UMaskandi

Umculo kaMaskandi udumile futhi uthandwa kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulukazi esifundazweni saKwaZulu-Natal. Lo mculo unomlando omkhulu ekungcebelekeni, ekuxoxeni ngezinto ezithinta abantu, kanti nokuqhuba usikompilo lwabantu base-Afrika, ikakhulukazi labo besizwe samaZulu. Zithanda ukubaningana izikhondlakhondla zomculo ezihleli endaweni ephakeme yomlando waseNingizimu Afrika wezobuciko ezazicula wona lo mculo kaMaskandi. Lapha kubalwa oBhekumuzi Luthuli, oMfaz’Omnyama noBusi Mhlongo. Izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi … Read more

Uthando

Uthando luyimvelo. Uthando luyamangaza. Uthando luyabekezela. Uthando luhle futhi lulungile luze lukhuthazwe incwadi engcwele. Ukushodelwa wuthando kuvame ukuba nomthelela omubi empilweni yomuntu. Lokhu kusicacela imihla nemihla. Iqhawe laseNingizimu Afrika uNelson Mandela naye waze waphimisa wathi uthando lufika kalula enhliziyweni yomuntu. Asivume ukuthi uthando lumelwe wukugujwa nokunakekelwa. Ngale misho, ngethula inkondlo ka-Anele Buthelezi waseHammarsdale, lapho khona … Read more

Isicathamiya: Sebehlasele Umoya Wami

Sesike sabhala kaningani ngohlobo lobuciko ekuthiwa isicathamiya. Isicathamiya saduma kakhulu ngeqembu lo mculo elidume umhlaba wonke, iLadysmith Black Mambazo. Yize abanye bangaze basole sengathi loluhlobo lo mculo luthandwa abantu abadala kuphela, yiningi intsha ewuthandayo lo mculo. Lapha ngezansi sishicilele amaciko aholwa yintombi yakwaMacingwane, uZoliswa Mchunu. Amaciko lawa ahuba ingoma ethi: “Sebehlasele Umoya Wami”. Le ngoma … Read more

Ukuhumusha nokutolika

Njengomuntu olukhonzile ulimi, ngike ngizihluphe ngokufisa ukwazi kabanzi ngamagama nokusetshenziswa kwawo olimini. Ngenkathi ngizifundela ngokwami, ngihlangane nolwazi ngamagama amabili ebengikaze ngilunake ngaphambi kokuhlangana nemibhalo kaBongiwe Mthethwa, ewuveza kahle umehluko phakathi kwalamagama. Ngikhuluma ngegama lokuthi ‘ukutolika’ nelokuthi ‘ukuhumusha’. Ngokuchaza kukaMthethwa, ukuhumusha nokutolika, yize kucishe kufane, kunomehluko obalulekile okumele uqondwe abathandi nabasebenzisi bolimi. Imibhalo kaBongiwe Mthethwa (2010) … Read more

Isishameni

Umuntu ufunda akaphezi. Uthi bewazi ukuthi kukhona uhlobo lomdanso wesizwe obizwa ngokuthi isishameni? Lalela-ke! Kahle kahle, isishameni singabizwa nje ngokuthi uhlobo lwendlamu olwaqumbuka endaweni yaseMsinga. Igama elithi isishameni lisuka egameni lomfula, Ushameni, odlula khona endaweni yaseMsinga. Ukuze uthole isithombe, sishicilele i-video lapho abafundi baseNyuvesi yaKwaZulu-Natal begida isishameni ngengoma ethi Iza mngoma niyavuma. Article Overview This … Read more

Loktion Boyz: Iqembu leGqom

Igqom uhlobo lo mculo olungaconseli phansi entsheni yaseNingizimu Afrika. Kanjalo-ke, igqom ithandwa futhi ikhiqizwa ibona abantu abasha. Abanandisi abanjengeqembu i-Distruction Boyz, uBusiswa noBabes Wodumo ngabanye abantu asebethole eningi impumelelo empilweni ngogubhu lwegqom. Kwazise phela ukuthi ugubhu lwegqomu luyingxenye yempilo emalokishini amaningi akuleli kulesi sikhathi samanje. Kuneqembu laseHammarsdale, eNyakatho-Ntshonalanga yendawo yomasipala weTheku, elizibiza nge-Loktion Boyz. Leli … Read more