Africa and the Testament of the Gods

“This is the most unusual history of Africa… it compares three religious systems: Christianity, Islam and indigenous African religions, in their influence on the history of the continent. Mavimbela seeks to demonstrate that all these religions are deeply rooted in the customs, practices and beliefs of the respective societies and that none are superior in their ability to explain the natural phenomena encountered by their adherents… this book is an extended expose of how a conquering power used either Christianity or Islam to establish subjugation over African people… The author hopes that by revisiting the painful detail of that history and it’s implications, African people might still locate the bearings that might lead them back to their self-worth.” – Prof Ben Turok

Vusi Mavimbela left South Africa for exile in 1976. In exile he joined the African National Congress where he held a number of senior positions. He is popularly known by his exile nom de guerre of Klaus Maphepha. Vusi returned to South Africa after the unbanning of the ANC and MK IN 1990. He served at senior advisory and administrative capacities in the Presidential Offices of both Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma. He served as the executive director in Mvelaphanda Group of companies. Vusi has served as the ambassador of South Africa in different countries. He trained both in military and political science in Angola, Moscow, Havana and Berlin in the 1890’s. Vusi is a graduate of the University of Natal which merged into the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). Africa and the Testament of the Gods is Vusi’s third book. His first No Lullaby for my Country and other Poems was published in 2015 and a memoir entitled Time is Not the Measure published in 2019 that is being republished in 2020.