Thomas Karakadzai

• Master of Science in Rural and Urban Planning
• PhD Student at University of Cape Town

This paper aims to make a nuanced scholarly contribution to the nexus between titled leadership and problem-solving in communities. The paper engages literature and document review for building strong anecdotal evidence being views and opinions of aspiring doctorate holders and some who already have them. The study is qualitative in its general dis...

Effective water supply and sanitation management remains an uphill task in most cities in the South, especially in Zimbabwe. Using a qualitative methodology, this chapter explores the different strategies for improving the water supply and sanitation management system in Masvingo City. Data were collected from water and sanitation experts directly...

This chapter seeks to make a contribution by assessing how informal settlements are embracing rainwater harvesting for water security across the globe. Despite physical access to a sufficient, safe, and affordable water supply being a basic human right, water woes have continued to persist in informal settlements. It is therefore critical to identi...

The study debates the nexus between land access and land rights, particularly the definition and documentation of the latter in Harare’s peri-urban and urban settlements. The article discusses the diversity of documents referred to by respondents in emerging settlements of Churu Farm, Hopley, Budiriro 5 Extension, and Hatcliffe Extension. The artic...

This comparative data report illustrates, visually and in narrative form, findings from a study contributing grassroots perspectives on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout. The research was carried out in Harare, Kampala, Lilongwe and Mumbai by the national Slum Dwellers International (SDI) affiliates in each city, with survey design, coordination and adm...

This chapter seeks to make a contribution by assessing how informal settlements are embracing rainwater harvesting for water security across the globe. Despite physical access to a sufficient, safe, and affordable water supply being a basic human right, water woes have continued to persist in informal settlements. It is therefore critical to identi...

The impact of COVID-19 has been particularly hard for those living and working in slums and informality—with inadequate dwelling and destruction of livelihoods undermining their coping capacity. This chapter analyzes the impact of pandemic response measures on slum dwellers’ livelihoods in Masvingo, Zimbabwe, and coping mechanisms developed. We ana...

Reducing vulnerability to climate change and enhancing the long-term coping capacities of rural or urban settlements to negative climate change impacts have become urgent issues in developing countries. Developing countries do not have the means to cope with climate hazards and their economies are highly dependent on climate-sensitive sectors such...

This chapter proffers a prognosis of Zimbabwe’s future in dealing with urban development management amid climate change. The tragic impacts and apparent enormity of risks and disasters induced by floods, drought and cyclones have caused many damages in most urban centres around the country. In effect, infrastructure and social systems as well as da...