KumaZulu, inkolelo ngabaphansi (amadlozi or abaphansi) ibilokhu iqinile njalo. Kunemimoya yabangasekho. AmaZulu ayakubona ukuba khona komuntu ophakeme kunabo bonke. UMvelinqangi (One Who Came First) or uNkulunkulu (Very Big One) nguNkulunkulu ngoba uvele kuqala. Lomuntu ophakeme ukude kakhulu nezimpilo zabantu futhi akakaze abonwe yinoma ngubani. Ngakho-ke ayikho imikhosi eyake yenziwa eMvelinqangi. Abantu abangamaZulu bakholelwa ekutheni imimoya … Read more
My mother’s family MaMbili was married to Mvesho, Mvesho was Nongidiza’s husband. Nongidiza had a big garden around her home. Mvesho was not working but had many cows, goats, chickens, and pigs. He was looking after his livestock and helping his wife by ploughing mielies, beans, sweet potatoes, amadumbe, potatoes, imifino and pumpkins. They ate Zulu food, … Read more
My name is S’yabonga Shezi and I am from Georgedale in Hammarsdale. My family clan are Zulus, my mother’s surname is Shezi and my father’s surname is Dlamini. I don’t know my grandfather from my father’s side because he passed away when I was only a couple of months old. The ritual practice that we … Read more
Among the Zulu, the belief in ancestral spirits (amadlozi or abaphansi) has always been strong. These are the spirits of the dead. The Zulus recognise the existence of a supreme being. UMvelinqangi (One Who Came First) or uNkulunkulu (Very Big One) is God because he appeared first. This supreme being is far removed from the … Read more