“Let Women Lead Initiation Debate” by Mthetho Tshemese

Ulwaluko, the ritual of amaXhosa through which boys are made into men, has come under considerable scrutiny in the last number of years. Each year around June and December scores of boys and men die or get injured during initiation. The traditional leaders as well as politicians who may be in a position to act … Continue reading →

“Current Debates about South African Men” from Southern Masculinities

One of the first acts of violence that patriarchy persuades, seduces or forces men to inflict is against themselves.  Furthermore, the rule of the fathers demands that most of the acts of the gravest life-threatening acts of violence are against oneself and other men. In this way patriarchy is not dissimilar to racial and capitalistic … Continue reading →