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Dr Luvuyo Ntombana awarded a distinguished overseas research fellowship to University of Leipzig, Germany

Dr Luvuyo Ntombana awarded a distinguished overseas research fellowship to University of Leipzig, Germany

FHISER Senior Researcher Dr Luvuyo Ntombana has been awarded a distinguished overseas research fellowship to the Institute of African Studies at the University of Leipzig in Germany. Dr Ntombana was the only Fort Harian to receive such an award from Eurosa, the Europe and South African Partnership for Human Development, in 2012. Dr Ntombana will be sharing his current research on Xhosa male initiation and medical male circumcision with colleagues at Leipzig, and also working on establishing a collaborative research project on youth cultures and substance abuse in comparative perspective.

 


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FHISER STUDY FEATURES ON NATIONAL RADIO DEBATE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT

FHISER STUDY FEATURES ON NATIONAL RADIO DEBATE ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Professor Leslie Bank and Dr Clifford Mabhena's article, "Bring Back Kaiser Matazima: Communal Land, Traditional Leadership and Politics of Nostalgia In Rural South Africa", published in the latest edition of  the New South Africa Review 2 (Wits University Press) was featured in the "After Eight' debate on SA FM on the 19th of April 2012. Professor Bank engaged in a wide-ranging debate with  the Deputy Minister of Land Affairs and former Land Commissioner, Professor Peter Mayende, on pressing issues related to communal land reform and rural development..  Access to the full text of the article is available in John Daniel and Prishani Naidoo et al (ed.), New South African Review 2, 'New Paths, Old Compromises?.


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ASnA Eastern Cape Regional workshop: Re-Imagining Southern African Anthropology

ASnA Eastern Cape Regional workshop: Re-Imagining Southern African Anthropology

The ASnA 2012 Regional workshop was hosted by the Fort Hare Institute of Social and Economic Research (FHISER) on the 24th-25th of February 2012 on the university of Fort Hare, East london campus. The main focus of the workshop was to deliberate on the Role, Curriculum content and the Future of Anthropology in the Province. In attendance were distinguished Anthropology Professors from Rhodes university, Professor R. Palmer and Professor Chris de Vet. Fort Hare was represented by Professor Bank, Dr Connor, Dr Ntombana, Mr Mongwe and Mr Komanisi. The ASnA committee was represented by Professor Bank who is the current Chairman of the ASnA committee and Octavia Sibanda who is the Executive committee member of ASnA. Mr D. Bogopa represented NMMU and Ms Janet Kallis represented WSU. A series of similar workshop will be held in other provinces during the course of the year.
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MASTERS AND PHD RESEARCH PROGRAMME IN EASTERN CAPE STUDIES 2012

MASTERS AND PHD RESEARCH PROGRAMME IN EASTERN CAPE STUDIES 2012

Fort Hare Institute of Social and Economic Research (FHISER), located on the East London campus offers Masters and PhD post graduate fellowships and internships in the following interdisciplinary research programmes; Culture, Heritage and Social Transformation; Land, livelihoods and Rural Development; Urban Renewal, Housing and the city; Youth, Gender and Reproductive Health.

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