The responsiveness to socioeconomic determinants is perceived as highly crucial in preventing the high mortality and morbidity rates of traditional male circumcision initiates in the Eastern Cape, a province in South Africa. ...

This article presents key findings from the 2012 HIV prevalence, incidence and behaviour survey conducted in South Africa and explores trends in the HIV epidemic. A representative household based survey collected behavioural ...

Water scarcity is a major problem for Namibia and South Africa as both countries are classified as "water stressed". Water provision in both countries has traditionally relied on supply-side sources, and the potential for ...

The South African organized labour movement is one of the most powerful on the African continent. A central actor in the democratic struggle, the movement continues to play a crucial role in the post-apartheid period. However, ...

International scholars who rely on the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) to compare cross-cultural quality of life have often been confronted with the problems of nuances getting lost in translation. This qualitative study ...

Money plays a fundamental role in a democracy. Political parties need to reach their constituencies and inform them of their policies. Not disclosing private donations can lead to corruption, cronyism and policy capture, ...

The severe drought experienced in southern Africa is a wake-up call for governments to rethink rural water schemes in remote areas. Selma Karuaihe et al. studied rural water access and management approaches in Namibia and ...

How can tacit knowledge unique to a certain culture and not described in academic books - termed indigenous knowledge - be brought onto an equal footing with current dominant Westernised systems of knowledge? And how can ...

If 'learning to read' is ineffective, it will prevent students from later developing the ability of 'reading to learn'. This has devastating consequences for their future literacy, general academic achievement and career ...