Nanku umbhalo wethu walamuhla othi, “Lindani! Qaphelani! Kalikwazi ukuthi sizafika nini lesosikhathi” uMakho 13:33. Linda! Qaphela! Limuka! La ngamazwi axwayisayo. Ngamazwi athi, musa ukulala ukhohlwe. Ngamazwi athi musa ukulibala ukhohliseke. Ngamazwi alimukisayo ngoba kukhona okuzakwenzakala. Nxa owesifazana ezithwele, angezwa umhelo, kutsho ukuthi ingane isiseduze ukuzalwa. Ngakho uhle alungele ukufika kwayo ngokubona ukuthi usendaweni eqondileyo. Uyabe…
Awusunduzele eceleni umganu eseke wadobha iqatha lenyama, achiphize inyembezi umuntu omdala, ngemva kokungena kombiko kumakhala ekhukhwini omazisa ngendodana yakhe ebangwa lezibi khonale kweNingizimu Afrika. Azizwe umzimba wakhe utshaqa engasenguye, agcwale ukwesaba. UsekaMbusi kunyanga kaNhlolanja ungcwabe udadewabo onguye obefunga ngaye. Ufa nje udliwa yilo leli ihobahoba lomkhuhlane weCovid-19. Ngenyanga kaMbimbitho ungcwabe umzawakhe khonale eSeshanke, kambe kakaboli lokubola, nanku namhlanje sekuhlatshwa umkhosi ukuthi…
“Awu, kodwa Nkosi yami! Kuthange lokhu bekubekwa indodana yami yesibili ngingekho. Namuhla sekubhubhe unkosikazi…kufa awulazwelo,” kububula uKhandakhulu umfokaDube emva kokwemukela umbiko umazisa ngokwedlula kukankosikazi wakhe uMaDube ngobhubhane lweCovid-19. Into ezwisa uDube ubuhlungu yikuthi akayikwenelisa ukuyangcwaba ikhosikazi lakhe ngendaba yokuthi laye wabanjwa igcikwane leCovid-19. Ngomthetho owabekwa ngabezempilakahle kunye lohulumende weZimbabwe, umuntu olomkhuhlane weCovid-19 akavunyelwa ukuthi ahlanganele labanye…
Woza Uzokuzwa Mngane… Indaba yethu yethiwa nguGOGO uBARBARA NKALA Inganekwane yethu yalamhla bangane bakaGogo imayelana loBuhlaluse Benkosi loMbulumakhasane. UBuhlaluse Benkosi wayeyinkosazana, indodakazi yenkosi. Wayemuhle kakhulu, njalo ethandeka kakhulu ebazalini bakhe. Wayehlala egqoke impahla ezinhle ezebukhosini. Njalo wayehlala egqize entanyeni, lekhalweni lwakhe, lezingalweni ubuhlalu bemibalabala eminengi. Obunye babubomvu, obunye bumhlophe, obunye buluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, obunye buluhlaza okotshani…
Isaga esithi, ‘Inala kayihambi, kuhamba indlala’ sibalisa ukuthi okuhle akumemetheki kugcwale indawo yonke masinyanye, kodwa okubi kuphanga kuhlakazeke kwazakale masinyane. Ngesikhathi senala, kuba lokudla okunengi, wonke umuntu asuthe. Balutshwane kakhulu abaswelayo. Longatholanga ulakho ukusizwa ngabanye ngoba betshaye inala, amabele lokudla kuchaphakele. Okungabantwana kuyasutha akukhali. Emulini kuyasuthwa, yintokozo. Ikanti ngesikhathi sendlala, indaba ziba zimbi kakhulu. Indlala…
