African Socialism, the Economy of Affection, and a Concern for Foreign Affairs by Prolific S. Mataruse

“…This paper uses excerpts from the vast archive of Nyerere’s speeches to reflect on how he subversively defined the Global South to implement African socialism, an economy based on interconnectedness and compassion, and a belief that Africa has to be concerned with foreign affairs. …”
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Gaps Manifesting in African Social Work: Eclectic Contexts in Africa by Simon Murote Kang’ethe

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The African social question: A challenge to the African church in light of the two synods on Africa

“…This article is set against that background to examine the mission and the role which the Catholic Church can play in Africa with regard to the African social question that encompasses all other perennial issues on the continent. …”
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A response to criticism of the global mental health movement. How polarization can be overcome in theory and in west African social psychiatric practice by Michael Huppertz

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Trends in the use and dual use of factory-made combustible cigarettes, other tobacco products and electronic cigarettes: Results from South African Social Attitudes Surveys during 2007 to 2018 by Catherine O. Egbe, Siphesihle Gwambe, Mukhethwa Londani, Olufemi Erinoso, Olalekan A. Ayo-Yusuf

“…Methods Data from five waves (2007, 2010, 2011, 2017, and 2018) of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (n=14582) were analyzed. …”
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The impact of business support services on the payment of social grants in the Free State province by Setsabi S. Matsoso, Moses M. Gasela

Subjects: “…south african social security agency…”
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Afrocentric frameworks in recreation and leisure research: a perspective article by Michael Sakala

“…The article foregrounds Afrocentricity, Sankofa, African Social Ontogenesis and Ubuntu as pertinent lenses through which recreation and leisure phenomena can be explored to respond to African realities. …”
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Communitarianism, Personhood and Politics: Engaging with the Philosophy of Bernard Matolino (Guest Editor’s Introduction) by Mutshidzi MARAGANEDZHA

“…By examining the intersections of communitarian thought and African social realities, we aim to provide a nuanced understanding of how community shapes individual and collective experiences in Africa.…”

Coopération scientifique et débat sur les « sciences sociales africaines » au CODESRIA by Aboubacar Abdoulaye Barro

“…Since Codesria’s establishment, the many controversies surrounding its intellectuals’ mission to build “African social Sciences” can be explained by their critical attitude towards Western scholars, but also by the limitations of such an agenda in globalised context.…”
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There is something special about a woman who dominates a man’s world: an African feminist critique of women characters in indlal’Inamanyala (obscenity) (1994) by Mlamli Diko

“…This is against the reality that women have often been sidelined, especially in African literature as well as in the broader African social context, thus, there is an urgent demand to celebrate their voices today and tomorrow. …”
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Online purchase intentions of affluent women: blending African beliefs, consumer vanity and luxury beauty products online purchase intentions by Divaries Cosmas Jaravaza, Paul Mukucha, Lucy Nhidza, Forbes Makudza

“…This study aims to investigate the influence of African social axioms on affluent women’s consumer vanity and luxury beauty products online purchase intention in Zimbabwe. …”
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Increased difficulty accessing food and income change during the COVID-19 pandemic among youth living in the eThekwini district, South Africa by Julie Jesson, Bongiwe Zulu, Kalysha Closson, C Andrew Basham, Mags Beksinska, Erica Dong, Campion Zharima, Rishav Singh, Tatiana Pakhomova, Janan Dietrich, Angela Kaida

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Social Protection as Development Policy: A New International Agenda for Action by François-Xavier Merrien

“…Successful social protection programmes developed in the Global South – such as Brazilian and South African social pension schemes and conditional cash transfers (CCT) established in Mexico and Brazil – were adopted as model programmes at the global level. …”
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The economywide impact of bioethanol production in South Africa by Lungani Mvelase, Stuart Ferrer

“…The study is based on the 2018 KwaZulu-Natal and South African Social Accounting Matrices (SAM), and two assumed scenarios are considered, namely a scenario where only export destined sugarcane is used to produce bioethanol (scenario I) and a scenario when all sugarcane is used to produce bioethanol (Scenario II). …”
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Public Within Public: Extending the Notion of Public Theology to Include African Public Praxis by Patrick Nanthambwe, Vhumani Magezi

“…Second, the article elucidates the multifaceted dimensions of public theology as it intersects with African social, political, and cultural realities. Thirdly, the article offers fresh insights into the transformative potential of theological reflections within African public praxis. …”
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Community radio and identity construction post-1994 by Tanja Bosch

“… The South African social transition was accompanied by widespread media reform. …”
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E-cigarette advertising exposure among South African adults in 2017: findings from a nationally representative cross-sectional survey by Israel Terungwa Agaku, Catherine O Egbe, Olalekan A Ayo-Yusuf

“…We examined self-reported e-cigarette advertising exposure during 2017.Design Cross-sectional.Setting Household-based survey.Participants 3063 individuals who participated in the 2017 South African Social Attitudes survey, a nationally representative, in-person survey of the non-institutionalised civilian adult population aged ≥16 yearsExposure ‘In the past 12 months, have you seen advertisements or promotions for e-cigarettes (including e-shisha, e-pipe) on any of the following media: newspapers/magazines, billboards, in the malls or any other source?’…”
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A decomposition analysis of sociodemographic factors and non-cigarette tobacco use as contributors to the change in smoking rates in South Africa between 2017/18 and 2021 by K Kali, O Ayo-Yusuf

“…Data from three waves (2017, 2018 and 2021) of the South African Social Attitudes Survey (total N=8 140) were analysed. …”
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