At first, I thought Mike was joking. What a sick joke! But I soon learnt he was not joking. He was serious. He meant every word. Really? I should just walk out of the shop where I had put in so much as I set up. All the stock was remaining. All that I had…
UBUNTU Zinengi izinto ezibonisa ukuba ngumuntu olobuntu ngokutshengisa ukuqoqeka kunye lokuhlanzeka. Kudala sisakhula, abadala babevame ukukhuza nxa umuntu ekhuluma esidla. Wawungezwa umama loba ugogo ekhalima esithi, “Ulemilomo emingaki wena?” Babekhuza ukuthi umuntu athi esidla ngapha ephethe epepetsha. Mhlawumbe babesenzela ukuthi umntwana angahitshwa loba akhanywe yikudla; kumbe njalo ukuthi kumele adle kuqala angamotshi isikhathi elawula. Kodwa…
UMUSA WANSUKU ZONKE Kulengoma edumileyo esiyihlabela siyikholise siginqe tshitshi. Ithi yona, Ziyamaz’ uMalusi Ziyamaz’ ubaba wazo Nguye oziholayo … Izimvu ziyamazi umalusi wazo ngoba uyazalusa njalo uzikhokhelela emadlelweni amahle abuye ayezinathisa amanzi ziphile kuhle. Umalusi oqondileyo uyazivikele ezitheni. Uyazinakekela abone ukubana ubuyela lazo esibayeni zizonke azivalele kuhle. Lami ngake ngelusa kudala ekhaya. Thina-ke sasizithinta singemuva…
UBUNTU “Uthi wenzeni umfokazana loya? Uvele kasimuntu!” “Ngumuntu sibili owenze lesosiga? Hayi-bo!” “Bakithi, vele akulamuntu laphayana! Oqotho sibili.” “Ubani? Akumangalisi. Lubhedani loluyana. Umuntu ngumfowabo lo osebenza edolobheni.” Siyabezwa abantu njalonjalo bekhuluma kanje lokunye okunengi. Umuntu uyini kanti? Lowo okuthiwa ngumuntu ngonjani hlabezulu? Ikanti kulalo umuntu kodwa okuthiwa kasimuntu. Ngonjani lowo? Sonke isidalwa esinjengawe lami singumuntu.…
VUKA MNTOMTSHA! Ukutshikatshika yimpilo. Ayikho into enhle ekhithika ezihlahleni njengamahlamvu. Yonke into enhle, elusizo, iyaginqelwa. Ezweni lakithi, umkhonomi uyabheda. Sekuleminyaka amandastri, izibhedlela, ezokulima, emahofisini amakhulu, lezikolo ngokwazo kungekho okujuluka saluju lwenyosi. Sekuleminyaka abazali lezihlobo betshaya umpululu, kugiywe kuthatshelwa umuntu omutsha ophumelele kuzifunda zakhe ekolitshini loba enyuvesithi. Uyabe esethole isicoco sakhe esihle. Kodwa, ukuthola umsebenzi ofaneleyo…
