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Social Work and Social Development in Africa

Posted on 7 August 20257 August 2025 By Maaza Mkelekile No Comments on Social Work and Social Development in Africa

In this lecture, Dr Rugare Mugumbate talks about Social Work and Social Development in Africa focusing on the role of Ubuntu in the decolonisation of the profession.

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