TheI-Afrika, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi imbeleko yesintu, iyimayini yegolide kunoma ubani onentshisekelo emlandweni wesintu. Ukunotha kwayo ngokuphathelene namagugu omlando angenakulinganiswa, kusukela ku-hominids yokuqala kuya empucukweni enkulu yasendulo, edlula emibusweni enamandla yenkathi ephakathi kanye nomlando wesimanje onesiyaluyalu. Nokho, ukuqonda leli gugu elicebile kudinga indlela ethile: imivubukulo.
Imivubukulo yase-Afrika iyinkambu eguquguqukayo, ehlale inothiswa ngezinto ezintsha ezitholakele. Kusukela kumathuluzi amatshe e-Stone Age kuya kumaphiramidi aseGibhithe kuya emanxiweni empucuko elahlekile, ukutholwa ngakunye kusisiza ukuba siqonde kangcono okwedlule okwabiwe. Leli gugu lomlando liyifa lethu elivamile, iwindi lesikhathi esidlule elisisiza ukuba siqonde isikhathi sethu samanje.