‘My tribe is the Hessequa. I’m Khoisan. I’m African’: Language, desire and performance among Cape Town’s Khoisan language activists

AbstractIn this article we provide a discussion of present-day Khoisan activism in Cape Town, South Africa. The main actors in this movement are people whose heritage is complex: their history can be traced back to the early days of the colonial settlement, reflecting the interactions and cohabitation of the indigenous Khoisan, slaves and the European settlers. Currently, their main languages are English and Afrikaans; yet, efforts are also made by activists to learn Khoekhoegwab. In discussing the Khoisan resurgence we draw on a wide range of sources. The data include: in-depth interviews with language activists; video and audio recordings of ceremonies and other cultural events; discussions and performance of language and identity on blogs and tweets; newspapers; linguistic landscapes; and, finally, artistic performances (with particular focus on the hiphop opera

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“I Get Fire Inside Me That Tells Me I’m Going to Defy.”: The Discursive Construction of Trans Masculinity in Cape Town, South Africa

Men and Masculinities ◽

10.1177/1097184x20982025 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1097184X2098202

Author(s):

esethu monakali ◽

Dennis A. Francis

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Hegemonic Masculinity ◽

Cape Town ◽

Discursive Construction ◽

Gender Performativity ◽

Subject Positions ◽

Dominant Discourses ◽

And Performance ◽

Depth Interviews

This research extends our understanding of trans masculinity in South Africa. Drawing on in-depth interviews with seven trans masculine-identified individuals, we analyze the discourses that trans masculine individuals draw on to make sense of their experiences of gender and their embodiment and performance of masculinity. There are three key findings. First, we found that trans masculine people deploy competing discourses of gender to make sense of their gender performativity. Second, participants drew on discourses of sexism, genderism, and transphobia to illustrate the complexity of constructing counter-normative masculine subject positions. Finally, while trans masculine individuals discursively positioned their masculinities as caring, their constructions of masculinity simultaneously contained complicity with dominant discourses about hegemonic masculinity. The findings highlight the diversity and complexity of masculine subject positions taken up by trans masculine individuals.

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Experiences of Hearing Parents Following the Diagnosis of Their Child's Hearing Loss

SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ◽

10.25159/2415-5829/2468 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ronel Sanet Davids ◽

Mariana De Jager

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Hearing Loss ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Qualitative Methodology ◽

Cape Town ◽

Best Interest ◽

Ethical Considerations ◽

Hearing Parents ◽

Phenomenological Design ◽

Depth Interviews

An estimated 90 per cent of children with a hearing loss are born to hearing parents. Most parents are unprepared for the diagnosis, leaving them shocked, confused, sad and bewildered. This article reports on a study aimed at exploring and describing the experiences of hearing parents regarding their child’s hearing loss. The study was conducted in Cape Town, South Africa. The study applied a qualitative methodology with a phenomenological design. Purposive sampling was implemented and data were collected by means of unstructured in-depth interviews. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Ethical considerations were adhered to. The main findings of the study indicated that hearing parents experience a myriad of emotions when their child is diagnosed with a hearing loss. This study advocates for various stakeholders in the helping profession to collaborate in the best interest of hearing parents and a child with hearing loss. Furthermore, these findings serve as guidelines for professionals working with these families.

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Perspectives on the psychological and emotional burden of having gestational diabetes amongst low-income women in Cape Town, South Africa

BMC Women s Health ◽

10.1186/s12905-020-01093-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Lorrein Shamiso Muhwava ◽

Katherine Murphy ◽

Christina Zarowsky ◽

Naomi Levitt

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

South Africa ◽

Gestational Diabetes ◽

Focus Groups ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Cape Town ◽

Psychological Burden ◽

Pregnancy And Postpartum ◽

The Impact ◽

Depth Interviews

Abstract Background The diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) may affect women’s mental wellbeing, functioning and quality of life, with potentially negative effects on treatment adherence. Identifying and addressing the psychological and emotional needs of women with GDM, could have benefits for sustainable long-term behavioural change following the affected pregnancy. This study explored the lived experiences of women with GDM and the impact of GDM on their experience of pregnancy and sense of well-being. Methods Purposive sampling was used to recruit women who had been diagnosed with GDM in their previous pregnancy and received antenatal care at a tertiary hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. This was a descriptive qualitative study using a combination of focus groups and in-depth interviews for an in- depth exploration of women’s lived experiences of GDM, their context and perceived needs. Data analysis followed an iterative thematic analysis approach. Results Thirty-five women participated in nine focus groups and five in-depth interviews. Women discussed the emotional and psychological burden of having GDM, highlighting (i) their initial emotional reactions to receiving a GDM diagnosis, (ii) their experience of adjusting to the constraints of living with GDM (iii) their feelings of apprehension about childbirth and their maternal role and (iv) their feelings of abandonment in the post-partum period once the intensive support from both health system and family ends. Conclusions The current biomedical model used in the management of GDM, is highly foetal-centric and fails to acknowledge important psychological factors that contribute to women’s overall wellbeing and experience of pregnancy. These results demonstrate the importance of incorporating mental health support in the management and care for women with GDM in public health services, along with facilitating emotional support from partners and family members. Based on our findings, we recommend routine mental health and psychosocial vulnerability screening and monitoring for women diagnosed with GDM throughout pregnancy and postpartum to improve prognoses.

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Sex Trafficking and Prostitution in South Africa

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science ◽

10.1177/0002716214521557 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 653 (1) ◽

pp. 183-201 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Chandré Gould

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Work Environment ◽

Human Trafficking ◽

Sex Workers ◽

Sex Trafficking ◽

Cape Town ◽

Sex Industry ◽

World Cup ◽

The World ◽

Depth Interviews

This article examines the complex arrangements within which women working in prostitution in South Africa find themselves, and documents their resilience in a hazardous work environment. Findings are drawn from a survey and in-depth interviews with sex workers in Cape Town that investigated the nature and extent of human trafficking in the sex industry, and from a separate survey of sex workers during the World Cup in South Africa in 2010. The findings provide the basis for a critique of Western rescue missions and the larger antitrafficking movement.

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A community-based mobile clinic model delivering PrEP for HIV prevention to adolescent girls and young women in Cape Town, South Africa

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-021-06920-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Elzette Rousseau ◽

Linda-Gail Bekker ◽

Robin F. Julies ◽

Connie Celum ◽

Jennifer Morton ◽

...

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Hiv Prevention ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Young Women ◽

Scale Up ◽

Cape Town ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Health Clinic ◽

Community Based ◽

Depth Interviews

Abstract Background Daily doses of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) can reduce the risk of acquiring HIV by more than 95 %. In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) are at disproportionately high risk of acquiring HIV, accounting for 25 % of new infections. There are limited data available on implementation approaches to effectively reach and deliver PrEP to AGYW in high HIV burden communities. Methods We explored the feasibility and acceptability of providing PrEP to AGYW (aged 16–25 years) via a community-based mobile health clinic (CMHC) known as the Tutu Teen Truck (TTT) in Cape Town, South Africa. The TTT integrated PrEP delivery into its provision of comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services (SRHS). We analyzed data from community meetings and in-depth interviews with 30 AGYW PrEP users to understand the benefits and challenges of PrEP delivery in this context. Results A total of 585 young women started PrEP at the TTT between July 2017 – October 2019. During in-depth interviews a subset of 30 AGYW described the CMHC intervention for PrEP delivery as acceptable and accessible. The TTT provided services at times and in neighborhood locations where AGYW organically congregate, thus facilitating service access and generating peer demand for PrEP uptake. The community-based nature of the CMHC, in addition to its adolescent friendly health providers, fostered a trusting provider-community-client relationship and strengthened AGYW HIV prevention self-efficacy. The integration of PrEP and SRHS service delivery was highly valued by AGYW. While the TTT’s integration in the community facilitated acceptability of the PrEP delivery model, challenges faced by the broader community (community riots, violence and severe weather conditions) also at times interrupted PrEP delivery. Conclusions PrEP delivery from a CMHC is feasible and acceptable to young women in South Africa. However, to effectively scale-up PrEP it will be necessary to develop diverse PrEP delivery locations and modalities to meet AGYW HIV prevention needs.

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Moving and Moved

GLQ A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies ◽

10.1215/10642684-8311772 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 405-438

Author(s):

Ruth Ramsden-Karelse

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Cape Town ◽

Gay And Lesbian ◽

Way Of Life ◽

Collaborative Project ◽

Audio Recordings ◽

The World ◽

Oral Testimony ◽

Alternative Reading

In 1998, the recently established Gay and Lesbian Archives of South Africa acquired about 600 photographs depicting a group of individuals assigned male at birth, who presented and expressed themselves according to conventions of femininity. The girls, as they called themselves, were classified as “Coloured” under apartheid and lived in District Six, Cape Town, when it was declared “Whites Only” in 1966, after which approximately 60,000 residents were forcibly removed as the area was almost completely bulldozed. This collection of photographs has become somewhat embedded in descriptions of the district as home to a way of life or culture, variously described as “gay” or “queer,” generally accepted if not celebrated by its wider community. Drawing on audio recordings featuring their collector, Kewpie, and remaining attentive to the differing and at times contradictory ways Kewpie presents herself, the girls, and District Six more broadly, this article proposes an alternative reading of the Kewpie Photographic Collection, as it is now known. Privileging the creative as opposed to the documentary function of photography and oral testimony, Ramsden-Karelse proposes that Kewpie uses both to make and remake the world around her, as part of what the author understands to be a larger collaborative project.

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Size of retail businesses and their level of adoption of global sourcing

Corporate Ownership and Control ◽

10.22495/cocv13i3c3p7 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 484-490

Author(s):

Virimai Victor Mugobo ◽

Dignity Paradza

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Mixed Method ◽

Cape Town ◽

Global Sourcing ◽

Mixed Method Approach ◽

Analyse Data ◽

The Relationship ◽

Depth Interviews ◽

Method Approach

This article uncovers the relationship between the size of retail businesses and their level of adoption of global sourcing and also discusses the challenges faced by shoe retailers in Cape Town, South Africa. A mixed method approach was used to collect and analyse data from a census group of 40 shoe retailers within and around Cape Town. The data was collected using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. The results of the study reveal that the size of the business plays an important role in the adoption of global sourcing. The results also reveal that smaller businesses find it difficult to acquire the resources required to execute an effective global sourcing operation.

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Time and Latitude in South Africa

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100026816 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 27-38

Author(s):

J. Hers

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Cape Town ◽

Astronomical Observations ◽

Royal Observatory ◽

The Republic ◽

Astronomical Determination ◽

Limited Accuracy ◽

Better Than

In South Africa the modern outlook towards time may be said to have started in 1948. Both the two major observatories, The Royal Observatory in Cape Town and the Union Observatory (now known as the Republic Observatory) in Johannesburg had, of course, been involved in the astronomical determination of time almost from their inception, and the Johannesburg Observatory has been responsible for the official time of South Africa since 1908. However the pendulum clocks then in use could not be relied on to provide an accuracy better than about 1/10 second, which was of the same order as that of the astronomical observations. It is doubtful if much use was made of even this limited accuracy outside the two observatories, and although there may – occasionally have been a demand for more accurate time, it was certainly not voiced.

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