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Likhaya

Ben Themba Silindza — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 11:58:15 +0000

According to my culture there is a big difference between a house and a home (Indlu noma likhaya). My grandfather used to say you cannot buy a home (likhaya) but you can buy a house. Unfortunately according to his explanation very few Africans have homes (emakhaya) these days. Our culture especially us Emalangeni (Those of [...]

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Whites Are The Gods of Most Africans

Ben Themba Silindza — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:14:17 +0000

You will be very fortunate to be listened to by Africans without questioning everything you say. Anyway, questioning before you accept anything is the best thing to do because it shows that you have a brain. The painful thing is most Africans use their brain only when being taught by their fellow black brothers and [...]

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Libito/Ligama (A Name)

Ben Themba Silindza — Wed, 25 Nov 2020 15:19:52 +0000

The first thing to be done when a child is born is to be given a name. Before colonization every clan used to have certain names that are given within that family because they knew reincarnation exists, the child will be named by the name of the person whom is thought to have reincarnated .Reincarnation [...]

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Indlu Ka-Gogo (Umsamo)

Ben Themba Silindza — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:19:43 +0000

INDLU KA-GOGO(UMSAMO) – One of the holiest places at home. I don’t know what other nations call it in their languages but there is no English word for umsamo and indlu kagogo because such does not exist among the whites, they have theirs different from ours. The unfortunate thing is that very few African homes [...]

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Ilobolo

Ben Themba Silindza — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:28:56 +0000

ILOBOLO – (TIBANJWA NGALETIKUDLAKO/UGWAZWE NGESIKHALI SAKHE. Kundzima kuba NGU AFRICA. Sometimes things that were meant for good can also be used to destroy you. Ilobolo have done more damage to Africans than the good it was intended to for. If you are a sangoma or inyanga you will agree with me that most of the [...]

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Kuphahla

Ben Themba Silindza — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 19:31:00 +0000

KUPHAHLA – The problem with people who are going back to African Spirituality is that they approach the spirituality like they used to do in Christianity. They use their background in Christianity and bring it to our spirituality. They just do a substitution of words and names of deities. For example prayer and kuphahla are [...]

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INZUZA

Ben Themba Silindza — Tue, 30 Jun 2020 09:18:06 +0000

INZUZA – the name can refer to the spirit or the snake that controls the spirit, when people are talking about Inzuza they might be referring between the two, though there are also people who are called in that way. Some people call it a water spirit though it is not just a water spirit [...]

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Ancestors – Surnames (Sibongo)

Ben Themba Silindza — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:12:55 +0000

ANCESTORS – Surnames (Sibongo) are the names of ancestors, the reason that you have a surname is a confirmation that ancestors do exist and that everyone has ancestors otherwise if you don’t have ancestors you would not be existing. There is a big difference between what Europeans call a surname and what we call Isibongo. [...]

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Kings, Kings, Kings…

Ben Themba Silindza — Sun, 03 May 2020 13:06:54 +0000

Kings, Kings, Kings – I wonder why they receiving a salary. What is that salary for? What are they doing for us? Maybe they are paid for being part of the system that is destroying Africa? What is their duty to us? Some people they say their duty is to preserve our culture and i [...]

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Abortion and Miscarriage

Ben Themba Silindza — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 14:32:50 +0000

Since I have encountered several questions about this topic have decided to write about it. These words are almost the same because the final process is the same all results in loss of a premature life. Miscarriage is where a woman loses here unborn child through circumstances beyond here control. Where else an abortion is [...]

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