The museum as depot for historical artefacts, memory reconstruction, and reproduction Saibu Mutaru I checked the time on my phone. It was half past nine in the morning when our car pulled up to the car park of the Howick Museum. As I stepped out of the car and onto the grounds of the museum, the morning sun cast a...

Warding off evil: Objects, bodies and spaces in the ‘materiality’ of healing Diemo Masuko The day started out promising. The weather was chilly, with hints of rain. On our way back from Howick Falls, my jovial fellow explorer Tariro and I passed vendors selling handmade iron trinkets, jewellery, and textiles with African prints by the side of the road. We...

Re-Worlding Reproduction: A Transformative Conference at Future Africa, University of Pretoria Tariro Moyana reflects on the Re-worlding Reproduction Conference In September 2024, the Future Africa campus at the University of Pretoria became a crucible of critical thought and innovative dialogue during the “Re-Worlding Reproduction” conference. This gathering was far more than a typical academic event—it was a powerful reimagining of...

Conceiving Change: Re-imagining Reproduction in Africa Conference Tariro Moyana and Roselyn Kanyemba reflects on the keynote addresses The Conceiving Change Conference, held in Harare in June 2024, brought together leading scholars to explore the intricate landscape of reproduction in African contexts. Keynote addresses by Professor Rudo Gaidzanwa and Dr Sandra Bhatasara illuminated the complex intersections of biology, culture, and social...

Unusual Spaces of Care and Caring: Diemo reflects on the Wellcome Trust Symposium On the first day of the symposium, we were tasked with co-creating a ‘contract of care’, where we shared with each other what we hoped to gain from the space and what we would like to contribute to the space. From the onset, this established the symposium...

A Visit to Zimbabwe By Stephen Ombere The Re-imagining Reproduction (Re-Re) project organizes rotational country visits for postdoctoral fellows every year. The in-country postdoctoral fellows take the lead in conceptualising and planning the visits.    In June 2024, the Re-Re team were hosted by postdoctoral fellows from Zimbabwe. I visited Zimbabwe for the first time. Arriving at Harare International Airport...

Introducing Dr Saibu Mutaru The Re-imagining Reproduction project has five postdoctoral research fellows working in various African countries. Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing these incredible researchers to our community. We asked each of our fellows nine questions to get to know them better. Please tell us who you are, what your area of interest/expertise is, and...

Introducing Dr Tariro Moyana- Mukwidigwi The Re-imagining Reproduction project has five postdoctoral research fellows working in various African countries. Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing these incredible researchers to our community. We asked each of our fellows nine questions to get to know them better. Please tell us who you are, what your area of interest/expertise is,...

Introducing Dr Simon Mutebi The Re-imagining Reproduction project has five postdoctoral research fellows working in various African countries. Over the next few weeks, we will be introducing these incredible researchers to our community. We asked each of our fellows nine questions to get to know them better. Please tell us who you are, what your area of interest/expertise is, and...