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African Ancestors and Amadlozi

Dr Velaphi Bhedlindaba — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:02:17 +0000

Be they in the enchanting and vast Drakensburg Mountains, Izintaba zoKhahlamba in Zulu, down along the south coast of Durban along the Umkomaas River Mouth, or any part of KwaZulu-Natal or South Africa for that matter, Zulus are generally a proud people. Whether one lives in a rural area or is an “urban Zulu”, to [...]

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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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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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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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Sibaya

Ben Themba Silindza — Sat, 14 Mar 2020 09:10:49 +0000

SIBAYA – Among the five important things that makes a home Sibaya is one of the most important. Though it is now forgotten maybe because of the conditions that we are living under since colonization. These days umsamo is the only talk of the moment and some healers have even capitalised on umsamo moving around [...]

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