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Little is known about the effects of the receipt of child‐centred cash transfers by men. This article tests whether caregiver sex matters in determining stunting (low height for age) in child beneficiaries of Brazil's Bolsa Família and South Africa's Child Support Grant using household survey data. Overall, we find that caregivers' socioeconomic and education status are more influential alongside the region of residence. However, among households at intermediate levels of poverty, female recipients are significantly less likely to have stunted children. Improving the complementary service environment while encouraging more men to apply for benefits and to assume caregiving responsibilities could be a transformative, gender‐sensitive policy intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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From 1936 to 1939, a travelling art exhibition consisting mainly of paintings by members of the Group of Seven toured South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. All costs were covered by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a phenomenally wealthy and powerful American philanthropical organization. Canadian art entrepreneurs and Carnegie Corporation officials intended this exhibition as a means to foster nationalist and modernist artistic practices in the other dominions of the British Empire. The model to be emulated, the organizers believed, was that of the critically acclaimed and nationally oriented Canadian school of landscape art associated with the Group of Seven. The venture was in a large measure motivated by the perceived decline of white settler populations outside Europe and the Northern United States and must be understood as part of a general project to strengthen, on a global scale, liberal forms of white supremacy. This article recounts Canadian participation in this Carnegie Corporation scheme, while placing particular emphasis on the exhibition's passage in South Africa. It traces how some members of the Group of Seven and their institutional supporters became involved with American philanthropy, it describes how the Canadian traveling exhibition was assembled and received abroad, and it situates these activities within the racial and cultural politics of the interwar Commonwealth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Résumé: La main‐d'œuvre domestique est l'une des catégories de travailleurs les plus précaires et les moins protégées au monde. La situation est cependant très variable selon les pays. S'appuyant sur le cadre du régime de politiques publiques, l'autrice montre que ces différences de degré de protection juridique entre pays s'expliquent par des variations en matière d'idées, d'institutions et de groupes d'intérêts. Elle postule que la protection des travailleurs domestiques ne peut être forte que si ces trois éléments sont présents et favorables à ces travailleurs. Elle montre ainsi pourquoi les régimes de protection en place en Afrique du Sud, au Pakistan, à Singapour et en Suède sont faibles ou incomplets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The ICJ’s Order on provisional measures in the case of the Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel) raised a lot of interest, mainly concerning the ceasefire requested by South Africa. After the Order was delivered, a general feeling of disappointment seems to have taken hold. Yet the Court’s decision was not entirely unexpected, given the Court’s practice as well as the particularities and complexities of the case.In this work, we critically analyse the path followed by the Court leading to the rendering of its provisional measures. We pay particular attention to the requirements to be met: prima faciejurisdiction; the plausibility of the rights and its link with the requested measures; and irreparable prejudice and urgency. This editorial seeks to clarify the Court’s position and analysis, relating it to other orders so as to understand the provisional measures delivered.This case is not merely a legal issue. It is one of social interest. And too much was expected of the Court in the wake of the extraordinary provisional measures rendered in Ukraine v. Russian Federation. In this latter case, however, the unmentioned issue of self-defence played an essential role, permeating the whole process and limiting the extent of the measures. LA PROVIDENCIA DEL TIJ SOBRE MEDIDAS PROVISIONALES DE ENERO DE 2024 EN SUDÁFRICA CONTRA ISRAEL SOBRE EL CASO DE GENOCIDIO: UNA DECISIÓN ESPERADA PERO DECEPCIONANTE La Providencia del Tribunal Internacional de Justicia sobre medidas provisionales en el caso de Aplicación de la Convención para la Prevención y la Sanción del Delito de Genocidio en la Franja de Gaza (Sudáfrica contra Israel), ha suscitado un gran interés, principalmente en relación con el alto el fuego solicitado por Sudáfrica. Tras la publicación de la Providencia, parece haberse instalado en algunos un sentimiento general de decepción, pero la decisión del Tribunal no difiere mucho de lo que cabría esperar, dada la práctica del Tribunal, y las particularidades y complejidades del caso.Este trabajo pretende ofrecer un análisis crítico del camino seguido por el Tribunal para dictar su providencia de medidas provisionales, prestando especial atención a los requisitos que deben ser cumplidos: la competencia prima facie, la plausibilidad de los derechos y su vinculación con las medidas solicitadas, y el perjuicio irreparable y la urgencia. Este editorial pretende aclarar la posición y el análisis del Tribunal, relacionándolo con otras órdenes a fin de entender las medidas provisionales adoptadas. Este caso no versa solo sobre una mera cuestión jurídica, sino que es un caso de interés social, esperándose demasiado del Tribunal tras las extraordinarias medidas provisionales dictadas en el caso de Ucrania contra la Federación Rusa. Sin embargo, en este caso, la cuestión no mencionada de la legítima defensa jugó un papel esencial, impregnando todo el procedimiento y limitando la extensión de las medidas. L’ORDONNANCE DE LA CIJ SUR MESURES PROVISOIRES DE JANVIER 2024 EN AFRIQUE DU SUD C. ISRAËL DANS L’AFFAIRE DE GÉNOCIDE : UNE DÉCISION ATTENDUE MAIS DÉCEVANTE L’ordonnance de la Cour sur les mesures conservatoires dans l’affaire concernant l’Application de la convention pour la prévention et la répression du crime de génocide dans la bande de Gaza (Afrique du Sud c. Israël) a suscité beaucoup d’intérêt, notamment en ce qui concerne le cessez-le-feu demandé par l’Afrique du Sud. Un sentiment général de déception a pu être aperçu suite à la publication de cette ordonnance. Cependant, on pourrait bien s’atteindre à cette décission, compte tenu de la pratique préalable de la Cour et des particularités et complexité de l’affaire.Ce travail offre un analyse critique du parcours suivi par la Cour pour rendre ses mesures provisoires et fait attention aux exigences qu’ y doivent être satisfaites: d’abord, la compétence prima facie; ensuite, la plausibilité des droits et leur lien avec les mesures demandées; enfin, la situation d’urgence et le risque d’un préjudice irreparable. Cet éditorial vise aussi à expliquer la position et l’analyse de la Cour d’après d’autres ordonnances préalables, pour comprendre ainsi les mesures provisoires rendues dans cette affaire.D’autre part, l’affaire nous enmène non seulement à une question juridique, mais aussi à une question d’intérêt social. Ainsi, après les mesures provisoires extraordinaires rendues dans l’affaire Ukraine c. Fédération de Russie, Il s’attendait beaucoup de la Cour. Cependant, dans ce cas, la question non mentionnée de la légitime défense a joué un rôle essentiel, present tout au long de la procédure, limitant l’étendue des mesures adoptées.

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En reprenant le sujet d’étude des Nouveaux Cahiers de l’IFAS consacré au “dix ans (1994-2004) d’échanges littéraires entre l’Afrique du Sud et la France”, l’article analyse la stratégie et le rôle des traducteurs des littératures francophones en Afrique du Sud. En utilisant les outils de la sociologie de la traduction, je montre comment les œuvres d’auteurs francophones s’insèrent dans le circuit littéraire sud-africain tout en établissant une forme de continuité de la francophonie littéraire. Par le biais d’une enquête, j’établis une bibliographie de dix-sept œuvres traduites et, par des échanges avec les traducteurs et la consultation de divers types de sources documentaires, je précise le rôle des différents acteurs littéraires, culturels et politiques dans la production de ces traductions. Je constate que les traductions, réalisées principalement par des universitaires, sont publiées avec le soutien d’institutions françaises. Les œuvres traduites en anglais sont généralement liées à la contestation de l’hégémonie mondiale de cette langue; celles traduites principalement en afrikaans s’expliquent aussi par l’affirmation identitaire et linguistique des traducteurs. Ces derniers, souvent membres du corps académique, cherchent à témoigner de la présence française dans l’histoire de l’Afrique du Sud et confirment, par le choix des œuvres, la domination d’un canon littéraire européen. La retraduction est l’un des facteurs qui expliquent la continuité d’un canon historique occidental, tandis que le nombre limité de traductions des œuvres d’écrivains africains souligne également l’absence de traductions dans les langues continentales, bantoues, etc.

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Frontline workers have been distinctively impacted by the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers, as frontline employees in the educational system, had to contend with unprecedented changes to their work role, as well as new job demands coupled with insufficient resources and the effects of the pandemic on their personal lives. While some teachers struggled to cope and reported intense levels of fear of COVID-19 and burnout, others were able to adapt and experienced a sense of growth and accomplishment. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine the role of resilience in the relationship between fear of COVID-19 and burnout among South African schoolteachers using a survey design. Schoolteachers in South Africa (n = 355) were administered the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale-10. The results showed a positive relationship between fear of COVID-19 and emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Moreover, structural equation modeling confirmed a health-sustaining role for resilience as it had a significant direct effect on burnout. Resilience also partially mediated the impact of fear of COVID-19 on depersonalization as well as emotional exhaustion, and fully mediated the impact of fear of COVID-19 on personal accomplishment. Our findings underscore that promoting individual- and institutional-level strategies to support teachers is necessary to build resilience, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up (ABC) is an intervention targeted at enhancing the socioemotional and regulatory functioning of at‐risk infants. However, to use the ABC for infants/toddlers with intellectual disabilities/developmental delays (ID/DD) and in novel cultural contexts, such as South Africa, adaptations may be required. This study aimed, therefore, to explore the opinions of clinical experts and perceptions of caregivers regarding the use of ABC for children with ID/DD in South Africa. It also sought to incorporate the experiences of families of children with ID/DD who received, and intervenors who delivered, ABC in its first implementation in South Africa. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 18 participants. Thematic analysis explicated 12 main themes: Intervention Strengths, Points of Concern, and Recommendations (Experts); Focus on Caregiver‐child Relationship, and Intervention Targets and Duration (Caregivers); Benefits of ABC, and Cultural Considerations (ABC Recipients); Focused and Targeted, Value of Feedback, Supportive Supervision, Working Alliance, and Challenges Experienced (ABC Intervenors). Practice and training recommendations include psychoeducation for parents and training for intervenors that is ID/DD‐specific, expanding supervision capacity, building intervenors' cultural/linguistic sensitivity and competence, accessing referral networks, including local Community Health Workers as intervenors, and greater flexibility in how the sessions are organized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

How are we to think about femicide in South Africa – a country with one of the highest rates of gendered violence, globally? The rate of women murdered in South Africa is around five times the global average and at least half of women who are murdered die at the hands of an intimate partner. Every so often, a South African woman's murder is propelled into national (and sometimes international) media discourse. How these crimes are reported are important for shaping public consciousness about crimes against women, gendered violence and the sexist, misogynistic and patriarchal contexts that produce it. This paper reports on an analysis of instances of femicide that have been reported in South African national media over the past five years. It offers a decolonial feminist reading of the reporting, showing how it is characterised by an overarching narrative that spectacularizes the violence, drawing on long-standing, racialised, colonial tropes about black bodies and identities. The implications of this discourse on femicide are considered for how it contributes to the shaping of collective consciousness and public discourse around how to understand femicide, specifically its victims and its perpetrators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article investigates whether there is evidence of a "rise and fall" of emerging powers over the past 20 years in the eyes of public opinion. We compared several national and regional surveys on the foreign policies of South Africa, Brazil, and Turkey in search of signs of endorsement or disapproval of the more assertive foreign policies exercised by these countries. The results suggest a pronounced rise and decline for Ankara and some decline for Brasília; however, the results are inconclusive for Pretoria. The present work seeks to contribute to the debate on status and regional leadership by adding a public opinion and comparative regionalism perspective, in addition to offering a convenient summary of diplomatic surveys for countries of the Global South. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Maternal mental health disorders and the adverse consequences for infant neurodevelopment have received substantial research attention in high‐income countries over the past five decades. In Africa, where relatively little work has been done on this topic, researchers have largely focused on infant physical health outcomes. This longitudinal study investigated the neurodevelopment of infants at 6 months post‐term with exposure to mothers with a clinical diagnosis of persistent mental health disorders residing in low‐income communities in Cape Town, South Africa. Adjusted models revealed no significant differences on the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (BSID‐III) domains (cognitive, motor, language, socio‐emotional, and adaptive behavior) between infants exposed to maternal mental health disorders (n = 62) and the comparison group (n = 35) at 3 and 6 months. Subgroup analyses found no significant differences on the BSID‐III domains between infants with exposure to mood disorders (n = 31), as well as infants with exposure to comorbid (i.e., a combination of two or three) mental health disorders (n = 14) and the comparison group. However, infants with exposure to psychotic disorders (n = 14) scored significantly lower on the cognitive and the motor domains and the fine motor subscale. These novel data provide an important contribution to the scientific literature especially in the field of maternal psychotic disorders in Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The Cooper's D deposit has been dated by U-Pb at a maximum age of 1.37 Ma ± 0.113 and has yielded seven Hominini remains, six of them are attributed to the Southern African endemic species Paranthropus robustus Broom, 1938. However, the taxonomic composition of the faunal assemblage recovered at this site, especially ruminants, remains poorly understood. This paper updates the previous palaeontological and biochronological works and provides the first taxonomic description and paleoecological analysis of the whole bovid material from Cooper's D. We propose a minimum age of 1.0 Ma for the Cooper's D bone accumulation. Thus, we conclude that the assemblage accumulated between 1.375 ± 0.113 and 1.0 Ma based on the complementary results obtained from radiometric dates and biochronology. The paleoecological analysis suggests that Cooper's D is likewise dominated by grassland with sparse covered habitat and probable water sources in the vicinity. Finally, we show a strong statistically significant negative correlation between the presence of grassland-adapted bovid species and P. robustus. This result indicates that P. robustus was more likely to be an eurytopic species and dietary generalist than an exclusive grazer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Informed consent (IC) is an ethical and legal obligation protected by constitutional rights to bodily integrity, well-being, and privacy in South Africa. The National Health Act 2003 codified IC regulations, requiring that all healthcare professionals inform patients about diagnosis, risks, benefits, options, and refusal rights while factoring in patients’ language and literacy levels. Objectives: This study’s primary aim was to determine the extent of South African professional/staff nurses’ compliance with current IC regulations and ascertain sociocultural impediments impacting proper IC practice. Methods: A cross-sectional survey using semi-structured questionnaires was used to evaluate knowledge and practice of IC among nurses in KwaZulu-Natal province. Data were analyzed using SPSS, v.21. Descriptive statistics, chi-squared tests, and content analysis were used to compare nursing domains. Results: Three hundred fifty-five (355) nurses, 92% females, with 1 to 41 years of professional experience, completed this study. Information disclosed by nurses to patients included diagnosis (77%), treatment benefits (71%), risks (69%), recommendations (65%), risks of refusal (80%), and right of refusal (67%). Nurses (80%) felt information disclosure was adequate, while 85% reported that patients understood disclosed information. Conclusions: Nurses practicing in local public hospitals had moderate knowledge of IC regulations. Practical implementation appeared deficient. Barriers to IC included language, workload, time constraints, lack of interpreters, and skewed gender norms in the nursing profession. Nurses require continuing professional education in healthcare law and ethics, a “corps of trained interpreters”, and gender transformation in the nursing profession to improve IC practice and overall quality of healthcare service delivery in South Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

English Abstract: How modest can a utopia be? I approach this question with reference to the iShack, a solar electrification project in South Africa designed as an incremental upgrade for shack dwellers in informal settlements. Designed to provide basic energy for lighting and charging, the system also promises health and safety benefits by reducing the use of kerosene. Its promoters envision it as a bridge solution while people wait for better housing or municipal services. By offering an imperfect, stopgap form of enhancement, the venture exposes utopian expectations about progress, provoking critical anxieties about attenuated and unequal futures. At the same time, it bares the ecological limits of conventional infrastructure, the continuing inadequacies of state provision and the complex techno-politics of hope. French Abstract: Jusqu'à quel point une utopie peut-elle être modeste? J'aborde cette question en me référant à l'iShack, un projet d'électrifi cation solaire en Afrique du Sud conçu comme une mise à niveau progressive pour les habitants des cabanes dans les quartiers informels. Conçu pour fournir une énergie de base pour l'éclairage et la recharge, le système promet également des avantages en matière de santé et de sécurité en réduisant l'utilisation du kérosène. Ses promoteurs l'envisagent comme une solution de transition en attendant que les personnes concernées obtiennent un meilleur logement ou l'accès à des services municipaux. En offrant une forme imparfaite et provisoire d'amélioration, l'entreprise met à nu les attentes utopiques en matière de progrès, provoquant des angoisses critiques quant à des avenirs atténués et inégaux. En même temps, elle révèle les limites écologiques des infrastructures conventionnelles, les insuffi sances persistantes des services publics et la technopolitique complexe de l'espoir. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Psychology in South African has a contentious history owing to its alignment with apartheid era ideologies of racial segregation. Although the profession has undergone significant transformation since democracy in 1994, almost three decades later less than a quarter of professional psychologists in the country are black African. Structured psychology training programmes select an average of 8 candidates per year, which has promoted criticism and scrutiny of recruitment and selection procedures that may be more oriented towards those from privileged educational backgrounds. In this interview with Jean-Pierre Bouchard, psychology researchers Anita Padmanabhanunni, Kyle Jackson, Zorina Noordien and Tyrone Pretorius from the University of the Western Cape provide a critical overview of the training and practice of professional psychology in South Africa, selection and recruitment processes, the relevance of the profession, impact of telepsychology and the implications of COVID-19 for professional training and practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The problems of malnutrition constitute a major challenge in South Africa, particularly affecting the underprivileged populations of the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces. The present study aimed to gain an understanding of how to improve the nutritional intake of South African university student mothers and their children by the introduction of Moringa oleifera in their food. Focus Group Discussion was implemented at two previously historically disadvantaged universities with predominantly black student populations, namely the University of Fort Hare and the University of Limpopo. Findings from the participants' discussion about food habits and barriers to healthy eating show that there is a gap between healthy eating knowledge and eating habits. Despite the high level of awareness of the importance of nutritional intake, most of the study participants and their children consume less healthy foods. Due to the high cost of healthy food and their limited income, student mothers face substantial financial constraints when trying to make healthy changes in their food habits. Moreover, student mothers' positive beliefs about the nutritional benefits of Moringa are insufficient to encourage its consumption. Finally, student mothers agree about using Moringa as a nutritional supplement. Maize porridge (pap) appears to be the preferred staple food for Moringa supplementation because of its palatability, satiating power, availability, affordability, and ease of preparation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Quality of parenting plays a critical role in human development and well-being across the lifespan. Concurrently, the quality of parenting is underpinned by the dominant parenting ideas and practices that prevail in a specific socio-cultural context at a specific time. These ideas and practices may, therefore, vary over different social contexts, as well as over time. South Africa has a history of patriarchal family structures characterised by authoritarian parenting practises across its diverse population groups. Since the end of apartheid, however, South African society has been undergoing rapid changes that has impacted parenting structures and ideas. Currently, little is known about how these changes have affected contemporary young South Africans' parenting constructions, specifically higher socio-economic groups that are more likely to take up contemporary ideas. To address this knowledge gap, this study adopted a feminist social constructionist framework and explored the parenting constructions of a group of tertiary-educated prospective parents. We conducted in-depth interviews with 21 postgraduate university students and used an inductive thematic analysis method to analyse the interview data. The results indicate that the prospective parents in this study adhered to authoritative parenting principles, distanced themselves from traditional gendered parent roles, and aspired to equal parenting roles in their own parenting. However, parallel to these signs of modern parenting ideas is the maintenance of traditional parenting notions such as innate differences between male and female parents, heterosexual parenting units as ideal for children, superiority and primacy of biological children, and associating parenthood with ultimate life fulfilment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We compiled known occurrence records of seven species of crabs identified in the literature and one documented in this report as having undergone range extensions in southern Africa. Of these eight species, six (Austruca occidentalis , Neosarmatium africanum , Ocypode ceratophthalmus , Portunus segnis , Tubuca urvillei , and Varuna litterata) have extended their ranges either across a major biogeographic boundary that separates the subtropical and warm temperate ecoregions of this coast, or into estuaries that historically lack mangrove forests. For the seventh and eighth species, Charybdis smithii and Scylla serrata , we were unable to find any distributional data that supported poleward range extension. In addition, we contribute the first record of the blue swimming crab, P. segnis , from the temperate south coast of South Africa. This early detection is likely to be part of an ongoing regional trend of tropical-adapted brachyuran crab species extending their ranges into temperate ecoregions. Résumé: Nous avons compilé les données d'occurrence connues de sept espèces de crabes identifiées dans la littérature et une documentée dans ce rapport comme ayant développé des extensions de répartition en Afrique du Sud. Sur ces huit espèces, six (Austruca occidentalis , Neosarmatium africanum , Ocypode ceratophthalmus , Portunus segnis , Tubuca urvillei , et Varuna litterata) ont étendu leur répartition soit à travers une limite biogéographique majeure qui sépare les écorégions subtropicale et tempérée chaude de cette côte, soit dans les estuaires qui historiquement n'ont pas de forêt de mangrove. Pour les septième et huitième espèces, Charybdis smithii et Scylla serrata , nous n'avons pas pu trouver de données de distribution qui supportent une extension vers le pôle. De plus, nous apportons le premier signalement du crabe bleu P. segnis , de la côte tempérée sud de l'Afrique du Sud. Cette première détection s'inscrit probablement dans une tendance régionale en cours des espèces de brachyures adaptées aux tropiques qui étendent leur aire de répartition vers des écorégions tempérées. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Why look at art to understand an African city like Johannesburg? African cities are often studied through the lens of urban dilemmas that are supposed to characterize them. Whereas it is common to study the role of art in the (un)making of Western cities, it is still quite uncommon to do so for African cities. In the case of South African cities, more and more scholars are nevertheless using art in order to challenge this imbalance and to propose a more qualified and sensitive approach to daily life in urban spaces. This paper aims to pursue this effort by looking at Inhabitant, a performance organized by Sello Pesa and Vaughn Sadie in Johannesburg in 2011. From a cultural and urban geographer's perspective, this performance is particularly interesting since it is offering a new vision of Johannesburg and its public spaces as they are lived by city dwellers, while inviting the audience of the performance to act upon this vision, if not to perform it. Through close qualitative analysis of Inhabitant, I will argue that art can transform urban spaces, both symbolically and materially, by fostering a change in perceptions and, consequently, in representations and practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines domestic violence as the deliberate use of force, power and threats against a person or group of people to bring about death or physical injury. This abusive behavior is used to gain or maintain control over the other intimate partner or family member. It usually results in physical, psychological, emotional sexual or economic harm. Most perpetrators are spouses and close family members. It cuts across different spheres of the society and can occur in couples; heterosexual, or homosexual and also between parents and children (child abuse). Research reported that out of 1394 men that partook in the 2016 representative sample of the South African Demographic and Health Survey, 50% of them were perpetrators of domestic violence in their own homes. Sadly, domestic violence has caused a lot of havoc in several families and life of individuals, these range from psychological trauma, anxiety, use of drugs, alcohol and other harmful substances, physical pain, emotional trauma, homelessness, economic crisis, to low self-esteem and death amongst other effects. The aim of our research is to understand the contributing factors of domestic violence in South Africa and to also add to the growing body of knowledge of domestic violence in the country and the region. Deducing from this conclusion, we can recommend that government should focus more on girl child education till tertiary level and women empowerment in terms of job creation to help reduce the occurrence of domestic violence in our society. Population scientists Tomiwa Fapohunda and Phathutshedzo Masiagwala and Professor demographer Nancy Stiegler from the University of Western Cape discuss in this interview the prevalence, population group, age, occupation, marital status, education attainment of the victims of domestic violence, with a view to establish factors that causes domestic violence in South-Africa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Eighty-five percent of the world's new Tuberculosis cases are found in thirty high burdened countries, one of which is South Africa. South Africa is one of the eight countries that are said to account for the two thirds of the total new Tuberculosis cases. The Tuberculosis epidemic is driven by the following reasons: firstly, poor living conditions which are a result of the wide gap between the rich and the poverty stricken among some populations; and, secondly, late presentation to health facilities. Over the years, healthcare programs have made a meaningful impact in identifying patients presenting to Tuberculosis care. A global Tuberculosis report shows an estimated sixty million lives were saved through Tuberculosis treatment and diagnosis between the years 2000 and 2019. This progress has encouraged the United Nations to set the health target of eradicating the Tuberculosis epidemic by 2030. For this goal to be attained, strategies to modify risk behaviour need to remain a main priority. In the South African context, it would be important to note the diversity of the individuals experience which is rooted in South African socio-political history and has resulted in high levels of social inequality and disparate socio-economic status groups, as a significant factor when considering the well-being of Tuberculosis infected South Africans. The aim of this research was to understand health related well-being in South Africa, by noting and comparing the diversity of life satisfaction experience between participants from different sociodemographic status groups across South Africa. In this interview statistician Motladi Matatiele and Demographer Nancy Stiegler from the University of Western Cape discuss the possible factors of subjective well-being in the Tuberculosis infected South African population and provide an understanding of the behavioural aspects tied to Tuberculosis infection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper offers an approach to understanding dramatic social change, entwined with belief revision and shifting knowledge. It explores the interplay between rapidly changing material and ideological conditions through the concept of a rupture. Ruptures are breakdowns in existing social and epistemic practices and relations: periods which call into question what is normalized, such that something else can grow through the cracks. Ruptures do not guarantee any particular replacement, but rather facilitate the emergence of new practices and understandings of the world. Ruptures thus create conditions of possibility for people to explore new social relations and ideas. To develop this idea, this paper draws on Franz Fanon's writings on the Algerian anti-colonial revolution (1954–1962), as a paradigmatic rupture, as well as two smaller-scale ruptures: the student-worker movements over 2015–2016 in South Africa (#FeesMustFall) and Brazil (the primavera secundarista). In their respective contexts, each movement has substantively challenged prevailing practices and understandings that had been hegemonic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]