Unit 5: Ubuntu

Question 1

What is the general concept of Ubuntu

Answer 1

The general concept of Ubuntu means the way of living together in a manner that will benefit others

Question 2

What are the different maxims of Ubuntu

Answer 2

This maxim depicts an African philosophy of solidarity. It reads:

Isi Zulu: Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu (A person is a person through others.)
IsiXhosa: Umuntu ngumntu ngabantu (A person is a person through others) Tshivenda: Muthu ndi muthu nga vhathu. ( A person is a person through others)
Shona: Munhu munhu navamwe. (A person is a person through others)
Northern sotho: Motho ke motho ka batho. (A person is a person through others)
Sesotho: Motho ke motho ka batho. (A person is a person through others)
Setswana: Motho ke motho ka batho.(A person is a person through others)
English: A person is what he is through others.

Question 3

What are the quintessential aspects of Ubuntu

Answer 3

The quintessential aspects of Ubuntu stem from a sense of purpose, mobilisation, self-development initiatives and collective identity.

Question 4

What does Ubuntu involve

Answer 4

Ubuntu is the capacity to express compassion, justice, reciprocity, dignity, harmony, and humanity in the interests of building, maintaining, and strengthening community. Ubuntu speaks to our interconnectedness and the responsibility to each other that flows from our connection to each other. It is about mutual affirmation and communal responsiveness