Gordon Chavunduka

Professor Gordon Lloyd Chavunduka (c.16 August 1931 – 11 January 2013) was a Zimbabwean sociologist and traditional healer. He served as a member of Abel Muzorewa's delegation to the 1979 Lancaster House Conference that led to Zimbabwe's independence.^[1] He has published several books on traditional medicine.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Prof. Chavunduka was vice-chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe from 1992 to 1996.^[7] After his retirement from the university, he served as president of the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association.^[8] He was a great influence to Christopher Chetsanga.

Chavunduka died on 11 January 2013 at the age of 82 in Harare, after a short illness.^[9]

References

1. Martin, D.; Johnson, P. (1981). The struggle for Zimbabwe. Boston: Faber and Faber. p. 400. ISBN 978-0-85345-599-8.
2. Chavunduka, G. (1972). Interaction of folk and scientific beliefs in Shona medical practices. Ph.D. thesis, University of London.
3. Chavunduka, G. (1978). Traditional Healers and the Shona Patient. Gwelo: Mambo.
4. Last, M.L.; Chavunduka, G. (1988). The Professionalization of African Medicine: Ambiguities and Definitions. Manchester: Manchester University Press. p. 308. ISBN 978-0-7190-2252-4.
5. Chavunduka, G. (1994). Traditional medicine in modern Zimbabwe. Harare: University of Zimbabwe Publications. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-908307-40-1.
6. Chavunduka, G. (1978). Traditional Healers and the Shona Patient. Harare: Mambo Press. p. 139. ASIN B0000EDYZT.
7. University of Zimbabwe. "About UZ". Retrieved 2009-01-02.
8. "Holy Water Is Serious Business". The Zimbabwean. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-04.
9. "MDC-T senior official Professor Gordon Chavunduka, a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe and president of the Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers’ Association (ZINATHA) has died". nehandaradio.com. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-01-13.