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Migration, enterprise and the related language and culture dynamics are critical to South Africa and Zimbabwe. In the past, some scholars were of the view that the language and cultural communities created by migration pose a threat, and others argued that they are advantageous. This article presents a single-factor analytical approach to issues, which suggests that co-existing modalities should be worked out for the host citizens to accept the migrants without reservations. This acceptance is imperative as its negation results in some contexts to the flaring of ugly xenophobic manifestations. The argument presented in this article is pertinent to African languages and education, the African Union, the United Nations, civic, humanitarian organisations, respective governments, interested stakeholders and language communities, amongst others. It provides insight on how to manage cultures and morals among migrants of diverse categories. The article used a mixed research methodology. It reviews ideas on migration globally and in Africa in particular, analysing how migration contributes towards emerging language and cultural societies or communities. A sample of 100 respondents was used for this study. The paper suggests that there should be unity, deregulation and liberalisation of movement of people across the continent for trade and skills-sharing to improve sustainability. The article intends to guide African leaders to co-exist and to encourage fair competition for continental expansion, poverty alleviation and development of positive international language policies. It is one of the recent attempts to expound on the existing perspectives on migration dynamics and the formation of viable diasporic language communities in Africa and highlight their contribution towards ubuntu. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) refer to local, peasant, traditional knowledge, or African farming systems. They are continually influenced by creativity, experimentation and contact with external systems. This study reviewed literature on the applications of various indigenous knowledge practices and systems in crop production. Significant contributions to global knowledge originated from indigenous people, such as in medicine and veterinary medicine with intimate understanding of local environments. Some forms of IK are expressed in stories, legends, folklore, rituals, songs and laws. Perspectives and applications of IKS constitute the unique unity in diversity and its innate and embodied essence of humanity, spirituality, society and environment. The two main IKS theories reviewed were indigenous knowledge innovation systems (IKIS) and postmodernism. Challenges in adoption of IKS practices included farmers who perceive IKS as outdated, lack of institutional focus on preserving and promoting indigenous knowledge and poor government support in incorporating IKS into agricultural policy frameworks. Future work may focus on determining the link between the IK system and the western technology, maintaining the value of indigenous knowledge base. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the central "ignored" role that women play in disseminating vital societal information through folklore. It explores the limited conceptions and constructions of their roles in literature and the media today where they are confined to housekeeping duties. It argues that through storytelling--the cornerstone of communal revitalisation--women play a pivotal task in ensuring the well-being of their communities. In advancing this argument, the article takes into account the fact that folktales have formed the basis of African formal education and training, which was meant for cognitive development of the African child. The major concern is, despite the tremendous contribution of women into the development, re-engineering and redesigning of the society, women are not taken or taking themselves seriously when it comes to societal decision-making issues. This paper mainly depends on a literature review and qualitative research methodology. A sample of 25 homes was selected randomly in the Bikita District of Masvingo Province in Zimbabwe. Data were collected orally from the story-tellers. Thereafter, an analysis was undertaken to establish the strategic role of women in disseminating information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]