Religion and COVID-19 Vaccination in Zimbabwe

About

Tenson Muyambo earned a PhD from the University of KwaZulu Natal(UKZN) South Africa. He is a research fellow at the University of SouthAfricas (UNISA) Research Institute for Theology and Religion (RITR)College of Human Sciences. He lectures at the Great Zimbabwe Universityand researches and publishes extensively on indigenous knowledge systemsreligion (Ndau indigenous religion) gender education pandemics andAfrican Spirituality. He has co- edited the books Religion and the COVID- 19Pandemic in Southern Africa (2022) and Re- imagining Indigenous Knowledgeand Practices in 21st Century Africa: Debunking Myths and Misconceptionsfor Conviviality and Sustainability (2022).Fortune Sibanda (PhD) is a professor of Religious Studies in the Department ofPhilosophy and Religious Studies Great Zimbabwe University Masvingoand Department of Theology and Religious Studies University of EswatiniEswatini. Professor Sibanda is also a research fellow in the ResearchInstitute for Theology and Religion UNISA South Africa. He is a specialistin the History and Phenomenology of Religion; African IndigenousReligions and New Religious Movements (particularly Rastafari). Hisresearch interests include Indigenous Knowledge Systems religion andhealth religion and the environment human rights issues law and religionreligion and the culinary arts tackled from an African perspective. Sibandahas published edited books book chapters and his work has also appearedin refereed journals. He is a member of a number of academic associationsincluding the American Academy of Religion (AAR) African Consortiumfor Law and Religion Studies (ACLARS) African Theological Institutionsin Southern and Central Africa (ATISCA) Association for the Study ofReligion in Southern Africa (ASRSA) and African Association for theStudy of Religion (AASR). Professor Sibanda is a member of the ACLARSPublication Committee and ACLARS Board member.Ezra Chitando (DPhil) is a professor of History and Phenomenology ofReligion at the University of Zimbabwe. His broad research and publicationinterests include method and theory in the study of religion as well asreligion health gender security politics development climate change andsexuality among others.