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Finding new coping mechanisms: the impact of HIV and AIDS on women's access to land in Mozambique
(University of the Western Cape, 2008)
In this full thesis, I explore the impact that HIV and AIDS pandemic is having in the livelihood strategies of rural women in Mozambique. My intention in this work is to highlight the navigation of Mozambican women through ...
Divorce in matrilineal customary law marriage in Malawi: a comparative analysis with the patrilineal customary law marriage in South Africa
(University of the Western Cape, 2005)
This research aimed to undertake an investigation into the question of whether after divorce, in the matrilineal customary law marriage in Malawi, women's rights are severely violated. The study showed causes of divorce, ...
A critical analysis of Zimbabwe’s legal response to traditional cultural practices and gender- based violence.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
The aim of the study was to assess Zimbabwe‘s legal response to gender-based violence that can be to traditional cultural practices. First, most traditional cultural practices in Zimbabwe are discriminatory towards women ...
Realising the right to property for women in rural Lesotho
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
The right to property is a human right guaranteed to all, including women, under various international legal instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of ...
The role of land reform in addressing women empowerment in the rural communal area of Nqandu, Eastern Cape, South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2020)
Endless debates on the land reform policy and the ‘radical’ proposed strategy of expropriating privately-owned land without compensation had South Africans questioning the effects of the strategy, and the unpopular decision ...