Ndinkhubanyi, Theatre Venue: Dicks Next performance: Monday 30 June 16:00 Preview By Ntombekhaya Busuku Ndinkhubanyi is a powerful play about two young women who are on a journey to find out who they are beyond the strictures of tradition and societal expectations. It is written and directed by Lisakhanya Bodla and Naledi Hopshire under their production company, Thyala Pty (Ltd). This play asks a question that echoes through generations: Ndinkhubayi? – Who am I? Bodla says those who grow up in abusive homes can still find out who they are despite what they experience. They can choose a different path…
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Conrad Koch & Chester Missing’s “Puppet Power”, Comedy Venue: St Andrew’s Hall Next performance: Sunday 29 June 18:00 Review/Interview By Ntombekhaya Busuku I have never spoken with a puppet before. But today I’m sitting with Chester Missing. The experience is unusual, but it is both very funny and, um, educational. His answers on South African political matters are insightful. “The GNU is just like a party of crybabies, I don’t know what the hell is happening; it’s absolute bloody madness. Is Gayton a Minister of Arts and Culture or Minister of Arts and Xenophobia? John Steenhuisen is not even in charge…
Umcimbi.com: the people’s gathering, Music Venue: The Black Power Station Review/interview By Ntombekhaya Busuku Umcimbi.com- The People’s Gathering was billed to last 60 minutes, but expanded into two hours – that’s how good it was. It was cold at the Black Power Station on Friday night, but the audience was heartily warmed by all four of the performances. Umcimbi.com prides itself on uplifting rising Eastern Cape artistic talents – poets, painters, Hip-Hop, jazz and Afro-soul musicians – by embracing the region’s culture and language. And all four of Friday’s performances were in isiXhosa, including Hip-Hop artist Sivuyile Kaba. I was…
Land of Nonesi, Theatre Venue: Amazwi Literature Museum Next performance: Saturday 29 June 16:30 Preview By Ntombekhaya Busuku Award-winning playwriter Sonwabile Mfecane and his cast are staging Land of Nonesi at the Festival becuase Mfecane says that women’s contributions to South Africa’s history are often erased or misrepresented. “I stumbled on the story of Nonesi when I was helping a friend of mine who was asked to make a statue of Nonesi by Abathembu but he could not make it because there was nothing about Nonesi in the archives and I found that strange and funny because she was a…
By Busuku Ntombekhaya Grahamstown Properties has launched a campaign to collect blankets for the community of Makhanda. Challenging local businesses and residents to nominate people to come forward and lend a helping hand to make this initiative a success, they are committing to matching donations. “We have joined in with Food4Futures and we have combined with them to try and collect as many blankets as possible for Mandela Day. We are challenging other businesses to contribute, we have promised that we will give a blanket for every blanket that is donated so it’s a matching donation,” said Steve Birt. Mary…
NguBusuku Ntombekhaya Ngomhla wamashumi amathathu kwinyanga kaCanzibe isebe lokhuseleko lwabantwana, iChild Welfare, kunye nabantwana besikolo, bebebambe umgushuzo wokuxhasa nokubhiyozela iveki yokhuseleko lwabantwana (Child Protection Week), eSoccer City apha eMakhanda. KuMzantsi Afrika uphela, umhla wamashumi amabini anesihlanu kwinyanga kaCanzibe ukuya kuthi ga ngowokuqala kweyeSilimela, zibekelwa bucala njengeentsuku zokuzama ukukhusela abantwana nokuxhobisa uluntu ngezinto abanokuthi bazenze ukuqinisekisa ukuba abantwana bahleli bekhuselekile. “Sifuna ke namhlanje ukuthetha ngokuhlukunyezwa kwabantwana kunye nempatho-gadalala yabantwana, kwaye sifuna ukunicaphulela ulwazi namava esinawo njengoko sisebenza nabantwana. Enye yezinto ezibangela ukuba sibelapha ziimeko esihlangabezana nazo ezibambisa ongezantsi kuthi singonontlalontle,” uphefumle watsho uXola Joni. Uqukumbele ngelithi beleli sebe lezokhuseleko lwabantwana bafuna…
By Busuku Ntombekhaya and Dideka Njemla The Department of Economics and Economic History at Rhodes University recently hosted a Community Engagement Academic Literacy Workshop, welcoming Grade 11 learners from TEM Mrwetyana Secondary School. This workshop formed part of the ongoing Academic Literacies Initiative, established in 2022 by Dr Sandile Phakathi and Nwabisa Malimba. As part of this initiative, they visit the school weekly to teach Economics students for 45 minutes, focusing on developing their academic literacy skills. Reading and writing practices form a fundamental part of all educational experiences. Within the university context, these are best understood as academic literacies…
NguBusuku Ntombekhaya Ngomhla wesihlanu kwinyanga kaCanzibe, uVuyo Madinda uvele phambi kwenkundla kamantyi ukuza kwenza isicelo sebheyile esisemthethweni. “Inkundla iyasivuma isicelo sakho sebheyile namhlanje kuba azikho izizathu ezibambekayo ezenza ukuba inkundla ingasivumi esi sicelo,” utshilo umantyi uSarel Strauss. Ummeli kaMadinda, uViwe Mqeke, uye wacela inkundla ukuba lo mfo akhululwe ngebheyile yeR1 500, kodwa inkundla iye yasikhaba esi sicelo yayonyusa imali yebheyile yayokutsho kwimali engange R2 000. “Inkundla xa ijonge ubuzaza betyala lakho ayonelisekanga sisicelo sakho sokubhatala imali yebheyile engange R1 500, inkundla ithathe isigqibo soba ikunike ibheyile engange R2 000,” wongeze watsho uStrauss. Lo kaMadinda udandalazise izizathu eziliqela kwingxelo efungelweyo ukubonakalisela…
NguBusuku Ntombekhaya Kulindeleke ukuba avele enkundleni kamantyi ngomhla wesihlanu kwinyanga kaCanzibe, uVuyo Madinda, ojongene nezityholo zokubulala ngokungenalusini uMncedisi Qenge nodume ngelika “Situation.” Kurhanelwa ngelithi ngomhla weshumi elinesithathu kwinyanga kaTshazimpuzi, uMadinda wahlaba uQenge yophukela kuye imela. “Umrhanelwa okwangumntu owaziwayo ekuhlaleni, akazange amgwaze kuphela, kodwa emva kokuba imela yaphukile, waya kulanda enye, wabuya waza waqhubeka ukumhlasela,” ngokwencwadi yesicelo yabahlali. “Isicelo sebheyile esisemthethweni sihlehliselwe umhla we-5 kuCanzibe 2025. Ngelishwa, asikwazanga ukuqhubeka nayo ngenxa yokunqongophala koomantyi ukwenza ibheyile ekhankanyiweyo kwaye inkundla idityanisiwe,” utshilo uViwe Mqeke, ongummeli kaMadinda. Ngokwengxelo yesithethi seNational Prosecuting Authority (NPA) eMpuma-Koloni, uLuxolo Tyali, isicelo sebheyile siya kuxoxwa ngoMvulo umhla wesihlanu kwinyanga…
NguNtombekhaya Busuku noAndisiwe Plaatjie Abahlali baseMakhanda neentsapho zikaNtombizanele “Nopopi” Katiya othe wabulawa eMakhanda noMbalentle Goba oneminyaka emithathu nothe wadlwengulwa waze wabulawa eQhorha, bafuna umthetho udlale indima yawo babanjwe abenzi bubi futhi sijulwe kude isitixo. Bephume ngobuninzi babo abahlali, phakathi kwabo kukho iintsapho zamaxhoba, abefundisi kunye namatshantliziyo alwela amalungelo abantwana namanina, benze umngcelele oya kwii ofisi zikamaspala iMakana apha eMakhanda nalapho bagqithise khona izinyanzeliso zabo. Batsho ngazwi linye ukuba abahambisani kwaphela nokuxhatshazwa kwabantwana namanina. Lo mbho nomxesibe uyibeke yacaca into yokuba ufuna ingalo yomthetho ilithathele ingqalelo ityala lokubulawa kukaKatiya oneminyaka engamashumi amane ananye, nelentombazanana enguGoba. Kulo mgushuzo kuye kwakhankanywa ukuba abahlali…