of persons with disabilities in the electoral processes within Lusaka District. The study focuses on stories around electoral conflicts, accessibility of polling stations, electoral materials and adequacy of laws and policies that promote electoral and political participation of persons with disab...

In pre-modern societies, conflicts were often managed and resolved through a council of elders or eminent individuals within a traditional setting. Currently, conflict management seem to be complex due to the interdependence of actors that underlie varying interests leading to disputes which has to some level underrated the role played by the tradi...

The study sought to assess the effectiveness of girls' education empowerment program in senior secondary schools in Senanga district in Western Province of Zambia. Following a qualitative approach with descriptive statistics, the Adolescent Girls Accessing Prevention and Education (AGAPE) project was assessed on its key indicators. A total 220 bene...

Managing a school department should be tilted towards achieving set goals and creating value for the education system. There seems to be poor performance in social sciences departments that are headed by females in secondary schools. This inefficiency at departmental levels has negative impact on the overall performance of schools. Therefore, the a...

The concerns of HIV medicalization should not just be 'normalised' by clinical approaches. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which HIV governmentality as mediated through a 'therapeutic citizenship' status, among school teachers, especially those on antiretroviral treatment (ART), have an effect on their everyday and deve...

Although civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial in promoting efficient and effective good governance and maintaining democratic ideals, their role in political, social and economic development of any country seem to be problematic. This study sought to examine civil society organisation's positionality in Zambia's Governance System, with a...

The study focused on identifying innovations deployed by lecturers when teaching online during the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Zambia. The interpretivist worldview anchors the study. Researchers adopted a descriptive qualitative case study design. Purposefully and conveniently sampled lecturers (n = 21) took part in key informant intervi...

There are various forms of Media which have a widespread reach of communication such as newspapers, radio, television, internet-based websites, and magazines. These have a major impact on politics, especially television, radio and newspapers. However, media reporting has received reaction from political leaders and in some cases banned for what is...

This study explored elements associated with electoral violence in Kanyama Constituency of Lusaka District, Zambia. The study rids on case study design which was employed on a targeted population that comprised 28 participants. The data were generated through interviews and document review. The main findings of this research were that electoral vio...

The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of orthographic opacity on reading fluency. The focus was on evaluating the dynamics of reading fluency, particularly to determine how accuracy and speed skills are affected by orthographic transparency among bilinguals. A sample comprising of 108 fifth and sixth grade children were tested on...

The psychosocial concerns of HIV medicalization and bracketing of wellbeing in medical sense should not just be ‘normalised’ by clinical approaches. HIV medicalisation has become the basis of normalisation among citizens without being questioned. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which HIV governmentality as mediated thro...

The study focused on the representations, processes and effects of HIV stigma for healthcare workers living with HIV within health facilities in Zambia. A descriptive study design was deployed. A total of 56 health workers and four service user participants responded to a structured questionnaire (n = 50) or took part in key informant interviews (n...

Parental involvement is an important component of children's early school success and is recognized as a significant ingredient in reducing learner absenteeism and improving the quality of children's education. To this effect, the aim of the study was to investigate the effects of parental involvement in reducing learner absenteeism in selected pri...

This article discusses HIV positive teachers’ medicalisation in the Zambian context. It makes a theoretical appraisal of the dynamics of health in this HIV treatment era, viewing the era as leaving the AIDS pandemic between two streams: a disappearing tragedy and a treatable illness with latent psychological, social and economic effects [1]. Teache...

Abstract: This paper discusses challenges faced by combined schools in Masaiti district which hinders the provision of quality education. A mixed methods concurrent triangulation model was used in the study. The study was conducted in all the 8 purposively sampled combined schools in Masaiti district on the Copperbelt province of Zambia. The study...

A treatable illness, HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) has both latent and visible psychological, social and economic effects on infected and affected individuals. School teachers as a key population and large civil service workforce in Zambia, appear to have distinct representations of HIV citizenship and ART (Antiretroviral Therapy) experiences....

This report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV makes a valuable contribution to the discussion on HIV and mental health. It highlights the extent and seriousness of mental health difficulties, and reasons for them, such as poor physical health’s effects on mental health, stressful benefits cuts, and widespread stigma which prevents people...

This paper is aimed at reviewing literature on strategies used in reading instruction in Zambian schools. The observed discrepancies in reading proficiency between Zambia languages and English may, in part, be attributed to orthographic depth. Currently, phonics-based methods are the main reading instruction methods used in schools. However, althou...

The study explored the perceptions of pupils, teachers and headteachers on the use of teacher and pupil centred teaching methods. It has been observed that most teachers in schools in Zambia are overly dependent on the use of teacher-centred methods of teaching as opposed to participative methods in spite of the directive by the Ministry of Educati...