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Author: Dr Elmien Claassens
Dr Elmien Claassens
Senior lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Criminology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria.
Dr Elmien Claassens explores how motherhood in South Africa extends beyond biology, arguing that communal caregiving rooted in ubuntu is central to family life and resilience.