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I-Africa Craft Trust

Impilo iyashesha futhi izinto eziningi esizithengayo namuhla zikhiqizwa ngobuningi, imikhiqizo eyenziwe ngomshini, kukhona ukunyakaza okukhulayo okuphokophele kolunye uhlangothi – ngezinto ezenziwe ngezandla, zobuciko ezibonisa ukunakekelwa namakhono asetshenziselwe ukwenza zona – amakhono ababenawo abesilisa nabesifazane ababejwayele ukwenza izimbiza zobumba zendabuko, izincwadi zobuhlalu zobuhlalu namabhasikidi ase-Afrika alukiwe. Kepha ngenkathi laba bantu benamakhono okudweba, iningi lishoda ngobuchule bebhizinisi, … Read more

Akuselona leli kheli – Kusuka ekubeni uWindermere Road kwaba uLillian Ngoyi Road

Kulolu chungechunge lokubhala nge- No Longer at This Address (Akuselona leli kheli), sibheka umlando womuntu siqu ngemuva kwamagama emigwaqo emisha eThekwini, futhi njengoba lo Mgqibelo kunguSuku Lwabesifazane eNingizimu Afrika kubonakale kufanelekile ukuthi sihloniphe omunye wabantu abakhulu baseNingizimu Afrika abaholi besifazane, uLillian Masediba Ngoyi. Umgwaqo uLilian Ngoyi, phambilini owawunguWindemere Road, waqanjwa ngegama lowesifazane wokuqala owakhethwa ekomidini … Read more

Akuselona leli kheli – Chief Albert Luthuli

Njengoba kukhunjulwa uSuku lwamaLungelo Abantu ngoMgqibelo owedlule kubonakale njengesikhathi esifanele ukukhuluma ngoChief Albert Luthuli, ongomunye owabamba iqhaza eliqavile emkhankasweni wokulwa namaphasi oholele embhikishweni waseSharpeville owawungoMashi 1960. Yize wayengekho ngosuku lokudutshulwa kwabantu eSharpeville (wayengyfakazi ePitoli), njengoMongameli Jikelele we-ANC kwakunguLuthuli owethula ‘Year of the Pass’ – umkhankaso kazwelonke okwakuhloswe ngawo ukuqeda umthetho wamapasi. Kepha yize ayebambe iqhaza … Read more

Zulu Musical Instruments: Umakhweyana

Dizu Plaatjies demonstrating the umakhweyana

While the wooden bow is most often thought of as a weapon, there’s some debate as to whether it was first used for hunting, or instead as a musical instrument, as in the case of the umakhweyana. Also referred to as ugubu or umqangala in isiZulu, most people believe that the musical bow originates from the Khoisan, … Read more

The Mfecane Wars

In Nelson Mandela’s autobiography, The Long Walk to Freedom, the former South African president talks about the AmaMfengu, people that was formed from groupings that were broken up and dispersed by King Shaka and his armies during the Mfecane wars. The name ‘Mfengu‘ translates to ‘wanderers’ and is a reference to how the AmaMfengu came to be; although today the group have largely … Read more