Ulwazi Programme

Kukhunjulwa uMorris Fynn ngemibhikisho yakhe yokuhlukaniswa kwamacala emabhishi aseThekwini

Njengoba amabhishi ezweni lonke avalwa ngemizamo yokunqanda ukusabalala kweCovid-19, kwaba nenkulumo-mpikiswano mayelana nokuvulwa kwawo kabusha , kufanele kucatshangwe ngemilando eyimpikiswano yokushiywa ngaphandle ogwini lwethu lwaseNingizimu Afrika. Kuhle  ukukhumbula abantu baseThekwini abanesibindi, njengoMorris Fynn, ababhikishela le mithetho engenabulungiswa.. Abantu abahamba olwandle lwaseThekwini bakhuthazelele ukuhlukaniswa selokhu kwasungulwa iBay Beach yaseThekwini ngo-1857. Lolu hlobo lokuhlukaniswa ngokobuhlanga lwabekwa emthethweni … Read more

Ulwazi Fieldworkers

With their fingers on the pulse of what’s happening in Durban, our young Ulwazi fieldworkers write about everything from local cultural groups, to exhibition openings and recipes for traditional Zulu foods. Click on the links below to read about what Sboniso and Nkosikhona have been researching this month:

The Promotion and Preservation of Indigenous Languages

Last week SAFM held an interesting discussion on the preservation and promotion of indigenous languages in South Africa. Radio presenter, Stephen Grootes, debated the issue with Dr Thabo Ditsele, Linguistic PHD student at UCT; Senior lecturer in African Languages at UCT, Dr Tessa Dowling; and Professor Sihawu Ngubane, Head of African Languages and Linguistics at UKZN, and former … Read more

Amakhambi adiyasa eMakethe

Isintu siyinsila yomuntu noma ungayaphi kodwa kuhlezi kuyinto ekhona, abasuka emakhaya beyokwakha esilungwini, emolokishini kuyafana. Ngisho ungabashintsha abantu indlela abenza ngayo bashintshele kwisimanje kodwa uyabona ukuthi kunezinto engeke bashintshe kuzo, lapha ke sikhuluma ngendaba yokuzelapha ngesintu. Ngoba sesiphila esikhathini sesilungu nje sakwaba khona nama-“medical aid” okuwuhlelo lokuzisiza kulaba abakwazi ukuwakhokhela. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umuntu ogulayo … Read more

Ulwazi Fieldworkers: March

Each month we do a wrap up of what our Ulwazi fieldworkers have been researching, and this month it’s clear that Siboniso’s work had a definite theme, with the majority of his stories focusing on Zulu traditions surrounding death. Click on the links below to read about the isihlangu ceremony that’s performed after the death of a male family … Read more

Ulwazi Fieldworkers: May

Last month Siboniso Langa, one of our enthusiastic Ulwazi fieldworkers, reported on the different clothes that Zulu men and women wear at different times of their lives, and in different contexts. Siboniso discussed everything from bridal outfits to the clothes that a Zulu prince wears, as well as everyday attire for traditional Zulu girls and boys. Follow the … Read more