Ubuntu is a dynamic and celebrated concept in Africa. In the great Sutu-nguni family of
Southern Africa being humane is regarded as the supreme virtue. The essence of this philosophy
of life called ubuntu or botho is human relatedness and dignity. The Shona from Zimbabwe
articulate it as: I am because we are I exist because the community exists. This volume offers
twenty-two such reflections on practicing ubuntu as it relates to justice personhood and human
dignity both in Southern African as well as in wider international contexts. This work
highlights the potential of ubuntu for enriching our understanding of justice personhood and
human dignity in a globalising world.
