Rhoda Mkazi Bandora
Rhoda Mkazi Bandora is a PhD student in Social Anthropology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Her research engages broader debates on feminism and body politics in Tanzania. She examines narratives surrounding women’s bodies and their interactions with the state, focusing on how women question, negotiate, and contest these narratives in their everyday lives. Rhoda has been involved in the Wellcome Trust–funded project What’s at Stake in the Fake: Indian Pharmaceuticals, African Markets and Global Health, led by Julia Hornberger and Sarah Hodges, from her Master’s studies through her PhD candidacy. More broadly, Rhoda brings feminist approaches to contemporary scholarly and policy discussions on fake drugs in Africa.
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Introduction I’m walking through Mwenge, one of Dar es Salaam’s central business districts. I’ve been spending time here with Hassan, a petty cosmetics trader, who carries his goods in a suitcase as he makes his daily tour of the market. We’ve been walking a while and Hassan suggests that we stop by at his favourite […]
