USuku lweLifa eDUT: Ukuzingca Ngeengcambu Zethu Ezohlukeneyo
EMzantsi Afrika, uSuku lweLifa lusetyenziswa njengexesha lokukhumbula nokubhiyozela amasiko ahlukeneyo akha isizwe.
Kulo lonke ilizwe kuququzelelwa imicimbi eyahlukeneyo yokuhlonipha eli xesha, kuba le holide yoluntu ikhuthaza abantu ukuba babonise izithethe zabo ngentlonipho, ngoxa besamkela ubuninzi beenkolo, iinkcubeko neendlela zokuphila zesizwe.
Ilifa aligcini nje ngembali, ukutya okanye ubugcisa bokuyila; libandakanya neelwimi ezakhe ubomi bethu bemihla ngemihla.
KwaDurban University of Technology (DUT), abafundi nealumni babonise ukuzingca ngobuwena babo, bechaza indlela uSuku lweLifa olubanceda ngayo ukuba bacinge nzulu ngobuni, ngemvelaphi, nangekamva labo njengabemi belizwe elinemibala emininzi.
UNkosazana Dambuza, umfundi wesibini weJournalism, uthi olu suku lumnceda “ukubuyela kwiingcambu zakhe,” aze aziqhenye ngokuba uyindibaniselwano yesiZulu nesiXhosa.
Ugxininisa ukuba ulutsha malungavumi ukutyhalelwa kwiingcinga zokubeka abantu kwiibhokisi, koko lufunde kubadala.
UChad Coullie, umfundi wesibini weVideo Technology, uthi olu suku “lusizisa sonke kunye njengelizwe,” apho usapho nabahlobo badibana khona, kuquka nesiko lebraai, beqaqambisa umoya wobunye besizwe somnyama-nomhlophe.
ULindo Mchunu, umfundi weGraphic Design, ukholelwa ekubeni ilifa “malibhiyozelwe yonke imihla, hayi ngomhla omnye kuphela.”
UFiona Pillay, umfundi weBTech nowasebenza nabasebenzi, uchaza ukuba uthando lwakhe kwisitayile saseDurban lumenza azive engowaseMzantsi Afrika ngaphezu kweelebhile zobuhlanga, kwaye njengomKristu ubona abantu benemvelaphi enye yobuntu.
UZayn Nabbi, i-alumni yeDUT nowuCNN international sports producer, uhlala eLondon kodwa uthi akalahli ukuzingca ngobuwena bakhe.
Nangona uSuku lweLifa lungeloluholide yesizwe e-UK, yena nabahlobo bakhe bayadibana ukubhiyozela into ebodwa ebachazayo, umoya woxolelwaniso, kunye nethuba lokwabelana ngebraai.
Uthi nokuba uSeptemba ubanda eLondon, ukubhiyozela ilizwe elenze inkqubela kodwa lisafuna ukukhula kwezinye iinkalo, kusabalulekile ngenxa yokuba kubeka phambili ixabiso lokwahluka.
