Ubuntu
A Southern African ethic expressed in the Nguni saying that a person is a person through other people.
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Languages
- Zulu, Xhosa and related Nguni languages
Meaning
Ubuntu holds that humanity is realised through relationships: generosity, respect and shared responsibility define a good life.
In public life
After apartheid, ubuntu was invoked in South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation process to argue for restoration over revenge.