Shirin Zamani wani ɓangare ne na Rukunin Bayanai na Al'adun Afirka da Database. Zamani ƙungiya ce ta bincike a Jami'ar Cape Town, wacce ke samarwa, samfura, gabatarwa da sarrafa bayanai na sararin samaniya da sauran bayanai daga wuraren al'adun gargajiya. Yanzu aikin Zamani ya maida hankali shine Afirka, tare da babban makasudin haɓaka "Rukunin Gidajen Al'adun Afirka da Database na Yanayi". Zamani ya fito ne daga kalmar Swahili “Hapo zamani za kale” wanda ke nufin “Sau ɗaya”, kuma ana iya amfani da shi don nufin 'baya'. Kalmar ta samo asali daga tushen Larabci don ƙamus na ɗan lokaci, 'Zaman,' kuma ya bayyana a cikin yaruka da yawa a duniya. Farfesa Heinz Rüther a shekara ta 2001 tare da haɗin gwiwar ITHAKA da Aluka [yanzu wani shiri ne na JSTOR] a matsayin “Shafukan Tarihin Al'adu na Afirka da Database na Tarihi” a shekarar 2004 an ƙirƙiro shirin Zamani a cikin Geomatics Division na Jami'ar Cape Town. na tallafin tallafi daga Gidauniyar Andrew W. Mellon .