Ukungenwa sisiko esaziwayo eMzantsi Afrika apho umfazi ongumhlolokazi ethathwa njengomfazi womntakwabo womyeni oswelekileyo. Kwezinye iimeko, oku kuthethwa njengokuthi “ulandelwe” lusapho lomyeni. Lo mkhwa usaqatshelwa kakhulu kwiindawo zasemaphandleni ezibambelela kwisintu, ingakumbi…
EMzantsi Afrika, imitshato yesithembu iyamkelwa ngumthetho, kodwa ayisebenzi nje ngokuzenzekela ngaphandle kwemigangatho ecacileyo. Le ngxoxo ihamba kunye nemiba yomtshato wesintu kunye ne-common law unions, kuba yonke le mimiselo ichaphazela indlela…
UMzantsi Afrika uyayamkela imitshato yesintu njengengxenye ebalulekileyo yenkqubo yomthetho noluntu. Ngokungafaniyo nomtshato womthetho oqhelekileyo (civil marriage) oxhasa iqabane elinye kuphela, umtshato wesintu unokuba liqabane elinye okanye isithembu. I-Recognition of Customary…
Kwiindawo ezininzi zeSouthern Africa, iSangoma ibalulekile njengomphilisi, umcebisi, nomgcini wesiko. Ngokwenkcazelo ekwi https://thegrace.co.za/sangoma-traditional-healer-of-southern-africa/, esi sikhundla sikhona kangangeenkulungwane, kwaye siquka ukuvumisa, ukunceda kwizifo zomzimba nezengqondo, ukulawula imicimbi yokuzalwa nokusweleka, ukufumana iinkomo…
EMzantsi Afrika, amasiko nemibhiyozo zisebenza njengendlela ebalulekileyo yokuphawula utshintsho lobomi—ukusuka ebuntwaneni ukuya ebudaleni, de kube kukuhlonitshwa komjikelo wobomi woluntu lonke. Ezi rites of passage azigxili kumntu omnye kuphela, kodwa ziqinisa…
AmaXhosa ngolunye lwezizwe ezine zamaNguni eMzantsi Afrika, kunye namaZulu, amaSwazi, namaNdebele. Uluntu lwabo lwakhiwe kakhulu ziziduko, ezidibanisa iintsapho ezivela kukhokho omnye. Amagama eziduko asetyenziswa ekubingeleleni, kwimibongo yendumiso, nakwimisitho ukuze kugcinwe…
Abantu abathetha isiXhosa bayinxalenye yamaNguni, kwaye inqaku lichaza ukuba eli qela limela phantse isibini kwisithathu sabantu abaMnyama eMzantsi Afrika. Inkcubeko yamaXhosa ityebile kwi-Intsomi, izaci nesiBongo. Amagama abantwana adla ngokudityaniswa nosapho,…
Ulwimi alingomagama nje; lisiseko sonxibelelwano, isazisi, nendlela umntwana aqala ngayo ukuqonda ihlabathi. Ukusukela kwiingoma ezithuthuzelayo ezivela kubazali, Ukuya kumazwi okuqala afana no “mama” no “tata,” ulwimi lwenza umntwana azive ekhuselekile…
UMzantsi Afrika ubizwa “isizwe somnyama nomhlophe” ngenxa yenkcubeko ezininzi neembeko ezahlukeneyo. Noko ke, olo lwahluko lunokwenza kube nzima ukunxibelelana phakathi kwamaphondo. Imibuliso yindlela yokuqala yentlonipho, kwaye ibonisa umdla wokwazi ulwimi…
