Literary Competitions

IZIGIGABA ZECOVID-19 LODONSI LWAYO Ilotshwe nguMthandazo Nyoni

September 29, 2021By Literary Competitions

“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…

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Inganekwane kaGogo

UBUHLALUSE BENKOSI LOMBULUMAKHASANA

September 29, 2021By Inganekwane kaGogo

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…

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IZAGA

Inala kayihambi, kuhamba indlala

September 29, 2021By IZAGA

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…

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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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