Ake sikhangele lamhla indaba yokulinda. Sonke siyabazi ubuhlungu bokulinda. Langabe umncane, ungumuntu omutsha, ungumzali, ungugogo loba ukhulu, sonke sihlezi silindile. Ukholo luyakwazi ukulinda ngethemba. Lwenza ukulinda kungabi buhlungu kakhulu. Khumbula isikhathi nxa ulinde ukuzwa ngomphumela womhloliso, kufanele uqhubeke ngezifundo zakho. Khumbula nxa ulinde ukuthi udokotela uzakuthini esekuhlole ngomkhuhlane owesabeka onjengekhensa. Uzwa njani nxa ulinde ibhasi…
Ziyagiya imbongi zikaMthwakazi. Ziza lazo izinkondlo ezilemibuzo efuna impendulo. Ziyakhuza, ziyaxwayisa, ziyacebisa, ziyafundisa, ziyakhuthaza. Lamhlanje okaMlilo uxwayisa ngohlupho olukhulu oseluhlasele abatsha. Ludubo olumangalisayo lwezidakamizwa olubangela lezinye iziphambeko. Wena uthini ngalokhu okubaliswa ngokaMlilo? XWAYA IZIDAKAMIZWA Kuvunguz’ umoy’ ophethe’ ihlwili legaziYinsumansumane le,Intsh’ uyibhek’ igazi litshaqe kusuphuke inwel’Abazizweli bona, hatshiImizw’ ibulewe yizidakwamizwa. Nki! Umsind’ engiwuzwayoSengani zinyekevuYintsh’ idakaz’ utshwalaKusasa…
Lamhla sizawaphinda njalo amazwi kaDr Eventhough Ndlovu esegoqa ngamasu embongi ezisacathula lesezinzelele igama. Sesihlangene kule iviki lapho engizagoqa khona ngamasu amqoka okuloba inkondlo. Kumaviki edluleyo sitshuke indaba ezimqoka zalokho okukhangelelweyo lapho imbongi iloba inkondlo yayo. Ngaveza ukuthi inyathelo lakuqala elimqoka ngelokuthi imbongi iziphe isikhathi sokubala izibongo zamakhosi, ithole amasu lamaqhinga okuloba, njalo yenelise ukuthi ithathe…
Ngiyabingelela Mthwakaz’ omuhle! Siyabonga ngempilo, nanku sesisemaphethelweni omnyaka singananzelele. Indaba esegudwini lizulu elinayo. Siyawabonga amazolo kakhulu, loba nje kwezinye izindawo bekudaleka umonakalo. Yimpilo. Siphila ngethemba lekusasa engcono. Sisakhangelele imicimbi yokuthakazelela iKhisimisi, siyawulangatha umusa wokugcinakala kwabethu besangena izindlela kuyaluzelwa kuyiwa hlangana lezihlobo, ukukholisa ndawonye lokuphumula. Sikhulekela ukuvikelwa ezindleleni.
“Mama, come! Quick! Suku has been admitted to Central Hospital!”The day was 6 September 2019. I had to sit down to take in this call. What was that? Nobody had told me that my daughter, Sukoluhle, had fallen sick, though I was aware she had been experiencing bouts of depression. It brought small comfort to…
