Phefumula is currently registered for a PhD in Anthropology at the University of Witwatersrand, focusing on the commercialisation of clanship in an urban context, under the supervision of Dr Hylton White. Phefumula is a developing researcher based in Gauteng with interests in culture and community development; policy, theory, gender, youth and entrepreneurship development in marginalised communities; migration; and health.

Abstract
The paper focuses on the utility of the concepts of trust and honor in understanding relations among Zimbabwean malayishas. The concepts of trust and honor and how they produce and sustain a culture of networking and cooperation on the one hand and competition and conflict on the other are explored.