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Aristide lectures on slavery
news24.com – Jan 28, 2005
The 51-year-old former president of Haiti was named three months ago as honorary research fellow at the University of South Africa in Pretoria, which has lauded his knowledge of several languages and his degrees in psychology, theology and philosophy. Before a small group of students and academics, Aristide this week offered his insights on the "psychology of Ubuntu", a term used in many African languages to mean "humanity to others". Aristide invited his audience to ponder the state of "Ubuntu" during what he termed "the first African tsunami": "From 1451 to 1870, hundreds of thousands of African bodies disappeared in the seas. "
"Last month we witnessed the sea rushing towards the Asian people. But in 1471, it was the opposite: the Africans rushed towards the sea and jumped in, preferring death to slavery," he said. "Despite the psychological consequences of the first African tsunami, despite the traumas suffered by victims of colonisation and the continuing suffering caused by neo-colonialism, the spirit of Ubundu is still alive," he declared. "Ubuntu is at the root of African civilisation and offers a way towards a civilisation of peace," said Aristide, dressed in a dark suit with red tie… But in 1471, it was the opposite: the Africans rushed towards the sea and jumped in, preferring death to slavery," he said. "Despite the psychological consequences of the first African tsunami, despite the traumas suffered by victims of colonisation and the continuing suffering caused by neo-colonialism, the spirit of Ubundu is still alive," he declared. "Ubuntu is at the root of African civilisation and offers a way towards a civilisation of peace," said Aristide, dressed in a dark suit with red tie. Since his arrival in South Africa in May, Aristide has maintained a low profile, meeting once with Nelson Mandela and also winning support from President Thabo Mbeki for a new African Union initiative to try to restore stability to the Caribbean nation. The former Roman Catholic priest fled Haiti on February 29 last year amid a rebellion and pressure from the United States and France. Would like to help Haiti
After brief stays in Central African Republic and later Jamaica, Aristide finally settled in South Africa, which has called for an international probe into his claims that he was pushed out of office. But opposition politicians in South Africa have called Aristide's democratic credentials into doubt and question whether the government should be treating him as a guest of the state.
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Dispatch Online – Jan 27, 2005
As solo artists the twosome is strictly on the rap, but since last year they’ve collaborated on Xhosa classics, revised to tell tales of modern society. For those who understood the language, the performance was spiritual and left a lot of people proud of these young cultural ambassadors. Later in the evening Phura took over as a poet with the same mission – reinstating the spirit of ubuntu. The occasion was also graced by surprise visitors from Buffalo Flats. Guitarist and songwriter Ayaniah brought along three friends, Irene van der Merwe and Cizario Roberts of Pop Idols, and an unknown female vocalist friend. The loosely-arranged group performed an R&B version of Tupac Shakur’s Do For Love. They owned the song from the first to the last note.
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Containers find new life in townships
Guardian Unlimited – Jan 24, 2005
In Khayelitsha, a black township on the outskirts of Cape Town, there are shipping containers everywhere. The offices of Uzuko Funeral Services are housed in one. So is the Ubuntu health clinic, and the Number One Hair Masterers [sic], and a fast-food takeaway where the metal exterior is splashed with a vivid cartoon of two men tucking into fried chicken. When Ms Mtimkole, who runs her hair business with her sister Zukiswa, went into partnership eight years ago, she decided it was a waste of money to rent a shop for 1,000 rand (£89) a month. Instead she spent 16,000 rand on a container and then rented the ground it stood on for 150 rand a month. “When you have a shop made of wood, thieves can break in and steal what you have inside,” said Pascal Lawson, 28, who works at his brother’s mobile phone repair shop, Dr Sam’s Cell Repairs. “This, I think, is safe.
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