"Footprints in Stone," a title taken from the life of the legendary Queen Njinga of Angola, is about the growth of the Zenzele ('do it for yourself') philosophy and practice among women in South Africa. Its three pillars were: women's resilience and leadership; the power of education and training for income-generation; and solidarity and self-help. Tshabangu argues that it is extremely unfortunate that in the new South Africa Zenzele has been more or less abandoned as a conceptual and behavioural tool for development and social integrity.