To secure health and wealth, many people combine elements from different religious traditions. One such movement is Chrislam.
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African artists are not only present on the global stage but are shaping the languages of art itself.
Evangelical filmmakers turned prayers into special effects and spiritual battles into dramatic storylines and created a new genre.
There are about 40 occult-related gangs operating in one province. Understanding what draws young people to them is key to combating them.
In Zimbabwe it was believed that if a woman went underground the gold seam would vanish, but above ground women held spiritual power over mines.
Birds play a wide range of unique cultural roles for the Nuer people, who have three interchangeable names for them.
Christianity is evolving. Mainstream churches like the Methodists and the Catholics are losing ground to indigenous and pentecostal groups.
The philosophy of ubuntu means that good health is for everybody and disability is not regarded as a difference.
The ritual site becomes a communal classroom where songs and dances teach history, impart values and preserve cultural identity.
Runaway slaves joined indigenous Khoe-San people and raided colonial farms. The rock art they left in their hideouts tells a fascinating story.
South Africa’s that current land reform strategies focus too narrowly on agricultural outcomes and transferred ownership - this undermines equitable and sustainable land reform.
Nigerian men who wear their hair in knots are not a new phenomenon, but the hairstyle’s spiritual heritage sparks fear in the hearts of many.
The Bomvana say the global development agenda has created division because it sees people as individuals rather than primarily as members of a collective.
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