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No one could have foretold that the soiling of the Cecil Rhodes statue with faeces at the Univers... more No one could have foretold that the soiling of the Cecil Rhodes statue with faeces at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on March, 9th 2015 would spiral South African universities and the general public into a state of confusion and frustration because such an act was peculiar in the post-apartheid era. The cause of the uncertainty was that African students’ expressed discontent relating to their exclusion and marginalisation within the higher education system. While this debate has been ongoing and often premised on fees, the authorities have shown little enthusiasm to its resolution. Hence, when the UCT event inspired the formation of myriad student movements across all higher education institutions, which ultimately morphed into the Fees Must Fall Movement (#FMF). Consequently, all concerned parties from the university Vice-Chancellors, the Minister of Higher Education and Training and to the President had no other choice but to take decisive action to the fee plea that students had presented. The purpose of this paper is to give an expose of the issues that triggered the country wide student “uprising” as gathered from interviews from one of the institutions in South Africa.
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2021
In this paper, we critically reflect on our conceptualization and operationalization of “rapid ph... more In this paper, we critically reflect on our conceptualization and operationalization of “rapid photovoice” as a close-up, emancipatory, action research methodology which has multiple, intersecting social-justice goals; and consider the methodology’s potential for helping to achieve such goals. We first consider photovoice in relation to its typical use in public health research, as well as in prior research into student experiences of higher education. We then consider our pragmatic redesign of the methodology as rapid photovoice (RPV), which we conceptualized in response to the goals, parameters, and constraints inherent in our project, which studied student movement violence and wellbeing. In the third part of the article, we describe and discuss our operationalization of RPV in this study on four university campuses in South Africa. In the fourth section, we reflect on some of the ethical considerations arising from the topic and the methodology. In the final section of the artic...
Journal of Human Ecology, 2013
The HIV pandemic, which is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa has propelled countries to come up wit... more The HIV pandemic, which is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa has propelled countries to come up with interventions, such as, Adolescent Development Programmes (ADPs), which promote open discussions with and amongst the youth about sexuality and reproductive health. These attempts have to an extent yielded good responses but with limited efficacy as these efforts are largely curtailed by the prevailing cultural norms. Africa is generally classified as lagging behind in terms of development; this assertion is mainly because of its adherence to cultural and traditional practices that the developed world sees as peculiar. One such peculiarity is the reverence associated with sexual activity; this is one topic that is hardly discussed both within the family setting and in society in general. Thus this paper concludes that HIV/AIDS messaging can only be effective when they take cultural factors into consideration since the intervention strategies mentioned above have proven to be an inadequ...
African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the prevalence of risky behaviours among ... more The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the prevalence of risky behaviours among the learners in a rural secondary school in the Eastern Cape Province. A cross-sectional sample of 150 learners in grades 10-12 with mean age of 18.8±1.73 years was undertaken. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire which was designed to collect demographic information and risky behaviour practices. The study found that overwhelming proportion (86%) of the participants were sexually active; and of these, 3.23% reported having their sexual debut at age 10. The results also reveal that 46.1% reported contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) which was far higher than the 2002 national average prevalence of 7.4%. In addition, only about 1 in 4 (24%) participants discussed sexual issues with their parents/guardians. Reproductive health promotion programmes should be intensified in schools especially among rural learners with strong parents and community involvem...
This paper explored the profile of HIV and AIDS caregivers in Thohoyandou in South Africa. It use... more This paper explored the profile of HIV and AIDS caregivers in Thohoyandou in South Africa. It used a quantitative exploratory - descriptive research design. Thirty-nine female respondents aged between 20 and 35 completed a self-administered questionnaire. The findings of the study confirmed the general perception that HIV and AIDS was associated with marginalisation. Majority of the care-givers were women with little education, based in a rural environment with inadequate amenities essential to enhance their vocation. Apart from the educational status and environment, the care-givers’ training on HIV and AIDS palliative care was inadequate, thus rendering them susceptible to HIV and AIDS infection. The findings implied that although HIV and AIDS care-giving was beneficial, it could pose risks to both the patient and the care-giver. Recommendations on how to make care-giving more beneficial to patients and care-givers was also given.
Journal of Social Sciences, 2015
Abstract Young people are seen to be adopting and practicing peculiar norms that are contradictor... more Abstract Young people are seen to be adopting and practicing peculiar norms that are contradictory to those of their societies. These unique modes of youth expression lead to the stereotyping of the young people and ultimately their marginalisation. This paper aimed at exploring how youth culture contributes to the socialisation of youth at Phiphidi village in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. 40 people participated in this quantitative descriptive survey. A purposive sampling technique was used to choose the respondents located at two popular youth hangouts. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires. The findings revealed that the respondents belonged to some form of a group in their community, which were either formal or informal. The respondents’ peers played a role in shaping personalities as they were kept abreast with the latest trends, be it information, music or fashion. The use of technology was primary for this group and it was used to establish and maintain relationships, to explore the latest trends and to discuss school issues to an extent. This paper implies youth culture has a role to play in the socialisation of the youth.
Journal of Social Sciences, 2015
Journal of Social Sciences, 2014
Journal of Social Sciences, 2014
Boletín Criminológico, 2020
La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha revelado desigualdades profundamente ... more La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha revelado desigualdades profundamente arraigadas e inherentes al sistema derivadas del Apartheid (sistema de segregación racial en Sudáfrica y Namibia en vigor hasta 1992), en las que los jóvenes negros no pueden acceder a la educación sin enfrentarse a una miríada de obstáculos. En todo el mundo, los estudiantes han salido a las calles para mostrar su descontento con las autoridades, con la esperanza de generar conciencia y reconocimiento sobre los problemas con los que se encuentran en la educación superior. Sudáfrica no ha sido una excepción. En 2015, el movimiento conocido con el hashtag ‘#FeesMustFall’ (para la reducción de tasas académicas en la educación universitaria) envió un mensaje a los políticos para que priorizaran el necesario cambio que necesita la educación superior en Sudáfrica, ya que sigue siendo un sistema elitista y accesible solo para unos pocos elegidos. Aunque el programa sudafricano para incrementar...
The aim of this paper is to explore the profile of HIV caregivers in the Vhembe district, Limpopo... more The aim of this paper is to explore the profile of HIV caregivers in the Vhembe district, Limpopo Province of South Africa. The study uses a quantitative exploratory-descriptive research design. Thirty-nine female respondents aged between 20 and 35 completed the self-administered questionnaires. The findings of the study confirm the general perception associated with HIV; that HIV and AIDS is a disease associated with marginalisation. The majority of the care-givers are women with little education, based in a rural environment with inadequate amenities essential to enhance their vocation. Apart from the educational status and environment, the care-givers' training on HIV palliative care is inadequate, thus rendering them susceptible to HIV infection. These findings imply that although HIV care-giving is beneficial, it can pose risks to both the patient and the care-giver. The paper postulates firstly, an environment where the barriers and the opportunities to men-volunteerism in care-giving are explored. Secondly, a comparative study of the profiles of caregivers in both rural and urban areas. Lastly, an investigation into the financial spinoffs that the government receives from HBC services needs to be investigated
The 2015/2016 academic year was an academic year that saw South African university students and l... more The 2015/2016 academic year was an academic year that saw South African university students and leaders and the state engage in intense negotiations over free quality education. A considerable number of students joined this movement and were involved in or witnessed violence without realising how violence can harm them. This paper uses the interpretative phenomenological approach to interrogate the coping strategies employed by six students (who were part of the #FMF movement), in response to the violence that they witnessed at their campus. The findings reveal that witnessing violence is stressful. At some point, these students felt powerless and employed maladaptive coping strategies to deal with the threat of violence that they faced. The study recommends that university programmes be augmented to help students adopt a combination of the problem-focussed and anticipatory-focussed coping strategies to foster adaptive styles when coping with violence.
The HIV pandemic, which is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa has propelled countries to come up wit... more The HIV pandemic, which is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa has propelled countries to come up with interventions, such as, Adolescent Development Programmes (ADPs), which promote open discussions with and amongst the youth about sexua lity and reproductive health. These attempts have to an extent yielded good responses but with limited efficacy as these efforts are largely curtailed by the prevailing cultural norms. Africa is generally classified as lagging behind in terms of development; this assertion is mainly because of its adherence to cultural and traditional practices that the developed world sees as peculiar. One such peculiarity i s the reverence associated with sexual activity; this is one topic that is hardly discussed both within the family setting and in society in general. Thus this paper concludes that HIV/AIDS messaging can only be effective when they take cultural factors into consideration since the intervention strategies mentioned above have proven to be an inadequate mode in the prevention of HIV/AIDS among the youth.
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2021
In this paper, we critically reflect on our conceptualization and operationalization of "rap... more In this paper, we critically reflect on our conceptualization and operationalization of "rapid photovoice" as a close-up, emanci-patory, action research methodology which has multiple, intersecting social-justice goals; and consider the methodology's potential for helping to achieve such goals. We first consider photovoice in relation to its typical use in public health research, as well as in prior research into student experiences of higher education. We then consider our pragmatic redesign of the methodology as rapid photovoice (RPV), which we conceptualized in response to the goals, parameters, and constraints inherent in our project, which studied student movement violence and wellbeing. In the third part of the article, we describe and discuss our operationalization of RPV in this study on four university campuses in South Africa. In the fourth section, we reflect on some of the ethical considerations arising from the topic and the methodology. In the final secti...
South Africa continues to suffer from patriarchal domination and its negative consequences which ... more South Africa continues to suffer from patriarchal domination and its negative consequences which carry on stifling and abrogating the impact of the transformation gains already made since the new political dispensation in 1994. The absence of clear and targeted plans and programmes at micro-level (individual, family, school and community) to fundamentally change the mind-set of men on gender equity, human rights and social justice for women continue to be just a pipedream in South Africa. As a result, gender roles and gender-based violence continues to haunt South Africa despite its grand policies and strategies. This article calls for a surgical operation of the heart of the patriarchal ideology through the use of African languages to re-engineer the socialisation process in order to bring about a fundamental gender transformation of the South African society. Keywords: Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Equality, Gendered Roles, Gender-Based Violence, Patriarchy, Ideology, Social Justic...
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2016
Background: Many young men continue to disregard the importance of contraception and family plann... more Background: Many young men continue to disregard the importance of contraception and family planning in South Africa. The fact that even university students also do not take contraception and family planning seriously poses a serious threat to their own health and well-being.Aim: This paper aims at investigating the attitudes of male students towards contraception and the promotion of female students’ sexual health rights and well-being at the University of Venda.Methods: Quantitative research method is used to determine how attitudes of 60 male students towards contraception can jeopardise the health and well-being of both male and female students.Results: This study reveals that the majority of 60 male students at the University of Venda have a negative attitude towards contraceptives. As a result, male students at the University of Venda are not keen on using contraceptives. Male students’ negative attitude and lack of interest in contraceptives and family planning also limit pro...
International E-journal of Criminal Sciences, 2019
The 2015/2016 academic year was an academic year that saw South African university students and l... more The 2015/2016 academic year was an academic year that saw South African university students and leaders and the state engage in intense negotiations over free quality education. A considerable number of students joined this movement and were involved in or witnessed violence without realising how violence can harm them. This paper uses the interpretative phenomenological approach to interrogate the coping strategies employed by six students (who were part of the #FMF movement), in response to the violence that they witnessed at their campus. The findings reveal that witnessing violence is stressful. At some point, these students felt powerless and employed maladaptive coping strategies to deal with the threat of violence that they faced. The study recommends that university programmes be augmented to help students adopt a combination of the problem-focussed and anticipatory-focussed coping strategies to foster adaptive styles when coping with violence.
BOLETÍN CRIMINOLÓGICO, 2020
La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha revelado desigualdades profundamente ... more La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha
revelado desigualdades profundamente arraigadas e inherentes al sistema derivadas del Apartheid (sistema de segregación racial en Sudáfricay Namibia en vigor hasta 1992), en las que los jóvenes negros no pueden acceder a la educación sin enfrentarse a una miríada de obstáculos. En todo el mundo, los estudiantes han salido a las calles para mostrar su
descontento con las autoridades, con la esperanza de generar conciencia
y reconocimiento sobre los problemas con los que se encuentran en la educación superior. Sudáfrica no ha sido una excepción. En 2015, el movimiento conocido con el hashtag ‘#FeesMustFall’ (para la reducción de tasas académicas en la educación universitaria) envió un mensaje a los políticos para que priorizaran el necesario cambio que necesita la educación superior en Sudáfrica, ya que sigue siendo un sistema elitista y accesible solo para unos pocos elegidos. Aunque el programa sudafricano
para incrementar la tasa de participación y expansión de la educación superior puesto en marcha a final de los años 90 del siglo pasado ha producido algunos beneficios en las últimas décadas, el número de estudiantes africanos en las instituciones de educación superior sigue sin aumentar. Las autoridades no han respondido a las desigualdades estructurales a la que estos estudiantes se enfrentan. En este artículo se detallan los desafíos que llevaron a los estudiantes universitarios sudafricanos
a participar en la violenta protesta “#FeesMustFall” y se hacen
propuestas sobre cómo superar estos desafíos para generar mejoras a largo plazo.
The Social Sciences, 2018
No one could have foretold that the soiling of the Cecil Rhodes statue with faeces at the Univers... more No one could have foretold that the soiling of the Cecil Rhodes statue with faeces at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on March, 9th 2015 would spiral South African universities and the general public into a state of confusion and frustration because such an act was peculiar in the post-apartheid era. The cause of the uncertainty was that African students’ expressed discontent relating to their exclusion and marginalisation within the higher education system. While this debate has been ongoing and often premised on fees, the authorities have shown little enthusiasm to its resolution. Hence, when the UCT event inspired the formation of myriad student movements across all higher education institutions, which ultimately morphed into the Fees Must Fall Movement (#FMF). Consequently, all concerned parties from the university Vice-Chancellors, the Minister of Higher Education and Training and to the President had no other choice but to take decisive action to the fee plea that students had presented. The purpose of this paper is to give an expose of the issues that triggered the country wide student “uprising” as gathered from interviews from one of the institutions in South Africa.
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Raselekoane NR, Morwe KG, Tshitangano T. University of Venda's male students' attitudes towards c... more Raselekoane NR, Morwe KG, Tshitangano T. University of Venda's male students' attitudes towards contraception and family planning. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2016;8(2), a959. http://dx.doi.
No one could have foretold that the soiling of the Cecil Rhodes statue with faeces at the Univers... more No one could have foretold that the soiling of the Cecil Rhodes statue with faeces at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on March, 9th 2015 would spiral South African universities and the general public into a state of confusion and frustration because such an act was peculiar in the post-apartheid era. The cause of the uncertainty was that African students’ expressed discontent relating to their exclusion and marginalisation within the higher education system. While this debate has been ongoing and often premised on fees, the authorities have shown little enthusiasm to its resolution. Hence, when the UCT event inspired the formation of myriad student movements across all higher education institutions, which ultimately morphed into the Fees Must Fall Movement (#FMF). Consequently, all concerned parties from the university Vice-Chancellors, the Minister of Higher Education and Training and to the President had no other choice but to take decisive action to the fee plea that students had presented. The purpose of this paper is to give an expose of the issues that triggered the country wide student “uprising” as gathered from interviews from one of the institutions in South Africa.
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2021
In this paper, we critically reflect on our conceptualization and operationalization of “rapid ph... more In this paper, we critically reflect on our conceptualization and operationalization of “rapid photovoice” as a close-up, emancipatory, action research methodology which has multiple, intersecting social-justice goals; and consider the methodology’s potential for helping to achieve such goals. We first consider photovoice in relation to its typical use in public health research, as well as in prior research into student experiences of higher education. We then consider our pragmatic redesign of the methodology as rapid photovoice (RPV), which we conceptualized in response to the goals, parameters, and constraints inherent in our project, which studied student movement violence and wellbeing. In the third part of the article, we describe and discuss our operationalization of RPV in this study on four university campuses in South Africa. In the fourth section, we reflect on some of the ethical considerations arising from the topic and the methodology. In the final section of the artic...
Journal of Human Ecology, 2013
The HIV pandemic, which is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa has propelled countries to come up wit... more The HIV pandemic, which is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa has propelled countries to come up with interventions, such as, Adolescent Development Programmes (ADPs), which promote open discussions with and amongst the youth about sexuality and reproductive health. These attempts have to an extent yielded good responses but with limited efficacy as these efforts are largely curtailed by the prevailing cultural norms. Africa is generally classified as lagging behind in terms of development; this assertion is mainly because of its adherence to cultural and traditional practices that the developed world sees as peculiar. One such peculiarity is the reverence associated with sexual activity; this is one topic that is hardly discussed both within the family setting and in society in general. Thus this paper concludes that HIV/AIDS messaging can only be effective when they take cultural factors into consideration since the intervention strategies mentioned above have proven to be an inadequ...
African Journal for Physical, Health Education, Recreation and Dance, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the prevalence of risky behaviours among ... more The purpose of this study was to determine and describe the prevalence of risky behaviours among the learners in a rural secondary school in the Eastern Cape Province. A cross-sectional sample of 150 learners in grades 10-12 with mean age of 18.8±1.73 years was undertaken. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire which was designed to collect demographic information and risky behaviour practices. The study found that overwhelming proportion (86%) of the participants were sexually active; and of these, 3.23% reported having their sexual debut at age 10. The results also reveal that 46.1% reported contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) which was far higher than the 2002 national average prevalence of 7.4%. In addition, only about 1 in 4 (24%) participants discussed sexual issues with their parents/guardians. Reproductive health promotion programmes should be intensified in schools especially among rural learners with strong parents and community involvem...
This paper explored the profile of HIV and AIDS caregivers in Thohoyandou in South Africa. It use... more This paper explored the profile of HIV and AIDS caregivers in Thohoyandou in South Africa. It used a quantitative exploratory - descriptive research design. Thirty-nine female respondents aged between 20 and 35 completed a self-administered questionnaire. The findings of the study confirmed the general perception that HIV and AIDS was associated with marginalisation. Majority of the care-givers were women with little education, based in a rural environment with inadequate amenities essential to enhance their vocation. Apart from the educational status and environment, the care-givers’ training on HIV and AIDS palliative care was inadequate, thus rendering them susceptible to HIV and AIDS infection. The findings implied that although HIV and AIDS care-giving was beneficial, it could pose risks to both the patient and the care-giver. Recommendations on how to make care-giving more beneficial to patients and care-givers was also given.
Journal of Social Sciences, 2015
Abstract Young people are seen to be adopting and practicing peculiar norms that are contradictor... more Abstract Young people are seen to be adopting and practicing peculiar norms that are contradictory to those of their societies. These unique modes of youth expression lead to the stereotyping of the young people and ultimately their marginalisation. This paper aimed at exploring how youth culture contributes to the socialisation of youth at Phiphidi village in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. 40 people participated in this quantitative descriptive survey. A purposive sampling technique was used to choose the respondents located at two popular youth hangouts. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires. The findings revealed that the respondents belonged to some form of a group in their community, which were either formal or informal. The respondents’ peers played a role in shaping personalities as they were kept abreast with the latest trends, be it information, music or fashion. The use of technology was primary for this group and it was used to establish and maintain relationships, to explore the latest trends and to discuss school issues to an extent. This paper implies youth culture has a role to play in the socialisation of the youth.
Journal of Social Sciences, 2015
Journal of Social Sciences, 2014
Journal of Social Sciences, 2014
Boletín Criminológico, 2020
La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha revelado desigualdades profundamente ... more La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha revelado desigualdades profundamente arraigadas e inherentes al sistema derivadas del Apartheid (sistema de segregación racial en Sudáfrica y Namibia en vigor hasta 1992), en las que los jóvenes negros no pueden acceder a la educación sin enfrentarse a una miríada de obstáculos. En todo el mundo, los estudiantes han salido a las calles para mostrar su descontento con las autoridades, con la esperanza de generar conciencia y reconocimiento sobre los problemas con los que se encuentran en la educación superior. Sudáfrica no ha sido una excepción. En 2015, el movimiento conocido con el hashtag ‘#FeesMustFall’ (para la reducción de tasas académicas en la educación universitaria) envió un mensaje a los políticos para que priorizaran el necesario cambio que necesita la educación superior en Sudáfrica, ya que sigue siendo un sistema elitista y accesible solo para unos pocos elegidos. Aunque el programa sudafricano para incrementar...
The aim of this paper is to explore the profile of HIV caregivers in the Vhembe district, Limpopo... more The aim of this paper is to explore the profile of HIV caregivers in the Vhembe district, Limpopo Province of South Africa. The study uses a quantitative exploratory-descriptive research design. Thirty-nine female respondents aged between 20 and 35 completed the self-administered questionnaires. The findings of the study confirm the general perception associated with HIV; that HIV and AIDS is a disease associated with marginalisation. The majority of the care-givers are women with little education, based in a rural environment with inadequate amenities essential to enhance their vocation. Apart from the educational status and environment, the care-givers' training on HIV palliative care is inadequate, thus rendering them susceptible to HIV infection. These findings imply that although HIV care-giving is beneficial, it can pose risks to both the patient and the care-giver. The paper postulates firstly, an environment where the barriers and the opportunities to men-volunteerism in care-giving are explored. Secondly, a comparative study of the profiles of caregivers in both rural and urban areas. Lastly, an investigation into the financial spinoffs that the government receives from HBC services needs to be investigated
The 2015/2016 academic year was an academic year that saw South African university students and l... more The 2015/2016 academic year was an academic year that saw South African university students and leaders and the state engage in intense negotiations over free quality education. A considerable number of students joined this movement and were involved in or witnessed violence without realising how violence can harm them. This paper uses the interpretative phenomenological approach to interrogate the coping strategies employed by six students (who were part of the #FMF movement), in response to the violence that they witnessed at their campus. The findings reveal that witnessing violence is stressful. At some point, these students felt powerless and employed maladaptive coping strategies to deal with the threat of violence that they faced. The study recommends that university programmes be augmented to help students adopt a combination of the problem-focussed and anticipatory-focussed coping strategies to foster adaptive styles when coping with violence.
The HIV pandemic, which is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa has propelled countries to come up wit... more The HIV pandemic, which is prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa has propelled countries to come up with interventions, such as, Adolescent Development Programmes (ADPs), which promote open discussions with and amongst the youth about sexua lity and reproductive health. These attempts have to an extent yielded good responses but with limited efficacy as these efforts are largely curtailed by the prevailing cultural norms. Africa is generally classified as lagging behind in terms of development; this assertion is mainly because of its adherence to cultural and traditional practices that the developed world sees as peculiar. One such peculiarity i s the reverence associated with sexual activity; this is one topic that is hardly discussed both within the family setting and in society in general. Thus this paper concludes that HIV/AIDS messaging can only be effective when they take cultural factors into consideration since the intervention strategies mentioned above have proven to be an inadequate mode in the prevention of HIV/AIDS among the youth.
International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2021
In this paper, we critically reflect on our conceptualization and operationalization of "rap... more In this paper, we critically reflect on our conceptualization and operationalization of "rapid photovoice" as a close-up, emanci-patory, action research methodology which has multiple, intersecting social-justice goals; and consider the methodology's potential for helping to achieve such goals. We first consider photovoice in relation to its typical use in public health research, as well as in prior research into student experiences of higher education. We then consider our pragmatic redesign of the methodology as rapid photovoice (RPV), which we conceptualized in response to the goals, parameters, and constraints inherent in our project, which studied student movement violence and wellbeing. In the third part of the article, we describe and discuss our operationalization of RPV in this study on four university campuses in South Africa. In the fourth section, we reflect on some of the ethical considerations arising from the topic and the methodology. In the final secti...
South Africa continues to suffer from patriarchal domination and its negative consequences which ... more South Africa continues to suffer from patriarchal domination and its negative consequences which carry on stifling and abrogating the impact of the transformation gains already made since the new political dispensation in 1994. The absence of clear and targeted plans and programmes at micro-level (individual, family, school and community) to fundamentally change the mind-set of men on gender equity, human rights and social justice for women continue to be just a pipedream in South Africa. As a result, gender roles and gender-based violence continues to haunt South Africa despite its grand policies and strategies. This article calls for a surgical operation of the heart of the patriarchal ideology through the use of African languages to re-engineer the socialisation process in order to bring about a fundamental gender transformation of the South African society. Keywords: Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Equality, Gendered Roles, Gender-Based Violence, Patriarchy, Ideology, Social Justic...
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2016
Background: Many young men continue to disregard the importance of contraception and family plann... more Background: Many young men continue to disregard the importance of contraception and family planning in South Africa. The fact that even university students also do not take contraception and family planning seriously poses a serious threat to their own health and well-being.Aim: This paper aims at investigating the attitudes of male students towards contraception and the promotion of female students’ sexual health rights and well-being at the University of Venda.Methods: Quantitative research method is used to determine how attitudes of 60 male students towards contraception can jeopardise the health and well-being of both male and female students.Results: This study reveals that the majority of 60 male students at the University of Venda have a negative attitude towards contraceptives. As a result, male students at the University of Venda are not keen on using contraceptives. Male students’ negative attitude and lack of interest in contraceptives and family planning also limit pro...
International E-journal of Criminal Sciences, 2019
The 2015/2016 academic year was an academic year that saw South African university students and l... more The 2015/2016 academic year was an academic year that saw South African university students and leaders and the state engage in intense negotiations over free quality education. A considerable number of students joined this movement and were involved in or witnessed violence without realising how violence can harm them. This paper uses the interpretative phenomenological approach to interrogate the coping strategies employed by six students (who were part of the #FMF movement), in response to the violence that they witnessed at their campus. The findings reveal that witnessing violence is stressful. At some point, these students felt powerless and employed maladaptive coping strategies to deal with the threat of violence that they faced. The study recommends that university programmes be augmented to help students adopt a combination of the problem-focussed and anticipatory-focussed coping strategies to foster adaptive styles when coping with violence.
BOLETÍN CRIMINOLÓGICO, 2020
La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha revelado desigualdades profundamente ... more La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha
revelado desigualdades profundamente arraigadas e inherentes al sistema derivadas del Apartheid (sistema de segregación racial en Sudáfricay Namibia en vigor hasta 1992), en las que los jóvenes negros no pueden acceder a la educación sin enfrentarse a una miríada de obstáculos. En todo el mundo, los estudiantes han salido a las calles para mostrar su
descontento con las autoridades, con la esperanza de generar conciencia
y reconocimiento sobre los problemas con los que se encuentran en la educación superior. Sudáfrica no ha sido una excepción. En 2015, el movimiento conocido con el hashtag ‘#FeesMustFall’ (para la reducción de tasas académicas en la educación universitaria) envió un mensaje a los políticos para que priorizaran el necesario cambio que necesita la educación superior en Sudáfrica, ya que sigue siendo un sistema elitista y accesible solo para unos pocos elegidos. Aunque el programa sudafricano
para incrementar la tasa de participación y expansión de la educación superior puesto en marcha a final de los años 90 del siglo pasado ha producido algunos beneficios en las últimas décadas, el número de estudiantes africanos en las instituciones de educación superior sigue sin aumentar. Las autoridades no han respondido a las desigualdades estructurales a la que estos estudiantes se enfrentan. En este artículo se detallan los desafíos que llevaron a los estudiantes universitarios sudafricanos
a participar en la violenta protesta “#FeesMustFall” y se hacen
propuestas sobre cómo superar estos desafíos para generar mejoras a largo plazo.
The Social Sciences, 2018
No one could have foretold that the soiling of the Cecil Rhodes statue with faeces at the Univers... more No one could have foretold that the soiling of the Cecil Rhodes statue with faeces at the University of Cape Town (UCT) on March, 9th 2015 would spiral South African universities and the general public into a state of confusion and frustration because such an act was peculiar in the post-apartheid era. The cause of the uncertainty was that African students’ expressed discontent relating to their exclusion and marginalisation within the higher education system. While this debate has been ongoing and often premised on fees, the authorities have shown little enthusiasm to its resolution. Hence, when the UCT event inspired the formation of myriad student movements across all higher education institutions, which ultimately morphed into the Fees Must Fall Movement (#FMF). Consequently, all concerned parties from the university Vice-Chancellors, the Minister of Higher Education and Training and to the President had no other choice but to take decisive action to the fee plea that students had presented. The purpose of this paper is to give an expose of the issues that triggered the country wide student “uprising” as gathered from interviews from one of the institutions in South Africa.
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Raselekoane NR, Morwe KG, Tshitangano T. University of Venda's male students' attitudes towards c... more Raselekoane NR, Morwe KG, Tshitangano T. University of Venda's male students' attitudes towards contraception and family planning. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2016;8(2), a959. http://dx.doi.
Boletín Criminológico, 2020
La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha revelado desigualdades profundamente ... more La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha revelado desigualdades profundamente arraigadas e inherentes al sistema derivadas del Apartheid (sistema de segregación racial en Sudáfrica y Namibia en vigor hasta 1992), en las que los jóvenes negros no pueden acceder a la educación sin enfrentarse a una miríada de obstáculos. En todo el mundo, los estudiantes han salido a las calles para mostrar su descontento con las autoridades, con la esperanza de generar onciencia
y reconocimiento sobre los problemas con los que se encuentran en la educación superior. Sudáfrica no ha sido una excepción. En 2015, el movimiento conocido con el hashtag ‘#FeesMustFall’ (para la reducción de tasas académicas en la educación universitaria) envió un mensaje a los políticos para que priorizaran el necesario cambio que necesita la educación superior en Sudáfrica, ya que sigue siendo un sistema elitista y accesible solo para unos pocos elegidos. Aunque el programa sudafricano para incrementar la tasa de participación y expansión de la educación superior puesto en marcha a final de los años 90 del siglo pasado ha producido algunos beneficios en las últimas décadas, el número de estudiantes africanos en las instituciones de educación superior sigue sin aumentar. Las autoridades no han respondido a las desigualdades estructurales a la que estos estudiantes se enfrentan. En este artículo se detallan los desafíos que llevaron a los estudiantes universitarios sudafricanos a participar en la violenta protesta “#FeesMustFall” y se hacen propuestas sobre cómo superar estos desafíos para generar mejoras a largo plazo.
English Abstract: The democratisation of higher education has revealed deeply entrenched inequalities inherent in the system, where-in young people cannot access the system without being confronted by a myriad of obstacles. Worldwide, students have taken to the streets to showcase their discontent with authorities, hoping to generate awareness and acknowledgement about the skewed nature of higher education. South Africa has been no exception to this development. The '#FeesMustFall' movement in 2015 has sent a clear call to politicians to prioritise the foundational transformation of higher education as it continues to be an elitist system, accessible only to a select few. Whereas the South African massification programme, to double the participation rate and expand private higher education, has yielded some benefits over the last decades, the number of African students in higher education institutions has yet to increase. The authorities have failed to respond to the structural inequalities that these students face. This research details the challenges that prompted South African university students to engage in the '#FeesMustFall' protest. It also offers suggestions on how to overcome these challenges to generate long-term change. Violencia en las calles sudafricanas como única respuesta: el movimiento de protesta estudiantil sudafricano "#FeesMustFall" ARTÍCULO 1/2020 (N.º 189) Resumen: La democratización de la educación superior en Sudáfrica ha revelado desigualdades profundamente arraigadas e inherentes al siste-ma derivadas del Apartheid (sistema de segregación racial en Sudáfrica y Namibia en vigor hasta 1992), en las que los jóvenes negros no pueden acceder a la educación sin enfrentarse a una miríada de obstáculos. En todo el mundo, los estudiantes han salido a las calles para mostrar su descontento con las autoridades, con la esperanza de generar concien-cia y reconocimiento sobre los problemas con los que se encuentran en la educación superior. Sudáfrica no ha sido una excepción. En 2015, el movimiento conocido con el hashtag '#FeesMustFall' (para la reducción de tasas académicas en la educación universitaria) envió un mensaje a los políticos para que priorizaran el necesario cambio que necesita la educación superior en Sudáfrica, ya que sigue siendo un sistema elitista y accesible solo para unos pocos elegidos. Aunque el programa sudafri-cano para incrementar la tasa de participación y expansión de la educa-ción superior puesto en marcha a final de los años 90 del siglo pasado ha producido algunos beneficios en las últimas décadas, el número de estudiantes africanos en las instituciones de educación superior sigue sin aumentar. Las autoridades no han respondido a las desigualdades estructurales a la que estos estudiantes se enfrentan. En este artículo se detallan los desafíos que llevaron a los estudiantes universitarios suda-fricanos a participar en la violenta protesta "#FeesMustFall" y se hacen propuestas sobre cómo superar estos desafíos para generar mejoras a largo plazo. Palabras clave: violencia, educación superior, acceso, transformación y protestas estudiantiles
The book Restoring wellbeing after student protests: Lessons from #FeesMustFall and its aftermath... more The book Restoring wellbeing after student protests: Lessons from #FeesMustFall and its aftermath starts with a moving historical account of our collective trauma of student activism and university unrest of 2015/2016 in South Africa, but even more so it offers us lessons learnt - lessons that are critical for Student Affairs and higher education in South Africa and beyond.
Restoring wellbeing after student protests is a powerful and unique read for higher education leadership –indeed for everyone, not only in South Africa but also up continent and beyond, who seeks to create a context for higher education living and learning that is conducive to the development of engaged, responsive and responsible citizens. The levels of violence experienced in South Africa are among the highest in the world, devastating and brutalising our country and feeding into a vicious cycle of violence. This violence also finds itself onto our university campuses, creating conditions that are traumatising to all: students, administration, academic staff and leadership and staff.
Styled as a ‘Manual for Student Affairs and Services professionals’, the book proposes four practices for Student Affairs and higher education leadership to minimise violence: accountability, engagement, responsiveness and care. It also reflects on practices that can restore and enhance student wellbeing in the aftermath of exposure to violence: counselling, mindfulness, objective wellbeing and innovativeness. These offer a coherent framework for engaging with students and university leadership prior to escalation and offer ways of resolution in the aftermath of conflict. The concepts are familiar to Student Affairs theory and practice and, as presented here, could be developed into a de-escalation framework for higher education. Student Affairs may want to develop this quasi-framework and consolidate it with practices and programmes that equip students, student leaders, Student Affairs practitioners and university leaders to observe and practice these steps.
(Review by Dr Birgit Schreiber, published in the Manual, p. vii).
Restoring wellbeing after student protests is a powerful and unique read for higher education leadership –indeed for everyone, not only in South Africa but also up continent and beyond, who seeks to create a context for higher education living and learning that is conducive to the development of engaged, responsive and responsible citizens. The levels of violence experienced in South Africa are among the highest in the world, devastating and brutalising our country and feeding into a vicious cycle of violence. This violence also finds itself onto our university campuses, creating conditions that are traumatising to all: students, administration, academic staff and leadership and staff. Styled as a ‘Manual for Student Affairs and Services professionals’, the book proposes four practices for
Student Affairs and higher education leadership to minimise violence: accountability, engagement, responsiveness and care. It also reflects on practices that can restore and enhance student wellbeing in the aftermath of exposure to violence: counselling, mindfulness, objective wellbeing and innovativeness. These offer a coherent framework for engaging with students and university leadership prior to escalation and offer ways of resolution in the aftermath of conflict. The concepts are familiar to Student Affairs theory and practice and, as presented here, could be developed into a de-escalation framework for higher education. Student Affairs may want to develop this quasi-framework and consolidate it with practices and programmes that equip students, student leaders, Student Affairs practitioners and university leaders to observe and practice these steps.
(Review by Dr Birgit Schreiber, published in the Manual, p. vii).