TY - JOUR AU - Thabethe, Nompumelelo AU - Pulla, Venkat Rao PY - 2022/11/28 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Ubuntu and COVID-19 in South Africa: Surviving the Pandemic through Community Solidarity JF - Space and Culture, India JA - SACI VL - 10 IS - 3 SE - Special Articles DO - 10.20896/saci.v10i3.1272 UR - https://www.spaceandculture.in/index.php/spaceandculture/article/view/1272 SP - 35-46 AB - <p>This article investigates the relevance of the African philosophy of <em>ubuntu</em> in the South African context during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data is drawn from the available academic literature and analysed using the elements of <em>ubuntu</em> as a theoretical lens. A systemic review was adopted as a methodological approach for the selection and review of scholarship that fosters unity and solidarity in times of crisis. The discussion delineates the impact of COVID-19 in South Africa and the significance of <em>ubuntu</em> in building community solidarity and resilience. It further demonstrates the universal nature of <em>ubuntu</em> with its intention of upholding togetherness and unity in times of crisis and renewal. Community solidarity ensures social protection and belonging, thereby propagating <em>ubuntu </em>as a way of navigating the global pandemic. Despite the contestations of the meaning and application of <em>ubuntu</em>, the findings of this study postulate that <em>ubuntu</em> is essential in times of crisis and renewal.</p> ER -