Participants’ Portraits

Abstract

This chapter introduces the city of Bulawayo where the research was conducted and the chapter reiterates the purpose of the study and the criteria for selecting participants. The preferred social science portraiture is introduced and its suitability to the study is briefly explained. The chapter also introduces study participants and outlines brief portraits according to the list in the table below. Each participant’s brief portrait narrates participants’ personal background, education, and career path.