Administrator – Page 3 – African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories

Title: Environmental Ethics in the African Context Author: Richard N. Rwiza Publisher: CUEA (Catholic University of Eastern Africa) Press Year of publication: 2021 Number of pages: […]

December 1, 2021

December, 2021 African Proverb of the MonthThe ant tried/made an effort to eat the rock (stone).Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb

Nswa go/gwa gema iwe. (Sukuma) Mchwa ulijaribu jiwe. (Swahili) La fourmi a essayé/fait un effort pour manger le rocher (pierre). (French) The ant tried/made an effort […]

October 31, 2021

November 2021 African Proverb of the MonthIf you sit on a hearthstone, you do not grow tall. Ganda (Uganda) Proverb

Bwotuula ku ssiga towanvuwa. (Ganda) Ukikaa juu mawe ya mafiga hautakua mrefu. (Swahili) Quand tu t’assoies sur les trois pieces du foyer tu risques de ne […]

October 3, 2021

October 2021 African Proverb of the MonthThe monitor lizard has stuck on a rock. Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb

Mbulu yashinitale. (Sukuma) Kenge ameng’ata jiwe. (Swahili) Le varan s’est collé sur un rocher. (French) The monitor lizard has stuck on a rock(English) Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb […]