Confronting Toxic Masculinity in South African Society A Review of Jeffery Rakabe’s Led by Shepherds: An Initiate’s Memoir (Jacana Media 2025)

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Published 2025-08-08
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36615/2feqhn25

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Lerato Lechesa University of Johannesburg image/svg+xml https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4949-7527

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As South Africans, we have all wondered what lessons are imparted during initiation; how do they help boys become men? While it is common lore to protect the challenges that young boys face, the protection means that it also gets clouded in silence, making it difficult to interrogate its effectiveness.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.36615/2feqhn25
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Vol. 103 No. 2 (2025): Understanding Contemporary Africa
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Books
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Confronting Toxic Masculinity in South African Society: A Review of Jeffery Rakabe’s Led by Shepherds: An Initiate’s Memoir (Jacana Media 2025). (2025). The Thinker, 103(2), 171-172. https://doi.org/10.36615/2feqhn25