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1. INTRODUCTION During 1993, the two authors, in collaboration with Jessie Maritz (University of Zimbabwe), Maryse Waegeman (University of Malawi) and Diane Jorge (University of the Western Cape), embarked on a research programme which we have entitled "A. PanAfrican Response to the Classics". In order to assess perceived areas of similiarity and difference between African society and the worlds of ancient Greece and Rome, we constructed a questionnaire which was issued to students at the Universities of Zimbabwe, Malawi, the Western Cape and Natal (PMB). Passages were culled, for example, from classical literature, philosophy, and from religious and political texts, and questions were set on them which aimed at eliciting critical comment, debate and information. It was hoped that, from the responses to the questionnaires, classicists in South Africa could be guided towards those aspects of the curriculum which could have most relevance for the university constituency of the future. Curriculum development was thus the major aim of the research project. Whilst it is impossible to give a detailed analysis of responses to the questionnaire,! it is hoped that this paper will give some indication of the range of response and interest generated.

Radical and critical social work has existed since the start of the profession. Still, the history of social work education in South Africa does not put prominence on black women social workers like Ellen Kuzwayo and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, among others. Remarkably, these women also participated in the national women's protest against the pass laws in 1956 by the apartheid government. The authors espouse radical perspectives, such as feminist, human rights and social justice frameworks, embedded in an Afro-sensed approach. Expressly, the authors argue that, in its very nature, social work is protest, which can be used to restore ravaged history, as well as to influence the teaching and practice of social work.

Despite programmes developed to alleviate tuberculosis (TB) infection worldwide, South Africa is still reporting high rates of infection. Most South Africans believe in and consider using the medicine provided by African indigenous health practitioners (AIHPs) rather than consulting practitioners at modern health facilities. The isolated functioning of these two groups of practitioners motivated the government to establish the Traditional Health Practitioners Act (22 of 2007), to encourage AIHPs and biomedical health practitioners (BHPs) to collaborate on the healing of different diseases, including TB. The Mpumalanga province has been hit the hardest by TB and has a high infection rate. The study aimed at exploring and describing the perceptions of AIHPs and BHPs on collaboration concerning TB treatment in the Ehlanzeni district, Mpumalanga. A semi-structured interview guide was used to collect data from focus groups with 21 AIHPs and in-depth individual interviews with 10 BHPs. The findings of the study reveal differing perceptions, as some BHPs accept the Act and acknowledge collaboration, while others have concerns about standards of care, patient safety, and overdosing. They are reluctant to accept integration, as they see AIHPs as unscientific practitioners who use strong medicine that is detrimental to patients. The AIHPs welcomed the idea of working together and mutual teaching with the aim of empowering each other with knowledge regarding the treatment of TB, for the ultimate benefit of patients. ; https://upjournals.co.za/index.php/AJNM/index ; pm2021 ; Nursing Science