ZAMBEZIAThe Journal of theUniversity of ZimbabweVolume 21 No. i 1994ArticlesMen and women in a colonial context:A discourse on gender and liberation inChenjerai Hove's 1989 Noma award-winningnovel Š Bones R. ZhuwararaTsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions:An attempt in the feminist tradition ..../?. MoyanaThe role of folk-tale in Ndebele literature:The case for Inhlamvu Zasengodlweni T. Matshakayile-NdlovuShona class 5 revisited: A case against ri- asclass 5 nominal prefix M. LafonResearch ReportZimbabwean teachers' perceptions of theZimbabwean infant curriculum C. MariraBook ReviewsZAMBEZI AThe Journal of the University of ZimbabweEditor: Professor M. F. C. Bourdillon ISSN 0379-0622CONTENTS Volume 21, No. i, 1994Men and women in a colonial context:A discourse on gender and liberation inChenjerai Hove's 1989 Noma award-winningnovel Š Bones R. Zhuwarara 1Tsitsi Dangarembga's Nervous Conditions:An attempt in the feminist tradition R. Moyana 23The role of folk-tale in Ndebele literature:The case for Inhlamvu Zasengodlweni... T. Matshakayile-Ndlovu 43Shona class 5 revisited: A case against ri- asclass 5 nominal prefix M. Lafon 51RESEARCH REPORTZimbabwean teachers' perceptions of theZimbabwean infant curriculum C. Marira 81BOOK REVIEWS 97©University of Zimbabwe, 1994.D^nd by University of Zimbabwe Publications,r O. Box MP 203, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.Typeset by University of Zimbabwe Publications,tinted by Print Holdings (Pvt.) Ltd., Harare.ZAMBEZIAThe publication of Zambezia, the bi-annual journal of the University ofZimbabwe, has been made possible by the generous support of thePublications Committee of the University. The main focus of the journalis Zimbabwe and the surrounding region but special articles of a moregeneral interest are also published. Monograph Supplements toZambezia cover the main disciplines of the University, and do notnecessarily have the same regional focus as Zambezia itself.ORDERSStanding orders for Zambezia are welcomed; please apply toUniversity of Zimbabwe PublicationsP.O. Box MP 203Mount PleasantHarareZimbabweA complete catalogue of titles published by University of ZimbabwePublications may be obtained free of charge on application to theabove address.ZAMBEZIANOTES TO CONTRIBUTORSArticles of up to 8 000 words, as well as shorter reports and correspond-ence to the editor, are welcomed. Two copies of the manuscript andanother captured on disk should be submitted toThe Editor: ZambeziaUniversity of Zimbabwe PublicationsP.O. Box MP 203Mount PleasantHarareZimbabweREFERENCINGFootnotes are preferred, but referencing by authors, dates andbibliography is acceptable where this is the norm in the relevantdiscipline. Page references should always be given unless the referenceis to a whole book or article.In either case, full bibliographic information about the source must begiven, including:Ł In the case of books: surname and initials of the author(s); titleof book; place (city/town) of publication; name of publisher; date ofpublication; edition (if applicable).Ł In the case of a collected work: surname and initials of theeditor(s); title of book; surname and initials of the author(s) of acontribution referred to; title of the contribution; place (city/town) ofpublication; name of publisher; date of publication; edition (ifapplicable); first and last page numbers of the contribution.Ł In the case of a journal article: surname and initials of theauthor(s) of the article; title of the article; title of the journal; date(year) of publication; volume number; issue number (unless the volumeis consecutively paginated); first and last page numbers of the article.In cases of doubt, it is always preferable to give too much informationrather than too little.