Holtzhausen, Herman2016-05-032016-05-032015-06-19Holtzhausen, H., 2015, ‘Ubuntu and the quest for land reform in South Africa’, Verbum et Ecclesia 36(2), Art. #1431, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve.v36i2.14311609-9982 (print)2074-7705 (online)10.4102/ve.v36i2.1431http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52247In this article, I ask the question how we can relate ubuntu to South African land reform from a practical-theological point of view. I will look at researchers’ efforts to understand ubuntu and how these efforts do and do not integrate into the conversation around land reform. Referring to land reform, I will focus on two private narratives as opposed to dominant public narratives. An in-depth discussion on legislation and research on perspectives of land ownership therefore falls outside of the ambit of this article. In conclusion, I will argue that the relationship between a landowner and his or her dispossessed coworkers can be the fertile soil which ubuntu requires to find sustainable local answers to land reform.en© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Land reformUbuntuLand ownershipSouth Africa (SA)Theology articles SDG-01SDG-01: No povertyTheology articles SDG-05SDG-05: Gender equalityTheology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesTheology articles SDG-11SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communitiesTheology articles SDG-15SDG-15: Life on landTheology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsArticle