Category: African Spirituality
I Love you 4….Isithembu
Isithembu, gxebe polygamy nge lika George was practiced for the strengthening and growth of the family, back in the days. A man was allowed to [more…]
Gogo Lwandle Speaks About Grieving
Grief is one of the things people do not have patience for when it is being experienced by someone else. There will be remarks like, [more…]
Holding The Candle
Letting go of someone you shared your life with is never a cut and dry occurrence, no matter how brief it was, if the connection [more…]
The plight of a black child
It is often said, for one to walk through the gates za se phehlweni ( healer initiation school) life would have shown you flames. You get there [more…]
God the Father…..Aku lahlwa mbeleko nga ku felwa
A Xhosa idiom meaning you do not lose who you are or what you represent only because you are suffering a loss/ feel unfulfilled or [more…]
Welcome to the hood
On my initiation day, my gobela’s gobela said to me “ I wish you to have many students ( ama thwasana) to a point that [more…]
Sawubona Hotspot….
A WhatsApp posting from one of these days read “ once I realize I am sharing you, I’ll just leave you alone. I want a [more…]
The Nature of iDlozi
We live our lives to the best of our ability in the best way we know how, mainly based on upbringing. Though we grew up [more…]
Post Ntwaso….Adapting to the outside world
Who am I ? Is often a question that comes up so often, consciously or subconsciously so. This question dwells in one’s mind ever so [more…]
