According to Da Silva, “The dominant narrative around fathers in South Africa often portrays them as inherently violent or absent, which is inaccurate and unsupported by facts.” He critiques ...

The issues boys and men navigate are diverse and messy, linked to socioeconomic inequalities, geography and social history.

Men, as fathers and educators, are considered to be to blame when they are deemed absent, or seen as a way to solve the societal ills that influence and shape the nation's boys. But simply asking ...