<i>Ubuntu</i> and the quest for land reform in South Africa

Abstract

In this article, I ask the question how we can relate &lt;em&gt;ubuntu&lt;/em&gt; to South African land reform from a practical-theological point of view. I will look at researchers� efforts to understand &lt;em&gt;ubuntu &lt;/em&gt;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 &lt;em&gt;ubuntu&lt;/em&gt; requires to find sustainable local answers to land reform.