This article reviews the findings from two small community studies in South Africa on the experience of poor households in respect of the economic downturn, employment, and food security, with spec…
In 2015, leaders of the world signed up to the Sustainable Development Goals to end poverty, inequality and climate change. Together as citizens of the world, and civil society across the world,…
This issue set out to explore diaspora feminist engagements with the idea and reality of Africa: the gendered experiences of diaspora populations and the influence of the diaspora on gender relatio…
Female genital mutilation (FGM), sometimes referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting, isa harmful cultural practice without any known health benefit. Its short-term and long-term…
Access and use of the internet mirrors the sex/gender, class and other power dynamics offline, so do the violations. State control, censorship, surveillance, invasion of privacy, curtailment of fre…
En Afrique, la question de la traite et du trafic des êtres humains a, pendant longtemps, été abordée sous l’angle de l’exploitation économique surtout dans le cadre des pires formes de …
There was an important connection stuck between hookworm infection and low iron stores. The study concluded that hookworm infection is a strong predictor of iron status. These findings buttress th…
Southern Africa has been recognised as one of the most interesting and important areas of the world from an ecological and evolutionary point of view. The establishment and development of the Nat…
An as yet unsettled question posed within feminist debates is whether women's increased participation in informal economic activity contributes to their empowerment or their impoverishment (Meagher…