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‘Gentleman’s Table’: Women have High Tea, but there’s no equivalent for men other than gatherings that involve alcohol or sport. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

High Tea, masculinity and the missing spaces for men

Women have rituals that reinforce connection and longevity. Men lack such spaces and pay the price in isolation, ill health and premature death

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Graphic: John McCann/M&G

The crisis of masculinity and the decline of patriarchy

Andrew Tate’s exaggerated masculinity reveals the fragility of traditional patriarchy, which has lost its social weight

6 min read
To bring children up to be smarter, stronger and kinder, fathers and male caregivers can redefine masculinity through play. Photo: File

Child’s play: Essential ways to reimagine fatherhood

To bring children up to be smarter, stronger and kinder, fathers and male caregivers can redefine masculinity through playing

5 min read

Between the lines: What South African stories reveal about men’s mental health

What happens when men can’t ask for help? These South African books offer raw, revealing answers

  • Eyaaz
8 min read
Set against the backdrop of the 1983 Gukurahundi massacres — in which the Zimbabwean army brutally targeted civilians in Matabeleland, killing thousands — the film follows protagonist Chris Nyathi. (Photo supplied)

The ‘weight of heavy logs’: Masculinity and memory in Matabeleland

Filmmaker Nyasha Kadandara opens up about Matabeleland and the emotional journey behind her feature-length debut

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read
suicide as the fourth Death by suicide is the fourth highest cause of death among men aged 15 to 24 in South Africa. Graphic: John McCann/M&G

Act now to deal with the masculinity and mental health crisis in South Africa

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

5 min read

Do the rite thing: Reflections on the transition to manhood

Jeffrey Rakabe ponders transformation, trauma and tradition in a debut that challenges what it means to grow up

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
Ah-men to that: Poet Thabiso Mohare (above) is the co-founder of the Ah Men X Inside Out poetry series. (Dirk Skiba Photography)

Poetry Series: Men of their words

Series explores masculinity and healing through raw, powerful performances

  • Eyaaz
6 min read