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Tradition is very important among the Fang, and women are supposed to know their place within it
ADVERTORIAL SUPPLEMENT

They called him a scoundrel

An extract from the first chapter of La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono, published by Modjaji

  • Advertorial Supplement
5 min read
EFF leader Julius Malema said despite being small in numbers
AFRICAN CULTURE

Motherhood’s vexing seclusion

Being kept under virtual house arrest with your newborn is definitely not fun

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read
Thandi Mavata
AFRICAN CULTURE

Doek on Fleek: The women cheering on more women to wrap themselves in success

The doek as a vehicle to promote women’s issues.

  • Raeesa Pather
3 min read
The KwaZulu-Natal health department has rejected the Treatment Action Campaign’s concerns over a device used to perform male circumcisions.
CIRCUMCISION DEATHS

Editorial: Too many young men are dying

The proliferation of illegal initiation schools is a threat not just to cultural practices or even young men’s lives, but to public health in general.

  • Editorial
2 min read
Protection from biopirates
ETHIOPIA

Protection from biopirates

The cure for many illnesses may lie hidden in South Africa’s plants, but do we have adequate legislation to safeguard our biodiversity from pillagers?

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read