Author:Meintjes, Helen; Giese, SonjaDate:Mar 2004This briefing paper is structured into two parts. Part A provides a brief overview of orphan numbers and what we know about the living circumstances of children growing up in the context of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Part B of the paper provides ...Read morecbnd
Author:Meintjes, Helen; Bray, RachelDate:2005Messages conveyed both explicitly and implicitly in the media play an important role in the shaping of public understanding of issues, as well as associated policy, programme and popular responses to these issues. This paper applies discourse ...Read more
Author:Meintjes, HelenDate:2000Recent material culture theory points out how material possessions are woven into the fabric of lives, shaping social relations and texturing people's meanings and interpretation of their world. This study embarks on exploring aspects of this ...Read more