Beyond Feminist and Womanist Hermeneutics
Old Testament EssaysFor almost thirty years, Madipoane Masenya (Ngwan’a Mphahlele) has advocated the need for a unique African approach for women in biblical studies.
Kjersti Wee, Marta Hoeyland Lavik
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Masenya (Ngwana’ Mphahlele)’s Cultural (Re-)turn within South African Biblical Studies
Old Testament EssaysIn honouring the biblical studies work of Madipoane Masenya (Ngwana’ Mphahlele), my article situates Masenya within the debates in South African Black Theology on ‘culture’ in the 1980s. This is the period Masenya began her formal biblical studies work,
Gerald West
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Social disharmony, inauthenticity and patriarchy: an Ubuntu perspective on the practice of female genital mutilation. [PDF]
Dev World BioethAbstract Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a universal issue which affects girls in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and South America, and immigrant communities in Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. FGM is a cultural practice in approximately 29 countries in Africa, affecting over 140 million girls.
Ally TA, Tandwa LA.
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Complete replacement of maize grain with sorghum and pearl millet grains in Jumbo quail diets: Feed intake, physiological parameters, and meat quality traits. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 In sub-Saharan Africa, the use of maize (Zea mays L.) grain as an energy source in poultry feeds has become unsustainable due to competing demands and suboptimal growing conditions for the maize crop. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench L.) and pearl millet (
Thabiso Isaac Masenya +2 more
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Old Testament EssaysThis article engages Madipoane Masenya’s Bosadi approach as a critical framework for re-imagining gender from an indigenous African perspective.
Palesa Nqambaza
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Knowledge and attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy in an academic psychiatric department [PDF]
South African Journal of PsychiatryBackground: Negative attitudes towards electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) among health professionals have been attributed to a lack of knowledge, despite advancements in its administration and evidence of its efficacy in certain psychiatric conditions. Aim:
Lerato L. Masenya, Yvette M. Nel
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Examining the Correlation between the Inorganic Nano-Fertilizer Physical Properties and Their Impact on Crop Performance and Nutrient Uptake Efficiency [PDF]
NanomaterialsThe physical properties of nano-fertilizers (NFs) are important in determining their performance, efficacy, and environmental interactions. Nano-fertilizers, due to their small size and high surface area-to-volume ratio, enhance plant metabolic reactions,
Nothando Clementine Madlala +2 more
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Exploring Cereal Metagenomics: Unravelling Microbial Communities for Improved Food Security [PDF]
MicroorganismsFood security is an urgent global challenge, with cereals playing a crucial role in meeting the nutritional requirements of populations worldwide. In recent years, the field of metagenomics has emerged as a powerful tool for studying the microbial ...
Kedibone Masenya +2 more
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Alleviating Plant Density and Salinity Stress in Moringa oleifera Using Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi: A Review [PDF]
Journal of FungiMoringa oleifera (LAM) is a multipurpose tree species with extensive pharmacological and ethnomedicinal properties. Production of important medicinal plants is facing decline under changing climatic conditions, which brings along exacerbated abiotic ...
Tshepiso Khoza +3 more
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A male body as communal space? Engaging sexuality and masculinities from selected sacred texts
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023 Expressions such as ‘a piece of a man is better than no man’, and monna ke kobo, re a apolelana [a man is a blanket, he is shared among us] (read: women) afford hearers a small glimpse about female perceptions on a male body and/or male sexuality ...
Madipoane Masenya
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