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Undergraduate sociology and social anthropology modules are taken as part of a degree programmes; each programme prescribes the specific modules…
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OP-ED: Women still considered a threat to military effectiveness and warrior spirit
By Lindy Heinecken. Article originally published on Mail&Guardian on 23 March 2022. With few exceptions,...
The Archive of Possibilities
By Efua Prah. Article originally published on ALICE news on 16.03.2022 When we think of Africa, what story...
VIDEO: Dr Efua Prah weighs in on SAHRC inquiry into racism and discrimination in advertising industry
In this interview on NewzRoom Afrika, Dr Efua Prah weighs in on SAHRC inquiry into racism and discrimination in advertising industry
VIDEO: A look at the plight of women in war-torn countries
As we commemorate International Women’s Day, Prof. Lindy Heinecken, from Stellenbosch University, looks at the plight of women in war-torn countries. This as scores of women and girls in Ukraine continue to face hostilities.
AUDIO: Changing conversations about women’s reproductive health
International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on 8 March. In this podcast, Dr Efua Prah from the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology talks about why we need to change the conversations about women’s reproductive health which is still considered a taboo subject in some societies.
VIDEO: Unpacking the events at Hoerskool Jan Vilijoen
This week we have seen images of parents and community members of different races clash outside Hoerskool...
OP-ED: Social capital and economic empowerment: Lessons for black South Africa from the Afrikaners of Vanderbijlpark
By Jantjie Xaba. Article first published in the Daily Maverick on 8 February 2022. In the 1940s, white...
OP-ED: ‘Rights of Nature’: A fundamental challenge to the world as we know it.
By Steven Robins. Article originally published in the Daily Maverick on 6 January 2022. The gradual...
OP-ED: River Club: Utopian fantasies of a high tech concrete jungle in a city of broken infrastructures and fractured communities.
By Steven Robins. Article originally published in the Daily Maverick on 22 November 2021. While the details...
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