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Schiro, Manuel. "Ubuntu:." Perspectivas Revista de Ciencias Sociales, no. 12 (January 11, 2022): 190–215. http://dx.doi.org/10.35305/prcs.vi12.507.

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La identidad internacional de Sudáfrica tras el advenimiento de la democracia multirracial en 1994 ha sido objeto de análisis de distintas corrientes teóricas. Sin embargo, el esfuerzo intelectual en este sentido ha permanecido mayoritariamente acotado a las perspectivas hegemónicas y occidentales de la disciplina de las Relaciones Internacionales (RRII). En este trabajo pondremos los puntos de vista constructivistas, aplicados a la transformación identitaria de Sudáfrica y sus relaciones internacionales, en diálogo con aportes del pensamiento africano, centrándonos especialmente en la noción de ubuntu y su influencia en la retórica y el comportamiento externo sudafricanos. Entendemos que, al obviar las visiones no occidentales, sobre todo cuando se analiza el comportamiento de países emergentes del Sur Global, existe el riesgo de incurrir en reduccionismos y se pierde una posibilidad de enriquecer el análisis. Además, la inclusión de categorías culturalmente distintas a las del pensamiento occidental hace a la consolidación de una perspectiva global para las RRII, y contribuye a la búsqueda de herramientas conceptuales novedosas y plurales para la disciplina.

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Murove, Munyaradzi Felix. "Ubuntu." Diogenes 59, no. 3-4 (November 2012): 36–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0392192113493737.

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Smith, Wayne G. "A postfoundational ubuntu accepts the unwelcomed (by way of ‘process’ transversality)." Verbum et Ecclesia 38, no. 3 (October 6, 2017): 79–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ve.v38i3.1556.

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This examination of ubuntu is engaged in a conversation with the speculative philosophy of organism (‘process’) to acquire an extended tool by which to engage within its ontology the widest possible range of human interaction. The engagement by ubuntu’s relational doctrine of the speculative philosophical cosmology of A.N. Whitehead placed portions of the latter’s constructs at the service of ubuntu’s transversal capacity to examine and apply the deepest understanding of its own etymology. It has been a challenge to understand occasions of injustice and suffering which have manifested within the same African culture which has given to the world the language and concept of ubuntu. It has been commonplace to isolate the utopian relational ontology implicit in the aphorism from occasions of the worst of human nature. It was the premise of this study that an understanding of an ubuntu which excludes dystopian occasions has done a disservice to the breadth, depth and height of what is to be fully human – including occasions of suffering and anti-social behaviours.

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Etieyibo, Edwin. "Moral education, ubuntu and ubuntu-inspired communities." South African Journal of Philosophy 36, no. 3 (August 25, 2017): 311–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2017.1269995.

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Vasconcelos, Francisco Antonio de. "FILOSOFIA UBUNTU." Logeion Filosofia da Informação 3, no. 2 (2017): 100–112. http://dx.doi.org/10.21728/logeion.2017v3n2.p100-112.

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Akinola, Adeoye O., and Ufo Okeke Uzodike. "Ubuntu and the Quest for Conflict Resolution in Africa." Journal of Black Studies 49, no. 2 (October 28, 2017): 91–113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0021934717736186.

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Many postcolonial African states have experienced violent conflicts, prompting the quest for viable approaches to conflict resolution and peace-building. Certain groups’ desire to control power and resources at the expense of others lies at the heart of the racism, civil wars, armed insurrections, terrorism, ethnic conflict, genocide, xenophobia, and intracommunity and domestic conflict prevalent in Africa, particularly in countries that experienced prolonged foreign domination. The quest for peace and security led to the resurgence of Ubuntu, an African humanist ideology, as an indigenous approach to conflict resolution and peace-building. This article explores the place of Ubuntu in the continent’s peace and security projects. Despite the utility of Ubuntu’s principles in a few postconflict societies, the article highlights the difficulties involved in its adoption by state institutions, mainly due to the complex interactions exemplified by the modern state. However, adherence to the principles of Ubuntu by state and nonstate actors would drastically reduce threats to peace and security in Africa.

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Koopman, Nico. "Bonhoeffer’s Anthropology and the African Anthropology of Ubuntu." NTT Journal for Theology and the Study of Religion 59, no. 3 (July 18, 2005): 195–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.5117/ntt2005.59.195.koop.

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Abstract This essay explores the original meaning and understanding of the concept of Ubuntu. It evaluates the strengths and limitations of this cherished African anthropological and philosophical notion. By bringing the anthropology of Ubuntu in conversation with the anthropology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer possibilities for the re-valuation of Ubuntu are opened. Attention to the anthropology of Bonhoeffer will help Ubuntu to affirm community without falling into the trap of collectivism. It will also prevent Ubuntu from overestimating the capabilities of humans through the under-estimation of the reality of sin. Where Ubuntu is also open to the transformative power of the gospel its redeeming potential on a broken continent is enhanced.

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Chigangaidze, Robert Kudakwashe, Anesu Aggrey Matanga, and Tafadzwa Roniah Katsuro. "Ubuntu Philosophy as a Humanistic–Existential Framework for the Fight Against the COVID-19 Pandemic." Journal of Humanistic Psychology 62, no. 3 (October 12, 2021): 319–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00221678211044554.

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Ubuntu has been identified by several scholars as a philosophy that provides a framework to fight health disasters such as COVID-19. Ubuntu refers to the African worldview of seeing oneself through others. It refers to the pattern of interconnectedness between people in the form of a philosophy or worldview. Ubuntu explores concerns about cosmic and global context of life. This article stipulates that Ubuntu can provide ways to deal with challenges that emerge with the COVID-19 pandemic. Ubuntu fosters the integrated components of humanity as it appreciates the biological, psychosocial, spiritual, and environmental aspects of life. The article explores several themes such as self-awareness and societal responsibility, holism, spirituality, health promotion, food security, social justice and human rights, generosity, sharing, and teamwork. Others have advanced that Ubuntu is a philosophy to adopt in the fight against epidemics, and we seek to broaden the debate by exploring Ubuntu axiological and ontological humanistic–existential themes. Finally, the article calls for the adoption of Ubuntu philosophy in psychological and social work interventions in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Oduor, R. M. J. "A Critical Review of Leonhard Praeg’s A Report on Ubuntu." Thought and Practice 6, no. 2 (July 21, 2015): 75–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/tp.v6i2.6.

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This article opines that in view of its detailed presentation of the contemporary discourse on Ubuntu, its incisive analysis of key concepts in this discourse, as well as its bold and thoroughgoing critique of the assumptions of both the advocates of Ubuntu and the defenders of the hegemonic Western liberal tradition, Leonhard Praeg’s seminal work, A Report on Ubuntu, is an outstanding contribution not only to the Southern African discourse on Ubuntu, but also to the ongoing quest for methodology in African philosophy as a whole. Key Words Ubuntu, communitarianism, liberalism, Apartheid, South Africa

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Thabethe, Nompumelelo, and Venkat Rao Pulla. "Ubuntu and COVID-19 in South Africa: Surviving the Pandemic through Community Solidarity." Space and Culture, India 10, no. 3 (November 28, 2022): 35–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.20896/saci.v10i3.1272.

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This article investigates the relevance of the African philosophy of ubuntu in the South African context during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data is drawn from the available academic literature and analysed using the elements of ubuntu as a theoretical lens. A systemic review was adopted as a methodological approach for the selection and review of scholarship that fosters unity and solidarity in times of crisis. The discussion delineates the impact of COVID-19 in South Africa and the significance of ubuntu in building community solidarity and resilience. It further demonstrates the universal nature of ubuntu with its intention of upholding togetherness and unity in times of crisis and renewal. Community solidarity ensures social protection and belonging, thereby propagating ubuntu as a way of navigating the global pandemic. Despite the contestations of the meaning and application of ubuntu, the findings of this study postulate that ubuntu is essential in times of crisis and renewal.

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Pingue, Kahmaria, and Rebecca Lloyd. "Dancing into Ubuntu:." Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry 12, no. 1 (February 8, 2021): 165–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.18733/cpi29543.

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This inquiry describes the lived experiences of five Bachelor of Education students learning and teaching Kpanlogo, a West African dance. Each experience was conceptually analyzed with the Sankofa bird, depicted with its beak reaching back to retrieve a golden egg on its back. This symbol embodies the Ghanaian proverb, to go back, physically or spiritually, to retrieve what was once lost or forgotten. Such a framework orients us to the philosophy of Ubuntu, which posits that humanness is found and cultivated within community. What this inquiry reveals is that while it was awkward for some, it was possible for others to dance toward Ubuntu. In sharing these experiences, an example is provided for how we might introduce culturally relevant curriculum in teacher education programs. This inquiry thus describes what it was like to connect a learning experience, in this case the Kpanlogo dance, to the community in which it is situated.

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Bamford, Rebecca. "Nietzsche and Ubuntu." South African Journal of Philosophy 26, no. 1 (January 2007): 90–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sajpem.v26i1.31464.

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Sliep, Yvonne. "Ubuntu: Relational generosity." Families, Systems, & Health 28, no. 2 (2010): 197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0020067.

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Smith, Mary Kay. "Bringing Back Ubuntu." Academic Psychiatry 40, no. 4 (December 15, 2015): 721–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0451-5.

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Douglas, Stacy. "Ubuntu Versus ubuntu: Finding a Philosophy of Justice Through Obligation." Law and Critique 26, no. 3 (September 29, 2015): 305–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10978-015-9167-7.

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Sitarov, V. A., and V. G. Maralov. "South African philosophy of life Ubuntu and its significance for understanding non-violence as universal human value." Alma mater. Vestnik Vysshey Shkoly, no. 1 (January 2021): 101–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.20339/am.01-21.101.

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Presented is characteristic of South African philosophical ethic conception Ubuntu, defined is its significance for understanding non-violence as universal human value. Elaborated are three principal components of Ubuntu, i.e. “human being is human being because other people”, “I am, because we are”, “We are single unity”. Analyzed is contribution that is being introduced by Ubuntu in comprehension of non-violence. Shown is that in Ubuntu priorities are affirmation of value of human life and its unity, humanistic relations, solution of conflicts by using dialog and non-violence methods. Conclusion is made that Ubuntu might significantly enrich modern visions on non-violence as universal human value.

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Iline, Chingombe Shamiso, and Higgs Phillip. "Philosophical Reflections on Ubuntu in the Context of Cooperative Learning." International Research in Higher Education 4, no. 2 (March 31, 2019): 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/irhe.v4n2p10.

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Learning institutions ought to be receptive to the desires of humanity by moulding students who are all-inclusive and inspired with a vibrant consideration and obligation of who they are in relation to their immediate and external environment. The study focused on philosophical reflections on ubuntu in the context of cooperative learning in higher education. A qualitative methodology was adopted. Interpretivism and the grounded theory were the paradigms used in this study. A grounded theory has the potential to generate new theories based on the data collected from participants. The sample comprised of two lecturers who were purposively selected for their expertise in teaching philosophy. Findings clarified that ubuntu creates a teamwork culture which inspires students to work collectively in order to achieve a common goal. Ubuntu collection of themes indicated that ubuntu is a philosophy. From the African point of view ubuntu is a set of beliefs that refers to the way people relate at individual and personal level, but at the core of ubuntu there is an element of humanity. Ubuntu can act as a weapon to cover the weaknesses of colleagues. As the weaknesses of family members or other learners is protected or shielded it helps to build confidence and trust among the learners. Findings also revealed that ubuntu brings coordination and direction with due respect of individual abilities and differences. It was also noted that ubuntu is the cement or the glue that unifies, interrelates or interconnects individuals in cooperative learning. On a negative note it was revealed that without ubuntu there is irrationality, chaos, disorder, selfishness and separation, where everything is scattered. As the grounded theory emphasised the generation of a new theory, a communalist enhanced theory was adopted. The communalist enhanced learning anchored on social interdependence which promotes task, behavioural and goal interdependence.

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Himonga, Chuma, Max Taylor, and Anne Pope. "Reflections on Judicial Views of uBuntu." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad 16, no. 5 (May 17, 2017): 372. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2013/v16i5a2437.

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Since S v Makwanyane, ubuntu has become an integral part of the constitutional values and principles that inform interpretation of the Bill of Rights and other areas of law. In particular, a restorative justice theme has become evident in the jurisprudence that encompasses customary law, eviction, defamation, and criminal law matters. This contribution explores the scope and content of ubuntu, as pronounced on by the judiciary in various cases, and demonstrates that its fundamental elements of respect, communalism, conciliation and inclusiveness enhance the constitutional interpretation landscape. Two major epochs are highlighted in the development of ubuntu, marked by the constitutional decisions in Makwanyane and PE Municipality respectively. The former carved the central avenue of development for ubuntu, while the latter marked the start of the thematic development of the concept in the direction of restorative justice. Furthermore, the article engages critically with the use of ubuntu, with criticisms levelled against the conceptualisation of ubuntu as a legal notion, ranging from its ambiguity to its redundancy, to perceptions of dichotomies, and issues of exclusion. The paper also questions the manner in which the courts have applied the legal concept of ubuntu uncritically, without reference to African sources to illustrate its meaning in different contexts, and without questioning its compatibility with the Bill of Rights. Finally, it attempts to reveal the connections between ubuntu and the values underlying the Bill of Rights.

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Chukwuere, Joshua. "Social media age: Where is the spirit of Ubuntu in the educational system?" African Social Science and Humanities Journal 1, no. 1 (October 30, 2020): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.57040/asshj.v1i1.7.

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Ubuntu promotes the caring spirit of humanity. In the presence of Ubuntu, the growing rate of teachers' absenteeism in their duty posts is alarming across schools and subject lines. Social media platforms promote continuous presence and limiting physical presence. At the same time, Ubuntu promotes caring for one another irrespective of gender, age, race, status, background, and many more. Notwithstanding the benefits attached to African philosophy, Ubuntu, and social media, teachers' presence in schools keeps dropping physically and virtually. This study used secondary data in seeking to understand how African philosophy, Ubuntu, and social media can be applied in closing or eliminating the growing teacher absenteeism in schools in this social media age.

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Dju, Antonio Oliveira, and Darcísio Natal Muraro. "Ubuntu como modo de vida: contribuição da filosofia africana para pensar a democracia." Trans/Form/Ação 45, spe (2022): 239–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0101-3173.2022.v45esp.13.p239.

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Resumo: O objetivo deste estudo é analisar a noção do Ubuntu como contribuição para pensar a democracia, especialmente a crise que esta enfrenta, no Brasil, da atual realidade histórica de intolerância, discriminação racial, exclusão social e desumanização. Para isso, levanta-se a seguinte questão: pode a África contribuir para o pensamento da democracia, pela sua filosofia de vida expressa em Ubuntu? A primeira parte do texto analisa o conceito de Ubuntu, destacando seu caráter filosófico. A segunda parte desenvolve duas características estruturais do Ubuntu: a comunidade e a tolerância. A metodologia de pesquisa se caracteriza como um trabalho bibliográfico, cujo aporte é a análise filosófica da expressão Ubuntu, fundamentada no modo de vida africano, a partir das obras de Ramose: African Philosophy Through Ubuntu (2005); de Gyekye: Person and Community in African Thought (2003). Entende-se que compreender Ubuntu como um modo de vida africano, baseado na interdependência, interconstituição, interconexão e inter-humanização é cooperar para pensar a democracia como modo de vida ético, social e político, o qual reconhece e considera o(s) outro(s) como sujeito(s) de diferenças que possibilitam a humanização.

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Eyo, Emmanuel Bassey, and Emmanuel E. Etta. "Ubuntu’s philosophy and the challenge of Xenophobia: towards peace in Africa." International Journal of Humanities and Innovation (IJHI) 3, no. 1 (March 31, 2020): 39–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.33750/ijhi.v3i1.70.

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Xenophobic attacks in South Africa have put to question the authenticity and veracity of Ubuntu philosophy. Remarkably, Ubuntu as a normative philosophy, promotes and conveys the openness and availability of the individuals for the benefits of others, especially in the paradigm of “I” and “others.” This philosophy unequivocally presents an African world view of care for others, the affirmation of the existence of others and the participation of others. Altruism, which is the western version of Ubuntu, encourages show of compassion, generosity, care and living with others. Yet, the resurgence of the xenophobic attack is a signpost of misguided individuals who have lost the traits of personhood and otherness, which are central in Ubuntu. Xenophobia breeds violence, hate, destruction of lives and property and threatens peace in Africa. Cognizant of this asymmetry between Ubuntu philosophy and xenophobia lineaments, this work attempts to restate a mutual need for African togetherness and maps a commitment to Ubuntu norms.

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Himonga, Chuma. "The Right to Health in an African Cultural Context: The Role of Ubuntu in the Realization of the Right to Health with Special Reference to South Africa." Journal of African Law 57, no. 2 (August 13, 2013): 165–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021855313000089.

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AbstractThe article examines the realization of the right to health through the African concept of ubuntu. It attempts to show that ubuntu plays or ought to play a significant role in the realization of the right to health. This argument is advanced by identifying the attributes of ubuntu relevant to the implementation of the right to health and then applying these attributes to practical scenarios to operationalize the right to health. South Africa is used as a special point of reference because of the jurisprudence on ubuntu that has emerged there since 1994.

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Devi, Kadek Jeny Femila, I. Ketut Resika Arthana, and I. Gede Mahendra Darmawiguna. "Pengembangan Distribusi Luxpati Berbasis Ubuntu Sebagai Penunjang Proses Belajar Mengajar di Jurusan Pendidikan Teknik Informatika." Jurnal Nasional Pendidikan Teknik Informatika (JANAPATI) 4, no. 3 (December 8, 2015): 87. http://dx.doi.org/10.23887/janapati.v4i3.9783.

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk pengembangan Distribusi Luxpati Berbasis Ubuntu Sebagai Penunjang Proses Belajar Mengajar Mengajar di Jurusan Pendidikan Teknik Informatika. Ubuntu merupakan salah satu Distribusi Linux yang paling populer digunakan. Selain karena bersifat open source juga dikarenakan Ubuntu dilengkapi oleh beberapa aplikasi standar yang dibutuhkan oleh pengguna. Namun, baik ubuntu ataupun distro turunannya belum ada yang khusus dikembangkan untuk keperluan pemprograman, desain grafis dan jaringan. Pengembangan Distribusi Luxpati Berbasis Ubuntu Sebagai Penunjang Proses Belajar Mengajar di Jurusan Pendidikan Teknik Informatika menggunakan siklus pengembangan perangkat lunak SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) dengan model ADDIE, yaitu Analysis, Desain, Development, Implementation, dan Evaluation. Pada Distribusi Luxpati nantinya terdapat aplikasiaplikasi penunjang belajar-mengajar untuk Jurusan Pendidikan Teknik Informatika yang dibutuhkan oleh mahasiswa maupun dosen. Selain itu, proses remastering ini juga melingkupi pembuatan repository lokal, perubahan desain tampilan, pemberian identitas baru, penambahan command bahasa Indonesia pada terminal, serta pembuatan modul web penggunaan aplikasi. Pengembangan Distribusi Luxpati ini diimplementasikan pada Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS dengan software Remastersys. Seluruh kebutuhan fungsional telah berhasil diimplementasikan sesuai dengan rancangan dan telah diuji pengunaan pada hardware komputer yang berbeda dan kebenaran proses dari perangkat lunak Distribusi Luxpati.

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Cavalcante, Kellison Lima. "Fundamentos da filosofia Ubuntu: afroperspectivas e o humanismo africano." Revista Semiárido De Visu 8, no. 2 (May 1, 2021): 184–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.31416/rsdv.v8i2.52.

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A palavra Ubuntu tem origem nos idiomas zulu e xhosa do sul do continente africano e tem como significado a humanidade para todos. Nesse sentido, a Filosofia Ubuntu fundamenta-se em uma ética da coletividade, representada principalmente pela convivência harmoniosa com o outro e baseada na categoria do “nós”, como membro integrante de um todo social. Dessa forma, esse trabalho tem como objetivo refletir sobre os fundamentos da Filosofia Ubuntu, considerando-a como uma das várias correntes da filosofia africana. Assim, será desenvolvido através de uma pesquisa bibliográfica, requerendo o uso do método explicativo. A Filosofia Ubuntu resgata a essência de ser uma pessoa com consciência de que é parte de algo maior e coletivo. Para isso, de acordo com os fundamentos da Filosofia Ubuntu, somos pessoas através de outras pessoas e que não podemos ser plenamente humanos sozinhos, sendo feitos para a interdependência. Nesse contexto, fundamenta-se nas relações entre o divino, a comunidade e a natureza. Porém, a Filosofia Ubuntu procura resgatar o conceito de Comum para alcançar a democracia, ou seja, uma multiplicidade de singularidades. Para tal, tem a igualdade como um princípio fundamental e condicional para a existência do outro.

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Tshivhase, Mpho. "Love as the Foundation of Ubuntu." Synthesis philosophica 33, no. 1 (November 6, 2018): 197–208. http://dx.doi.org/10.21464/sp33112.

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Ubuntu je široko razumljen kao teorija morala sa širinom dovoljnom da objasni što se smatra ispravnim ljudskim ponašanjem, kao i to što znači biti osoba. Razumljen u osnovnom obliku, Ubuntu je relacijska teorija o ljudskoj interakciji, a moglo bi se reći da je glavni fokus na način življenja s golom svijesti o potrebitoj međuovisnosti među ljudima – vrsti međuovisnosti koja omogućuje da zajednica ostaje cjelovita. Ovdje se želim osvrnuti na meta-etičku analizu Ubuntu filozofije, pri čemu ispitujem mogućnost ljubavi kao njene osnove. Ono što je zanimljivost Ubuntu filozofije u ovom meta-etičkom smislu nije to kakvo ponašanje pobuđuje u ljudima, nego kakva se vrlina nalazi u njezinoj osnovi.

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Futter, Dylan. "ETHICAL METHODOLOGY IN METZ’S THEORY OF UBUNTU." Phronimon 17, no. 1 (December 1, 2016): 57–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2413-3086/1984.

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In this article I apply Thaddeus Metz’s ethical methodology to the ancient Greek ideal of σωφροσύνη in order to show that it generates a distorted account of ubuntu. If ubuntu is a virtue concept, then Metz’s analytical method will not reconstruct it — because it fails to determine whether ubuntu refers to one of a plurality of fundamental virtues, the fundamental virtue, or virtue itself.

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Banda, C. "Ubuntu as human flourishing?" STJ | Stellenbosch Theological Journal 5, no. 3 (January 20, 2020): 203–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.17570/stj.2019.v5n3.a10.

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From a Christian anthropological perspective, the article seeks to answer the question: what does ubuntu mean when analysed from the anthropocentric nature of African traditional religions (ATR)? This leads to another question: how does the ATR informed meaning of ubuntu challenge Christian anthropology in Africa in the light of the prevailing context of human suffering and poverty? These related questions are answered by critiquing the common tendency in modern scholarship on ubuntu of linking the concept with the Nguni proverb umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu. A plea is made that ubuntu should instead be interpreted according to the anthropocentric nature of ATR that leads to an existential view of ubuntu as human flourishing. The article concludes by looking at how Christianity in Africa should develop an anthropological perspective that promotes human flourishing by enabling African human agency and enhancing a holistic engagement of the socioeconomic and political factors that hinder human flourishing on the continent.

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Bennett, Thomas W. "Ubuntu: An African Equity." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad 14, no. 4 (June 8, 2017): 29. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2011/v14i4a2583.

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In this paper the uses of ubuntu in constitutional law, criminal law, administrative law, the law of property, family law, delict and contract are investigated. Furthermore the theoretical objections to the use of ubuntu are stated and responded to. It is found that ubuntu provides the South African courts with a metanorm similar to the English notion of equity and that it is being deployed to give voice to something distinctively African. It promises to lay the foundations for a cohesive, plural, South African legal culture", characterised by notions such as reconciliation, sharing, compassion, civility, responsibility, trust and harmony.

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Crippen, Matthew. "Africapitalism, Ubuntu, and Sustainability." Environmental Ethics 43, no. 3 (2021): 235–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.5840/enviroethics202111929.

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Ubuntu originated in small-scale societies in precolonial Africa. It stresses metaphysical and moral interconnectedness of humans, and newer Africapitalist approaches absorb ubuntu ideology, with the aims of promoting community wellbeing and restoring a love of local place that global free trade has eroded. Ecological degradation violates these goals, which ought to translate into care for the nonhuman world, in addition to which some sub-Saharan thought systems promote environmental concern as a value in its own right. The foregoing story is reinforced by field research on African hunting operations that appear—counterintuitively—to reconcile conservation with business imperatives and local community interests. Though acknowledging shortcomings, I maintain these hunting enterprises do, by and large, adopt Africapitalist and ubuntu attitudes to enhance community wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and long-term economic viability. I also examine how well-intentioned Western conservation agendas are neocolonial impositions that impede local control while exacerbating environmental destruction and socioeconomic hardship. Ubuntu offers a conciliatory epistemology, which Africapitalism incorporates, and I conclude by considering how standard moral theories and political divisions become less antagonistic within these sub-Saharan frameworks, so even opponents can find common cause.

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Da Silva, Fabricio Pereira. "Ubuntu como filosofia moral?" Veritas (Porto Alegre) 66, no. 1 (May 11, 2021): e39919. http://dx.doi.org/10.15448/1984-6746.2021.1.39919.

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Este artigo discute diferentes usos do ubuntu. Em particular, debate as possibilidades de o conceito atuar enquanto uma filosofia moral. Trata-se de uma discussão forte especialmente na academia sul-africana, e basicamente se divide entre os entusiastas do ubuntu como possibilidade de resgatar um senso de comunidade perdido; e seus detratores, que o entendem como incompatível com a modernidade.

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Bidwell, Nic. "Ubuntu in the network." Interactions 17, no. 2 (March 2010): 68–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1699775.1699791.

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Matolino, Bernard, and Wenceslaus Kwindingwi. "The end of ubuntu." South African Journal of Philosophy 32, no. 2 (August 2013): 197–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2013.817637.

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Graness, Anke. "Ubuntu: Curating the Archive." South African Journal of Philosophy 34, no. 1 (January 2, 2015): 143–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2015.1010134.

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Verhoef, Anné H., and Pertunia Ramolai. "Ubuntu, transimmanence and ethics." South African Journal of Philosophy 38, no. 4 (October 2, 2019): 351–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02580136.2019.1685179.

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Metz, Thaddeus. "Ubuntu: Curating the Archive." Philosophical Papers 43, no. 3 (September 2, 2014): 447–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/05568641.2014.976444.

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Bonn, Marta. "Children’s understanding of ‘Ubuntu’." Early Child Development and Care 177, no. 8 (November 2007): 863–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430701269291.

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dpa. "Ubuntu-Smartphone kommt 2014." Im Focus Onkologie 17, no. 3 (March 2014): 80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15015-014-0963-y.

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dpa. "Ubuntu-Smartphone kommt 2014." DNP - Der Neurologe und Psychiater 15, no. 2 (February 2014): 35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15202-014-0603-6.

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Letseka, Moeketsi. "In Defence of Ubuntu." Studies in Philosophy and Education 31, no. 1 (October 6, 2011): 47–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11217-011-9267-2.

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dpa. "Ubuntu-Smartphone kommt 2014." Angewandte Schmerztherapie und Palliativmedizin 7, no. 2 (May 30, 2014): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s15223-014-0410-0.

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Mulaudzi, Fhumulani M., Rafiat Ajoke Anokwuru, Ramadimetja Mogale, Seepaneng Salaminah Moloko-Phiri, and Moselene AR DuPlessis. "Perceptions of Retired Nurses on Factors Preventing Younger Professional Nurses from Applying the Ethos of Ubuntu in Professional Care." SAGE Open Nursing 8 (January 2022): 237796082210910. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23779608221091072.

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Introduction Younger professional nurses are the future of the nursing profession and they receive the baton from older and retired nurses to continue the profession in good light. Ubuntu is an African philosophy that is embedded in caring ethics and it is viewed as a core value of the nursing profession and is highly valued by older nurses. Objective We explored the perceptions of retired nurses on factors that prevent younger professional nurses from applying the ethos of Ubuntu in professional care. Methods In this study, we explored the factors that prevent younger professional nurses from applying the ethos of Ubuntu in professional care. In this qualitative explorative study, data were collected during focus group discussions in a workshop held with 40 retired nurses in a province in South Africa. The transcripts were analyzed following the six steps outlined by Braun and Clarke (2006). Results Based on the perceptions of the retired nurses two main themes emerged as factors that prevent the younger professional nurses from applying the ethos of Ubuntu in their professional practice; 1) Motivation to practice Ubuntu in nursing, 2) Lack of political will to recognize nursing. Conclusion Retired nurses felt that Ubuntu could be applied in nursing care if these factors are addressed by both nurses and stakeholders.

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Venter, William. "Ubuntu and Social Capital factors in Family Businesses." Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management 1, no. 1 (December 31, 2008): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajesbm.v1i1.13.

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<p>The current study is an investigation of social capital, and more particularly the support of the concept of ubuntu in large family businesses in South Africa. Insights into the social responsibility activities of some of the largest family businesses in South Africa, obtained through semi-structured interviews, clearly indicate the important role which the social responsibility ubuntu activities of these businesses play in caring for the community. As South Africa has a mainly “individualistic economic community”, it is interesting to observe how the collectivistic notion of ubuntu is practised in the social responsibility activities of family business groups.</p><p><strong>Key words and phrases:</strong> ubuntu, social responsibility, social capital, family business, conditional matrix</p>

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Mokgoro, Y. "Ubuntu and the law in South Africa." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad 1, no. 1 (July 10, 2017): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/1998/v1i1a2897.

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The new constitutional dispensation, like the idea of freedom in South Africa, is also not free of scepticism. Many a time when crime and criminal activity are rife, sceptics would lament the absence of ubuntu in society and attribute this absence to what they view as the permissiveness which is said to have been brought about by the Constitution with its entrenched Bill of Rights. Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity and (attempt to) demonstrate the irony that the absence of the values of ubuntu in society that people often lament about and attribute to the existence of the Constitution with its demands for respect for human rights when crime becomes rife, are the very same values that the Constitution in general and the Bill of Rights in particular aim to inculcate in our society. Secondly, against the background of the call for an African renaissance that has now become topical globally, I would like to demonstrate the potential that traditional African values of ubuntu have for influencing the development of a new South African law and jurisprudence. The concept ubuntu, like many African concepts, is not easily definable. In an attempt to define it, the concept has generally been described as a world-view of African societies and a determining factor in the formation of perceptions which influence social conduct. It has also been described as a philosophy of life. Much as South Africa is a multicultural society, indigenous law has not featured in the mainstream of South African jurisprudence. Without a doubt, some aspects or values of ubuntu are universally inherent to South Africa’s multi cultures. The values of ubuntu are therefore an integral part of that value system which had been established by the Interim Constitution. The founding values of the democracy established by this new Constitution arguably coincide with some key values of ubuntu(ism). Ubuntu(-ism), which is central to age-old African custom and tradition however, abounds with values and ideas which have the potential of shaping not only current indigenous law institutions, but South African jurisprudence as a whole. Ubuntu can therefore become central to a new South African jurisprudence and to the revival of sustainable African values as part of the broader process of the African renaissance.

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Mofuoa, Khali. "Applying Ubuntu-Botho African ethics to stakeholder corporate social responsibility." Management Research: The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management 12, no. 3 (November 17, 2014): 222–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-10-2013-0525.

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Purpose – This paper aims to explore, with the view to establish the prospects of applying Ubuntu-Botho African approach to stakeholder corporate social responsibility (CSR) for business organisations in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the experience of Basotho of Lesotho in using Ubuntu-Botho African principles and practices to pursue their socially responsible development fashioned in social responsibility (SR) terms. Design/methodology/approach – Using data mainly from desktop research, the theoretical or conceptual content of the paper was established to inform the discussions on the prospects of applying Ubuntu-Botho African principles and practices to stakeholder CSR for business organisations in SSA. Findings – Ubuntu-Botho African approach to stakeholder CSR could generate a very different notion of ideal SR of business organizations in the context of SSA as the experience of Basotho of Lesotho reveals. Whether or not one is persuaded by this Ubuntu-Botho approach to stakeholder CSR, the discussion serves to illuminate the need to broaden the terms of the debate over the appropriate role of business organizations, at least in the context of SSA, regarding their CSR and performance within which they operate. Originality/value – The paper mainly uses secondary data that is considered to be most relevant, valid and reliable to inform discussions on the prospects of the application of Ubuntu-Botho African ethics to stakeholder CSR for business organisations in the context of SSA. The author’s knowledge of Lesotho – where he lived, studied and worked – informed the writing of this paper, as well as discussions on the prospects of applying Ubuntu-Botho African approach to stakeholder CSR for business organisations in SSA using the experience of Basotho of Lesotho in engineering their socially responsible development to become the granary of Southern Africa in 1900s.

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Nicolaides, Angelo. "Duty, Human Rights and Wrongs and the Notion of Ubuntu as Humanist Philosophy and Metaphysical Connection." Athens Journal of Law 8, no. 2 (March 31, 2022): 123–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.30958/ajl.8-2-2.

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This article reviews and discusses the issue of one’s duty, rights and wrongs within the Humanist African Philosophy of Ubuntu. ‘Ubuntu’ is an Nguni Bantu term denoting "humanity". It asserts that "I am because we are" and expresses of having a sense of "humanity towards others" which in the Zulu language is stated as “umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu”. The roots of African Life, culture and value systems in Southern Africa in particular are found in the philosophy of Ubuntu but they have also been partially influenced by specifically the Judaeo-Christian tradition. Ubuntu considers human rights as moral principles or norms that designate certain standards of human behaviour that are required in dealing with other human beings. One’s rights and duties in society are grounded in a multifaceted philosophy because of the moral aspects which are a mixture of heritage and tradition. Ubuntu avows that society, and not any transcendent being, provides human beings with their basic humanity. An authentic individual human being is part of a complex and important relational, communal, societal, environmental and even mystical world. One’s actions are correct to that extent that they are a matter of living harmoniously with others and doing one’s duty while acting ethically and within the ambit of the law, and thus demonstrating reverence towards others in communal associations. It calls for apology, and forgiveness when doing something wrong and ultimately reconciliation with guilty or injured parties. Keywords: Ubuntu; Rights; Wrongs; Duties; Metaphysics; African humanism

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FERNANDES, OSÍRIS LUÍS DA CUNHA, NELSON DA CRUZ MONTEIRO FERNANDES, FERNANDO GOMES DE PAIVA JÚNIOR, ANDRÉ LUIZ MARANHÃO DE SOUZA LEÃO, and MARCONI FREITAS DA COSTA. "Consumo simbólico e representação do self: um estudo de interações em uma comunidade virtual de usuários Ubuntu-Br." Cadernos EBAPE.BR 17, spe (November 2019): 717–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1679-395174446.

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Abstract This study aims to explain how the symbolic consumption of the Ubuntu operating system is used for the representation of self in interactions in the Ubuntu virtual community from Brazil. We adopted the Goffmanian concept of self, the netnography of communication as the research method, and case study as a research strategy. The paralinguistic, the extralinguistic, and the definition of “I” are aspects used in virtual interactions. They have the linguistic function of corroborating and praising the statements of migration of Windows users to Ubuntu, emphasizing the distinctive features of the concept of Ubuntu, highlighting its expression of shared feelings of love and freedom, as ways of projecting the self of humanity to each other. In the case of the operating system, this characteristic is represented through the provision of support among users at the forum of the virtual community.

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FERNANDES, OSÍRIS LUÍS DA CUNHA, NELSON DA CRUZ MONTEIRO FERNANDES, FERNANDO GOMES DE PAIVA JÚNIOR, ANDRÉ LUIZ MARANHÃO DE SOUZA LEÃO, and MARCONI FREITAS DA COSTA. "Symbolic consumption and representation of self: a study of interactions in a virtual community of Ubuntu-Br users." Cadernos EBAPE.BR 17, spe (November 2019): 717–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1679-395174446x.

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Abstract This study aims to explain how the symbolic consumption of the Ubuntu operating system is used for the representation of self in interactions in the Ubuntu virtual community from Brazil. We adopted the Goffmanian concept of self, the netnography of communication as the research method, and case study as a research strategy. The paralinguistic, the extralinguistic, and the definition of “I” are aspects used in virtual interactions. They have the linguistic function of corroborating and praising the statements of migration of Windows users to Ubuntu, emphasizing the distinctive features of the concept of Ubuntu, highlighting its expression of shared feelings of love and freedom, as ways of projecting the self of humanity to each other. In the case of the operating system, this characteristic is represented through the provision of support among users at the forum of the virtual community.

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Sibanda, Aubrey. "Shareholder Oppression as Corporate Conduct Repugnant to Public Policy: Infusing the Concept of Ubuntu in the Interpretation of Section 163 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008." Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 24 (October 26, 2021): 1–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/1727-3781/2021/v24i0a10731.

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The concept of ubuntu continues to exert considerable influence on the development and the general application of post-independence jurisprudence in South Africa. While ubuntu undoubtedly permeates the interpretation of a plethora of contemporary legal disciplines in South Africa, this article contends that the reception of the concept in corporate law remains constrained. Identifying shareholder relationships as an important feature of the corporate firm, the author presents a persuasive case for the infusion of ubuntu and its underlying equity considerations in the interpretation of the oppression remedy which is currently provided under section 163 of the Companies Act 71 of 2008. The article discusses the remedy from different legal perspectives which find synchrony in the concept of ubuntu. The contribution adds to emerging legal scholarship advocating the alignment of South African corporate law with constitutional principles.

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Mayaka, Bernard, and Rory Truell. "Ubuntu and its potential impact on the international social work profession." International Social Work 64, no. 5 (July 20, 2021): 649–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00208728211022787.

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Ubuntu is the current theme for the Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development and represents the highest level of global messaging within the social work profession for the years 2020–2030. This article presents an in-depth description of Ubuntu as a philosophy of social development that can strengthen social work theory and practice in its global aims of supporting community systems of social protection and social justice. The article concludes with advancing proposals on how the learnings from Ubuntu can strengthen international social work ethics, principles and practice.

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Mthombeni, Zama. "Xenophobia in South Africa." Thinker 93, no. 4 (November 25, 2022): 63–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.36615/the_thinker.v93i4.2207.

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Despite the human rights principles established in South Africa’s Constitution, there have been recurrent waves of xenophobia throughout the country’s history. Foreigners who live in South Africa have been perceived as the victims of xenophobia and South Africans as the perpetrators. This paper aims to problematise the usage of the ‘ubuntu’ ideology as a utopian African ethic to promote ‘universal’ African humanism. It seems that apartheid’s heritage, which produced the present-day South Africa in which these xenophobic events occur, is often overlooked when South Africans are characterised as xenophobic and in need of ubuntu salvation. The study makes the case that colonial and political issues, which continue to have an impact on high levels of poverty and unemployment, should be considered as ongoing contributors to xenophobia. Several anti-immigration organisations have emerged as discussion points in the country. This study will only concentrate on one of these: Operation Dudula. This paper critically examines the reasons why Operation Dudula is continuing to expand despite protests from civil society organisations. This paper demonstrates, via media stories, how the media primarily portrays the organisation as vigilante that vex ubuntu and African unification. The paper makes the claim that marginalised South Africans are ‘Native Foreigners’, as opposed to simply perpetrators, drawing on Neocosmos’ idea of native foreigners. Instead of being considered as a problem that needs ubuntu’s salvation, the paper argues that anti-immigrant organisations should be understood as a sign of unsolved colonial and political problems that need to be addressed.

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