What happens when men can’t ask for help? These South African books offer raw, revealing answers
Filmmaker Nyasha Kadandara opens up about Matabeleland and the emotional journey behind her feature-length debut
More men than women take their own lives, murder rate of men is also higher, men take the lives of others and gender-based violence is rife
Jeffrey Rakabe ponders transformation, trauma and tradition in a debut that challenges what it means to grow up
Series explores masculinity and healing through raw, powerful performances
bell hooks’ intentional accessibility shows how feminist theory can be used against patriarchy
We all need to unlearn the damaging patriarchal presuppositions of gender
Toxic masculinities help drive everything from HIV infection rates to gender-based violence. But before we ask, what does it mean to be a ‘man’ in South Africa, should we wonder what it’s like to be a boy?
‘I don’t blame them, really, because doing ballet — especially for men — is not really part of our culture’
Men need to overhaul learnt views of their power over and rights to women
Hurt people hurt people, but one trauma should never justify another. Men are supposed to be understood;the rest of us must simply understand
Initiation practices might offer a moment of self-discovery for queer Xhosa men
For decades, we’ve struggled to solve the riddle: How do you get reluctant men to test for HIV. Could we finally have an answer?
It’s been fêted around the world, but Inxeba’s smashed stereotypes will cause a stir locally
"The fight ahead of us is unprecedented because it’s not a government, a masked criminal, a different ethnic or religious group “out there”."
Honest answers to gender and sexual expression
"A little rummaging through history shows us that the earliest forms of African feminism existed in pre-colonial Africa"
"For the progressive patriarch, the sole political priority in South Africa is achieving racial equality."
As parents and men conditioned by our destructive society, how do we better our children’s experiences?
I live in Kenya but I can’t return to South Africa until women can walk freely on its streets without being harassed, raped or killed
"What is the bro code for learning, unlearning and relearning humanity? Must we be called ugly and trash before we begin to see the light?"
The film distributors offer a trio of manly, male and masculine movies in March: Logan, Kong and Power Rangers.
Matt Haig wanted to explore new ideas about masculinity, but found outrage and ire instead.