By Dr Gloria Marsay There has been much debate around the concept of hope. There are opinions for and against the thought of…
Posts tagged as “Ubuntu”
How many people have noticed that neoliberal capitalism undermines the values of ubuntu (“I am because others are”) as a traditional African practice? And how…
By Curwyn Mapaling “We were like best friends and yet we just met that day. It’s so cool that you could come from such different…
The urgency of activism, although well-intentioned, can hide the ordinary, subtle, even banal nature of how societies become sick. The 16 days of activism, now…
The average gay African is no stranger to torture, rape, prison or terror. Thirty-eight countries in Africa now oppress LGBT individuals in one way or…
On June 8 2013 fellow Thought Leader blogger Malaika wa Azania shared a short opinion piece on her FB wall. In it she raised debate…
It has been formally announced that the direct descendants of its invention have formally redefined Ubuntu, the concept formally defined, as: “We only exist because…
By Namhla Thando Matshanda On a recent trip to the Horn of Africa I spent a substantial amount of time in Somali-inhabited areas. Most of…
Ubuntu, like many other words and concepts one comes across at a young age, has been a part of my reservoir of knowledge for so…