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University of Fort HareRef: https://www.ufh.ac.za/news/developing-shared-ideas-into-shared-impact-ufh-and-spelman-college-strengthens-global-research-partnership

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Collected on 30 July 2026

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What this means

This is a University of Fort Hare (UFH) news article dated 30 July 2026 about a growing pan-African research partnership with Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia (USA). It describes how the partnership began with a virtual guest lecture by Prof Amber R Reed and led to collaborative fieldwork and a qualitative research project titled “From Soapie to Smartphone: Social Media, Gendered Aspiration, and Rural Young Women’s Reimagining of Tradition in South Africa.” The article also reports a courtesy visit to UFH’s Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Partnerships and Innovation, Prof Neil Roos, and quotes both institutions on expanding collaboration, student mentorship, and research capacity development.

Facts

Places

Eastern Cape

Reference

https://www.ufh.ac.za/news/developing-shared-ideas-into-shared-impact-ufh-and-spelman-college-strengthens-global-research-partnership

Key Takeaways

  • Document type: UFH news article
  • Date: July 30, 2026
  • Partnership: University of Fort Hare (UFH) and Spelman College (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
  • Origin: virtual guest lecture earlier in 2026
  • Lecture title: “Democracy, Sexual Citizenship, and the Politics of ‘UnAfrican’”
  • Course context: Democracy in Africa (senior undergraduate students)
  • Key researchers: Dr Bellita Banda-Chitsamatanga (UFH) and Prof Amber R Reed (Spelman College)
  • UFH chair: DSI-NRF Interim UFH SARChI Chair in Sexualities, Genders and Queer Studies
  • Qualitative research project: “From Soapie to Smartphone: Social Media, Gendered Aspiration, and Rural Young Women’s Reimagining of Tradition in South Africa”
  • Fieldwork location: Eastern Cape (South Africa)
  • Courtesy visit: Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Partnerships and Innovation Prof Neil Roos
  • Named UFH “Queer Ambassadors” under the Chair: Shasha Zukanye, Mandisa Makatini, Mzwakhe Bidi, Sfiso Tony Mkize, Afika Langa
  • University of Fort Hare (UFH)
  • Spelman College
  • Prof Amber R Reed
  • Dr Bellita Banda-Chitsamatanga
  • Prof Neil Roos
  • DSI-NRF Interim UFH SARChI Chair in Sexualities, Genders and Queer Studies
  • Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research, Partnerships and Innovation (Prof Neil Roos)
  • UFH Queer Ambassadors: Shasha Zukanye, Mandisa Makatini, Mzwakhe Bidi, Sfiso Tony Mkize, Afika Langa

Dates

Closing Date

30 July 2026