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The African Gender Institute at the University of Cape Town is a feminist research unit, committed to political work on the African continent.

The African Gender Institute at the University of Cape Town is a teaching, learning and research institute which focuses on issues of gender and development on the African continent. Since it’s inception 26 years ago the AGI has grown into a globally respected and continentally vibrant organisation which has built networks and collaborative partnerships with academic institutions and non governmen

t organisations across Africa. Renowned for collaborative research projects that marry theory, practice and activism, the AGI has delivered innovative integrated outcomes on gender justice, sexuality and human rights, peace and conflict studies, religion, and capacity building in relation to gender and women’s studies knowledges. Powerfully feminist in philosophy and practice the AGI offers programmes of teaching and research on gender in the contexts of, inter alia, sexuality, development, land reform, law, conflict, politics, race, economics and culture. The AGI enrols some 1,000 students from undergraduate through to doctoral level each year. Our Goals

Developing theoretical and practical understandings of gender and its importance in the process of social transformation in Africa
developing teaching and research in gender studies so as to advance the pursuit of intellectual excellence at the University of Cape Town and other African educational institutions
facilitating linkages between intellectuals, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners working towards the attainment of gender equity in Africa. Strengthening the intellectual and leadership capacity of those working towards the attainment of gender equity in Africa
building a proactive and responsive knowledge and information base

05/06/2026

Child Protection Week -
29th May to 5th June 🗓

Our part?
Children Feminism & Voice Open Seminar💡

In line with dedication to raising awareness about the rights, safety and well-being of children Student discussants and our two guest speakers Christina 'Tina' Nomdo - Inaugural Commissioner of Children, WC and Lucy Jamieson,Senior Researcher at the Children's Institute joined in a Conversational reading of "This Country Hates Our boys" as a text on childhoods through decolonial Child-centric lenses .

Here, discussion around vulnerability, emotional constructions of childhoods, and resisting the universalization of childhood experiences were some of the key focal points.

We were also called to rethink knowledge around children, called to recognize them as knowers☝🏼.

Their agency and dignity should be at the forefront when discussing matters around their safety, further highlighting the need for more child-centric approaches.

Thank you to all who formed part of this events' success.

Echoing the words of one of our student discussants, "CHILDREN ARE CHILDREN FIRST" !!📢‼️

02/06/2026

Join us 📢‼️
Purpose of the Panel Discussions:

The events aim to create a meaningful platform for dialogue and engagement on discussions, wanting to:

1. Highlight the work and advocacy of the MPL Network in South Africa

2. Share insights from Musawah’s regional and international work on Muslim family law reform

3. Facilitate dialogue amongst activists, academics, legal practitioners, religious scholars, health care practitioners, and community members

4. Explore comparative experiences and reform initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa

5. Strengthen networks and collaboration among organisations working towards justice and equality within Muslim family law frameworks.

We look forward to engaging with you☝🏼

26/05/2026

Student voices highlighting some powerful insights from our 4 Corners event. What a way to fully encompss the bridging of gaps, where like mindedness and theory becomes praxis. This was our first inter-campus event and what came from it begs to be further explored. Thank you to each student, each organization and all around each voice that contributed to the first step into something truly inspiring!

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22/05/2026

The screening of Demockery, with ***rfeministfilmfestival, was a great success! Thank you to everyone who came out. The conversations were so engaging, and we can't wait to see where it takes us.

22/05/2026

We hosted an event earlier this month, 4 Corners, some of our own students and some from UWC's where we invited activists who practise the feminism we're always teaching. The students couldn't get enough of it. A big thanks to everyone who participated and to , .africa, and for the work you've been doing.

21/05/2026

You are warmly invited to attend an open seminar hosted by the Children, Feminism & Voice class.

This seminar takes the form of a conversational reading of This Country Hates Our Boys, engaging the text as a study of childhoods through decolonial and child-centred lenses through African feminist perspectives.

Our student discussants will open the conversation with short reflections, followed by a facilitated dialogue with the audience. The aim is to engage the text critically, thoughtfully, and collectively.

📅 Date: 28 May 2026
⏰ Time: 14:00–16:00
📍 Venue: Centre for African Studies Gallery, University of Cape Town

Discussants:
Angel Makhanya
Annika Passern
Chinaza-Litha Ahazu
Faisal Ghedi Alasow
Onwabile Vakalisa
Zimbini Zintwana

This seminar is open to the broader university community.

Please RSVP via the QR code on the poster.

For inquiries, please contact the course convener:

Neziswa T**i - [email protected]

We look forward to your participation in this important conversation.

14/05/2026

We've been thinking and we miss you. We miss the way you critically engaged with African feminism within a variety of political contexts, and we miss how you interlinked your personal with your political. It's been too long and we've been too quiet. But right now, we're changing all of that. The African Gender Institute and the department of African Feminist Studies invite you to reconnect with us and with your peers, old and new, through our upcoming series of online engagements.

Details are in the invite. RSVP by registering through the links in our story highlights. Email [email protected] if you have any questions.

13/05/2026

Call for Abstracts | Hybrid Symposium

The African Gender Institute and department of African Feminist Studies, in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Raparative Quest (AVReQ) at Stellenbosch University, invite submissions for the upcoming symposium:

"Black Men & Masculinities in Post-Colonial Southern Africa: Fragilities, Ruptures and Possibilities"

2nd July 2026 & Hybrid

This interdisciplinary symposium engages critical questions around the constructions, embodiments, and lived realities of Black masculinities in post-colonial southern Africa. It seeks to foreground decolonial, intersectional, and historically grounded approaches that move beyond damage-centred narratives.

We welcome a range of contributions, including papers, panels, workshops, and art-based research.

Submissions deadline: 30th May 2026
Submit via the link in our story highlights.
Enquiries: [email protected]

08/05/2026

One more sleep, fam! Please don't forget to RSVP as we have limited seats available. The link is in our story highlights. We are so excited to share this rough cut. We can't wait to hear your input and discussions. See you there!

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Level 2 & 4, Harry Oppenheimer Institute Building, Engineering Mall, University Of Cape Town, Upper Campus
Cape Town
7700

Opening Hours

Monday	08:30 - 16:30
Tuesday	08:30 - 16:30
Wednesday	08:30 - 16:30
Thursday	08:30 - 16:30
Friday	08:30 - 16:30

Telephone

+27 21 650 2970

Website

http://www.agi.uct.ac.za/

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