Ilifa lethu: Amandla Okumanya uMzantsi Afrika

UMzantsi Afrika unembali enzima nenemigangatho emininzi, yiyo loo nto uSuku lweLifa (Heritage Day) lusenokuzisa iimvakalelo ezixubeneyo kubantu abohlukeneyo.

Sekunjalo, olu suku lusinika ithuba lokucamngca ngeelwimi, amasiko, nezithethe ezityebileyo ezenza ubume babemi beli lizwe.

Xa sivuleleka ekuphononongeni ilifa lethu nelabanye, siyakwazi ukuzazi ngcono size sakhe ukuqondana.

Ilifa alibonakali kuphela kwizinto zangaphandle ezifana nolwimi, impahla yesintu, iingoma, imidaniso, okanye ukutya okusidibanisayo.

Likwangaphakathi kwindlela esiphila ngayo mihla le, kwindlela esicinga ngayo, nakwimvelaphi esakhulela kuyo.

Oko kuthetha ukuba ubuwena noluvo lokuba “ndingowaphi” luxhomekeke kakhulu kwizithethe nobomi esadibana nabo sisakhula.

Abantu abaninzi baziva kunzima ukuqala iingxoxo ezinzulu. Njengoko kutshiwo kulo mxholo: “Ukwazi ibali lomnye umntu kunokoyikisa kwaye kungakhululeki—siqala phi, sibuze ntoni?”

I-Heartlines iphakamisa indlela elula ethi Ask. Listen.

Tell., esetyenziswa ezicaweni, kwiindawo zokusebenza, nasezikolweni ukwakha unxibelelwano oluthembekileyo.

Kukho neendlela ezisebenzayo zokubhiyozela uSuku lweLifa: bukelani i-Beyond the River kwi-Showmax, ibali lamadoda amabini avela kwiilifa ezahlukeneyo adibanayo ukuze ajongane nomngeni omkhulu wezemidlalo eMzantsi Afrika.

Kwi-braai okanye kumsitho, ninokudlala i-trivia yomntu ngamnye, niququzelele udliwano-ndlebe phakathi komntu omdala nomncinci ngombuzo othi “Lithetha ntoni ilifa kuwe?”, okanye nenze utshintshiselwano lokutya nemculo yesintu.

Ekugqibeleni, uSuku lweLifa alupheleli ekubhiyozeleni apho sivela khona kuphela; lusuku lokwakha iibhlorho zexesha elizayo.

“Nangona iimbali zethu zinzima, ikamva lethu elabelwana ngalo linokuba lolokuqondana, intlonipho nomanyano.”

Ngokwazi, ngokuvuleleka, nangokulalela, sinokwakha uMzantsi Afrika onobulungisa nowamkelayo wonke umntu.