Church discipline for falling pregnant out of wedlock is in practice discriminatory as it
effectively affects girls than boys in the majority of cases. This article seeks to explore the …

The practice of virginity testing in southern Africa has caused a conflict between advocates
of culture and proponents of universal human rights. Recently, the 'virginity bursaries', also …

A question that the Southern African region has been struggling with for some time is that,
despite the efforts at preventing HIV through various methods, the region is still experiencing …

Influenced by versions of feminist theory, post-colonial theory, and critical anthropology, this
research seeks to contribute to a growing body of literature which explores processes of …

Bishop Paul Verryn is a South African Methodist Church liberation theologian known for his
concern for human rights and human dignity. In this article, I acknowledge his response to …

The practice of pastoral care is concerned with humanity's total welfare encompassing the
emotional, spiritual, psychological, and personal spheres as they pertain to, but are not …

Abstract The search by South Africa for scarce skills that contribute to the economic
development of the country attracted many people around the world, particularly Africa to …

More than 40 years after attaining independence, Zimbabwe is at the peak of a socio-
economic downturn. In response to this ongoing socio-economic crisis, millions of skilled …

Early migration across borders predominantly involved movement by males for work. While
changing times have seen a considerable increase in the number of female migrants as …

The struggles with patriarchy in the marriages of highly educated married black women are
not clearly defined by research, leading to generalisations that all women experience …