The purpose of this study is to encourage honest dialogue between the Christian teaching on human sexuality as propounded by the Roman Catholic Church and that advocated by the Zulu traditions and customs. The perceived gap between these two worldviews results in the ineffectiveness ofthe sexual teaching of the Roman Catholic Church in South Africa and the experience of many Zulu Catholics of being tom between their Christian belief and their Zulu cultural roots. This study shows that the dialogue between these woridviews produces a relevant, positive and holistic moral sexual teaching. In order to achieve this end the thesis jlL\.1aposes these worldviews and exposes their compatibility and incompatibility. This dialogue establishes a melting point ofthe Christian sexual teaching on human sexuality and the teaching of the Zulu traditions which produces a Zulu Christian theology of human sexuality. To achieve this end the thesis is divided into si-" chapters. The Introduction outlines the problem and describes the approach that is followed. Chapter Two offers a brief history of the Zulu society. It also deals with the interviews conducted among the senior members of the Kwa-Mzimba village in order to learn ofZulu traditions relating to sexual matters. Chapter Three deals with interviews that were conducted among the young people of Kwa-Mzimba These young people show Zulu traditions and customs in transition in the modem world. Chapter Four outlines the development of the Catholic teaching on human sexuality from the early church to the present day. Chapter Five presents the official teaching of the Catholic Church in Southern Africa, especially in the HIV/AIDS context. Chapter SL"{ brings together the Zulu and the Catholic approaches and practices and gives a Contextualised Moral Sexual Teaching that is both positive and holistic. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2003.

There is a rise in premarital and extra-marital sexual relations amongst some modern Zulus. The causes of this rise include the perpetual childhood of women in society and the political and socio-economic setting in South Africa. The results of this rise include teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. In Zulu traditional sexual practice the publicity of love affairs curbed sexual promiscuity. Many people were involved in the love affairs of young people. This tradition broke down because of the political, religious and socio-economic changes in South Africa. The Catholic Church teaches that marriage is sacred; it is an institution of God, a sacrament. Therefore premarital and extra-marital sexual relations taint the integrity of marriage. A number of things can be done to alleviate the problem of premarital and extramarital sexual promiscuity. These include: changing the political and socio-economic structures of our country; empowering women; inculturation; and changing the pastoral attitude of the Church towards sexuality. / M.Th. (Theological Ethics)

There is a rise in premarital and extra-marital sexual relations amongst some modern Zulus. The causes of this rise include the perpetual childhood of women in society and the political and socio-economic setting in South Africa. The results of this rise include teenage pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. In Zulu traditional sexual practice the publicity of love affairs curbed sexual promiscuity. Many people were involved in the love affairs of young people. This tradition broke down because of the political, religious and socio-economic changes in South Africa. The Catholic Church teaches that marriage is sacred; it is an institution of God, a sacrament. Therefore premarital and extra-marital sexual relations taint the integrity of marriage. A number of things can be done to alleviate the problem of premarital and extramarital sexual promiscuity. These include: changing the political and socio-economic structures of our country; empowering women; inculturation; and changing the pastoral attitude of the Church towards sexuality. / M.Th. (Theological Ethics)

MA (Sociology) / Department of Sociology / The use of social media has in the last decade become popular among students in Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL). Social relationships and communications among students mostly take place on social networks. However, because of their growing popularity abuse is also increasing on these social media platforms. Female students are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment and other forms of abuse on these platforms. This study explored the experiences of online sexual harassment among female students at a selected Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) in South Africa. This was to gain insights into the extent to which female students in institutions of Higher Learning are affected by this phenomenon. In particular, the study sought to find out the different forms of online sexual harassment experienced by female students in IHL, the specific types of online platforms where this sexual harassment take place, and the coping strategies employed by these students to cope with online sexual harassment. To address these objectives, the study adopted a qualitative exploratory design which allowed understanding of these experiences through the eyes of the victims. Twenty female participants were used for the study, while semi structured interviews were employed to collect data from these individuals. Purposive and critical case sampling technique was used to identify female students who had experienced sexual harassment online in the IHL. Findings reveal that sexual harassment at the IHL has occurred mostly in the form soliciting and sending of inappropriate pictures and videos to the victims. The study also revealed that the two main platforms on which sexual harassment of female students took place were WhatsApp and Facebook. While the main strategies of coping with online sexual harassment were blocking of harassers and complete disregard of the harassers. / NRF