NAME: M.N LORGAT
STUDENT NUMBER: 56540302
MODULE: AFL2602
ASSIGNMENT 20
UNIQUE CODE: 849446
, 1. Land has many aspects and meaning especially to us people as
Africans. Land can be directly translated to the solid part of a
surface on Earth but there is a much deeper translation to what
land really means. For instance, land can be classified as a symbol
of wealth, if we look back to the old days of the first farmers in
southern Africa, we learn that the chief is a powerful person who
acquires enough land adding to his status of wealthiness. Land is
a thing of beauty; this statement means that land has many
aspects making it beautiful as land can be different in various
places. Not all land will or has to look the same. The African
philosophy on land ownership is spiritual and cultural. Africans
regard themselves as custodians to the land. The land is theirs by
virtue of birth, inherited and handed down from generation to
generation. This African philosophy clarifies the meaning of land to
us Africans who are still alive and also what is meant when we talk
about an ancestral land. It also indicates the strategy that should
be implemented if the land is troubled by outsider or intruders, the
strategy to protect as in my African language isiZulu it is said
“umhlaba uyigugu” (earth is precious), so a precious thing should
be protected.
Land is a gift from the ancestors given to us, land existed long ago and
was first occupied by our ancestors. Before our time the land was theirs
and it meant a lot to them. Land is collectively owned meaning all
humans should have a share and appreciate this land on Earth. Land
must be protected at all costs because land is something considered to
be valuable as land sustains lives. Land is a symbol of motherhood
because it provides bondage to people. Land consists of many natural
resources making it a precious space.
The difference between the African and Western views vis-à-vis
ownership, in other words the view on land as a comorbidity that cannot
be bought, and land for utilitarian purposes. Is best summed up by
Yvonne Vera in the following words: “we allowed him to dig for gold, but
the land is not his, the land cannot be owned. We cannot give him any
land, because the land does not belong to the living”. This passage tells
us that for Africans, this land cannot be bought however it can be used.
STUDENT NUMBER: 56540302
MODULE: AFL2602
ASSIGNMENT 20
UNIQUE CODE: 849446
, 1. Land has many aspects and meaning especially to us people as
Africans. Land can be directly translated to the solid part of a
surface on Earth but there is a much deeper translation to what
land really means. For instance, land can be classified as a symbol
of wealth, if we look back to the old days of the first farmers in
southern Africa, we learn that the chief is a powerful person who
acquires enough land adding to his status of wealthiness. Land is
a thing of beauty; this statement means that land has many
aspects making it beautiful as land can be different in various
places. Not all land will or has to look the same. The African
philosophy on land ownership is spiritual and cultural. Africans
regard themselves as custodians to the land. The land is theirs by
virtue of birth, inherited and handed down from generation to
generation. This African philosophy clarifies the meaning of land to
us Africans who are still alive and also what is meant when we talk
about an ancestral land. It also indicates the strategy that should
be implemented if the land is troubled by outsider or intruders, the
strategy to protect as in my African language isiZulu it is said
“umhlaba uyigugu” (earth is precious), so a precious thing should
be protected.
Land is a gift from the ancestors given to us, land existed long ago and
was first occupied by our ancestors. Before our time the land was theirs
and it meant a lot to them. Land is collectively owned meaning all
humans should have a share and appreciate this land on Earth. Land
must be protected at all costs because land is something considered to
be valuable as land sustains lives. Land is a symbol of motherhood
because it provides bondage to people. Land consists of many natural
resources making it a precious space.
The difference between the African and Western views vis-à-vis
ownership, in other words the view on land as a comorbidity that cannot
be bought, and land for utilitarian purposes. Is best summed up by
Yvonne Vera in the following words: “we allowed him to dig for gold, but
the land is not his, the land cannot be owned. We cannot give him any
land, because the land does not belong to the living”. This passage tells
us that for Africans, this land cannot be bought however it can be used.
