<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/issue/feed</id> <title>African Journal of Pentecostal Studies</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>AOSIS Publishing</name> <email>submissions@ajops.org</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops" /> <link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/feed/atom" /> <generator uri="http://pkp.sfu.ca/ojs/" version="2.4.8.5">Open Journal Systems</generator> <subtitle type="html">&lt;a id=&quot;readmorebanner&quot; href=&quot;/index.php/ajops/pages/view/journal-information&quot; target=&quot;_self&quot;&gt;Read more&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;https://aosis.co.za/call-for-short-reports-the-african-journal-of-primary-health-care-family-medicine-phcfm/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;padding-top: 2px;&quot; src=&quot;/public/web_banner.svg&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</subtitle> <entry> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/40</id> <title>Acknowledgement to reviewers</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>Editorial Office</name> <email>publishing@aosis.co.za</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/40" /> <published>2024-11-08T11:00:00+01:00</published> <rights>Copyright (c) 2024 Editorial Office</rights> </entry> <entry> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/28</id> <title>Responses of Christians to COVID-19 policies: A case study of selected BONAVADA Pentecostal churches, Cameroon</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>Helen N. Linonge-Fontebo</name> <email>namondolinonge@gmail.com</email> </author> <author> <name>Magezi E. Baloye</name> <email>Baloye@unisa.ac.za</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/28" /> <summary type="html" xml:base="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/28">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) took many lives in developed countries than the Sub-Sahara. In Cameroon, the preventative measures were put in place after one case of a returning French national from Europe was tested positive. Measures included mask wearing, social distancing, prohibition of gathering of more than 50 persons, observance of hygiene measures and avoidance of close contact with other persons, as prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO). Regardless of the prescribed strategies, infected numbers increased to 1445 on 06 July 2020. Knowledge on defiance would therefore, be helpful in future pandemics. The study availed feedback from selected churches to understand their experience and to identify determinants of adherence to the COVID-19 measures in Cameroon, given that some pastors and Christians deliberately ignored preventive measures based on religious belief and the view that defiance of social distancing practices was permissible on the grounds of faith, solidarity and love.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; The article explored how selected Pentecostal churches defied the COVID-19 protocols in targeted regions of Cameroon based on faith reasons, contributing to the spread of the virus.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; Mixed method between qualitative and desktop was employed within BONAVADA (Cameroon).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The defiance of some churches under study was unhelpful because the COVID-19 grew rapidly while they were attempting to resist protocols.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Unnoticeable church defiance to protocols contributed to the spread of pandemic.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution:&lt;/strong&gt; The article concretise the government strictness in case future pandemics engulf the country.&lt;/p&gt;</summary> <published>2024-10-04T08:00:00+02:00</published> <rights>Copyright (c) 2024 Helen N. Linonge-Fontebo, Magezi E. Baloye</rights> </entry> <entry> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/25</id> <title>Exploring the efficacy of premarital counselling in church settings: A qualitative study</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>Bakadzi Moeti</name> <email>bakmbu9@gmail.com</email> </author> <author> <name>Tshenolo J. Madigele</name> <email>madigeletj@ub.ac.bw</email> </author> <author> <name>Lebogang Moeti</name> <email>moetilebs@gmail.com</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/25" /> <summary type="html" xml:base="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/25">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; What a couple does in preparation for marriage is a critical determinant of the success of the marriage. It is believed that, that period helps sustain marriages because it gives couples knowledge and skills that can help them in the marriage as well as facilitate their decision-making process. Despite availability of premarital counselling (PMC) services worldwide, many marriages still end in divorce.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; The purpose of this study, therefore, was to explore pastors’ perceptions regarding premarital counselling in Pentecostal churches in Gaborone.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; This research adopted a qualitative case study where four pastors from four Pentecostal churches in Gaborone were purposively selected to share their views of PMC in church. The findings were analysed using thematic analysis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The study’s findings established that there is a need for pastors to go through relevant training to be equipped with skills that can help give direction to their services and that congregants should be taught about the benefits of PMC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Based on the findings, it was concluded that although PMC is a powerful tool for a successful marriage and reduction of divorce rates, it needs to be strengthened.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution:&lt;/strong&gt; The study will help to show the need for PMC in Pentecostal churches and also emphasise the most suitable time to commence PMC sessions before one gets married.&lt;/p&gt;</summary> <published>2024-09-05T08:00:00+02:00</published> <rights>Copyright (c) 2024 Bakadzi Moeti, Tshenolo J. Madigele, Lebogang Moeti</rights> </entry> <entry> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/22</id> <title>‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse’: The tithe and sustainable development in Ghanaian Pentecostalism</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>Emmanuel A. Kenin</name> <email>emmanuel.kenin@thecophq.org</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/22" /> <summary type="html" xml:base="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/22">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; This article explores the Church of Pentecost’s (CoP) theology of tithes and its intersection with sustainable development in Ghana. This research is grounded on the theory that the CoP through the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS) as well as other Church-initiated interventions, is pursuing sustainable development in Ghana through her theology of tithes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; The objective of this research is to demonstrate that the CoP’s theology of tithes is a relevant African Pentecostal theology for the study of the relationship between Pentecostalism and sustainable development.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; The study adopts a phenomenological approach in exploring the CoP’s theology of tithes and its relationship with sustainable development.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The key findings of this study indicate that there is a nexus between an African Pentecostal theology of tithes adopted by the CoP and sustainable development, and that the CoP is promoting the attainment of 14 out of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Ghana.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The CoP, an indigenous African Pentecostal Church, has been able to demonstrate that there is a relationship between her theology of tithes and the attainment of the United Nation’s SDGs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution:&lt;/strong&gt; This research proves that the CoP has been able to successfully develop an indigenous African Pentecostal theology of tithe and free-will offering from the Akan traditional worldview of the &lt;em&gt;ntotosoƆ dudu&lt;/em&gt; [which literally means, the added tenth part] and &lt;em&gt;Ɔpεmu afƆrεe&lt;/em&gt; [to wit, offering out of one’s volition] respectively.&lt;/p&gt;</summary> <published>2024-08-22T10:00:00+02:00</published> <rights>Copyright (c) 2024 Emmanuel A. Kenin</rights> </entry> <entry> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/21</id> <title>Death and mourning rituals in a Pentecostal church in Bolobedu South, Limpopo, South Africa</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>Abraham M.M. Mzondi</name> <email>Modisa@sats.ac.za</email> </author> <author> <name>Chosana F.E. Modiba</name> <email>edwinmodiba@gmail.com</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/21" /> <summary type="html" xml:base="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/21">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Death is an inevitable event that impacts most individuals in various ways, prompting some to participate in numerous activities in response to its effects and to seek healing or closure. Among the Balobedu people of Bolobedu South in Limpopo province, South Africa, there existed speculation regarding death and mourning customs observed by grieving members, which left some followers of a Pentecostal church, Emmanuel Assemblies, uncertain about how to engage with these rituals. They turned to the Bible as their guide to assess the situation, aiming to uphold their faith without compromise.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objective:&lt;/strong&gt; The study’s objective was to explore the death and mourning rituals performed by the Balobedu people of Bolobedu South in Limpopo province, South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; Utilising Osmer’s framework, the article initiated research into these rituals by purposefully selecting 39 participants from five villages, namely, &lt;em&gt;Ga-Motupa, Kgwekge, Relela, Morutjie&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Motlhomeng&lt;/em&gt;, with the aim of ascertaining the reality of the situation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; To develop a biblical counselling model that could assist members of the Emmanuel Assemblies Church residing in the same area in addressing death-related rituals that require their involvement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; This model integrates Magezi’s seven pastoral care approaches and Scott and Lambert’s counselling steps.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution:&lt;/strong&gt; The article contributes to the effort by offering practical solutions tailored to the specific African ministry in Pentecostal context of South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;</summary> <published>2024-07-30T09:00:00+02:00</published> <rights>Copyright (c) 2024 Abraham M.M. Mzondi, Chosana F.E. Modiba</rights> </entry> <entry> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/23</id> <title>A critical view on the rising spate of Pentecostal churches in Port Harcourt, Rivers State</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>Peace N. Ngwoke</name> <email>peace.ngwoke@unn.edu.ng</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/23" /> <summary type="html" xml:base="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/23">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; This study scrutinises the cult of personality cultivated by Pentecostal leaders, creating an atmosphere of unquestioning devotion conducive to financial exploitation. Promising miracles for money to create dependency and financial strain among vulnerable followers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; The aim of the study is to investigate the exploitation and commercialisation of the gospel as a contributing factor to the rising spate of Pentecostal churches in Nigeria, and propose remedial strategies.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; The article employs the phenomenological methodology. Purposive sampling technique was used to interview five selected participants from Port Harcourt city in Rivers State. Information extracted from participants’ interviews, newspaper, documentaries, books and journal articles were reviewed and analysed using discourse analysis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Findings show that the insidious methods employed by some Pentecostal leaders to amass wealth at the expense of their followers such as elaborate seed-sowing schemes to prophetic extortion, and commercialization of spirituality through the sale of anointing oils, miracle stickers, and exorbitant fees for ‘prayer sessions’ further underscores the exploitation rampant within certain Pentecostal circles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Ultimately, addressing the challenges require a collaborative effort from all stakeholders. Thus, the need for all stakeholders to join forces in fighting the phenomenon and working towards solutions that can uphold the integrity of religious practice, protect the welfare of believers, and ensure that Pentecostalism continues to be a force for positive change in Nigeria.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution:&lt;/strong&gt; This study introduces novel insights by unravelling the manipulating and exploiting practices of some Pentecostal churches in Nigeria.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</summary> <published>2024-07-26T08:00:00+02:00</published> <rights>Copyright (c) 2024 Peace N. Ngwoke</rights> </entry> <entry> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/18</id> <title>Experiences of divorced people in Pentecostal churches in Botswana</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>Bakadzi Moeti</name> <email>bakmbu9@gmail.com</email> </author> <author> <name>Michael Gaotlhobogwe</name> <email>gaotlhobogwe@ub.ac.bw</email> </author> <author> <name>Lebogang Moeti</name> <email>moetilebs@gmail.com</email> </author> <author> <name>Tshenolo J. Madigele</name> <email>madigeletj@ub.ac.bw</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/18" /> <summary type="html" xml:base="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/18">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Cases of divorce are on the increase across societies and within the Pentecostal churches. Pentecostal church doctrine disapproves of divorce, and the people experience discrimination consequently. Despite the overall impact divorce has on the spiritual well-being of the victims, Pentecostal churches do not provide sufficient support to them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; The objectives of the study were to explore the lived experiences of divorced people in Pentecostal churches and the impact divorce had on their spiritual well-being.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; A qualitative phenomenological design was utilised. The study recruited six divorced people, three pastors and 24 men and women from three Pentecostal churches. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to select the sample. A thematic content analysis was used to analyse data.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The study revealed four major effects that divorced people face such as psychological and emotional effects, social effects, spiritual effects and economic effects.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The study’s findings unearthed the impact that divorce has on the divorcee’s spiritual well-being. Although the Bible disapproves of divorce, some research indicates that divorce may have positive outcomes in some instances, and therefore, it should not always be viewed negatively.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution:&lt;/strong&gt; The findings of the study would possibly assist Pentecostal church leadership in coming up with effective interventions that can support divorced members in the church.&lt;/p&gt;</summary> <published>2024-07-23T07:00:00+02:00</published> <rights>Copyright (c) 2024 Bakadzi Moeti, Michael Gaotlhobogwe, Lebogang Moeti, Tshenolo J. Madigele</rights> </entry> <entry> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/14</id> <title>Prophecy, Pentecostals and South Africa’s socio-economic inequality</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>Marius Nel</name> <email>marius.nel@nwu.ac.za</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/14" /> <summary type="html" xml:base="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/14">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; The article dissected white South African classical Pentecostals’ concept of prophecy in the context of widespread poverty and the resulting socio-economic inequality that characterises their society. As a rule, most white Pentecostals do not respond to the challenges of inequality and disparities by getting involved in assemblies in former apartheid-segregated ‘black’ communities that are characterised by widespread poverty. The legacy of apartheid’s separate neighbourhoods is still intact, implying that racial distinctions determine, to a great extent, who lives where. In addition to preaching practices, the congregational prophecies that occur among them also do not reflect these dire circumstances that characterise a majority of South Africans and play no role in arousing their social conscience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; The article aims to define Pentecostal prophecy against the context of South African socio-economic inequality.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; A qualitative conversation with 43 white Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa (AFM) pastors at the level of regional and national conferences during 2024 provides a view of white Pentecostals regarding the church’s handling of social inequality.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Most white Pentecostals in South Africa (SA) are aware of the social inequality that mars the separateness between formerly white and black neighbourhoods. However, the awareness has not infiltrated their spirituality to the extent that it is reflected in the prophetic practice.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; Most white South African Pentecostals still live in neighbourhoods separated from the squalid conditions of many black townships and ignore the structural, political, economic, and social issues that cause poverty. They interpret their prophetic task to exclude consideration of social ethics and structural challenges. What is needed is an urgent reconsideration of prophecy and its relevance for current socio-economic challenges.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution:&lt;/strong&gt; The article was presented to awaken and stir up the consciences of white Pentecostals for the dire economic circumstances of most South Africans threatened by unemployment and poverty.&lt;/p&gt;</summary> <published>2024-07-15T10:00:00+02:00</published> <rights>Copyright (c) 2024 Marius Nel</rights> </entry> <entry> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/13</id> <title>A study of Matthew 20:20–28 in relation to Pentecostal churches leadership in Nigeria</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>Daniel C. Unachukwu</name> <email>daniel.unachukwu.199851@unn.edu.ng</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/13" /> <summary type="html" xml:base="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/13">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Matthew 20:20–28 contains Jesus’ teaching on a leadership model that is anchored on selflessness, love, and servanthood. Today, when this teaching is juxtaposed with some Pentecostal churches’ leadership situation in Nigeria, it is apparent that the opposite is the case. Some Pentecostal church leaders in Nigeria have demonstrated a leadership mentality that is focused on selfishness, materialism, and abuse of power.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; The study provides a re-reading of Matthew 20:20–28 to reveal its implications for Pentecostal churches leadership in Nigeria.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; This study is a qualitative research conducted through a triangulation of a historical-critical method and in-depth interview (IDI). The historical-critical approach was used to study the pericope, while IDI served as a means of data collection from respondents.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; Matthew 20:20–28 paints a picture of servant leadership, which entails placing others above self, divine approval above human commendation, responsibility above position, contribution above recognition, and care above ownership.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The pericope pierces deeply into the heart of the leadership problems in some Pentecostal churches in Nigeria, and calls for imitation of Jesus’ leadership model.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution:&lt;/strong&gt; Drawing from the pericope, this study unfolds a biblical model of leadership that is crucial to lessening the current leadership problems in Pentecostal churches in Nigeria.&lt;/p&gt;</summary> <published>2024-05-10T08:30:00+02:00</published> <rights>Copyright (c) 2024 Daniel C. Unachukwu</rights> </entry> <entry> <id>https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/11</id> <title>Nyaa, ‘motlhanka wa Jehofa’! (Stop it, ‘man of God’!): An Ubuntu Pentecostal response to gender-based violence within the Neo-prophetic Movement in South Africa</title> <updated>2024-11-20T14:02:50+01:00</updated> <author> <name>Abraham M.M. Mzondi</name> <email>btbkl@yahoo.com</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/11" /> <summary type="html" xml:base="https://ajops.org/index.php/ajops/article/view/11">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Background:&lt;/strong&gt; Statistics from the Pew Research Centre indicate that in sub-Saharan Africa, 796 million out of 822 m people claim the same Christian religious affiliation. Pentecostal Christians total 107 m. These figures suggest that religion shapes the worldview of many sub-Saharan inhabitants. Many are adherents of Ubuntu, which does not dichotomise lived experiences from the influence of the spiritual (the Supreme Being, spirits, and the ancestors). On the one hand, the World Health Organization has labelled South Africa as the rape capital of the world because it accounts for the highest figure of gender-based violence (GBV) globally. Intimate partner violence (IPV) and non-partner violence, characterised by rape and attempted rape, constitute a significant portion of sexual violence, which is the primary and highest category of GBV in South Africa. The second, third, and fourth categories are physical violence, socio-economic and financial violence, and psychological/emotional violence. Various South African courts have sentenced several pastors from the Neo-prophetic Movement (NPM) for non-partner violence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Objectives:&lt;/strong&gt; The aim of this study is to reflect on non-partner violence within the NPM in South Africa and to respond to this scourge by applying Ubuntu Pentecostalism as a framework.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Method:&lt;/strong&gt; This article thus poses the question: How might South African Pentecostals address the scourge of non-partner violence within the NPM? It, thus, uses Ubuntu Pentecostalism.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The article shows that is that is possible to mobilise members of NPM and the surrounding community to counteract the scourge of non-partner violence among NPM in South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; The article concludes by providing a four-step strategy to curb th scourge of non-partner violence in the NPM in South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contribution:&lt;/strong&gt; This strategy contributes to curbing the scourge of non-partner violence within the NPM in South Africa.&lt;/p&gt;</summary> <published>2024-05-03T06:00:00+02:00</published> <rights>Copyright (c) 2024 Abraham M.M. Mzondi</rights> </entry> </feed>