Introducing
Angela Anthony Mias; Author of “Are We Not Worthy?”
For more than a century, one South African family has waited, watched, and prayed for the return of their ancestral land. Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers, traces this deeply personal and spiritual journey through 108 years of dispossession, broken promises, and enduring faith.
As South Africa once again debates land and expropriation, Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers, reminds us that restitution is more than a policy; it is a spiritual reckoning. It asks a question that echoes through generations and nations alike: When the soil remembers, can the world remain silent?
Introducing
Angela Anthony Mias; Author of “Are We Not Worthy?”
For more than a century, one South African family has waited, watched, and prayed for the return of their ancestral land. Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers, traces this deeply personal and spiritual journey through 108 years of dispossession, broken promises, and enduring faith.
As South Africa once again debates land and expropriation, Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers, reminds us that restitution is more than a policy; it is a spiritual reckoning. It asks a question that echoes through generations and nations alike: When the soil remembers, can the world remain silent?
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ANGELA ANTHONY MIAS
About The Author
Angela Anthony Mias is a seasoned Community-Based Learning Practitioner, Facilitator, and passionate advocate for Global Education. With over four decades of experience in community upliftment and transformative learning, she specializes in Service-Learning — a powerful approach that connects academic learning to real-world impact, fostering life-changing and life-long growth for all who participate.
Her journey began as a ballet teacher in under-served communities after graduating from the University of Cape Town Ballet School. She later expanded her academic foundation with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Sociology from Nelson Mandela University. Throughout her career, Angela has engaged deeply with communities across South Africa’s cultural landscape, gaining first-hand insight into the challenges and beauty of an evolving, post-apartheid society.
For more than 18 years, Angela designed, facilitated, and managed International Higher Education Study Abroad Programmes, building an extensive network that connects global universities and local communities in meaningful exchange. Her work with the Centre for Higher Education Transformation (CHET) provided a continental lens on the relationship between Higher Education and Development in Africa, further fueling her love for the continent and its people.
Having served at the South African Broadband Education Network (SABEN), Angela finds herself at a unique intersection of digital transformation and education enablement — an unexpected yet fulfilling chapter as she approaches retirement.
Among her most profound personal achievements is the extensive research she conducted into her family’s century-long land claim — a journey that unearthed more than 100 years of history and culminated in the claim’s approval by the Rural Land Claims Commission. It is this deeply spiritual and historical journey that inspired her debut book, Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers, a powerful reflection on faith, justice, land, and legacy in South Africa.
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ARE WE NOT WORTHY?
“Gripping, insightful and heartbreaking- yours is a story that speaks for so many without the voice or resources to bring their pain to the surface for public consciousness.” – Review by Prof. Jonathan Jansen
For more than a century, one South African family has waited, watched, and prayed for the return of their ancestral land. Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers, traces this deeply personal and spiritual journey through 108 years of dispossession, broken promises, and enduring faith.
Blending history, politics, and biblical prophecy, Angela Mias reflects on how colonialism and apartheid stripped families not only of land, but of inheritance, identity, dignity, and unity. Through generations, her family’s inheritance was fractured, by laws, betrayal, division, and a government that failed to fulfill its own promises of restitution.
Yet, amid the ruins of injustice, the land still speaks. It remembers the footsteps of those who once tilled it and the prayers of those who refused to forget. Angela draws a powerful parallel between her family’s story and the biblical journey of Israel — a story of exile, remembrance, and the divine promise of restoration.
As South Africa once again debates land and expropriation, Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers, reminds us that restitution is more than a policy; it is a spiritual reckoning. It asks a question that echoes through generations and nations alike: When the soil remembers, can the world remain silent?
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End of an Era — Leadership Reflections from Garth Scholtz
In a personal LinkedIn appreciation post, SABEN General Manager Garth Scholtz shared reflections on Angela Mias’ lasting impact as she stepped into retirement. He described her as a leader whose contributions were measured not just in programmes completed, but in the...
Honouring a Legacy of Service at SABEN
As Angela Anthony Mias approaches retirement, colleagues and partners have taken a moment to reflect on the impact she has made during her time at the South African Broadband Education Network (SABEN). Since joining the organisation in 2018, Angela has played a...
Memoir Launch Marks a Powerful Moment of Remembrance and Return
The South End Museum in Gqeberha recently opened its doors for a deeply moving celebration of memory, justice, and legacy — the official launch of Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers by Angela Anthony Mias. The event brought together community members,...
Memoir launch: a poignant reflection on land dispossession and resilience | A Summary
Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers by Angela Anthony Mias was launched at the South End Museum in Gqeberha, where the memoir was received with deep emotion and acclaim. The book offers a deeply personal, 108-year chronicle of one family’s journey —...
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As South Africa once again debates land and expropriation, Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers, reminds us that restitution is more than a policy; it is a spiritual reckoning. It asks a question that echoes through generations and nations alike: When the soil remembers, can the world remain silent?