Culture

Inganekwane: Inkosikazi Nenyanga

Kwesukasukela… Cosu! Kwesukasukela ngenkosikazi, lenkosikazi yabe iyikholwa elingumKrestu. Yayi nomntwana oyedwa osemncane. Kwathi ngolunye usuku ithole ukuthi ayithezanga izinkuni ngoMgqibelo. Pho manje ngoba kuyiSonto nje izokwenzenjani? Lenkosikazi yayiwazi kahle umyalelo wesine othi: “Khumbula usuku lweSabatha ulugcine ulenze lube ngcwele. ungasebenzi ngalo nakanye nje.” Yathi ibona ukuthi hhayi cha izalelwe yinja endlini, ngoba phela ingane yayikhala ubuqanduqandu … Read more

Imbila yeswela umsila ngokuyalezela

Kwasukasukela!….. Cosu!… Kudala emandulo izilwane zonke zabe zingenayo imisila. Zahlala zahlala zabe sezibona ukuthi kumele zenze umhlangano mayelana nalento. Nangempela inkosi yazo yazibiza ukuba zize emhlanganweni ngokushesha. Inkosi yazo kwakunguBhubesi. Zaphuma-ke izilwane ngobuningi bazo zifuna ukuyozizwela ngawazo amadlebe mayelana naloludaba. Inkosi yazo uBhubesi wasukuma-ke wakhuluma nazo. “Sanibonani nonke” inkosi yezilwane ibingelela zonke izilwane. Zavuma ngenkulu … Read more

Kavady Festival

This Hindu festival occurs throughout KZN during the first quarter of the year. It is normally associated with Fire Walking, Chariot Processions and Body Piercing. There is a prescribed fasting period normally of about a week which culminates in the procession. Devotees carry Kavadies on their shoulders, this symbolises a form of penance.  

Izinkolelo Zokuphuma Kwengane Amazinyo

Phambilini ukukhumuka kwengane amazinyo ikakhulukazi okokuqala, bekuba yindaba kontanga bayo, nasemndenini wayo uqobo. Ingane ezokhumuka izinyo ibidonswa ngendlebe kuthiwe ize ingalilahli noma yikanjani. Bekuthiwa uma selikhumukile mayiphume iye ngaphandle kwegceke ifike ikhulume ithi ‘‘Nhloyile, nhloyile ngiphe izinyo elisha mina ngikuphe elidala’’ isho lamazwi icimezile. Uma isiqede ukuwasho, iyagxamalaza bese ilijikijela kude ilikhiphe phakathi kwemilenze yayo. … Read more

Izimu

Kwesukasukela! Cosi! Kwakukhona! Sayipheka ngogozwane ibhodw’ elincane umancishane. Kwakukhona umama ehlala nengane yakhe. Kulendawo ababehlala kuyo yayinamazimuzimu. Umama wayethi uma esemsebenzini ayishiye yodwa ingane. Wathi umama kuyo uma sengibuya ngizothi ‘imina mtanami, imina umama wakho.’ Ngicela ungavuleli muntu lapha endlini ngize ngibuye. Nangampela kwasa ngakusasa wahamba umama. Kanti izimuzimu lizwile. Lathi ngilambe kanje ushiya ingane … Read more

Isiko lokubonwa kwesisu nengane esizelwe

Ngixoxisane noSbongile Mbatha oneminyaka engu 60. Owazalelwa wakhulela endaweni yaKwa Mashu manje osehlala eCongo, eNanda. Udaba asixoxela lona lokubomwa kwesisu uma ukhulelwe nokubonwa kwengane uma isizelwe ngabomndeni wakubo kamfana. Ziningi izinto ezilandelwa yimindeni eyahlukene, okuyizinkolelo zakhona njengokuthi uma umuntu wesifazane ekhuleliswe khona abomndeni lowo bacele ukubona isisu sakhe.Lokhu kwenziwa ngesikhathi umuntu eqhutshiwe ukuzobika isisu njengokwesiko … Read more