Men on the Cape Flats are often perceived as violent, addictive and courting risk. However, there is little research on their own views on what it means to be a man – particularly in a marginalised community where they have limited access to the symbols required of ‘ideal’ masculinities. Jacqueline Mthembu, who grew up among these men, set out to plug this gap.
Full Article: Research Office – What it means to be a coloured man on the Cape Flats –
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