*Amandla (Power)
Amandla is a Xhosa and Zulu word meaning "power". The word was a popular rallying cry inthe days of resistance against Apartheid, used by the African National Congress and its allies.
The leader of a group would call out "Amandla!" and the crowd would respond with "Awethu" [1] or "Ngawethu!" [2] (to us), completing the South African version of the rallying cry Power to the People! . [3] The word is still associated with
struggles against oppression.
Mandla, which is derived from "amandla", is also a common first name in South Africa . The Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC) publishes a magazine by the same name.