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Ubuntu

Only fools     pray for rain, they say
Article
/ 9 February 2018

Only fools pray for rain, they say

The physical predicaments we experience go far further than what our conditioned minds perceive

By Milisuthando Bongela
Letters to the editor: May 19 to 25 2017
Article
/ 19 May 2017

Letters to the editor: May 19 to 25 2017

Readers write in about freedom, and Molefe and the ANC.

By Letters
Letters to the editor: February 17 to 23 2017
Article
/ 17 February 2017

Letters to the editor: February 17 to 23 2017

Readers write in about maths and science, and dignity and ubuntu.

By Letters
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Analysis
/ 29 November 2015

Ubuntu no panacea for our plight

The fuzzy concept cannot serve as a cohesive force that will inspire us to live together in harmony.

By Staff Reporter
Letters to the editor: January 16 to 22 2015
Article
/ 15 January 2015

Letters to the editor: January 16 to 22 2015

Readers write in about honouring veterans, an empowerment grant, and ubuntu.

By Letters
What do we mean when we speak of ubuntu?
Article
/ 14 November 2014

What do we mean when we speak of ubuntu?

Ubuntu is a central idea in post-apartheid South Africa, but scholars disagree on whether it informs the Constitution or undermines it.

By Staff Reporter
The travesty of Madiba as a gimmick
Article
/ 30 April 2013

The travesty of Madiba as a gimmick

The ANC’s publicity-stunt-feigned-visit to Madiba should come as no surprise, considering how his image is being abused, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.

By Mpho Moshe Matheolane
Ubuntu lifted Norway, so why not South Africa?
Article
/ 19 July 2012

Ubuntu lifted Norway, so why not South Africa?

Liv Torres reflects on the day that shattered Norway’s image of being the most peaceful country in the world when 77 people were killed in an attack.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 18 November 2009

Far-Eastern ubuntu

As unlikely as it would seem, South Korea and South Africa share a social philosophy — ubuntu.

By Anthea Buys
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