Ubuntu-Botho: Inkatha's 'People's Education'

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Title:	Ubuntu-Botho: Inkatha's 'People's Education'
Author:	Mdluli, Praisley
Year:	1987
Periodical:	Transformation: Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa
Issue:	5
Pages:	60-77
Language:	English
Geographic term:	South Africa
Subjects:	Inkatha Freedom Party political education Ethnic and Race Relations Education and Oral Traditions Peoples of Africa (Ethnic Groups) Politics and Government
External link:	https://d.lib.msu.edu/tran/45/OBJ/download
Abstract:	This article reviews and analyses the content of Inkatha's syllabus, Ubuntu-botho, which was introduced and made compulsory as a nonexaminable subject in all KwaZulu schools under its Department of Education and Culture in 1979. It also gives some insights into the consequences of the use of Inkatha's power within the education sphere in KwaZulu. The article opens with a brief historical contextualization of Inkatha's educational intervention in KwaZulu. This is followed by a description of the nature and aims of Ubuntu-botho. Thirdly, an indepth analysis of the 'themes' that emerged from within the syllabus is undertaken. Lastly, a brief conclusion tries to capture the essence of Inkatha's 'people's education', and poses some questions about culture and struggle in Natal. It is the author's argument that Inkatha has not created the symbols used in the syllabus, but is in part drawing from traditions and values that are still respected by many people in Natal. Bibliogr.