Storying Ubuntu as a rainbow nation
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Buqa, Wonke
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AOSIS OpenJournals
Abstract
South Africa is often referred to as the ‘Rainbow Nation’. This term was coined by Desmond
Tutu during the advent of democracy in the country. Tutu stated: ‘They tried to make us one
colour: purple. We say we are the rainbow people! We are the new people of the new South
Africa!’ This article seeks to answer the question as to whether the Rainbow Nation is a true
reflection of Ubuntu in South Africa or whether it is just idealism.
Description
This article was written as
part of the research for a PhD
degree that was done under
supervision of Prof. Julian
C. Müller, Department of
Practical Theology, University
of Pretoria, South Africa.
Keywords
Ubuntu, Rainbow nation, Desmond Tutu, Democracy, South Africa (SA)
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
Buqa, W., 2015, 'Storying Ubuntu as a rainbow nation', Verbum et Ecclesia 36(2), Art. #1434, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve.v36i2.1434.