Sithini Isindebele

Imihlobo Yenhlabathi

August 31, 2021By Sithini Isindebele, Ulimi Lwakho, Ilifa Lakho

Uthuli: yinhlabathi elenhlamvana ezincane kakhulu, elula njengempuphu, evuma ukuphetshulwa ngumoya.  Ihlabathi: yinhlabathi engavundanga kakhulu njalo nxa kune izulu amanzi ayaphangisa ukutshona enhlabathini enjalo. Indawo elihlabathi ayidingi zulu elinengi kakhulu. Iyavuma izilimo ezinjengo mumbu lokunye.  Ubhuqu: yinhlathi ecoleke kakhulu, ebanengi ikakhulu endleleni. Yinhlabathi engelamagade, eluthuli,  njalo nxa umuntu enyathela unyawo luyatshona ebhuqwini. Isibomvu: yinhlabathi ebomvana ngombala. Isibomvu siyabamba amanzi nxa izulu…

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IZAGA

Isigodo Sigotshwa Sisemanzi

August 31, 2021By IZAGA

Isaga esithi ‘Isigodo sigotshwa sisemanzi’ sisetshenziswa nxa kulaywa abantwana loba kuxwayiswana ngalokho. Nxa umuntu angephula loba akhwixune ugatsha esihlahleni, ulakho ukulugoba lologatsha lusesemanzi ngoba luyatebha. Umuntu ulakho ukulweluka lube yilokho akufunayo ngoba luyavuma nxa lusesemanzi lutebha. Kodwa umuntu angazama lokho isigodo sesomile siphanga sithi phoqo. Nxa sesomile akusamumi ukuthi usigobe loba usaluke sibe yilokho okufunayo.…

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Literary Competitions

Kusinda Kwehlele

August 31, 2021By Literary Competitions

“We Thathisani! Wanethezeka kangaka, uwuthola nini umsebenzi? Uyajabula yini abantwabethu bebulawa yindlala? Esikolo-ke, bazabuyela nini njengoba lemali yakhona ingekho?” Kuthetha uMalawula ehwaqile, ethe nhlo umyeni wakhe emehlweni.  “Kanti ufuna ngiyithathephi imali yakhona, ngiyeyeba yini, nakaZwelithini? Ngiyawudinga umsebenzi, kodwa selokhe wangiphelelayo kome qha, kayibonwa ngitsho!” Atsho ngelihawulisayo uThathisani, qede ahlome amehlo phansi. “Kayinyonywa, kayinyonywa ukuthini kwakhona,…

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Literary Competitions

Siseyini Sesizulelwa Ngamanqe?

August 31, 2021By Literary Competitions

Umnumzana Mkhaliphi Ncube uzalwa koTamuhla indawo eyakhelene leyakoSipepa, useGoli eHillbrow ngokuhlala, uphila labangane bakhe akade ephila labo koBulawayo lapho athe ukuzama khona impilo kuqala engakezi eGoli. Aphume uNcube engovakatshela umngane wakhe uMqondisi Ndlovu, avele ahlangane laye uNdlovu engakayi kude. ”Gatsheni! boya benyathi,” uNcube ebingelela.  ”Hawu! Mzilankatha, siseyini nxa kunje emhlabeni, sesizulelwa ngamanqe, kuzajabula lezimpukane ngoba…

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