Stories – The Ulwazi Programme

Umlando kaKhuzimpi ‘Mdaka’ Shezi

Mhla zingu 9 March 2011 sibenengxoxo noMnumzane Elphas Mdingiswa Shezi owazalwa ngomhlaka 1 July 1966 ongumfowabo wokugcina ezinganeni zikaMaMgwaba Shezi ozala uKhuzimpi. UKhuzimpi Raphael Shezi wazalelwa endaweni yaseMzinto esigodini saseMthethacala kwaMbiyane. Igama ayaziwa noma ebizwa ngalo izinsizwa uMdaka. Wazalwa mhlaka 9 kuNtulikazi ngonyaka ka1958. Uyise kwakunguLanga Shezi unina kunguAgnes Lali Mgwaba, babusiswa ngezingane eziyi 13. Kungabafana … Read more

Uhheshe nesikhukhukazi

Kwesukasukela! Cosi! Kwakukhona ! Sayipheka ngogozwane ibhodwe elincane umancishane Kwakukhona usikhukhukazi owayakhelene nohheshe beyabangani abakhulu behlala ngokuvakashelana. Ngelinye ilanga isikhukhukazi saboleka inaliti yokuthunga kumngani waso uhheshe. Sasifuna ukuthungela amachwane aso izingubo zawo. Uhheshe wamboleka umngani wakhe inalithi, nangampela wathunga usikhukhukazi wathunga nokwakhe. Wakhohlwa ukubuyisela inalithi lapho beyiboleke khona yaze yalahleka. Wafika esezoyifuna uhheshe. Wathi useyoyithatha lapho kade yibekekhona ayisekho, … Read more

Ukuthwetshulwa Komuntu

Sibheka indaba yokuthwetshulwa komuntu ukuthi ngabe yenzeka nini futhi kuvamise ukuthi kube abantu abanjani abavamise ukuthi bathwetshulwe. UBaba uNgwazi ohlala eNanda, eCongo usixoxele ngaloludaba. UBaba usibekela kabanzi isithombe sokuthi labantu abathakathayo basuke befuna hlobo luni lomuntu abasuke befuna ukumenza umkhovu. Izimpawu Abazibhekayo Kumuntu Uthi kwakuvamise ukuthi uma kuyiwa emdlalweni wokushaya induku obaba abathakathayo babehlala babuke … Read more

S’yabonga Shezi family history

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

Umungcwi Nesidalwa Esibi

UBaba Nyambose ohlala endaweni yaseNanda, owazalelwa endaweni yaseMkhomazi wafika eThekwini ngokusebenza. UBaba usixoxela ngomehluko phakathi komungcwi owenziwa ngabantu noma abathakathi kanye nesidalwa esimbi emndenini uma kwenziwa umsebenzi. Umungcwi owenziwa ngabathakathi ubizwa ngokuthi ikhubalo. Ikhubalo umthakathi uyalenza ngomuthi ukuthi limsebenzele ukuthi lihluphe omakhelwane angazwani nabo. Ikhubalo liwumoya omubi ufika ebusuku nasenganeni esancane. Uma kukhona ingane ekhaya … Read more

Umfana Owayeyisilima – Inganekwane

Kwesukasukela! Kwakukhona umfana owayeyisilima. Lomfana wayengenabazali wakhula kanzima. Abantu babengamthandi lomfana futhi wayengenabo abangane. Wayesebenza ukulusa izinkomo emzini yabantu. Abantu babeshaya sengathi bayamthanda uma kukhona ekufanele abenzele kona njengakho ukwelusa, ukusenga kanye nokulima. Kwakuthi noma kukhona okonakele endaweni kuthiwe nguye umfana owonile. Wakhula ke umfana ngaphansi kwalezizimo ezinzima. Kwakunzima noma umfana esethi uzama ukweshela ngoba … Read more