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- … to the world of our humanity": (African) humanism,…
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- SABCnews.com – south_africa/general
- Black middle class key to empowerment – Sanlam
Does anyone use Ubuntu?
japantoday.com – Oct 12, 2004
if so, is it your main OS or just something you play around with? What problems have you had, how easy is the install, etc. _____________________________The ends do not justify the means, for the true measures of our character are the means we are willing to use and not the ends we proclaim.
… to the world of our humanity": (African) humanism,…
Free with registration – Journal of Literary Studies – AccessMyLibrary.com – Dec 1, 2004
It emphasises human potential, in particular man’s capacity for reason, and implies the idea of a "core" or shared humanity which is transcultural and transhistorical. However, it lays itself open to criticism that it is in fact culturally specific and that its Eurocentdsm has helped legitimate colonialism and its suppression or denigration of other cultures. This paper considers the continuing resilience of a progressive humanism, and explores this in relation to African humanism or ubuntu: to what extent does "African humanism" resemble "humanism" in its Western form? Ubuntu is mentioned in the final clause of the interim South African Constitution; it was central to the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and is arguably one of the values on which the new South African democratic order is based. The article looks briefly at some of the attempts to apply this protean term to such diverse fields as religion, education, jurisprudence, and business management, and then examines the extent to which the values associated with ubuntu are embodied in the work of black South African writers–in particular, Es’kia Mphahlele, who refers to himself as an African humanist. The article concludes with a brief consideration of Phaswane Mpe’s recent novel, Welcome To Our Hillbrow (2001), which foregrounds the xenophobia and divisiveness that seems endemic to contemporary South African society. It concludes that, in the context of the attempt to construct a democratic South African culture built on a respect for human rights, some recourse to the idea of a shared humanity is almost unavoidable. Opsomming As ‘n konsep in Westerse denke en kultuur is humanisme ‘n algemene term war na ‘n wye spektrum oortuigings en waardesisteme verwys… Dit is egter blootgestel aan die kritiek dat dit in werklikheid kultuurspesifiek is en dat die Eurosentrisme daarvan bygedra her om kolonialisme te legitimeer en om ander kulture te onderdruk of te denigreer. In hierdie artikel word die voortdurende herstelvermoe van ‘n progressiewe humanisme oorweeg en word die verhouding daarvan tot Afdka-humanisme of ubuntu ondersoek. Afrikadenkers en politieke leiers her dikwels die waardes van ‘n "Afrika humanisme" beklemtoon: In watter mate kom dit ooreen met "humanisme" in sy Westerse vorm? Ubuntu word in die interim Suid-Afrikaanse Grondwet genoem. Dit het sentraal gestaan in die werk van die Waarheids- en Versoeningskommissie en is moontlik een van die waardes waarop die nuwe demokratiese bestel van Suid-Afrika gegrond is. In die artikel word kortliks gekyk na sommige van die pogings om hierdie betekenisryke term toe te pas op diverse terreine soos godsdiens, onderwys, regspraak en sakebestuur en na sommige van die aansprake wat daarvoor gemaak word. Dit lei tot ‘n ondersoek na die mate waarin die waardes wat met ubuntu geassosieer word in die werk van swart Suid-Afrikaanse skrywers gestalte kry–in besonder die werk van Es’kia Mphahlele, wat na homself verwys as ‘n Afrikahumanis. Die artikel word afgesluit met ‘n kort oorsig van Phaswane Mpe se nuutste roman Welcome To Our Hillbrow (2001), waarin die xenofobie en verdeeldheid wat endemies blyk te wees aan die hedendaagse Suid-Afrikaanse gemeenskap, uitgelig word.
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Ubuntu – It Just Works
Onlamp – Dec 7, 2004
0 feed for this author. Trees and hills make wireless a very dubious prospect. We’ll probably have to settle for ISDN if our local ILEC can provide it. This presents a few problems. Until ISDN gets ordered, we’re stuck with dial-up.
Ubuntu Beware: Installing Debian with Anaconda
LXer – Nov 22, 2004
If you like Ubuntu you’ll love Progeny. A slick GNOME desktop, a solid Debian core, and the Anaconda installer have made Progeny my new desktop of choice.
Free Agent: Making Dual-Booting More Livable
PC World – Oct 22, 2004
8 desktop environment. Yes, folks, this may in fact be the user-friendly, Gnome-based distribution I’ve been hunting for so long. I’ve got a prerelease version of Ubuntu running on a test machine here at PC World HQ, and it’s awfully slick. The only thing that gives me pause is Ubuntu’s.
SABCnews.com – south_africa/general
SABC News – Oct 14, 2004
0 Thu Jul 24 12:36:28 2008 –> Ubuntu volunteers bring cheer to the under-privileged October 14, 2004, 15:00 They call it a donation of love and labour. The concept is Ubuntu. Today, the Ubuntu Community Chest of Durban put its money where its mouth is and organised a day of voluntary work to help the needy. They enlisted the support of big business, NGO’s, the defence force and a variety of other organisations to bring cheer to several generations of under-privileged people. The labour donors helped welfare organisations; cr?es and old age homes. The labour volunteers were having fun and at the same time putting a smile on somebody’s face differently… The labour donors helped welfare organisations; cr?es and old age homes. The labour volunteers were having fun and at the same time putting a smile on somebody’s face differently. That was the aim of the Ubuntu Community Chest Day of Volunteerism. They took President Thabo Mbkei’s slogan of vukuzenzele a step further today. Enlisting the sponsorships from big business and service organisations to brighten drab walls. Gordon Mcdonald, the Director of Ubuntu Community Chest said: “We have 230 volunteers doing a wide range of activities from painting ceilings, walls, security gates, playing equipment and some are even working in gardens and others are taking children from disadvantaged communities to Ushaka Marine and the beach. Smarting from the success of today’s support the organisers are confident that it can only grow in the future.
Black middle class key to empowerment – Sanlam
Business Report – Oct 22, 2004
Van Zyl held up Sanlam’s Ubuntu-Botho Investments black empowerment deal as a good example. Sanlam sold a 10 percent stake to the empowerment consortium. Ubuntu-Botho, whose chairman is mining magnate Patrice Motsepe, comprises various interest groups representing South Africa’s nine provinces and includes respected businesses, traditional and community leaders, women, church, youth and trade union groups, and other empowerment companies. AHI incoming president Anton Botha also felt that empowerment would be through the black middle class, in a similar way that Afrikaners had empowered themselves. “We must realise that the major factor in the current boom in consumer spending and house prices is the black middle class, created through employment equity… Van Zyl held up Sanlam’s Ubuntu-Botho Investments black empowerment deal as a good example. Sanlam sold a 10 percent stake to the empowerment consortium. Ubuntu-Botho, whose chairman is mining magnate Patrice Motsepe, comprises various interest groups representing South Africa’s nine provinces and includes respected businesses, traditional and community leaders, women, church, youth and trade union groups, and other empowerment companies. AHI incoming president Anton Botha also felt that empowerment would be through the black middle class, in a similar way that Afrikaners had empowered themselves. “We must realise that the major factor in the current boom in consumer spending and house prices is the black middle class, created through employment equity. Therefore, we must grow this middle class.
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