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DISSERTATION O Attribution COPYRIGHT AND CITATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR THIS THESIS/ DISSERTATION o Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. o NonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes. o ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original. How to cite this thesis Surname, Initial(s). (2012). Title of the thesis or dissertation (Doctoral Thesis / Master’s Dissertation). Johannesburg: University of Johannesburg. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/102000/0002 (Accessed: 22 August 2017). Es’kia Mphahlele’s Afrocentric Pan-African Humanism Paradigm: Contributing towards Decolonisation of International Relations By Tshepo Mvulane Moloi Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of D.Litt. et Phil in Political Studies in SARChI: African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy Faculty of Humanities Department of Politics and International Relations University of Johannesburg Supervisor: Professor Chris Landsberg Co-supervisor: Professor Mzukisi Qobo July 2019 i Declaration Declaration: I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the work contained in this thesis is my own original work and that I have not previously in its entirety or in part submitted it at any university for a degree. ………………………… Tshepo Mvulane Moloi 2 December 2018 ii Acknowledgements To the Lord Almighty: I give my thanks and praise. All is possible in God’s time. To my Supervisor: Professor Chris Landsberg Thank you for the much needed guidance and the patience for bearing with me, throughout all my overdue deadlines. I am certain that the experience that I have accumulated under your supervision will be employed to definitely further the agenda of producing more scholars, in the near future. I place it on record that your following words spurred me on especially during my dark days “a good thesis is a done thesis”. To my Co-supervisor: Professor Mzukisi Qobo Thank you for all the encouragement and guidance, as an incentive of my perseverance. A Note of Gratitude to the Following Sponsors of this Study As a recipient of the National Research Fund Grant holder Scholarship for Doctoral Candidates at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), under the SARCHI Chair of African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy during 2015 and 2016, the National Research Foundation (NRF) is hereby acknowledged. The opinions and conclusion in this report are, however, those of the author and should not be attributed to the NRF. It is also acknowledged with a great deal of gratefulness, that as my host university the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has supported me with the following financial awards, the University of Johannesburg Supervisor Linked Bursary (SLB) in 2014, University of Johannesburg’s Doctoral Merit Bursary in 2015 and the Global Excellence Scholarship (GES) in 2017 and 2018. To the World Social Science Forum, your World Social Science Forum Travel Grant in 2015 is also acknowledged, as it made it possible for me to attend that year’s convention in Durban, South Africa and present my rough ideas, as part of this thesis. The following people are acknowledged, for kindly agreeing to be interviewed: Christine Qunta - advocate, author and member of the Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC) of Azania, Mogobe Bernard Ramose - Professor of Philosophy, a black consciousness stalwart, at time of interviews he was initially affiliated with University of South Africa (UNISA), sited in innercity Pretoria and shortly thereafter, he transferred to Sefako Makgatho University in Garankua, which is on outskirts of Pretoria, Mike Stainbank - businessman, publisher and author, Keorapetsi Kgositsile (African National Congress (ANC) political activist mostly in arts and culture, famous for his poetry and short stories as an author in exile, he sadly passed away while this thesis was in progress, may he Rest In Peace, Jaki Seroke - author and member of the PAC, Mongane Wally Serote - ANC political activist, also mainly in arts and culture circles, popularly known for his poetry and short stories as an author while in exile, Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni - a Zimbabwean by nationality, Professor of Development Studies at UNISA and author, currently a local authority on the subject of ‘decolonization’ in South Africa, Sabelo Sibanda - a Zimbabwean by nationality, an advocate specialising in the areas of human rights and criminal law, as a Pan-Africanist activist he co-founded Uphondo Community Network, S.E Motsoko Pheko - former lawyer, author and past president of the PAC, Pitika Ka Ntuli - currently emeritus Professor who among others, lectured at University of Witwatersrand (WITS) in the areas of political, cultural, social analysis, sculpting and poetry, he is a self-described Pan-Africanist and intellectual artist, Simphiwe Sesanti - Professor of Media and Journalism Studies, currently employed at the Institute for African Renaissance Studies (IARS) at UNISA, Pretoria, is also a member of the PAC, i Siphamandla Zondi - Professor of Political Science and Head of Department of Political Science, at the University of Pretoria (UP), Mammo Muchie - Ethiopian by nationality, currently research Professor, at the Faculty of Management Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Pretoria, he is also a renowned author on the theme of ‘African Renaissance’, Letlapa Mphahlele - author and at time of being interviewed, was one of the leading contenders in the internal battles within the PAC, Catherine Shirley Maimele - a longtime neighbour to ntate Es’kia Mphahlele, initially in Marabastad, Pretoria and later in Lebowakgomo, in Limpopo Province, Pedro-Nehru Raboroko Senior - a reverend, is the son of Peter Nkutsoeu Raboroko, one of the founding members who formed part of the PAC, he is related to ntate Es’kia Mphahlele on the basis that his father was a brother-in-law to Es’kia Mphahlele because he married Basie, who was Mphahlele’s only sister, Puso Mphahlele - fifth and last born of ntate Es’kia Mphahlele, Lesiba Joe Teffo - Professor of Philosophy and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS), at the IARS at UNISA, Pretoria, Peter Vale Professor of Political Science at University of Johannesburg (UJ), at time of interview was the head of the Johannesburg Institute of Advanced Studies (JIAS), Molefi Kete Asante - American by nationality, Professor of African Studies at Temple University, USA, Muxe Nkondo - scholar and plenipotentiary, Joseph Lesetja Ramokolo - describes himself as a retired educationist, based in Limpopo, Dr Funiwe Jaiyesimi-Njobe - she is a retired academic, a stalwart member of the PAC, Sam Raditlhalo - Professor of English, has been affiliated with UNISA since 2011, this was still the case at the time of interviewing him, Herbert Vilakazi - retired Professor of Sociology, sadly passed away shortly after our interview- may he Rest In Peace, Grace Musila - Professor of English at Stellenbosch University (SU), Mopeli Moshoeshoe - lectures in the International Relations Department at Wits, Kgomotso Masemola - Professor of English at UNISA, where he is actively involved with the Africa Decolonial Research Network (ADERN), Mante Mphahlele - lectures in the English Department at UNISA, she is ntate Es’kia Mphahlele’s niece, Xolela Mangcu - Professor and lecturer in the Sociology department, at the University of Cape Town (UCT) since 2012, Sipho Seepe - Professor and public intellectual, at the time of our interview he was the advisor, to the then South African Minister of Human Settlements, Ms Lindiwe Sisulu, he is currently affiliated, with the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Lesibana ii Jacobus Rafapa -Professor of English at UNISA, Ruth Obee - American author who pursued her master’s dissertation on ntate Es’kia Mphahlele at UNISA, Olakushi Adebayo - Nigerian by nationality, Professor of Political Science, former Executive Secretary of the Council for Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and Director of the United Nations African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) in Senegal, Pius Adesanmi - Nigerian by nationality, Professor of African literature, at the University of Ottawa in Canada, Komane Lebogang Mphahlele - scholar and government official in the Education cluster, he is the first born of Mafori Mphahlele, Mafori Charles Mphahlele - retired Professor of Education Studies, no direct family link with ntate Es’kia Mphahlele, however, their acquaintance dates back to their Orlando High School days, in the mid-1970s, in Soweto, Johannesburg, Dr Vishwas Satgar - lecturer of International Relations at Wits, Johannesburg, Chabani Noel Manganyi - retired Professor of Psychology and author, Alosi J.M Moloi - Professor emeritus of the Departments of Africana Studies and English, at California State University, Long Beach, United States of America, Lindokuhle Mlaba - a fellow colleague as a current doctoral candidate, in the ‘Unit of African Diplomacy and International Relations’ at UJ, also past employee of Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) of South Africa, Irene Thoko Dube - current owner of ntate Es’kia Mphahlele’s house in Orlando, where he lived prior to his two decade(s) long sojourn in exile, Richard Gugushe (also passed away shortly after being interviewed, may his soul Rest In Peace), a retired school teacher and Vice-Principal of Orlando High
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