Ikhaya

Ukukha amanzi

UNkosazane G Mkhize waKwaSithebe, KwaZulu uthi ukukha amanzi into eyenziwa amantombazane ngokuthatha izitsha zokukha amanzi okuphuza emfuleni noma empompini womphakathi. Izitsha kungaba yizimbiza zobumba, amabhakede noma yisiphi isitsha esifanele ukukha amanzi. Lapho amantombazane edlala izindlu (umasigcozi/umandlwana) asebenzisa amathini angenalutho noma aphuze amabhodlela kadilinki ukuphatha amanzi ayenawo ezindlini zawo zokudlala. Okuqukethwe Umuntu okukhulunywe naye Ngubani odlala … Read more

Zulu traditional houses

Houses of Zulu are made with mud, grass, tree poles, and mud bricks. They used their hands and feet to build houses. In Zulu culture it was a man’s responsibility to build a house, but women also help to build the house. Although it was a man’s responsibility to build houses, a lot of houses … Read more

Umcimbi Wokubongwa Kwentombi Ngabasemzini

Umcimbi wombongo ngokuqonywa kwensizwa Ziningi izinto ezenziwayo uma abantu ababili sebeqomene ngaphambi kokuthi baganane, njengokumiswa kweduku, okungenzeka kubo kantombazane noma kubo kamfana. Lapha sibheka umcimbi wombongo noma wokubongwa kwentombi ngokuthi isiqomile emzini othile. Lomcimbi wenziwa uma selimisiwe iduku eliwubufakazi bokuthi abantu baqomene futhi ukumiswa kweduku kwenzelwa ukuthi abantu asebeqomene baphumele obala kwaziwe nasendaweni ngabo. Izindawo … Read more

Zulu Homestead Design

Contents 1 Background 2 Purpose behind this design / plan 3 Advantages 4 IsiZulu summary Background The Zulu people are a gifted tribe known for their creativity and ingenuity. They used natural resources for sustaining themselves with food, clothing and shelter, etc. One of the olden designs of a Zulu homestead takes a circular shape. … Read more

Usiko Lokufakwa kwengane Esibongweni Sayo

Ngokwesiko lakwaZulu ingane etholelwe ekhaya abazali bayo bengagcagcile kumele ifakwe esibongweni sakubo ngokusemthethweni. Ngosuku lomgcagco kanina noyise, komalume wengane kuhlatshwa imbuzi kuthathwe inyongo yayo ichelwe ngayo, kushiswe impepho emsamo kubikwe emadlozini ukuthi ingane isiyaphuma isiya kubo kwayo. Ingane iphiwa izipho bese kuthathwa uhlangothi lwembuzi kuhanjwe nalo kuyiwe kubo kayise wengane. Abakubo kwengane bayihlangabeza esangweni nabo … Read more

Izilwane Zasekhaya

Eminyakeni lapho isizwe sisagcina amasiko ngendlela eyiyo, besiba nobudlelwano obubalekile nemvelo kanye nokwembethe umhlaba kanye nezilwane ezinhlobonhlobo. Izilwane zasekhaya zidlale indima enkulu kusikompilo lwesintu. Impilo yazozonke izinsuku ukuba khona kwesilwane ekhaya bekuba wusizo olukhulu. Lokhu phela sikuthola uma sibuka indlela ebekuphilwa ngayo, ebekudingeka khona inyama noma uhlabile ubikela amathongo okuyiwo abheke umuzi ukuba ungachitheki kujabule … Read more