25th April 2022
“No Ubuntu in the maternity ward”: An autobiographical analysis of obstetric violence in a public hospital’s maternity ward [1] By Pfarelo Matsila Introduction On 12 November […]
23rd November 2021
Critical Reflections on Feminist Contributions to Understanding Women’s Use of Violence in Intimate Relationships: Arguments for Post-Structural Feminism by Justice Medzani Introductory remarks and background This […]
8th September 2021
Resisting bisexual erasure: A reflection note By Pfarelo Matsila Bisexual erasure is defined as the cultural de-legitimation of bisexuality as an intelligible sexual identity (Khuzwayo and […]
18th August 2021
The Erecting of Nehanda by Tinashe Mawere Please note: This is part of a longer draft paper “In search of a curved Nehanda” in which I […]
27th July 2021
“Bekezela” (“Perseverance”): A double-edged sword By Pfarelo Matsila Introduction Many women generally, but particularly in the context of matrimony, have mothers, grandmothers and/or aunts who inspire […]
1st April 2021
Fowl run Politics: Masculinising Zimbabwean Nationhood by Tinashe Mawere Introduction: Masculinities, Femininities and the Nation/al Family During Robert Mugabe’s rule in Zimbabwe, the metaphor of the […]
29th September 2020
My Body and Me: Personal Reflections on the Idea of “Violence” From a Queer[1] South African Woman by GS Pinheiro *Please note, this essay contains descriptions […]
23rd September 2020
Am I eligible to be a refugee? by Hulisani Khorombi The United Nations Refugee Agency defines a refugee as someone who has been forced to […]
21st September 2020
Female Genital Mutilation: sacred cultural practice or human rights violation? By Hulisani Khorombi Background The World Health Organisation estimates that 3 million girls, residing in only […]
