Vernac News Edition 5

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AUGUST 2015

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SETHEO SEO SE FETOLANG MATSHELO A MA-AFORIKA. TUTU TESTERS Sebaka sa beke setheo seo maitlhomo a sona e leng go boloka matshelo a batho se ne se boloditse letsholo mo Unibesiting ya Cape Town go tla go neelana ka seo ba tumileng ka sone.

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Igama lami ngu Lindelwe T Mayisa umlisa ona 26 ngingomunye wabesikhosini nobukhosi bedlozi, ulwazi lwami lusemathongweni nasekuthungatheni imizwa nesimoya ngesilungu ingabizwa ngothu psychic or mentalism hayi kodwa [...]

MAMA MARIKANA: FILM REVIEW Uma kukhulunywa ngabalweli benkululeko lapha eningizimuAfrika, ubuhlakani bonke buyele bukhonjwe emadodeni.

Kumanje, uma kukhulunywa nge Marikana, wonke umuntu uzokutshela ngamadoda afa njengamaqhawe elwela amalungelo abo.

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SANGOMA

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BA KWADI/INQAKU LOMHLELI

Wade Thekwane Smit

Noluvuyo Mjoli

Prince Nchupang

Sharon Rankapola

Luigi Schmidt

Wisani Mdumela

Zulu News Editor

Nguni Opinions & Features Editor

Akha Tutu

Xhosa Sports Editor

Tswelopele Makoe

Marketing/Social Media Manager

Xitsonga Editor

Strategy Consultant

Tswana-Sotho Opinions & Features Editor

Camilla Sibanda Ndebele Editor

Pumelela Ntsezo

Food, Fashion & Entertainment Editor

Tswana-Sotho News Editor

Nitesh Magan Web Master

Ariana Munsamy

Media & Design Editor

Robin Henney Afrikaans Editor

Sakhikhaya Dlala

Xhosa Opinions & Features Editor

EDITORIAL

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Wathint’Abafazi Wathint’imbokodo

Refentse Thathe

Vice Chairperson

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his is the song that echoed on the 9th August 1956, a day that has come to be known as national Women’s Day in South Africa.

This day commemorates the great women’s march of 1956, where more than 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings to protest against the countries pass laws which required those identified as ‘black’, under The Population Registration Act, to carry a pass which served to maintain population segregation, control urbanization, and manage migrant labour during the apartheid era. 59 years later, women still suffer oppression of economic, social and political nature. The struggle has not yet been overcome. The struggle varies to differing degrees for women of different races, socio economic class and sexuality. The black female oppression is the worst of any sort and at every corner of this earth, the black woman is on her own.

For those who spent time at Azania 1(at Bremner Building) intersectionality was well discussed and the concept is quite crucial in understanding the complexities of our identity and struggle as women and call us to a more diverse approach in tackling our oppression. It forces us, women and men, to search deeper into ourselves and into the archives to learn our real history for why and how we have arrived at this point in 2015, where poverty, disease, illiteracy and unemployment still have a black female face. It is women in rural areas and on farms who are the most marginalized group in our South African society.

We don’t need to search hard for

evidence of this. In this month that we celebrate women, we also mourn the anniversary of the Marikana massacre of 16 August 2012 where 34 miners (78 wounded) where shot down by South African security forces. We hear of the brave men who, were shot in the back far from police lines, gave their lives seeking a living wage. Their deaths in vein as the conditions of those they left behind have not improved. And those on who the police acted on behalf of, Lomnin’s shareholders and political elite, remain unscathed and richer. We don’t hear of the women of Marikana whose story is continuously ignored. Their existence made invisible. Their pain and suffering suppressed, and if history is anything to go by, they will be remembered by no one. If we are true to the struggle for the emancipation of all women, we must seek each of their stories and understand their experience of their oppression.

This is where intersectionality provides as with the tools to begin unpacking, and tackling the beast of white supremacist, capitalist, heteronormative, cisgender, patriarchy. The struggle for women’s liberation is not for white, straight, able bodied, thin women to be free. It is also for the black, disabled, Trans, non-Christian, woman to be free.

We must understand the privileges and oppressions of all when we come together to fight. This month should be used for conscientising men and women. Our actions in the name of women’s month need to reach farther than they have before.

We need a reawakening of the black man and woman in this country. As women, we need to tell our stories, reimagine our country and lead the struggle from the forefront. The struggle of the women of Marikana, who have formed Sikhala Sonke, is a struggle we all need to take up. For too long women have been suffering in silos. We must allow for women to tell their stories. This month Vernac has decided to feature the women of team Vernac each with a story to tell. Hoping that we can begin a conversation that is missing in our community. UCT lacks platforms where we can express ourselves and

act collectively. To all women on campus, we want to hear your story, tell us about your struggles. Vernac is a platform that silences no one and hopes to connect us, to unify us in our differences as black men and women.

Refilwe Thathe Vice-Chairperson

Taariq Amod Founder & Chairperson

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BA KWADI/INQAKU LOMHLELI

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a la leshome le motso o mong khoeling ea Phupu 2015, Serena Williams o bontshitse lefatshe hore entse ele mosali a itlhommeng pele papaling ea tenese ka ho hapa thaetlele ea hae ea botshelela ea Wimbledon.

Balateli ba hae le ba lelapa la hae ba ketekile katleho ka ho mo romella melaetsa ea ho mo lebohisa Twitter le Instagram. Ha ke hanane le maikutlo a batho empa ha maikutlo ao a nyenyefatsa motho, bothata bo teng.

Mapaseka Sethlodi

Head Tswana-Sotho & Education Editor

Ho bua nnete ha ke utloisise na meatleletiki ea basali e tlameha e shebahale joang kaha ele eona taba eo ho buang ka eona kajeno.

‘Mele oa mosali’ ebile pono ea bohle ho tloha khale.

Ho tloha ka nako ea Sarah Baartman chebahalo ea ‘mele oa mosali’ oa moAforika ebile tlasa nyenyefatso.

Nnete ke hore Serena o

Serena Slam 2.0 ikhapetse ligrand thaetlele

mmele waga Serena o jesang batho bosula akere? Nnete ke gore ka ntlha ya bo Aforika boa gagwe, katlego ya gagwe mo go tshamekeng tenese ga e dule batho ba ba ntsi sentle. Ge nkabe bothata ele ka mmele wa gagwe, nkabe ba tshamiki jaaka bo Justine Henin le Martina Navratilova le bone ba tlhatlhobiwa ka mokgwa oo mmele wa bone o agilweng ka teng.

Ha ke tsebe na ke eng ka basali ba batsho ba atlehileng e tsang tshisinyehe le karohano ebileng e qetellang ka mahlapa joalo ka hore mofumahali Williams o tshoana le tshoene kapa banna. Ke mang ea nkang qeto ea hore na mosali oa moatleletiki o tlameha a shebahale joang? Hase taba ea rona ho iketsa betere ka ba babang, le ka maemo, kapa mmala, kapa bong ba rona Ge re batla go ngangisana ka le tsohle tse khethollang. mokgwa o basadi ba bantsho ba bugisiwang ka teng mo E sele libeke tse mmaloa metshamekong, nkabe re Serena Williams a le litlhong simolola ka go botsa gore ho bitsoa mosali e molelele ka goreng Maria Sharapova a ho fetesisa papaling ea tenese amogela madi a a gaisanga ga lefatsheng. Lintho tsohle Serena Williams le ha Serena tseo a li etsang ho tsoellisa ele motshamiki yoo botokwa bophelo ba hae ba tenese li mo go bone ba le babedi? tla lula li nkhopotsa hore o ka fofela holimo maholimong Ke rata go leboga tsala hao batla, hobane leha a le ka yame Bafokeng Masenyetsa hara nyenyefatso ho atleha. ka go nthusa go kwala “article” ye ka seSotho A re bueng nnete. Gaese

Let’s face it, it’s not really Serena’s image that makes the rest of the world so uncomfortable, is it? If that is the case then why haven’t female athletes like Martina Navratilova or Justine Henin been placed under scrutiny? Serena Williams has beat Maria Sharapova 17 consecutive times including her victory over her at this year’s Wimbledon semi-final. If we want to discuss racism that black sports women experience let us start with why Serena makes way less in earnings than Maria even though she’s such a brilliant tennis player.

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EDITORIAL

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First and foremost, let me say halala to women who fought for the struggle in 1956. Their efforts and contribution to a democratic country are well respected and recognized!

In my opinion, Nkandla topic has been exhausted. It is clear from the defense that the ruling party is placing, Jacob Zuma is ‘guilty’ and needs to pay back the money. It is unfortunate for the tax payers because there is no money that will be paid if the ‘investigation’ to ‘confirm’ if Madonsela’s recommendations are valid is still going to be ANC ‘veterans’. They will not recommend that he pays the money back because their salaries and promotion are heavily dependent on what they say. It does not matter if Jacob Zuma needs to pay the money back, for them it is all about ‘here-and-now’ and rewarding their pockets. What impression does Nkandla give to young South Africans that want to be leaders of tomorrow? The idea of the Public Protectors report is not necessarily about Pres. Jacob Zuma having to pay back the money but rather eradicating corruption in South African politics.

UThuli Madonsela utyatyadula ngezimvo zakhe malunga nengxelo ye-Nkandla W

athint’ abafazi, wathint’ imbokodo! isiXhosa Sonke siyawazi la mazwi awiswa ngamanina, onozala bethu besilwa umba wokuphathwa kwamapasi. Olusuku lwe 09th kaAugust, ayoHolide okanye imini ezama ukwangeza kwiiHolide esinazo apha eMzantsi Afrika. Lusuku olubalulekiyo olu. Nelizama ukuphuhlisa indima eyathathwa ngonozala ukulwa ukungaphathwa kwamapasi. Kwakungo 1956 ngethuba lamanina ezijala ijacu, ezinkambunce, bengaphethanga zikhali beyokulwa le nyewe. Maninzi amanina ayidibene apho. Ndifuna nje ukuthi kubo, ahh zinkosi zam! Mandinothulele umnqwazi, ukuba bekungengomanina, ngendingekho apha.

Ndiyanqula, ndiyacamagusha!

Sisaphethe umba wamanina, nanku uThuli Madonsela enomthwalo emagxeni akhe. Ubekwa izityholo ngumbutho ophetheyo ngokuba izicwangciso zakho neziphumo athe wazifumana ephanda imali yabarhafi, nethe yasetyenziswa ngondlela mnyama ukwakha indlu kaMongameli wesizwe uJacob Zuma, zibhentsise ukuba makayihlawule inxalenye yayo. Sonke siyazi ukuba uMkhuseli Woluntu (Public Protector) ngumzi wokugqibela esinokunkqonkqoza kuwo xa sikwangqingetye. Xa uzakuthi lo mzi woyiswe kwaye unganikwa ngqalelelo ngabasemagunyeni sizakukhalela kubani na.

lwenziwa ngonqalintloko be ANC; phando olo lubayo mihla le luveze ukuba uMongameli akukho kwamali ichethwe kubenewunewu, kodwa kukhuselo olubalulekileyo. Mandingatyti ixesha ndityatyadula ngencitho le ithe yenziwa nguMongameli kodwa ke ndingatsho okokuba iziphumo ezi zomkhuseli woluntu zazisithi uMongameli makayibuyise imali le.

ukuza nenyaniso kwaye axhase uMadonsela kwintshukumo neenzame zakhe zokukhusela uluntu.

Kwanga nabahlali bangabona undonekele nokuba xa lento ithe yabethiswa ngoyaba izakusiphethela iintetho kwixa elizayo.

Bekungasingaphosa igada sizame ukuba sihlenga-hlengise ukuza nenguqu nontshintsho!

Ndiyabona wena eyona nto ibangela ukuba izixhalipoti zeANC zale ukuba uMongameli ayibhatale le mali kungenxa yokuba bengafuni ukuba uMongameli avume kwizityholo ezo abekwa zona. Kaloku lonto iyakuthetha ukuba uMongameli lo makehle kwisihlalo sakhe ngenxa yobuqhophololo nobubhedengu bokutya imali yabarhafu bayisulele entloko.

Kodwa ke lonto ingaba ithetha ukuba inyala maliqunywe nokuba kukho undonakele?

Kuzotywa mfanekiso mni ke ngoku kulutsha olunomdla kwezopolitiko, okanye ezifuna ukuba zinkokheli zangomso? Amazwe angaphandle ona luthini olwabo uluvo?

Kwinzuku nje ezimbalwa eziqgithile, uMadonsela ukhuphe imbalelwano, ekhala kuba ejongene nokungcikivwa kwiofisi yakhe.

Kwenye yezinto azithethileyo ngeyokuba imali yenkxaso iyarhoxiswa nganbaninzi kwakye urhanela okokuba yonke lento inento nokwenza nengxelo kwaye nezicwangciso azikhuphileyo malunga nenkandla. Umbutho ophetheyo Umbutho we-ANC uyalwa, kwaye ukhaba uyazikhaba zonke ezi zityholo, usithi uMadonsela ngawo omane ukuba uMongameli abhatale lo uthetha apha naphaya kwaye uluma evuthela. imali yabo bathe barhafa. Bazenzela olwabo uphando besithi umnqwazi awuqini malunga Iye yatsho isanxwe lembalelwano epapashwe neziphuma zikaMadonsela. Uphando olo lwabo liphepha-ndaba, yanga amanina angabumbana

Olwethu Deliwe Head Nguni & Education Editor

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IZINDABA/NEWS

August 2015

Umongameli weMauritius Uphakamisa Izinzululwazi zaseAfrika

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yafika esikhathini lapho uhulumeni ekhuluma bakhona bethembise ukusekelea ukuphakamisa kabanzi ngezindlela ezintsha singathuthukisa olwazi lwesintu ukuze kuliwe nezinkinga ezintsha isayensi nezobuchwepheshe e-Afrika ukuze ezifana nokushiswa komhlaba (global warming). kusizakale,” bekubeka uDkt Ameenah Gurib- Ngabe kufanele silandele izinyathelo Fakim. Lo wesimame ufunde wagogoda nge ezishoyo ngomengameli kaMauritius?

PhD kwezobusayensi nobukhemisi. Okuqala Umongameli waseMauritius, uDkt Ameenah ukuba mengameli eMauritius futhi uyaziwa Gurib-Fakim, uthi kufuze izizwe zaseAfrika ngomsebenzi wakhe eNyuvesi nemibhalo yakhe zicwaninge ulwazi nezinzululwazi zamasiko ukuze (mayelana nezitshalo zomuthi zeMauritius). zizithuthukisa esikhatini esizayo. Uphakamisile umbono wokuthi iAfrika kufuze izisekelele Ebuzwa yi-BBC Africa mayelanana nezinkinga ngokuveza isidingo esibalulekile sokuthola zemisebenzi wesayensi seNyuvesi wakhe izisombululo eziphuma kwa Afrika ukuze lesi encikene nesimanje uma ufuna ukuphakamisa sizwe sizakale. Usho lokhu emuva kokubona izinzululwazi nesayensi samasiko nesintu, ukuthi sesiside isikhathi iAfrika ithembele uphendule wathi akacabangi ukuthi ama-Afrika kwamanye amazwe afana ne Yurophu ne Melika adinga ukuhlukanisa izikhungo zokufunda Mauritius’ ngakwezobusayensi kanye nobuchwepheshe. Lo phakathi kwezobusayensi kanye nazo current and first female ka Gurib-Fakim uthi sekuyiso isikhathi sokuthi ezomhlaba, uthi kumele zisebenzisane president, Ameenah Guribi Afrika izifundele ukuthola ezayo izixazululo. kanye kanye ukuze singathola izixazululo ngokwezokwelapha. Uqathanisile izimo Fakim, has raised her opinion that traditional knowledge in various Le ngxoxo esikhuluma ngayo namuhla ifike kahle, zeChina neNdiya lapho ohulumeni Credit: The Legacy fields, especially of medicine, should Project be looked to to develop a new, Afrocentric science. This, she says, can be used to help solve some of Africa’s issues with its own solutions. mbiko wale ndaba siwuqu ket helwe isiZulu ngaba kwi-This Is Africa ngomhla zingu-24 kuNtulikazi ebizwe ‘Mauritius president says traditional science can save Africa’.

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Sishiywa Yiqhawe Likamaskandi, uMtshengiseni (Ndidane) Gcwensa

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muntu wodumo kamaskandi usishiyile emhlabeni mhla zingu-27 kuNtulikazi kulo nyaka. Udlule emhlabeni eneminyaka engamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalolunye.

Kuthiwa ukuthi ubezabalaza nesifo somoya (asthma) kusukela wayeyingane.

Umphathi wakhe uthe uMtshengiseni udlulele esibhedlela eDundee ekuseni.

Abalandeli bakhe baningi kakhulu ngoba kulinginiswa ukuthi udayise ama-albhamu angaphezu ku-625 000 emsebenzini wakhe.

Abalaleli boKhozi FM bamthandisisa njengeqhawe labo langempela. Futhi empilweni yakhe wayebasiza abantu bakamaskandi abaningi ukuba bawathole amathuba okuphumelela emsebenzini wezingoma wabo. Uzokhumbulwa ngabaningi ngenxa yodumo lwakhe eMzansi ngezingoma ezinhle zakhe. Nokho kusakhona baningi abangamthandi nakancane; abasekeli bakaMgqumeni (umunye umuntu owadlala maskandi owashona ngokungaziwa. Yingoba abalandeli babo bobabili belwa ndawonye ngenxa yempi engazalwa ngaphakathi kwiNdidane noMgqumeni mayelana nokuthola isikhundla sokuba Isilo sikamaskandi.

Abalandeli babo bonke balinginiswa ukuba babe bangaphezulu kwisigidi futhi kuyaziwa ngabaningi ukuthi kwesinye isikathi babulalana.

Credit: Mtshengiseni Gcwensa

Zulu) uSenzo Mchunu uthe udangele kakhulu uphukile ngobuhlungu ngoba “isizwe simpofu ngaphandle kunaye, futhi abantu bethu balilahlile iqhawe langempela. Izingoma zakhe ziqalise umqhudelwano omusha phakathi kuwomphakathi kamaskandi [...]

Lapha esifundazweni nezinye izindawo inkumbulo yakhe isazophila.”

Wathola empilweni yakhe imiklomelo eyisishiyagalolunye ngezingoma zakhe enikezwe kuye ngu-SATMA (South African Traditional Music Achievements).

Emsebenzini wakhe wakhulisa maskandi Abathandi bezingoma zesiZulu nabadlali kubantu ngokwaziwa kwakhe. Usathandwa bazobayomkhokhela nenhlonipho yabo ngabantu abaningi ngenxa yoqobo oluhle lakhe. emngcwabeni. Undunankulu wesifundazwe (Kwa Sizomkhumbula kuze kokupheleni kwesikhathi

sezimpilo zethu ngoba yena wathanda ukwenza amahlaya, ubethanda ukubhala amazwi amahle wokuphakamisa abantu.

Zizomkhumbula ngo Diyona wakhe owayehlezi ecula ngaye kanye no Gogo ufeleNkanini.

We have been left in the world by the passing of a maskandi legend and hero; uMtshengiseni “Ndidane” Gcwensa.

He was known and loved by many, and on the 27th of July he passed on in Dundee Hospital in KZN as a result of his life-long strugle with asthma.

DIKGANG/NEWS

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SETHEO SEO SE FETOLANG MATSHELO A MA-AFORIKA. TUTU TESTERS Prince Nchupang Setswana

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ebaka sa beke setheo seo maitlhomo a sona e leng go boloka matshelo a batho se ne se boloditse letsholo mo Unibesiting ya Cape Town go tla go neelana ka seo ba tumileng ka sone. Bontsi jwa baithuti le badiri ba ne ba tsibogela pitso ka makatla a namane, go ne go nyeuma batho ka go farologana.

Setheo sa Tutu Tester Mobile clinic ke porojeke e fa tlase ga setheo se segolo sa dipatlisiso sa Desmond Tutu Foundation. Tutu Testers e simolotse ka ngwaga wa 2008 maitlhomo e le go ka thusa sechaba go lwantsha malwetsi ao a tlhopang matshelo a bone.

Ba ga Tutu ba tlile mo kampaseng morago ga go lalediwa ke khansele ya baithuti ba karolo ya Humanities go tla go fana ka seo ba tumileng ka sone. Tutu Tester ke setheo seo se fanang ka thuso ya bophelo, ba dira ditiro di tshwana le go lekola malwetsi a sukiri, lebolela-mading (HIV test), kgatelelo e kwa godimo ya madi, bolwetsi jwa mafatlha (TB), le go lekola kankere mo basading. Ba fana ka khansele le go fa batho tsela e maleba gore ba tla bona jang thuso.

Tiro ya bone ga se go alafa bolwetsi mme go etleletsa gore fa o na le bothata o ka bona jang thuso ka potlako.

maemo a teng a leng kwa tlase gore ba se tlhopege pele ba ka tswa thuso.

Ba ga Tutu Tester ba fitlhelwa kwa Mitchells plain, Philippi le mafelo a mangwe. Setheo se ga se tswe sechaba thuso fela mo malwetsing mme se tlisa ditiro mo basheng.

Moletsholong la bone mo khampaseng ba ne ba kgagamaditswe ke tsela eo ba tsibogetsweng ka yone.

Baithuti ba bone sebaka kgotsa tshono ya go lekola tsa bone tsa bophelo, tlalelong ba ne ba lekola tekanelo ya mafura mo mmeleng ka go tlhatlhoba BMI (Body Mass Index) le go fana ka tlhatlhelelo e maleba ya gore o ka tshwara jang mmele wa gago.

Ba ga Tutu Tester ba na le baoki le dikhanselara tseo di rupeletsweng tota. Go feta moo Khansele ya baithuti ba Humanities ene gape e laleditse setheo seo se dirang ka madi a batho gore morafe wa UCT o kgone go bona sebaka sa go neelana ka madi.

Tutu tester is the sub-project of the Desmond Tutu Foundation, Research Council. The Humanities Student Council invited them from the 2830th of July to come share their services on campus. Tutu tester is a nonprofit organization, their major duties is to council and test for HIV but they also focus on other areas such as high blood pressure, diabetes and TB. This organization aims to be accessible to disadvantaged communities so as to provide health care services including sex education.

Setheo se se lebeletse thata mafelo a

Izilimi Ziyasakaza: iWindows 10 Nezikathazo Zobumfihlo Bemininingwane Yethu abasebenzisa iWindows 10. Yingoba iWindows 10 inemvume ekuqaleni kusetshenziswa isiZulu wakho ngayo ukuqoqa imininingwane yakho ma bewusebenzisa iWindows 7 noma 8 yonke, enjenga ne-email yakho, inombolo, unikeziwe nethuba yokuthola iWindows imiyalezo engaphakathi kuwe nabantu entsha mahhala; Windows 10. Lolu hlelo bakho, ama-websites athandwa nguwe, lokuphatha ikompyutha luthiwa ukuba lusekele kanjalo. Bafuna ukuqoqa imininingwane izilimi eziningi zaseAfrika, futhi nempela yakho ukuze bangayidayisa kwabanye abantu kuyiqiniso loku. Ungakhetha phakathi kwesiZulu, afuna ukukhokhela izikhangiso eziqondene.

Sesotho, Setswana, isiYorubha, Igbo, isiTopiya, isiHausa, isiXhosa, KiSwahili, isiWolofu nezinye Kulukhuni ukugomela uma lesi simo sibi no ezinje ezaseAfrika. Kubonakala sengathi amaqashi silungile, kanti izimpikisano sezikhuphukile weMicrosoft aqashe izisebenzi zaseAfrika ukuze ngalesi. Bona abethi ukuthi sibi besho zona zihumushe ngezilimi zabo kahle kamnandi. kuthe iMicrosoft bebesebenzisana no-NSA, eyingxenye yohulumeni kaMelika yantshontsha Nokho ke ngaphansi kwalokhu bekukhona imininingwane futhi yababhekela abantu ingxoxo enzima mayelana nobumfihlo babantu abajwayelekile uhulumeni wabo. Akukwaziwa

Wade Thekwane Smit

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uma kuyiqiniso le noma cha kodwa kuqinisile kuyaziwa ukuthi iMicrosoft ngokuphoqa ithathe imvume yakho yokuqoqa ulwazi nemininingwane yakho ngalokho edilika ubumfihlo bakho. iMicrosoft ithe lutho ngezinsolo ezintsha lezi.

Windows 10, Microsoft’s latest computer operating system, has arrived for free as an upgrade for existing Windows 7 and 8 users.

And while it comes with expanded language support for many African languages, it has largely been criticised for the access it forcefully acquires to any user’s information.

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DIKAKANYO/TSELE LE TSELE

August 2015

Are you mad? Mental Health in the African community Camilla Sibanda Ndebele

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banengi bethu nxa sicabanga umkhuhlane wengqondo sicabanga abantu abadatshukelweyo; abahlala emgwaqweni, abakhuluma bodwa loba abahamba bedinga ukudla.

le depression, schizophrenia le dementia kanye lezinye. Yikho lokhu okubanga ukuthi umuntu azibulale ngoba eswele uncedo kuhulumende, emphakathini lasemulini yakhe.

Udubo yikuthi izibhedlela ezinganceda ngezifo zengqondo azandanga, okokuthi zitholakala emadolobheni kodwa emakhaya abantu abalutholi loluncedo.

Kodwa liyakwazi yini ukuthi Kuqakathekile ukuthi usizo ngemva kokufunda abantu lutholakale emaklinika besifazane abansundu abahlukeneyo lasezibhedlela zonke ezincane eZanzi Afrika kuke kwatholokala ngazo zonke izikhathi ukuthi i6% yethu yiyo yodwa ukuze umumo utshintshe. engatholakalanga ilezibonakaliso Kubalulekile futhi ukuthi zokuhlukuluzwa kwengqondo ? uhulumende akhuthaze abafundi Phezu kwalokho i60% yiyo etholakale ukuthi bafundele imisebenzi efana ingelamkhuhlane we ngqondo. le social work le psychology ukuze kutholakale abantu abanganceda Lokhu kutshengisa ukuthi ubuso ezibhedlela lasemphakathini. Lokhu bomkhuhlane lowu uhlukene kungenzeka nxa uhulumende kulalobo ebesibucabanga. engabhadala labantu imali engcono Banengi abantu abahlutshwa futhi adale leyo misebenzi. yilesisifo kodwa beswela uncedo ngoba kungakhulunywa ngakho IWorld Health Organisation esintwini lasemphakathini ithole ukuthi izifo zengqondo wabantu abamnyama. ziyelatshwa ngcono lapha eAfrica Esikhathini esinengi uma ngoba abantu abalahlwa loba begula umuntu ehlutshwa ngumkhuhlane kodwa banakekelwa ngumphakathi wengqondo kwande ukuthi lemuli zabo okubanga ukuthi kuthwe uloyiwe loba ujeziswa bengalahlekelwa yibuntu babo. nguNkulunkulu. Kulezinsuku ngoba Kutholakale ukuthi uma sokulamasonto ahlukahlukeneyo kuhlanganiswa imithi yesintu lale umuntu uthola kuthiwa hatshi eyesilungu abantu bayelapheka nje uhlutshwa ngamadimoni. lula futhi kangcono. Lokhu kwenza uncedo lutholakale Kunzima ukusiza abantu lula endaweni yokuthi umuntu emphakathini yethu ngenxa ohlala emakhaya ubungeke yokuswelakala kolwazi abekwazi lokuthi uphethwe ngalemikhuhlane. Eyinye into ngumkhuhlane wengqondo. esihlupha kakhulu yikuthi njengabantu abamnyama Into etshaqisa umzimba asinanzeleli ukuthi leyi mikhuhlane yikuthi emazweni adabuka igoqela izilingo ezinengi ezifanana eAfrika futhi engamalunga

eWorld Health Organisation, ayisuthupha lagololunye kuphela aseqale ukuzama ukulungisa loludaba. Kuqakathekile ukuthi uhulumende ananzelele ukuthi lesisifo sizaphatha umuntu oyedwa phakathi kwabahlanu kusiyafika umnyaka ka2020.

lokhu kulobungozi obukhulu ngoba siyazilimaza njengesizwe ngenxa yokuthi asingeke sixazulule inkinga zethu singadinganga usizo kwabafundileyo.

Lapha eyunivesithi yasekapa kwandile ukuthi mnyaka ngomnyaka kuba lomuntu omnyama ozibulalayo ngoba akasakwazi ukuqinisela ezifundweni zakhe kodwa esesaba ukuphoxa abazali.

Kuyamangalisa ngempela ukuthi yindaba kungela into eyenziwayo ukuthi kube lobedlelwane phakathi kweyunivesithi labafundi ukuze kubelenqubekelaphambili enceda abafundi ukuze bakwazi ukuyelapha imikhuhlane le efanana ledepression.

Enye into eqakathileyo yikuthi sibekwazi ukuthi ayikho into eyangisayo ngokuphatheka kabi emqondweni wakho ngoba nje kuyafanana lokuthi kube ubugula uphethwe yiloba yisiphi isitho somzimba. Nxa ubona ukuthi isihlobo sakho singabe siphethwe ngumukhuhlane kufanele wenze konke okusemandleni akho ukusinceda. Ziphelile izikhathi lapho okwakuyangisa khona ukuthi Izifo zengqondo kubalulekile siziqakathekise ungabe uphethwe yilo umkhuhlane. ukuthi njengomphakathi ngoba uzanqoba Zinengi imbangela zezifo njani nxa ungahlelekanga kwakho? zengqondo lezi zigoqela izimpi ngaphakathi zenkululeko abantu abamnyama abasanda kuphuma kizo, ukulahlekelwa ngabathandekayo, ukudubeka ngenxayesimo sesizwe, ukuhlukuluzwa ngumyeni, ukugula kakhulu kanye lokunye.

Uma umuntu engatholanga uncedo emva kokuhlukumezeka emoyeni kucina kukhula kusiba ngumkhuhlane wengqondo yikho kuqakathekile ukuthi umuntu angagcini inhlungu zakhe ngaphakathi abekwazi ukukhuluma lomuntu ofundele okwelapha.

Sonke siyabazi abantu abahlukumezekileyo emimoyeni kodwa kukalutshwane ukuthi sibaxwayise ukuthi badinge usizo.

Esikhathini esinengi sithanda ukuthi ‘itherapy’ ngeyamakhiwa

Mental Health in the African community is accompanied by dangerous stereotyping that often leads to the stigmatisation of people suffering from the different illnesses such as stress, depression , schizophrenia and many more. Diseases such as depression have been labelled ‘white things’ in our community which has led to high suicide rates because people are unable to receive the treatment they need. It has been found that women suffer the most in this regard because they are expected to bear the brunt of poverty, violence , discrimination and abuse yet they are not offered proper coping mechanisms. It is time for governments to play a more active role in order to make mental health care a part of primary health care services.

IZIMVO NAMABALA ENGWE

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huna mpengo asina thama.

Tshivenda Ili ndi liambele lo doweleaho na hone line la wanala nga mifuda yalo y fhambanaho kha dzinyambo nnzhi vhubvaduvha uswikisela vhukovhela. Fhedzi haa, ili liambele lone li amba mini? Na hone ndi ngo naa uri ahuna mpengo asina thama?

Matodzi Phosha

Arali ro li dzhia lo tou ralo li tanziela zwauri mulwadze wa muhumbulo na ane u divha murado wa tshigwada tshihulwane tsha vhathu kana tshitshavha tshine tsha fhira ene mune.

Heli ndi lone fhungo line nda tama uri ri li nee ndevhe na u li dzeula kha hetshi tshitenwa.

Tshitshavha tshinwe na tshinwe shangoni tshi sumbedza vhuthu na vhuvha hatsho nga ndila ine tsha fara ngayo vhathu vha sina nungo, lupfumo kana maanda. Tshifhinga tshothe kha hedzi khethekanyo dza mirado ya tshitshavha ri wana vhahedana,vhana,na vhafumakadzi.

Ndi zwinzhi zwine ra nga guda zwone nga u sedza uri rine sa vharema ri fara hani vhathu vha mbeu ya tshisadzini vhane vha tambudziwa nga malwadze a muhumbulo.

Mashango a vhukovhela a sasaledziwa divhazwakale yao ya mafarele a si a vhudi a vhafumakadzi na vhalwadze vha muhumbulo.

Nga minwaha ya murahu ha dana fumi malo vhathu avha vho vha vha tshi khethululiwa, vha dzhielwa pfanelo dza vhudzulapo vha dovha vha kudziwa dzikhothini dze dza vha i tshi tou vha mabako ala o no vhidziwa zwiimiswa zwa vhalwadze vha muhumbulo.

Fhedzi na rine sa vhathu vharema a ro ngou tou vha vhafhefhe. Divhazwakale i ri sumbedza uri vhalwadze vha muhumbulo

Disclaimer The Vernac News Opinions & Features section is a vehicle for expression on any topic by members of the university, community and other interested parties. The opinions within this section are not necessarily those of the Vernac News collective or its advertisers.

Letters to the editor need to be kept to a maximum of 300 words and can be sent to taariqamod@gmail.com

vha vhafumakadzi vho vha vha tshi haniselwa kana u tou fhungudzelwa dzipfanelo dza vhudzekani na u beba. Vhana vhane vha bebiwa vho takala muhumbuloni nga vhafumakadzi vha vhaisalaho muhumbuloni vho vha vha tshi fhendekanyiwa na vho mme avho vha vheiwa nga fhasi ha ndondolo ya minwe mirado ya muta.

Namusi tshivhangi tshihulwane tsha vhulwadze ha muhumbulo ndi vhusiwana hone ho tou godombelaho vhathuni nga mulandu wa mutsiko wa zwa ikonomi.

Vhafumakdzi vhanzhi vhe murahuni vha vha vha tshi dikona namusi vha di wana vha tshi khou xelelwa nga mutakalo wa muhumbulo.

Hezwi i tou vha mutsiko wo ingekanyiwaho sa izwi vhutshilo ha mufumakadzi vhu tshi konda na musi hu sina vhushai nga ngomu. Fhedzi ha zwino zwo tou rali, avha vhafumakadzi vha do wana ngafhi thama iyi ine rari ahuna mpengo asina thama?

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Mutakalo wa muhumbulo vhukati ha vharema Mental health in the African community

The countries lying west of Europe are historically among the biggest offenders in the violation of the basic human rights of women living with mental illness. Pre- eighteenth century Europe was one of the most renowned places to live in. But for this class of people who were often at the receiving end of discriminating practices, they were denied the fundamental right to associate with others and almost every time thrown into horrific dens that the mental institutions of the time were.

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DIKAKANYO/TSELE LE TSELE

Koma, lehu goba bophelo!

fokotšwa. Batho bao ba bulago dikoma tšeo di sego molaong ba tšeelwe magato a semolao ka ge ba bea maphelo a batho kotsing. Sa bobedi batswadi ga ba be le bonnete bja gore dikoma tšeo ba romelago bana go tšona di molaong.

Has Traditional Circumcision become life threatening?

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oma ke selo sa bohlokwa kudu Silvester Thantsha go merafeng ka moka Sepedi ya lefase. Go ya komeng go fokotša malwetsi a mantši a thobalano, kudu mo banneng. Komeng ke moo banna ba rutwago melao le hlompho ya basadi gona.

loba bana morago ga go ya komeng. Seo se hlolwa ke dikoma tšeo e sego tša molao, tšeo di hlangwago ke batho ba go hloka bokgoni bja go rupiša mašoboro. Ka nako ye nngwe, badikana ba na le go rupišwa boŠaedi.

Le ge badikana ba be ba hlokofala dikomeng tša kgale, mahu a badikana ba lehono a atile, gape a kweša bohloko kudu. Batswadi ba lahlegetšwe ke Ngwaga ka ngwaga, banna le masogana ba bana ka baka la dikoma tšeo di sego molaong. Bana ya dikomeng. Bjale ka ge mehla le mabaka di ba dikolo le bona dikolo di bulwa ba sa le mašokeng. fetogile, bontši bja batho bo ya maokelong Se se ama kudu dithuto tša bona. Bangwe ge dikolo le dikliniking matsatsi a lehono. Batho di bulwa, ba dipetlele ka ge ba gobetse go šoro. ga ba sa rata dikoma tša setso, ka ge ba bangwe ba felela moleteng mohlaelathupa. Naa mmušo wa Aforika Borwa o dirang ka di koma tšeo di sego molaong? Nako yeo Ngwaga o mongwe le mongwe batswadi ba bana ba e fetšang dikomeng e swanetse go

Every year children are taken to initiation schools to be taught manhood, and to be traditionally circumcised. The horrid problem comes when countless deaths result from those initiation schools. Some on the initiates lose their genitals as a result of malpractice of inexperienced traditional surgeons or nurses.

The initiates end up committing suicide as they see no point of living. The conundrum now is that there are too many illegal initiation schools, which makes the problem worse. We love our culture and customs as Africans, but the problem comes when culture is practised at an expense of young lives.

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e kgotleletše go lekane. Dikuranta Sepedi le tšona tša re pipa ka tšona tše ra bipelwa.

Ge e le ba dinaga seagišane ba re sega go fihla ka la mohlagare, ba lešoko bona ba šokwa ka la go šokiša.

Ke gona ge re re ga re nyake go bolaya setšo, gona ge re sa bolaye setšo re bolaye bomang? Re bolaye ngwana wa mang yoo mmagwe a sa mo rateng?

Mmakwata Lesudi

August 2015

Maokelong le dikliniking ke mafelo a makaone kudu ge re a bapetša le lešokeng moo bana ba tlaišwago. Ka nako ye ngwe le meetse ga a gona. Se sengwe se bohloko ke gore motho o no buiwa ntle le go nwešwa diokobatsi tša bohloko. Le ge ba re monna ke nku o llela teng, go buiwa ntle moriana wa go fokotša bohloko ke polao ya tšatši le hlabile.

Dikoma a di šomišane le maokelo le dingaka tša sekgowa go fokotša dikgobalo le mahu tšeo di ka diregago. Go ya komeng yeo o se nago bonnete bja gore e molaong le gore moetapele wa yona ke wa maitemogelo ke go ikepela lebitla. Nnete o ka se tsebe gore wa pati e tlo ba ofe gona fao. Dikoma di bohlokwa, efela bolokega o ye dikomeng tša maleba.

Circumcision is a critical part of grooming men, especially traditional circumcisions, where they are taught to be responsible men who respect women. Circumcision also reduces the risk of men contracting STIs. The problem comes with unauthorised traditional circumcision, where the leaders are inexperienced and thus resulting in the deaths of the initiates. The best option is to go to clinics or hospitals to get circumcised, which is a safer option and does not pose too much of a health risk to men wishing to be circumcised.

Ke bone koma ke je fase?

Should we be sceptical of traditional circumcision? ya re ke mo! Dithaka le tšona di a ba kwera le go ba rogaka. Dialoga tše di feleletša di tšea maphelo a tšona. Go ba bangwe nyalo e padile, toro ya baswa ba bantšhi. Ruri ye ke kobo re e apere.

Bana dikomeng ba hlokofala boka dintši, ngwaga ka ngwaga re a boloka. Ge mmušo o re go lekane, boradikoma ba fetola ka la gore ga ba nyake setšo se hwelela, ba re ba nyaka bana ba be bannanna ka thuto ya komeng. Ge Lefapha La Maphelo le Ye ke kobo re apere. Ke ra eng ge e se mahu re le lokela seatla, boradikoma ba gana nnang ya a mengwagangwaga a dikomeng? Ngwaga basadi, ba re tša setšo ga di kopane le tša sekgowa. ka ngwaga go iwa tlase le tletlolo, bana ba išwa dikomeng go tšea thuto ya bonna. E le Matšatši a go lebeletšwe mašeleng fela, se se dira se mphete ke go fete, go lebilwe dithabeng. gore batho ba bule dikoma ba sena maitemogelo, Le boradikoma ba nkgišetšana dikudumela, segolo thata e le go tlatša dimpa. maikilelo le wona ba bakišana mašoboro le mathumaša. Se se ba a lahletše moleteng wa tšhotšwane, motho wa diragala dinageng tšeo setšo se sa hlompiwago. gona o re ge a fetša go naba boka thaka, a jele tše a di jeleng, a alafa batho mo dithong tša bona tša bonna.

Bothata botla ge bana dikomeng ba hlokofala, Nnete re segwa le ke dinonyana ke a go botša. ba bolawa ke tshwarompe le go alafiwa bošaedi.

Dialoga tše dingwe di boya dikomeng di lobile Go ka ba bjang ge bana ba ka išwa dipetlele, ba ditho tša bona tša senna, kgatelelo ya monagano alafilwa ditho tša bonna gona, e tlare ge ba fodile ba

išwa thabeng go humana thuto ya thabeng? Mmušo le wona o swanetše go tšwa lesolo, o putukane le ba ba bulago dikoma ntle le maswanedi, bao ba humanwego ba tle ba llelwe ke ditšhipi. Boradikoma ba baswa le bona ba swanetše go šoma ka fase ga hlokomela ya boradikoma ba maitemogelo.

Ge e le setšo sona se monate, ga se na bothata le ga tee, bothata bo tla ge se sa dirwe ka maleba. Setšo se a re hlalosa rena re le maAforika, se re arogantšha le ye mengwe merafe. Ge e le rena bana ba maAforika re sa nyaka go ipsina ka sona, fela ge se latelwa ka maleba. Dikgang tšona ga di fele, ge e le nna ke go sebetše, ka ge ba re motho o sebelwa ke wa gabo.

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IZIMVO NAMABALA ENGWE

Aforika e gatelapele

Africa, the rising continent Caswell Mokgonyana Sepedi

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ontinente ya Aforika e tloga e kaonafetše kudu ge re e bapetša le mengwaga ya go feta, mo Aforika e be go e itemogela mathata a magolo a ikonomi. Moo re be go re bona dinaga mabapi tša go swana le bo Ethopia di be di tumile kudu ka tlala. Aforika ga bjale e tloga e goga šedi e kgolo kudu go babeeletši go tšwa mafaseng a ka ntle mo re bonago borakgwebo ba go tšwa mafaseng a ka ntle go etša bo Amerika, Asia, Britain le a mangwe a na le kgahlego e kgolo ya go dira segwera sa kgwebo le kontinente ya Aforika.

Aforika Borwa e bontšhitše lefase ka moka gore e na le bokgoni ka go swara dipapadi tša boditšhabatšhaba tša mogopo wa lefase ka katlego e kgolo ngwageng wa 2010. Meago, meetse, mehlagase le maemo a maphelo a naga ya rena a tloga a le a maemo a godimo, a kaonafetše kudu.

Re bone Aforika Borwa e ipopa ngatana e tee le dinaga tše hlano, gomme tša ipitša mokgahlo wa BRICS, tšona ke seboka sa ‘Brazil, Russia, India, China le South Africa’. Mošomo wa seboka se ke go dira panka e kgolo ka kua nageng ya China gomme se lebeletše gore e ka kgona go thuša dinaga tšeo ka moka mohlang wa nyakego. Ditšweletšwa tšeo Aforika e kgona go di romela mafaseng a ka ntle di na le seabe se segolo mo kgolong ya ikonomi ya rona.

bodikela bja Afrika, efela ka Afrika Borwa boletši bjoo ga se bja fihla. Re bone Afrika e ipopa ngata go lwa le bolwetši bjo bošego le mosegare, moo mafelelong ba kgonnego go bo tumula ka medu.

Aforika e be e tumile kudu ka dintwa tša bana ba thari le go itšeela mmušo ka kgang. Seo ke selo sa maloba le maabane ka ge bontši bja dinaga tša Aforika di hweditše tokologo. Le ge dinaga tša go etša bo Nigeria le bo Burundi di fela di hlaselwa ke marabela, re bone ngwageng wo di kgona go tshwara dikgetho tša katlego.

Seemo sa thuto mo Afrika se tloga se kaonafetše kudu, moo re bonago baithuti ba kgonago go yo ithuta ko dinageng tše dingwe. Afrika ka kakaretšo e tloga e kaonafetše kudu ge re e bapetša le dinako tša go feta, ebile re tloga re ikgantšha ka yona re le maAforika.

Seemo sa maphelo le sona se kaonafetše kudu.

Ngwageng wa go feta kontinente ya Aforika e be e aparetšwe ke leru la bolwetši bja Ebola, gagolo dinageng tša go etša bo Liberia, Guinea le SierraLeone. Dinaga tše ke baagišane di ikadile ka

Credit: African Statistical Yearbook

11 Africa is showing advanced strides in its health, and education sectors as compared to past statistics. Our economy may not be where is can potentially be but I am hopeful that our economy will rise up soon. The success of the 2010 Soccer World Cup was just the beginning, this continent is going places.

Women Who Fezeka Mehlomakhulu is a BA Law and International Relations student as well as a prominent debater for the University of Cape Town Debating league. She is a force to be reckoned with in a field that is dominated by white males. Her strength and intelligence are truly admirable. Her ability to always push the feminist agenda in all the spaces that she occupies has inspired those around her to be confident enough to not only stand up for themselves and their beliefs but to educate those around them about the importance of equality socially, politically and economically.

Fezeka Mehlomakhulu

To the woman who told me that Rhodes must fall, I pledge my allegiance and my love. Throughout this journey at UCT, you have been my rock; someone that I’ve turned to in times of happiness, sadness and anger at the world around me. You’ve supported my every move here, and I am eternally grateful. I will never forget the things you taught me growing up, about being strong, independent and above all humble and kind. You moulded me into the woman I am today, and for that, I need to thank you.

Preethie Munsamy

Unlike other youngsters, Kgomotso’s unexpected gap year gave her an opportunity to reach her childhood dream of touching lives through education, and thus she formed her tutoring agency-EduRight. She holds a view that obstacles are the bricks of success, and that although sitting behind a desk may create possible opportunities to success, it is not necessarily the only way a person can achieve their dreams, passion is the steering wheel.

Kgomotso Ngobeni

Inspire Us! Theresa works at UCT Campus Driving Academy. Those who have been to Campus Academy call her the ‘plate woman’ simply because the only homework you ever get from her is practicing steering a car using a plate.

I chose this woman as a woman worthy of note to be praised.

I have learnt a lot about womanhood through our driving sessions. I am a teacher myself today through adopting some of her remarkable qualities such as seeing people more than what they may appear to be to you because of their age.

Every learner driver is a pain in the neck but there was never a day where she was angry with me. Yes, she scolded me for panicking, and for not listening but she also boosted my confidence by remarking on progress in my driving.

Regards: Noluvuyo Mjoli: your former student

Three years ago if you had referred to me as a woman, I would have given you hell. I hated being called a woman. I associated womanhood with weakness, inferiority, lacking independence, living according to people’s expectations of what women should be or shouldn’t be. Expectations on what women should wear, how they should talk, how they should carry themselves. This was just too much. I didn’t want to live according to people’s expectations... No! I just wanted to be me. And it is only recently, having rejected this ideology, that I realize that being a woman means that I have the autonomy and freedom to be MY kind of woman. A woman who loves, who is fearless, attracted to challenges, an emotional being and all sorts of other things, not what the society prescribes. I now embrace being called a woman. I am a proud melanated woman and I wouldn’t have it any other way for I have realized that trying to be a man would be a waste of a phenomenal woman.

Theresa van der Muellen

Joyce Malebye

“I have always believed that experience is the best teacher. Thus my life approach is to learn the most from every opportunity presented to me. If there are no opportunities I create them for myself. I’m planning to become a CA, I’m a professional model and have been requested to consider being commissioned to do a body of art pieces as a special assignment for Jan -June 2016.

This can only come when you have allowed yourself to absorb as much knowledge from your everyday life experience.”

Kitso Kitchin

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OPINIONS & FEATURES

A hi tinyingubyiseni no hlayisa ndhavuko na tindzimi ta hina tani hi rixaka ra Afrika-Dzonga

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unhu wa n t i m a Xitsonga u ta tshama a ri munhu wa ntima. Mina ndza khensa ku va ndzi ri muntima na ku vulavula ririmi ra mina. Ndza tinyungubyisa hi ku va mupedi. A ndzi tichavi na swintsongo ku va leswi ndzi nga hi xiswona.

bya vona.

Xivutiso hi lexi; hikokwalaho ka yini va vulavula ririmi rimbe vari karhi vari na ririmi ra vona ro saseka leri va twananaka ku ri hava xiphiqo?

Hina hi chava yini ku heta siku rin’we ntsena hi vulavula Xitsonga kumbe Sepedi kumbe rin’wanyani ririmi eka tindzimi ta nkaye leti nga ta Afrika-Dzonga xidzi! ku nga ri leti ti tisiweke hi valungu.

Xitsonga xi ri: “hi ta ku i mangwa loko hi vona mavala.” I ntiyiso naswona ku hava ntiyiso wo hundza wolowo. Ku va na tingana hikokwalaho ka vuntima bya hina, ku chava ku vulavula ririmi ra hina na vanghana va hina, swi kombisa ku ka hi nga tiamukeli tani hi vantima va Afrika-Dzonga. U ta kuma vanhu va ntima va vulavula Xinghezi mara va ri va ririmi rin’we hi vumbirhi

A hi tsundzukeni laha hi humaka kona. A hi tinyungubyiseni hi tindzimi ta hina ta rixaka ra Afrika-Dzonga. Ahi dyondziseni vana va hina ndhavuko na tindzimi ta rixaka leswaku swi nga rivariwi. Swi nga heleli ka vakhale ntsena kambe a swi yisiwe mahlewni na le ka lava landzelaka leswaku va nga lahleki, va tshama va ri karhi va tiva laha va humaka kona tani hi rixaka, hikuva munhu la tivaka laha a

Wisani Mdumela

ndio uliovuma na kudumu sana katika fikira na nyoyo za KiSwahili mashabiki wa hiki kikundi. ivi majuzi na majuzi, Hata sasa ukimuuliza shabiki nikiendelea na biashara wa kikundi hiki wimbo mmoja zangu za kupeleleza mambo anaoukumbuka, jibu sana sana mbali mbali katika mtandao huwa, “amka kumekucha”. wa intaneti, mafikira yangu yalirejelea nyenzi za mziki Lakini mie sikukua naufikiria ulipocharazwa kutumia sahani huu wimbo.

Mafikira za santuri. Nikaukumbuka yangu yalirejelea wimbo haswaa wimbo mmoja ulionipa mmoja unaoitwa “Kaka raha sana nikiwa mchanga. Saidi”…wengine wanaujua Huu wimbo wa kikundi fulani kama “utakoma utakoma”. kilichoitwa (nadhania yakwamba bado kipo,lakini bado nitasema Kaka Saidi alikuwa jamaa kilichoitwa kwa madhumuni mmoja machachari sana. Porojo ya hii taarifa) ‘Maroon na uvumi ndio vilikuwa vipaji Commandos’,chini wa kiongozi vyake. Zaidi ya hayo, alikuwa Maarufu Habel Kifoto,kiliwahi na wivu sana na akikuona kucharaza vibao vingi na mazuri, hamaki na chuki mashuhuri na kem-kem sana. zilimzidi kama mtu anayependa kumiliki mali ya wenyewe bila Zaidi ya hayo,kikundi hiki ruhusa. Tabia zake zilisikitisha kiliwatumbuiza wananchi wa sana na mwishowe,Saidi Afrika mashariki katika tamasha anaonywa awache wivu, chuki mbali mbali miaka ya sabini na madharau.

Mwimbaji na themanini. Ama kwa kweli, chipukizi David Kibe, uhodari wa hiki kikundi, ulizidi aliyeiandika na kuicharaza kabila na bao lao “Charonyi hii nambari na nyingine ni wasi” la kitaita,mwimbaji inayoitwa “usiniambie unaenda” akiwa Habel Kifoto mwenyewe, anamalizia na kumwonya Kaka lilishika usukani katika mitambo Saidi yakua, “utakoma utakoma, ya redio kwa wakati mrefu sana. utakoma we Saidi.” Ama kwa Mwimbaji mwingine, Laban kweli, ‘Maroon Commandos’ Ochuka akaangusha wimbo walikuwa ligi nyingine hizo siku. “naondoka naenda safari”.

Mkanda huu pia ulivunja rekodi Kwa nini naurejelea huu wimbo, na kuimarisha uhodari wa hiki wakati huu. Tumerudi muhula kikundi sana. Lakini ni wimbo wa pili na kazi iliopo mbele wao mmoja “amka kumekucha” yetu ni nyingi sana.Inatubidi

Mwalimu D G Munene

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August 2015

Let us be proud and preserve our culture and African languages. humaka kona u twisisa hi ku olova laha a yaka kona naswona u tala ku humelela evuton’wini. Swi nga leswi swi lavekaka eka Afrika-Dzonga wa sweswi wa ntshuxeko.

A hi tinyungybyiseni hi ku vulavula Xitsonga kumbe Sepedi leswaku na lava va nga xi tiveki va twa va navela ku xi tiva. A hi vulavuleni tindzimi ta hina kun’wani na kun’wani hi ri hava tingana. Ahi tiamukeleni leswi hi nga xi swona hi tlhela hi tinyungubyisa hi swona tanihileswi rixaka ra hina ri fanananisiwile na nkwangula-tilo hikokwalaho hi fanele hi tsaka hi ku va hi hambananile hikuva swoleswo swi tisa miehleketo yo hambanana yo pfuneta ku aka rixaka no endla leswaku tiko ra hina ra AfrikaDzonga ri va tiko ro saseka hikokwalaho ka vanhu va rona lavo hambana-hambana.

tutie bidii,tujikakamue vilivyo,na tuige mifano myema ndio tuweze kufanya vyema masomoni na maishani.

Lakini jumuia yetu,jamii zetu,siasa zetu na mazingira yetu siku hizi yanazidi kuiga mifano ya Kaka Saidi.

Wasomi,wanasiasa,wanasheria na wafanyikazi wa sekta mbali mbali wamedunisha mienendo myema,na kuiga kaka Saidi Ilhali wanafaa kutupilia mbali mienendo kama hio.

Wasia tuliopewa na wahenga tumeusahau na ubaya unazidi kumiliki manyumba na hisia zetu. Na ukweli wa mambo ni yakwamba, jamii zetu zinazidi kuzorota,na watu kuishi katika hali duni bila mbinu za kujitosheleza kimaisha.

Wakati umewadia wa kufuata maadili sambamba na kukomesha mabaya.

Ngoma nzuri hushangiliwa na mtu ni utu. Mzidi kutenda mazuri,kwani ubaya haulipwi,na pia wema hauozi.

Jikumbushe wanamuziki, na pokea wasia wao Down memory lane and lessons from some popular songs (Mtu ni utu - A human being is humanity)

IZIMVO NAMABALA ENGWE

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WWW.FACEBOOK@TORture.COM

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re e gore motho yoo o molato mme go ya ka maAforika ga go a siama le e seng gore o tlhagise kakanyo ya gago.

Moporesitente wa Wits o tlhaloseditse borra media gore ene o ne a sa gatelele gore Hitler o siame go tlhokofatsa batho ba bangwe mme o ne leka fela go tlhagisa maitemogelo a gagwe a go busa naga le fa batho ba le kgatlhanong.

Fa tota re ka bo re tlhaloganya gore re le batho re na le megopolo e farologaneng, le ditsela tse difarologang tsa go lekola maemo. Moloko wa SRC mo UCT o ne a kwala ka tsela eo a ikutlwang ka yone morago ga gore ko Moseja ba dire lenyano magareng ga batho ba babedi ba bong jo bongwe le nne ka fo molang. O ne a tlhalosa maikutlo a gagwe a itshetlegile ka tumelo ya gagwe ya sekresete. O ne Dinako tsa gompieno difarologane thata fela letsa a latofatsa fa tshwetso e ba e tshotseng e le fela go gatelela maloba. E nkgopotsa mmuso wa tlhaolele fa batho ba sebe. Motho wa modimo o ne a sa re o utlwisa batho ne ba sa tshwanelwa ke go bua seo se mo mafatlheng botlhoko mme a leka fela go tlhagisa maikutlo a gagwe. a bona. Dikgwedinyana tse di fetileng moporesitente wa University of Wits o ne a gapeletswa go rola marapo Facebook e latlhegetswe ke bokao gonne sengwe le sengwe pele ga nako gonne o ne a kwadilwe ka moporesidente seo o se buang o tshwanelwa ke go se tlhatlhoba le go itsenya wa maloba wa Jeremane Adolf Hitler. Lebaka legolo tota mo maemo a batho go bona gore se tla ba tshwara jang. ga e se gore ba ne ba le kgatlhong le se a se kwadileng mme ba kgatlhanong le gore tsela e eo a bonang Adolf Hitler ka yone e farologane thata fela le ya bone.

Facebook used to be a platform where people used to share their thoughts and feeling with Fa motho a sa dumelane le se o o se dumelang ga go their friends, it did not have a limited degree of freedom. The fact that two people have different views it does not mean one is wrong or right.

According to the governing constitution we are entitled to our own opinions and we have freedom of speech. Let us not allow facebook to torture our lives by limiting our radius of freedom. alatsi a fetileng bontsi jwa rona re ne tsaya facebook Setswana jaaka kgolagano ya botsalano ebile re bona e le nngwe ya ditsela tseo dikgatlisang tsa tlhaeletsano. Bagolo ba ne ba lekgatlhanong le yone gonne bana ba ne ba lebala ditiro tsa bone tsa molapeng. Bangwe bao lerato le neng le ba tlhakantse tlhogo ba ne ba golagana le mekapelo mo go yone. Re ne re ebona jaaka tsela e maleba ya go itumedisa le ditsala tsa rona mme go sena yoo a reng mang o mo utlwisitse botlhoko. Borra mabetlele ba ne ba e dirisa jaaka tshono ya go phasalatsa gonne bontsi jwa batho bo ne bo e wetse.

Prince Nchupang

Ezweni Lethelezi Lemfundo Ngabe Kumele Abe-CIEE Bavunywa Ukungena yi-UCT?

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ule minyaka emibili edlule isiZulu ngibone izinga eliphezulu labafundi baphesheya abeza lapha ngohlelo lokushintshiswana kwabafundi, phecelezi i-Exchange Student Programme. Kuhle impela ukuthi abaseMelika basivakashele lapha e-Afrika kepha kungani lolu hlelo lisilethela amakhulu abafundi ukuthi azofunda lapha isimesta yonke kodwa kube abethu abafundi bengakwazi ukuthi bathathwe ngamakhulukhulu ukuthi bayofunda eMelika isimesta yonke?

Wade Thekwane Smit

Lapha ngiphakamisa udaba olukhulu olukhuluma ngabafundi abazithathela abanye abafundi isikhala. Bangakhi abafundi baseningizimu Afrika abangakwazi ukungena lapha e-UCT ngoba bedinga isikhala nemali yokufunda ngapha? angithi laba baseMelika balethwa ngapha ngoba kushiphile ukufunda lapha. Lolu daba kufanele luphakamiswe ngenxa yomthelela omubi olunawo ekuthuthukiseni amakhono wentsha yaseningizimu Afrika.

Imfundo ephakeme njengalokho etholakala emaNyuvesi ibalulekile kakhulu ukuze sithuthuke njengesizwe. i-UCT inephutha lokuphakamisela abafundi baseMelika phezulu.

Ezweni lethu besizabalazela ukuletha imfundo ephakeme kubantwana balo leli lizwe. Pho manje kutheni abethu bezohlala bengafundi bebe befunda bona abaphesheya befundela ezikhungweni zethu?

Kodwa le nkinga iqhuba ngaphambilini kokuntshontshwa kwezihlalo ngoba ngempela lawaya maMelika aqhamuka ekilasini ephazamisa ukuze angayiphakamisa kahle imibono embi mayelana neAfrika nentuthuko yayo. Eqinisweni agcwalisa izindlu zemfundo angenisa njengamabutho ukuze kube nzima ngabakithi ukuthola indawo yokukhuluma ngayo. Leyi nkinga iyaphazamisa imfundo ngempela ngoba izinzululwazi kudala zihlukene phakathi kwamasiko wethu ekhaya kodwa ukuziphehla njalo ezawo kuyadilika isimo.

Siyazi sonke ukuthi abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abakwazi ukuvumelana ngenxa imehluko kodwa sikwazi ukwenzani ndawonye ukukulungisa loku. Ngesikhathi ubamukela abanye lapho kukhona ukulwa loku kulwa kuzokhula ephambanisa. Imfundo lethu liphazamiswa ngenxa yaleyo nkinga njalo futhi.

Sisanezinto eziningi ukuzilungisa njengesizwe ngakho ke kuyinkinga embi kakhulu ukuletha abafundi abangazi lutho ngasimo esithile sethu.

Should these waves of foreign students be allowed into South African tertiary institutions, and take up spaces which could be filled by local students who desperately need them? I argue that the education of many South Africans is interrupted by this process, both by being excluded from the institution and feeling foreign in Americandominated classes in our own country.

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Kwanele Mpumelelo Mhlongo IsiZulu

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August 2015

OPINIONS & FEATURES

udala ngitshelwa ukuthi ubandlululo ngokwebala alusekho eNingizimu Afrika kodwa la engibuka khona ngibona lona lodwa. Inkinga yabantu abaningi, ekakhulukazi abafundile ukuthi izingqondo zabo zicindezelwe ubandlululo ngendlela ehlukile.

Ngisho ngoba kubona kungathi yonke into ilungile njengoba sebehlala nabo abelungu.

bokufika ngamabomu ukuze bona bazibone bebakhulu ngokomnotho nangokosiko-mpilo ukuze indlu ensundu iyenyeze ngebala labo.

Uthi usamangazwe okubona esikoleni ube nethemba lokuthi mawufika ekhaya izinto zizoshintsha kanti ushaye phansi kwashunqa uthuli, izingane ezikhuluma njengabelungu zinconywa zize ziphathwe kangconyana kuna lezi ezinye zizezitshelwa ukuthi kumele zifune ukufana ‘naleziya’ ukuze zizokhula zibe “abelungu” nazo (abaphathi).

Iningi lalezi ngane zigcine zibukela ulimi lwakubo phansi. Uze ukhohlwe ukuthi isiZulu ulimi olufundekayo olubhalwa abaningi.

Kulesi kathi esihlala kuso abelungu abasadingi mthetho ukuze bacindezela abantu abamnyama. Lento le iqala esikoleni kusuka emabangeni amancane emfundo, ihambe ize ukukohlwa ukuthi iyofinyelela emakhaya idlulele Akulula omnyama nokuthi phambili kuhle kwesondo lemoto umuntu ehambayo ngoba ayinasiphetho. akuyona yinto ongayishintsha leyo. Ungabobukela abakini phansi Esikoleni othisha bafundisa ngoba liyofika uyombuleka khona abafundi babo ukuthi izinqa kuhlwe emini nobululwane ukuze uphumelele esikoleni bakho bungakusizi ngalutho mese nasempilweni kumele isiLungu ukusa kwakho kuba yisitha sakho sabo usikhulume ngamakhala mntakababa. Zinike isikhathi kuhle “komlungu waseBritain” uphinde uzihluphe ngokwazi wakho ngoba ukuze abantu bakuhloniphe la ngomlando uhamba khona. Uma uphimisa akekho oyokunikeza lombele Zinikele uzimisele njengabantu abanolimi owaluncela wolwazi. ebeleni ngeke uwathole emfundweni ngoba imfundo amamaki adingekayo amahle. yomuntu onsundu yisona sikhali Angisayiphathi ke eyomlando esonqoba ngaso nesizokwazi ngaso ondlebe wabantu abansundu abawufundisa ukukhipha abafundi ezikoleni zabo; ngokusho zikhanya ilanga ezikhundleni kwabo bathi waqala ngobugqila, zabo nomnotho wezwe lethu sazi gwiqiqi bashawe amahloni ukuthi uphathwa kanjani ukuze bafake uShaka kaSenzangakhona nezizukulwane zethu zijabule uma ebe nehlanhla. Baqamba ngegalelo lethu ekubuyiseni izwe ngokungemthetho amanga bathi umlando wendlu elathathwa babamkhulu bethu. emnyama nemvelaphi yaqala ko ngokufika kwabo; noma iqiniso lomlando wendlu emnyama While education is supposed selihleli obala kuhle kwezinqa to be empowering to the youth, zesele baliphika bame ngentaba it has been teaching black South ondlebe zikhanya ilanga.

Africans that their history began Wena wake wakuzwaphi ukuthi with the arrival of white people, ufike endaweni uthole inabantu destroying the dignity of rich abahlala khona kodwa wena futhi history and legacy belonging to ubusujika uthi sekungeyakho? us. A knowledge of our history can Usithathaphi isibindi sokuthu be a powerful tool for conquering umemeze umhlaba wonke uthole this dominant narrative and umhlaba ube wena uqobo lwakho for illuminating the pride that uqala ngqa ukuyibona leyo ndawo African histories deserve. ibe inabahlali bakhona begcwele kuyo? Imbudane uqobo lwayo!.

Kuningi okudala ukuthi kube nomehluko obabazekayo phakathi kwabantu abamnyama nabamhlophe. Usizi lo muntu omnyama lwadalwa ngabantu

Sangoma Lindelwe Mayisa isiZulu

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gama lami ngu Lindelwe T Mayisa umlisa ona 26 ngingomunye wabesikhosini nobukhosi bedlozi, ulwazi lwami lusemathongweni nasekuthungatheni imizwa nesimoya ngesilungu ingabizwa ngothu psychic or mentalism hayi kodwa lena engiyibona la kumabonakude.

Eyami ngeyokufemba.

Imvumakufa yami ngayezenzelwa ekhaya kusigodlo saseThongathi (KZN). Ngazalelwa kumndeni obuthethela njalo umkhulu wami naye wayepahlile, ingakho ke insuku zami zaqala enkozweni nginokholo ukuba mhlawumbe nginesipho kodwa ibandla lami likholelwa cha nginomoya ongcolile. Kodwa ke ngolwazi luka mkhulu wami sangena indlela.

Ngineminyaka elishumi nesikhombisa ekuguleni kwami, kuthi ke kulezi eyisikhombisa ke ngicedisana nomphakathi.

Obana ke unenkinga mayelana kwezesi moya, ezamaphupho nangezosiko nginalo ulwazi singancedisana njalo futhi nangezekholo yimi ke mvungane unkezi maphontsa umkhonto awulandele magubuzela ngesambatho sibomvu engadeli ngemfa.

Uma unemibuzo ithumele yona kimina ku - penofinspiration@ yahoo.com Thokoza makhosi.

My name is Lindelwe T Mayisa, and I am amongst the kings of the sovereignty of the ancestors.

My knowledge lies in knowing the ancestors. If you have problems of the spirit, of dreams or of tradition I have knowledge with which we can help each other. email me your questions at: penofinspiration@yahoo.com

Credit: Lindelwe T. Mayisa

INDABA ENTSHA

Breaking News Woman gets robbed 2 M away from CPS on the eve of women’s day.

CPS says it was not their responsibility to help of LBG and not outside the residence. Our responsibility is to ensure that all LBG residents are safe within the precincts of the residence.”

Noluvuyo Mjoli English

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aturday, 08 August 2015, just outside the Liesbeeck main gate, a girl screamed so loud that the whole of Liesbeeck Gardens had to come out of their flats to see what the matter was. She was robbed in front of Off-Campus Protection Services.

As the girl was getting robbed just two meters away from the gate, some of the students watched the scene from their balconies and did nothing, so did the G4S officers who were on duty that night. Witnesses have reported that the gate was only opened for her after her perpetrators had left, despite her attempts of calling out for help. The Liesbeeck Acting Warden, Mr G. Nodoba maintains that the woman was outside Liesbeeck gardens premises and therefore that the CPS officers did not do anything about this incident as it was outside of their jurisdiction. However, the victim is a Liesbeeck resident and she was walking back to res by the time of the incident. The warden had this in response, “There was no way in which anyone could have known that the victim is an LBG resident. In addition, our CPS colleagues are stationed to work within the precincts

While this is the case with the management of the residence, one of the concerned students has expressed his feelings regarding the incident.

He was quoted saying, “Yes we understand that campus security doesn’t carry lethal weapons and that their job is to only keep everyone calm and call for backup, but the university spends a lot of money on G4S and so we cannot have security personnel that can’t even protect themselves.

How will they protect the next person then?”. If off campus security says it cannot take responsibility over something that is outside their boundary of work, can that not be considered as an immoral behaviour?

Women’s month or not, women continue to be vulnerable bodies.

This woman was confronted by men who have undermined her as a woman by making her excising their power over her, knowing she is a helpless being. She has also been let down by men who stood and watched her getting robbed.

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English phrases to be translated: Present Tense:

The girl kicks the ball.

Spelling Past Tense:

The girl kicked the ball.

Future Tense:

The girl will kick the ball.

Learn Afrikaans | Leer Afrikaans Die meisie skop die bal

Die meisie het die bal geskop

Die meisie sal die bal skop

Pronounciation

Learn Sepedi | Ithute Sepedi Mosetsana o raga bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nah oh rra-gah boh-loh

Dee may-see heht dee bahl *ge-sk-ohp

Mosetsana o ragile bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nah oh rra-gee-leh boh-loh

Dee may-see sa-al dee bahl sk-ohp

Mosetsana o tla raga bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nah oh klaa rra-ga boh-loh

Dee may-see sk-ohp dee bahl

*The ge sound is produced by closing the throat and forcing air through it (like a gargling sound)

Ithute Xitsonga | Funda Xitsonga Nhwanyana u raha bolo.

nn-h-w-aa-n-y-aan-aa uu r-aa-h-aa b-o-l-o

Nhwanyana u rahile bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nah oh rra-gah boh-loh

Nhwanyana u ta raha bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nah oh rra-gah boh-loh

Learn Sotho | Ithute Sotho Mosetsanyana o raga bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nyaa-nah oh rra-gah boh-loh

Mosetsanyana o ragile bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nyaa-nah oh rra-gee-leh boh-loh

Mosetsanyana o tla raga bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nyaanah oh klaa rra-ga boh-loh

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Funda isiZulu | Learn isiZulu Ithute Setswana | Learn Setswana Intombazane ikhahlela ibhola

in-toh-mbah-zahneh e-ka-*hle-la eeboh-la

Intombazane ikhahlele ibhola

in-toh-mbah-zahneh e-ka-*hle-leh eeboh-la

Intombazane izokhahela ibhola

in-toh-mbah-zah-neh ee-zoh-ka-+hle-la eeboh-la

Mosetsanyana o raga bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nyaa-nah oh rra-gah boh-loh

Mosetsanyana o ragile bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nyaa-nah oh rra-gee-leh boh-loh

Mosetsanyana o tla raga bolo.

Mu-seh-tsa-nyaa-nah oh klaa rra-ga boh-loh

*The hl sound is produced by placing the tongue on the palate and forcing air past it

Learn Ndebele | Funda Ndebele

Learn isiXhosa | Funda isiXhosa

Inkazana yakhahlela ibhola

In-kah-zah-na yah-kah-hle-la i-bohlah

Intombazana ikhaba ibhola

Ee-ntoo-m-baa-zaanah ee-car-baa eebow-laa

Inkazana ikhahlela ibhola

In-kah-zah-na i-kah-hle-la iboh-lah

Intombazana ikhabe ibhola

Ee-ntoo-m-baa-zaanah ee-car-bear eebo-la

Inkazana izakhahlela ibhola

In-kah-zah-na i-zah-kah-hle-la i-boh-lah

Intombazana iza kukhaba ibhola

Ee-ntoo-m-baa-zaa-nah ee-zaa koo-car-baa ee-bow-la

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DIJO, FESENE, BOITISO

August 2015

Don’t Shoot The Harbinger Akha Tutu isiXhosa

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atsha, banetalente, bahle, banobuchule yaye beze ngobuso ezweni. Ndithetha ngeqela lomdlalo weqonga ogama lawo likwenza ucinge yaye likube ingqondo uDon’t Shoot The Harbinger (Musa ukubhungisa umqondiso).

Aba badlali banobuchule nguAmeera Conrad,Katya Mendelson,Thando Mangcu,Nwabisa Plaatjie,Khathu Ramabulana kunye noKei-Ella Loewe njengomalathisi.

Lo mdlalo onoburharha, okwenza ucinge nozele lulwimi olufihla intsingiselo, ubhalwe ngokubambiseneyo nguAmeera inzwakazi emehlo mahle naqaqambileyo, uThando intwazana ebonakala imsulwa,uNwabisa Plaatjie intokazi enomkhitha nenomhlantla oqhekeza loo mazinyo abukekayo kunye noKatya inzwakazi ezipholeleyo. Oyena mntu obethabatha izigqibo ezikhokelele ekubeni lo mdlalo ube yile nto uyiyo nguKei-Ella Loewe njengomalathisi.

Ngemva-kwemini yangomvulo ngomhla we27 kwefileyo, ndikhe ndafumana imizuzwana yokuba ndikhe ndihlale phantsi nala manenekazi sikhe sidle imbadu, ngokukhethekileyo ngalo mdlalo wabo unikisa umdla.

Ndiza kuthi gqabagqaba ndicholachola apha naphaya kwiingongoma eziye zaqaqamba nezibalulekileyo kwincoko yethu. Kaloku, ukuba ndingayishicilela yonke le ncoko kungatshona ilanga uyifunda, ndingasathethi ke ngomona ekungaba ndinawo kuba eliphephandaba lingagcwala yona nje yodwa. Kaloku mzi kantu nawe uyayaza thina imbadu yenziwa ekhaya, isichane ke le nto xa kufuneka sibambe umgca wexesha, asiphezi.

Ndabathembisa ukuba ezi ndaba zethu ziza kuthabatha nje imizuzu engamashumi ama-30 okanye ngaphantsi, kowu saphantsa sawelela ngaphaya kweyure.

Kumbuzo wam wokuqala kula manenekazi ndafuna ukuqonda ukuba ingaba umdlalo lo weza njani, uthetha ngantoni yaye isihloko esi sona basicinge njani.

UKatya waphendula wathi “kwakungenye imini kunyaka ophelileyo sihleli siphunga ikofu yaye sizincokolela, sabuzana ukuba njengokuba kunyaka ozayo kuza kufuneka siqulunqe umdlalo nje (njengoko kulindelekile ngabafundi bezemidlalo yeqonga kunyaka

wabo wesine), siza kubhala umdlalo onjani nosekezelwe entwenini?UAmeera weza necebo lokuba sibhale ngezinto ezenzeka ekuhlaleni kodwa ngendlela ehlekisayo.”

Ungenelele xa kulapha uThando ecacisa ngesihloko esithi, “Isihloko sithatyathelwe saza sasekelwa kwintetho yesiNgesi ethi “Don’t shoot the messenger” (Musa ukudubula umthunywa). Uyaqhubekeka uAmeera: “Xa besisibhala sasicinga ngaba bathunywa baphaya eBhayibhileni kwincwadi yeSityhilelo aba bavakalisa ukubhujiswa komhlaba. Nathi ke, ekubeni sithetha ngezinto ezichaphazela uluntu kumdlalo wethu, sizibone singabo.”

Enye yeengxaki ezisekuhlaleni abazichukushayo kulo mdlalo wabo, ziingxaki amabhinqa ajamelana nazo. Bathi bebefuna ukubonakalisa amabhinqa (amane) aye aphila ukutyhubela ‘ukubhujiswa komhlaba’ berhangqwe yisanti yaye bejamelene neengxaki ezifana neziya zangaphambi kwembubhiso.

Into endiyiqapheleyo kukuba, umdlalo wabo uzele lulwimi olubonakalisa uburharha bababhali yaye badlala ngolwimi ngamandla. Ndifune ukuqonda ukuba, ingaba ngokwenza oko bebefuna ukuxhokonxa iingcinga okanye bebefuna nje ukutuja. Ewenza mafutshane, uKatya uphendulile esithi into yokusebenzisa ulwimi oluhlekisayo izenzekele nje kuba bengongabantu basoloko bendilekile okanye kuba bekuthanda ukudlala.

Ngaphezu koko, njengoko sele betshilo ngaphambili, bebengafuni ukuthi bethetha ngemibandela eminye yayo ibuhlungu bagxinisise kwintlungu eyibangelayo ngolwimi oluhlabayo nolukhathazayo.

Ungqinelwe nguThando oncumileyo.

Ekubeni bengabantu ab ohlukile yo ngokwembonakalo, ndibabuzile ukuba ngokobugcisa bohluke njani yaye loo nto ibancede njani ekuveliseni lo mdlalo.

Bangqinelene ukuba ewe bona bohlukile yaye loo nto ibancede kakhulu kuba bafunde izinto ezintsha.

UAmeera ude anabe athi: “..loo nto isincede ukuba sikwazi ukusebenzisana yaza yasinceda asabambelela kwezethu izimvo kodwa sivume ukuziyeka xa iqela lingavumelani ngazo. Kwakhona, besiye sixabane gqitha kodwa loo nto ibisicela umngeni wokuba sinyaniseke yaye sikhululeke nto leyo esincede sakwazi ukulungisana.”

“Ekubeni niye kumnyhadala wezobugcisa eRhini, niphumelele imbasa yabona babhali

bathembisayo. Ithetha ntoni kuni loo nto?”

UAmeera waphendula wenjenje: “Siyavuya futhi siyibulela loo nto, kodwa asifuni kuthatha lonke uzuke silwenze olwethu. Kaloku asikhange siwenze sodwa lo mdlalo. Umalathisi kunye nomphathiqonga inkulu nabo indima abayidlalileyo.”

Kumboniso wokuqala xa uqalayo nje umdlalo, uNura (odlalwa nguNwabisa Plaatjie) uvela sele esithi: “Kwathi ke kaloku ngantsomi…” abantwana baphendule, “Chosi ntsomi!” Ndifune ukwazi ukuba ingaba ‘uchosi’ lo bayamazi na ukuba uthetha ukuthi,ingakumbi aba bamhlophe.

Impendulo ibuye isithi kuAmeera, “Hayi asiyiqondi ncam ukuba ithetha ukuthini kodwa ke yona ingcamango eyiquletheyo naloo nto ibhekisela kuyo siyayazi. Iphendula pha kuNura ontetho yakhe ithetha ukuthi ‘Ngoku ndiza kuqalisa ukinibalisela ibali’.

UNwabisa, ehleka, naye wongeza athi: “Eneneni nam andiyazi kodwa ndiyayazi le ithethwa nguNura ukuba ithetha ukuthi ‘Kwathi ke ngamhla mnene..’ Ekubeni sonke besiyihleka le nto uThando uphumelise esithi “IsiXhosa asitolikwa.”Saqhubeka sayigquzula intsini.

Benditshilo ndathi ndiza kubetha amabal’engwe ngolu dliwano-ndlebe. Njengoko nawe uzibonela, la magqiyazana anetalente kodwa akaphelelanga apho, bakwangabantu abatsha abaze ngobuso ezweni namabhinqa azithembileyo.

Ungalufumana olu udliwanondlebe lupheleleyo kwi-website yethu ethi: www.vernacnews. co.za. Ndiqinisekile uyanqwenela ukwazi izimvo zabo ngokuhlukunyezwa kwamabhinqa yaye bayibhiyozela njani inyanga yamanina.

“ ‘We wanted something dark but yet funny’, said Ameera……They modelled their play after the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, hence the four women who survived the apocalypse living in a postapocalyptic time surrounded by sand and trying to deal with social issues of that time, especially those specific to women, which are not so different from those they faced anteapocalyptic .”

image source: Robert Kieth

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THIS IS A LONG mama ROAD marikana Andisiwe Dlangamandla IsiXhosa

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mbali yaseMzantsi yeziyunguma ezinempixano inde yaye izazama ukuzilungisa. Kunjalo, izinto ebezisenzeka zobanjululo abanye abantu zibachaphazele kabuhlungu. Kungoko kubalulekile ukuba zilungiswe ngoba zichaphazela indlela ekuphilwa ngayo namhlanje. Lonto iyakunceda isizwe sikwazi ukuqhubele phambili . Inde Le Ndlela ibonisa Kanye lenkcazelo.

Inde Le Ndlela ngumdlalo wezeqonga obhalwe ngu Monde Ngonyama waze wacangciswa ngu Xabiso Zweni, ngenzame zoku phuhlisa indlela abantu abaninzi base Mzantsi Afrika abaphila ngayo namhlanje nakwezopolitiko.

Lomdlalo waqulunqwa kwiHolo yedolophu ye National Festival eRhini.

Lomdlalo womculo weqonga umalunga nabadlali abaphambili abathandathu: indoda ephazamisekileyo engqondweni, umfazi omdala nonyana wakhe, umphathi (Mayor) welokishi yabantsundu, kunye nababini abasebenza naye.

Iqonga lalincediswa ngabadlali bomculo nabadanisi ababemana bevela ukuphuhlisa ibali. Amadonga amabini azotywe ngeqaqambileyo imibala ebonisa izindlu ze RDP atsho kubemnandi emphefumlweni.

Kodwa phakathi emdlalweni, athi lamadonga akuguqulwa aveza elinye icala eliyinyani phofu, elibi ngezindlu ezibonisa imbali yobanjululo nendlela echaphazela indlela ekuphilwa ngayo namhlanje. Umakhulu nonyana wakhe bachaza imbali yeemfazwe zaseKoloni phakathi kwabamhlophe nabantsundu bamandulo, ukuza kwixesha lezobanjululo de kube nguku. Yilembali ke le imtya ngaphakathi umakhulu ebonakalisa mhlophe isizathu sakhe sokungayamkeli lendlela ingaphucukanga yokuzama ukulungisa imbali enzulu kangaka ngezindlu ze RDP. Umphathi (Mayor) wasekuhlaleni yena omele abezopolitiko abangohlohlesakhe unyanzelisa ukwakhela abantu izindlu ezininzi ze RDP ukuze afumane iivoti ezininzi ukuze isonka sakhe singapheli. Abancedisi bakhe bobabini ababengcole njengaye , bade bamshiya kuba ebasebenzisa nzima ukufeza iinjongo zakhe.

Abadlali bababalasela ukubonisa elibali ngendlela eyenza ukuba ababukeli de bavakalelwe emoyeni. Umphefulo ubuchukumisekile lonke ixesha.

Lomdlalo washiya imibuzo kuthi yokuba: Siphi singabantu base Mzantsi afrika? Ingaba sesifikile apho besijonge khona okanye sisesendleleni eya khona? Okusalayo, ‘Inde Le Ndlela’ –Inde lendlela nokuba iyaphi.

South Africa has a rich history of plays that portray the impact apartheid has had on Black people.

‘Inde Le Ndlela’, loosely translated to ‘This is a long road’, written by Monde Ngonyama and directed

by Xabiso Zweni, portrays the story of one elderly woman is expecting to receive a free house as part of government’s Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) that provides low cost housing to poor. It is set against the backdrop of one Mayor whose intention is to use the RDP programme to advance his political career at the expense of the poor. The play was performed at the Opera House as part of the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.

There are 6 main actors: A mentally challenged man, an elderly woman and her son, the Mayor and two of his assistants.

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ma kukhulunywa ngabalweli benkululeko lapha eningizimu-Afrika, ubuhlakani bonke buyele bukhonjwe emadodeni. Kumanje, uma kukhulunywa nge Marikana, wonke umuntu uzokutshela ngamadoda afa njengamaqhawe elwela amalungelo abo. Ngabe lokhu kusho ukuthi babengekho na abafazi ababebasekela? Pho baphi omama beSikhala Sonke?

Ngomhla zingu 18 ku-Ncwaba ka 2012, kwadluliswa umyalezo wokuthi sekushone abantu abangamashumi amane nane (44) esihlukwini salokhu okwaziwa ngokuthi iMarikana Massacre. Abangamashumi amathathu nane (34) kwaku ngabasebenzi mgodini ababulawa ngesikhulu isihluku ngamaphoyisa emuveni kokuba betelekele amaholo ancono. Elinye leshumi (10) lalaba bafi kwakungamaphoyisa ahlaselwa ngabatelekei ngazo lezi nsuku ezintathu saleli teleka. Kwaphinde kwalimala kanzima abantu abangamashumi ayisikhombisa nesishiyagalolunye (78), okwakufuneka baphuthunyiswe esibhedlela emuva kokulimala kakhulu.

U-Aliki Saragas ongumfundi walapha ekhaya e-UCT owenza amaMasters wakhe kwi Documentary of Arts uhambe waya eMarikana wayokwenza ifilimu ngalesi sigameko. Ifilimu lakhe libheke iqhaza eladlalwa ngabantu besifazane mhlazane amadoda wabo edutshulwa ngamaphoyisa nangabaphathi base Lonmin.

Leli filimi lihluke kakhulu kwi-Miners Shot Down (2014) ka Rehad Desai, lapho eveza bukhoma ngokuhlaselwa kwa-amadoda aseMarikana sengathi azilwane. Ifilimu ka Aliki lona lihluke ngokuthi liveza ngobuhlungu obusele nabafelokazi kanye nomphakathi wase Marikana emuva kokushonelwa amalunga wemindeni yawo. Impilo ka Nonkululeko Ngxande, Zameka Nungu, Primrose Nokulunga, Sonti Thumeka Magwangqana kanye no Evelyn Seipati Mmeka iyingxenye encane yobuhlungu nenhlupheko esele nabafazi base Marikana.

Leli filimu lizophuma ngokufanele kunyaka u 2016.

Kodwa selikhangiswe kabili lapha

As we commemorate Marikana-Lonmil Massacre this August, we take a look at the story of five women from the Sikhala Sonke project aimed at offering support to the widowers of the Marikana mine workers that were murdered in 2012.

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DIJO, FESENE, BOITISO

August 2015

Usaqhubeka ngothando lwakhe lomculo nangona bona ubomi bakhe bungenaziphumo zincumisa njengezobomi bomculo wakhe. Uchaphazeleke kwiingozi zemoto amaxa amaninzi, walahlekelwa zizihlobo kuquka nomfazi wakhe uDaphney Sakhikhaya Dlala Phiri, umphathi wakhe kwezomculo nabadlali isiXhosa be band yakhe abathandathu. Nguku utyiwa ziintlungu zeembambo ezintathu ezophukileyo emvumi yase Mzantsi Afrika ye jazz ezimnyanzelisa ukuba anxibe ibhanti elikhulu noMbaqanga uRaymond Chikapa Enoch apha esinqeni ukuncedisana nokuphola.

Phiri, wahambela eRhini ukuzakudlalela abantu Noko kunjalo, utsho ngodlwabevu lomculo ababemlinde ngabomvu kwiqonga I Guy Butler engawuyekanga umdaniso awaziwa ngawo.

Theatre. Njemgemvumi yeminyaka engaphezu Konke oku esenzela ukonwabisa ababukeli bakhe. kwamashumi amane itheko lakhe belinika umdla.

nanamhlanje. Wazihluba eveza elobhanti likhulu lisesinqeni echaza indlela amkhumbula ngayo umfazi wakhe u daphney Phiri. Wayenyembezana ngelixesha, kodwa abantu bamkhutaza ukuba omelele besithi bayamthanda. Kwangoko watsho wacula ngentliziyo yakhe yonke ezivotya votya ngomdaniso wakhe wodumo. “Ndiyaziva ukuba ndiyaphila’ watsho ecula eyona ngoma ithandwayo. Ukususela kwi Jazz yase Mzantsi Afrika, ukuya kumbhaqanga, fussion ne reggae wayandla ebantwini indlela aziva ngayo emphefumlweni ngomculo. URay akazange aphelele ukusichukumisa emphefumlweni amaxesha amaninzi kule show, kodwa wasifundisa Ukungena kuka Ray eqongeni yaba yintsholo ngobuhle bobomi kwezomculo. ‘Umculo uchaza URay Phiri waziwa kakhulu ngendlela athambe yovuyo kukhwazwa yonke lonto. Phambi kokuba elubala iindlela eziphixeneyo zelizwe’ watsho ngayo emzimbeni nangomculo. Ubhale iindidi aqalise ngomculo, wabacela ababukeli ukuba ezithuthuzela ngengoma emnandi yereggae. ezinizi zomculo ezinje ngo Mbaqanga, iJazz yase bamnyamezele xa emane esela iyeza lakhe Mzantsi Afrika, Fusion ne Reggae. Nguye owaseka ngekomityi. Waqhubeka waziza amalungu eband, The legendary Ray Enoch Phiri, who is well iSitimela waze wasebenza phakathi kweemvumi watsho nge theko lomculo esingasokuze silulibale. known for his contribution to South African ezibalaseleyo no Paul Simon kunye ne Lady Jazz, was at the National Arts Festival in Smith Black Mambazo. Ngumlweli wenkululeko Emva kwemizuzu elishumi iqalile ishow, Grahamstown and the people had come in ozimanye namaqumrhu anjalo amaninzi. uRay waziva ekhululekile ukuchazela ababukeli droves to see this world renowned icon. He ngendlela ingozi yemoto esamkhathaza ngayo did not disappoint when he took to the stage.

This legendary singer is credited for having been one of the founding members of the popular Stimela Jazz Group, he has also worked with Paul Simon and the world renowned LadySmith Black Mambazo.

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Imfashoni ihamba ide iphelelephi kumz’ontsundu?

izakumehlisela isidima naye nakakade.

Uasemahle* yena uthe Pumelela Ntsezo ngeempahla zabo zikanokutsho. ndizidele ngamamnya amaxesha “hayi mna ndithi makuphindelwe isiXhosa ndinxibe nje kwanto endiqonda inoba kulamiyalelo yakuqala, izinto gokweenkolelo zakwantu, Umbuzo wam kengoku ngowokuba, kutha iphambile kwezemfashoni e z i n x i t y w q a y o m a z i n g a v e z i zikhona izinto ezithile lihamba lihambe lide liphelelephi kodwa ndithi ndakuphuma ndizive mathanga namiphantsi yamantombi ezingenakunxitywa ngabafazi ilungelo lokuba ibhinqa linganxiba uba andikholulekanganga. Inye akawaXhosa.” Umhlobo wabo wakwa namantombazane akawantu. Lento nantoni na eliyifunayo? Ewe zikhona ke into nabani na anopkuxelela, Venda uVhusani* uthe kunzima lena ke, yinto ekudala ikhona kwaye izinto umfazi angenakuzinxiba ukuiba awukhululekanga, awuzo kuye ukubanento yokuthetha yomzontsundu wonwabo. Bonwaba njani kengoku ngokuba akaxelelwa mntu ukuba ngumyalelo ekudala elandelwa. ngokwemiyalelo Kodwa ke, kwezintsuku izinto kodwa ke, ukuba ibhinqa eli lone aba bajingisa amaqhekeza phandle anxibe ntoni kwaye yena akahoyi ziyatshintsha kwicala lezemfashoni. lizizxelele ukuba lilungelo lake? ukuba abonwe lilizwe lonke. ukuba inxibe ntoni intombazane.

Ooshoti bazizikhathantsula Ndiphinde ndimbuze lombuzo Uphinde wathi ukuba iimpahla baveza iimiva yamantombazana. kakhulu apha emantombini. Umhla Masithi kengoku ubuyintombi yindlela yokuzazisa mvanje, lonto Ezinye ilokhwe kunzima nezolo, sidhibana namantombi enxiba nje nantoni na kwaye ungahoyi ke ithetha ukuba umnut uziveza ezijingayo kwanto ethethwa ngabantu, ubonwe ubuyena ngendlela anxiba ngayo. nokugoba umntu xa eyinxibile aneemoundu ezilokhweni nakooshoti babo ngumfana uzakufuna ukutshata. Ukuba kuthiwa izinto ezithile kodwa kwigama lokuba enxibe kakuhle umtu uye amnyamezele ababanxibileyo. Ewe mhla’mbi Njengamfazi wakwa Xhosa, zikhona azinxitywa, akufihlwa ukuba abantu ukujongwa nookokusokola umntu uziva kwaye uzibona emhle izinto ongenakuzinxiba. Uzakuthini banjani ngokwenyani kengoku? xa uxelelwa ukuba kuza nokunxiba kanjalo. kodwa inokuba akakhathalelanga emzini ukuba abanye bacinga ntoni awunakunxiba ezazinto ubukade Mna ke ndisathi, ewe umntu lomhlobo wokuba uzinxiba? Khona ngumamazala makanxibe into ayifunayo kodwa Ndithe ke mandihambe ndibuzise ngaye ngokuba amadoda akawa Xhosa angade afane nonganxibanga? otheni ozakuyeka umakoti ahambe boosisi bam, masizanini izinto aziva njani ngalendlela kunxitywa Ngokokwam, ndikhuliswe ngumama eveze isisu phandle? Minitsi ezinohamba ngazo ohakathi ngayo mvanje. Ndiqale kwalapha wam,zange nakanye andixelele imibuzo kwaye akho mpendulo kwabantu. Ukuba wena uqhele endlini ngotata wam. Zinintsi ukuba yintoni endinoyinxiba kwaye zaneleyo ngokuba ziyaphikisana uhamba ze kowenu, lonto ayithi iimpendulo ezo. hamba ngaze phandle phakathi izinto azithethileyo kodwa eyona yintoni endinongayinxibi kodwa kwazona ayigxininisileyo ibiyeyokuba umfazi into andifundise yona yeyokuba kwabantu. Kodwa ndibani iimoahla okanye intiombazane ihlonitshwa zizintsi izinto abantu abazi bona Ndibuze bafana bathile ebendidibana zenu bantakwethu. Mna ntombi kakhulu xa inxibe ngendlela kwaye nabazincingayo ngawe nje nabo pha esikolweni. uXolani* yakwaXhosi ndiyazazi ukuba ethile. Ezinye izinto ezinxitywa ngokubona indlela onxiba ngayo. uthe ewe uyayithanda xa intombi zikhona iindawo zomzimba namhlanje zehlisa isisdhima Ngenxayalonto, zikhona izinto inxibe into ethandwa yiyo kodwa wam endingenoziveza naphi ukuba akhomntu akasoze azibone etshomana nayo na ngokuba kaoku umzimba samabhinqa walemihla kodwa ke endizaziyo ngelishwa abanye abava kwanto unokundibona ndizinxibile. Ndikhe intombazana enxiba njalo ngokuba wam ngowam kuphela.

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My question is how far does the right of a female to wear whatever she wants go? Yes there are things that ‘traditional women’ cannot wear or are not permitted to wear but what if a woman tells herself its her right? I ask this especially to the young ladies. Day in and day out we encounter young women with backsides hanging out of their shorts, skirts or dresses. Yes a person might feel great or ‘on fleek’ as people say today, however, do they care so little that they would walk out of their apartments half naked?

* Amagama atshintshiwe.

UKUTYA, EZOLONWABO NEZEMFASHONI Chido Dznotyiwei ChiShona

Gore rino muchadzidza zvakawanda. Muchadzidza nezvehuku inofadza vanhu vekuZimbabwe zvikururu Muchada kuva ne: Poto guru Banga rinocheka Chekukurungisa Bhodhi rekuchekera Apuroni Chikafu chichadiwa: 2kg Road Runner (Free-range Huku) Mvura inotonhora Mvura inopisa 1 Onyeni 3 Madomasi 2 Magariki 3tsbp Mafuta 2 tbsp Usavi 1 tsp Munyu 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce 1 tsp Paprika (Mamwe maspice)

1. Chekai huku yenyu muyiise mupoto inemvura (400ml) nemunyu.

2. Isai poto pamoto kusvikira mvura yapera. Mvura yacho inogona kutora 40-50min kuti ipere. (Wedzerai mvura kana mukaona kuti huku haisati yaibva) 3. Isai galiki, mafuta nepaprika mupoto. Kangai huku kusvikira yatsvukira.

4. Buditsai huku mupoto muyiise mundiro yekudyira 5. Shandisai poto yamanga muchibikira huku. Isai maonyeni akachekwa mokanga.

6. Chiisai madomasi asangane nemaonyeni.

7. Dirai mvura inopisa neUsavi mupoto. Isai tomato sauce kana muchida kuti soup itsvukire. Siyai zvikwate 5minutes.

8. Chidzoserai huku yakakangwa mupoto inesoup yabva kugadzirwa 9. Rambai muchiwedzera mvura inopisa mbichana nembichana kusvikira nyama yaibva

Nyama yehuku iyi (road runner) inonaka ikadyiwa neSadza kana kuti nempunga asi inofanira kudyiwa ichipisa.

Zvamapedza kuverenga mutowo, bikai munakirwe!

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Tribute to Portia “Bashin” Modise & Banyana Banyana die ousi het African Football ge domineer, for a very long time. Ek will julle nie shaya shaya.

ka taba ya sexuality ya gae mara qina and now Portia Modise is a Legend of the game.

Ek mean Portia was a pikinini ga a qala diski.

Ge ander cheris ba dlala bo-maNetball ena ne a gamer diski le majita mo strateng ko Soweto.

Ba re ne a jesa mauthi waslaap blind. A shapa shibobo, tsamaya, show me your number soos Bashin Malhangu, ander grootman o ne dlalela Orlando Pirates so majita bam o gaya legama la Bashin. Ka 2000 Portia het sy first professional game ge speel for Soweto Ladies.

Ga baie ne a khabatiwa ke taba ya funding.

Julle weet, daar is een Ka 2004 sy het a nca ousi o e leng gore yena kans ge thola gore a lo le Banyana Banyana gamer for Arsenal ladies ke monwana le lenala mara ga zaiya deur is Portia Modise. It’s taba funding mara die impossible go ova ka ding ga ya baezisa. For Banyana mara o sa many years die cheri ringi ka die cheri. Phela a hlophiwa ke media

Portia o jindile diski this jaar, 2015, after a bethile more than a 100 goals for Banyana. Ek se, die sister is too much, eintlik she’s three much.

Cheri e ne e le Modimo wa diski ya bontsaeza mo Afrika. Portia re tlo hlala re shova ka ena wayawaya. Salute.

Banyana het nca cherries Portia “Bashin” Modise, Desiree Ellis (Former Captain), Veronica “Shoes” Phewa ge produce. Over the years, banyana ba khawatile squad tse bai mar aba jesiwa mmu ke Nigeria. Ek mean ka 200, 2008, 2012 Nigeria het Banyana ge kats in die final tsa African Women’s Soccer Championships. Deur die ding, Banyana le Nigeria ke ntja le katse, a ba bemelani. Mara Banyana le nou ba betha diski e ntswembu blind and still ba jabulisa mense ba Mzansi. Ke btla gore dankie san vir die ding. Salute!

Clifford Mongwegelwa soos Tsotsi Taal

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eita Hola

Since re le dinqcosi re qcavile bocheri ba baie ba chunang sports tse leng gore mzobane ne di dlaliwa ke majita net, bo ma-diski, rugby, boxing, etc. So since nou e le August, smandana sa bocheri le bomme.

Ke nake e re lebogang Bo-oulady, bo-msizo, dithekene kaofela vir alles e ba e chunang elke dag for rona kaofela gore re be mnate. ke vraisa go le chaela ka Banyana Banyana, squad sa diski sa bontsaeza mo Mzansi.

So ere ke le bethele taba.

Deur nyoso ya Apartheid mo mzansi “Banyana” ba qadile go gamer diski ka 1995.

Since then Banyana

E re before ka vaiya ke re dithekene kaofela mo Mzansi ke le ncanywa blind. Dankie vir alles e le e chunang to make the world a better place. Le dikhokho, le manyora, diBosso ke lona. Dankie wee nog.

Oryt ke vayile. See me now, see me no more.

Tii Tii Pote!

August 2015

You can never talk about Banyana Banyana without mentioning. Portia Modise. She significantly dominated African football for a very long time, 15 years to be exact. She started playing soccer at an early age on the streets of Soweto with boys whilst most girls if not all played netball. She apparently was even better than some male players.

She played with flair and did the Shibobos, Tsamayas, show me your number and this resulted with the guys giving her the nickname “Bashin”, named after the former Orlando Pirates Midfielder Bashin Mahlangu.

Despite the lack of funding in South African Ladies soccer which resulted in her not being able to do trials with Arsenal Ladies and the harassment she faced over the years due to her being homosexual, portia became a Legend of South African football. She retired this year, 2015, having scored over 100 goals for Banyana.

She was and will forever be a Football Goddess and we will forever talk about her. Salute!

Sharp Sharp

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