![]() ![]() The exercise itself was fraught with difficulties, and the Monastery proved to be far from a textbook case of a “progressive democratic organization.” Yet, from our side, much was learned about demoeracy, intellectual intervention, and methodology while from UmAfrika’s point of view, the project facilitated a substantial movement away from paternalism and inefficiency, to the point where by mid-1987 the newspaper was in a far better position to serve as a progressive and educational force for the readers at whom it is aimed. This was a consultation with the management and editorial staff of the Mariannhill Monastery’s Zulu-language UmAfrika, serving urban and rural black Catholic communities. Dieter and the Editorial Board of UmAfricafor permitting us to publish this paper in the Journal of Communication Inquiry.ĭuring 1986, the Contemporary Cultural Studies Unit of the University of Natal undertook a project which roughly fell into the first category of concerns mentioned in the previous paper: assisting in the development of progressive community organization. We are indebted to Protas Madlala, Built Environment Support Group, and Cyril Madlala, UmAfrica Editor, for their advice and assistance in the writing up of the present paper. ![]() Researchers (1987): Sipho Dlamini, SkhumbuzoNdlovana, Umikuwo Yengwa. Student Researchers (1986): Mark Allison-Broomhead, Ansuya Chetty, Daniel Daran, Craig Doria, Michael Graaj Wendy Helling, Jeanne Prinsloo, Michael Urbasch. Chief Researcher: Emmanuel Sithebe Section Co-ordinators: History-Alex Holt. “An Investigation into the UmAfrica Newspaper: Its Past, Its Present, and Its Prospects.” CCSU, University of Natal, Durban. This paper has been written and edited by Keyan G. ![]()
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