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An African Renaissance Icon : Mme Esther Mahlangu

(image via www.alchetron.com) THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE The African Renaissance is defined as a period in which Africa enjoys great development and refinement in its economy and culture. The African Renaissance calls for Africans to proudly embrace, enrich and take ownership of their diverse cultures. It calls for excellence in all spheres, be it art, architecture, industries and all other aspects that may define a nation. In his paper, Col A.H. Louw reflected that " Although this latest revival plan for Africa, aimed at stabilizing, reconstructing and redeveloping the world’s poorest continent, is the result of a merger between President Mbeki’s Millennium African Recovery Program (MAP) and President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal’s Omega Plan it is not difficult to recognize the golden thread of the African Renaissance initiative in the final product.” The African Renaissance may be broken into two different tiers, one being the revival and the rebirth of Africa w...