African ApocalypseThe devastating influenza epidemic of 1918 ripped through southern Africa. In its aftermath, revivalist and millenarian movements sprouted. Prophets appeared bearing messages of resistance, redemption, and renewal. African Apocalypse: The Story of Nontetha Nkwenkwe, A Twentieth Century Prophet is the remarkable story of one such prophet, a middle aged Xhosa woman named Nontetha. After surviving the deadly virus, Nontetha proclaimed that a series of