Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Ubuntu as Reflected in the Kgotla System of the Government in Botswana

Ubuntu as Reflected in the Kgotla System of the Government in Botswana

Josiah S. Tlou
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781799879473|ISBN10: 179987947X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799879480|EISBN13: 9781799879497
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-7947-3.ch006
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Tlou, Josiah S. "Ubuntu as Reflected in the Kgotla System of the Government in Botswana." Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communications, edited by Joseph Mukuni and Josiah Tlou, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7947-3.ch006

APA

Tlou, J. S. (2021). Ubuntu as Reflected in the Kgotla System of the Government in Botswana. In J. Mukuni & J. Tlou (Eds.), Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communications (pp. 1-8). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7947-3.ch006

Chicago

Tlou, Josiah S. "Ubuntu as Reflected in the Kgotla System of the Government in Botswana." In Understanding Ubuntu for Enhancing Intercultural Communications, edited by Joseph Mukuni and Josiah Tlou, 1-8. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7947-3.ch006

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

The chapter illustrates the application of Ubuntu to governance through a democratic system called “Kgotla.” The chapter places and defines Ubuntu as a unique African philosophy and worldview. The author explains how it is utilized in the Kgotla system of Botswana. The chapter describes how the African way of life embodied in Ubuntu at the Kgotla is based on collectiveness or communalism, cooperation, and joint resolution of conflicts and restorative justice among the villagers. The chapter reports that Kgotla system has now been incorporated as a business model in industry using the traditional knowledge of Ubuntu.