Ikhulu leminyaka: Kukhunjulwa uMbhishobhi Omkhulu uDenis Eugene Hurley

UNovemba 9 umaka iminyaka engu-105 selokhu kwazalwa uMbhishobhi Omkhulu waseThekwini uDenis Hurley. Wayengumphikisi owayenomdlandla futhi enolaka embusweni wobandlululo futhi wayaziwa ngokuzinikela kwakhe kwezobulungiswa kwezenhlalo kanye nezinhloso zenkululeko, iqiniso kanye nokulingana. Mhlawumbe ngaphezu kwakhokonke, wayaziwa njengesibani sethemba esiqondisayo phakathi nobumnyama bobandlululo. Ubaba wakhe wabe eyisibani sethemba, kanjalo, umbhali odumile u-Alan Paton wambiza ngokuthi “umqaphi wokukhanya “guardian … Read more

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:

Umshado Wesintu

Kuqala yayithwalwa intombi meyingathwalwanga bekuba omunye kubazalibayo ngokuhalela izinkomozalomnumzane nokuthanda umfana ngokuthi uyayishaya induku noma ulwa kakhulu mekunempi, noma omama bezixoxela bodwa ngingajabula intombi izogana lapha kwami usezoyishoke ukuthi ubonani kuyo usezoshoke ikhuthele ilinono mhlambe ukayibone ithwele umyaba omkhulu beyiphuma kotheza mhlawumbe ukayina ke ukuthi njalo iyasinda kubo iwakowasha ithi ingaqeda ibuyele kubo iyokwenza omunye … Read more

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