Opinion Pieces
5th April 2023
Initiation Schools: Possibilities and Missed Opportunities By Nonkosi Xaba In Colonial and apartheid South Africa, the construction of black womanhood through what Thomas (2006) refers to […]
5th April 2023
Walking on eggshells? A reflexive account of studying male victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Zimbabwe By Justice Medzani Zimbabwe, as many other African nations, […]
3rd February 2023
Digital sex workers: standing in the criminalisation gap of South Africa By Nonkosi Xaba Digital sex work has taken centre stage thanks to the mainstreaming of […]
20th September 2022
(Un)tying the father tongue: (Re)thinking the (m)other tongue and epistemic (in)justices by Tinashe Mawere Introduction At the beginning of the month of February 2022, my ancestors […]
18th August 2022
“Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”: What about Tshisikhawe and the women in her life line? By Pfarelo Brandy Matsila Introduction This year’s theme for International […]
26th July 2022
What does ‘Pride’ mean for South Africans in 2022? By Gabriela Pinheiro Each year, the month of June sees widespread celebrations in honour of International Pride […]
24th June 2022
Food, symbolism, and embodiment: Amai Mnangagwa’s traditional dishes and restoring healthy bodies by Tinashe Mawere Introduction: Food for thought In December 2019, I came across reports […]
17th May 2022
“Coming out” and queer visibility within the African context: A tale of spatial sexualities by Justice M Medzani The subject of coming out has had considerable […]
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 […]
