The 'Third Leg' Age
Madzingira, Nyasha
The subject of ageing has never been more relevant in Africa, where because of a steady reduction in fertility and mortality rates (not withstanding the AIDS pandemic), the population now comprises an increasing percentage of older persons. As the recent governmental 'Act Policy Framework and Plan of Action on Ageing' has surmised, one needs to understand not only the phenomenon of ageing, but the ways in which policies can be adjusted to help...