Ibingumyadala wombhiyozo kwi sixeko ekuthiwa yi Alexandra Township izolo, xa uTato oMkhulu welali egqiba iminyaka emashum asibhozo ananye yeminyaka.
Pan Africa Mall enika elixhego lingu Twala amabhakete ayi 1200 okutya
I traka ngee traka bezigilana kwi ndlu yelixhego kleviki. Ziza ziphethe izipho ngezipho zokubhafisa lo mfo.
Imini yakhe, uqale ukuyibhiyozela ngolwesibinini kwi Cawe ka tatu Bisho Nhlanhla Nhlapo ebizwa ngoba yi God Never Fails.
Apho, iqonga wayecula nalo likwaba liqonga lika mama wakhe, Midnight Harmonies, likhe lacula livuyisa oomakhulu kwaye naye ngale mini yakhe yokuzalwa.
Kuba imini yangolwesibini ibimfutshane, uphinde waphinda kwakhona sele bhakelwe ikuku yi Pan Africa Mall kwanye ne Talis Property and Redefined Property Group.
I Pan Afrika Mall ikhuphe amabhakethe okutya a ngaphayo kwe 1200 ukuze lo tata anike oomaKhulu bakhe.
Lomfo uyabathanda kakhulu ke lamaxhegwazana akhe. Kwaye ne ntombi yakhe yokugqubela uGcina uthi, utata lo wakhe akasanqandeki xa esebenzela abamakhulu.
Khroqo ngemigqibelo yofika lo ka Twala ekhupha impahla no kutya ukuze lamaxhegwazana elelali akwazi ukutya nabantwana babo.
Uyewaxelela abantu base Alexandra ukuba baze banga yeki ukulwela unhlaba wabo.
Wabaxwayisa nanga ngok'ba kukho bantu abathi umhlaba wase Lanbro Park nase Frankenwald abantu base Alexandra fanele bakhuphe R15000 for wona.
"Xa ungasebenzi wena kuqala, uzoyifumanaphi lomali? Lamhlaba ngowabantu base Alexandra Township qha", litshilo ke ixhego elifuna kwakhiwe elinye ikhaya labantu abadala kwalapha kwesisi xeko. Etsho exelela omnye wabantu base Redefine properties Group, Talis Property Fund and The Afrika Mall staff.
Klo nyaka umbiyozo walomfo ubuxhaswe nayiyo i Zanele Mbeki Foundation, Gift of the Givers, Shoprite.
Cutting the Cake...Twala share his cake with those who came to celebrate with him
Our father, the President of Alexandra Township has urged the youth of the oldest township in South Africa, to take on the baton from where he and others left of in the 60s.
FATHER...The president of Alex celebrated his 81st birthday
"I hear report that the land in Linbro Park, and Frankenworld have been taken by other people,' says Bab' Linda Twala.
He was addressing the community who came to celebrate his 81st birthday at Bishop Nhlanhla Nhlapo's God Never Fails (GNF) church on Tuesday this week.
Helicopter ride on the cards... Twala speaking about the importance of kids riding a helicopter
Though, the turn out of sponsors at this year's annual celebration was affected by the G-20 event which was hosted in the country last month.
But the Gift of the Givers Foundation,The Zanele Mbeki Foundation and Shoprite were part of the sponsors that turned out to make sure that the senior citizens of the township received their food parcels and enjoy the activities of the day.
The food parcels for the grannies who came to celebrate Ntate Twalas birthday
Before he addressed the youth of the township, he first asked the community to come on board donating money so that the children of Alexandra township can have educational tours which include helicopter rides.
"These children need to be exposed to such as this will broaden their minds," he said.
Another elderly showed appreciation for Twala's role in the struggle and how he was constantly harassed by the security police for hiding and feeding the youngsters then who rebelled against the then apartheid government.
According to google search, Frankenworld also pronounced as Frankenwald is a major urban development site slated for massive affordable housing projects to of about 30 thousand units.
The project is designed to address a massive housing shortages, intergrade communities and support Alexandra's de-densification involving developments, public participation and educational initiatives by the Wits University.
The project also aims to transform unused land into a new city hub. It currently faces challenges like legacy land disputes and environmental concerns.
According to Nelson Mandela's long walk to Freedom and advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi's The Land is Ours, the land was forcefully taken from the Xhosas, Zulus and Basothos during the first and second Anglo-Boer War. Zulu's tried to fight men with swords and guns with spears and shield.
The Basothos tried to negotiate for the land lost after the war but their pleas just like the Xhosa and Zulus were ignored.
Instead the Xhosa King of that time, King Sandile was stripped of all his powers and were transferred to Charles Brownee, an Afrikaaner who didn't like black people and was ready to shoot and kill anyone they didn't like.
King Cetshwayo ka Mpande was forced to exile.
Up to 1994 white South Africans used to celebrate the defeat of the great Zulu leader, Dingane at the battle of Blood River in 1838 on December 16.
While Black South Africans mourned the day of the massacre of Zulu impis(warriors or soldiers) who fought Boers with guns and they only has assegais that time.
Three Cakes for an old man
It is said that the water of the nearby river ran red with blood of the impis who were trying to protect their own land.
Centuries later after decades of the formation of the African, National Congress(ANC) and exhausting all avenues of peaceful protests and demonstrations with the nationalist government on black matters including land.
The ANC military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe frustrated by the racist government launched their first attack on it using homemade bombs which destroyed power stations, government offices in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban.
All the efforts was to try and get their land back from the white man.
Speaking at the celebration on Tuesday, Bab' Twala said there were people demanding that Alexandrians must first earn R15 000 a month can in order to occupy the space.
"Where are you going to get that kind of money if you are unemployed?
That land belong to the people of Alexandra Township. We fought for it and got it back way back in 1967," said Twala.
According to google search, Linbro Park, a mixed-used area adjecent to the township is known for its logistics/industrial zones and developing residential areas serving as key part of the Alexandra Renewal Programme (ARP) that built infrastructure like water reservoirs and roads to upgrade living conditions int he dense, historically disadvantaged township.
The celebration continues at his centre, in 16th avenue today.
Leaving Alexandra Magistrate Court after a protection order victory
When I first read this book , I was a teen trying to figure out what I wanted to do with my life career wise..
The film Range of Angels.. The book was turned into a film
I was really into art but living with my father that was not a career.
Leaving the Johannesburg High Court after the victory to have my lights switched on by my body cooperate
Whether I ended up being a famous actress or singer. To him then, that meant I was going to end up being a drug addict so a back up career plan was needed.
Fake court documents have been doing the rounds
But my other fathers- Yes, I lived in a community with many people who fathered me- probed me in the fame game.
Cover of the book, from the internet
"What are you going to be famous for?
New advocates sworn in at the Johannesburg High Court in 2024
When the people see you, what are they going to celebrate about you? They asked.
So my back up career was law. Journalism or writing was something that came naturally to me so little did I know that that was something that can do and make money out of it.
One of the stories I did while at the Sunday Times
Yes, in my era, Nelson Mandela had just released from prison and had gone from being in prison.
Attending a family law workshop at the Alexandra Township offices of ensAfrica
He was a lawyer before he went to prison and became active in politics. One of my favourite South African actor, Joe Mafela was doing a killer job as an interpreter of a law firm on SABC comedy, Going UP.
Jennifer the main character in this book had paved the way for me.Besides growing up in a Christian Community and having a very religious background, I knew many father Ryan who will make my career an easy path.
With Adapt founder Mam'Khumalo
In this book, father Ryan is a clergy man whose clients, mostly people who are outcasts in the society are never in the wrong.
As father Ryan would tell you, there were either the victims of their background, upbringing, society etc.
At one of ADAPT community outreach programmes
It is never really them but their surroundings that made them do the things that got them in trouble and Jennifer as a budding lawyer had to somehow find a way to help them from the harsh justice system. Joe Mafela on Going up interpreting for Mr Clover
Jennifer's father was a lawyer, she used to help his father with little administrative work during school holidays to earn extra cash.
A short lived victory.
However, she falls in love with the profession and goes into it with the innocent hunger for justice for everyone regardless of their financial status in the society.
She enters the Lion's den the first day, few hours after she was sworn into profession within a few minutes her reputation was tarnished by a mafia who took advantage of her innocents and stupidity as an intern.
Sokhulu and partners on Sabc was a tv series focused on law and educating the SA public on the new constitution.
Not to mention her unfortunate fate of reporting to an arrogant boss who didn't forgive easily and was always revenge hungry. But she rise from her humiliation, thanks to few good people that believed in her.
One of them is a lawyer that didn't act based on people's assumptions and media reports.
My favourite actor, Zweli on Sokhulu and partners
But he went all out to investigate all the claims labelled against her. He used common sense.
PS... Please note that this is our last book this year. I won't be able to write anything about books until next year. I'm off to writing exams. I might do stories every now and then, but will continue with books next year. I hope you enjoyed by selections, looking forward to your feedback
So this is
heritage month and we need to know more about our country. Hence this week, I
felt the book, For the Fallen by Mzwakhe Ndlela will be a perfect book to look
at this week.
Yes, here
we read anything and everything as we are trying to get everybody to read.
You
know the joke they say about black people? If you want to hide anything from
them, put it in the book and they wont find it.
But with me
by your side in this blog, that witchcraft, we send it back to the sender.
Mr Roelf Meyer's interview is very informing. apartheid in SA started in 1948 upwards but racial division was there since the white settled in South Africa more than 300 years ago.
This
is an easy read but rich in history of South Africa. Mr Ndlela reflects on how
we South Africans have obtained our democracy.
As an old man he is also worried
that all that was fought for is slowly fading and the as he says in the book,
the 2000 generation are ignorant of our past.
The book
reminds us of amongst other stalwaltz, Govan Mbeki, Makhenesi Stofile, Nosiviwe
Mapisa and Charles Nqakula.
I know this
might not be a statement that some people will like but the book does demonstrate
that the ANC has a capacity to win back black voters. Those who were once lost,
that is if the party put the right people on the right jobs.
Former President Nelson Mandela, Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu, Mr FW De Klerk on the one year anniversary of Freedom in South Africa
Also the
party needs to promote community work, especially amongst black professionals.
Mr Chris Hani on the road South Africa travelled to obtain Freedom. Apparently in the 30s and 40s the Afrikaaners were once treated as second class citizens, he also touches on Gqabi assassination and Lesoto Massacre.
The current reality is that we do have black educated youngsters, but because
they do not know the community they serve there are many clashes. Some are so
unnecessary if those in authority/ titles to help or serve the community knew
the plight and were able to respond to them.
The commemoration of the 1982 massacre in Lesotho by the ANC and Lesotho government
Mr Mzwake
also give details of amongst other things the Maseru Massacre of 1982. Our
papers had history of announcing people dead when they are still alive. Here
The Sowetan published the name of Ngwenduna Vanda as having died in the
massacre yet he was alive.
Born a crime and other South African stories by Trevor Noah
Welcome to
our Tuesday book corner.
This week
we look at South African born comedian, Trevor Noah’s book Born a Crime and
other stories.
The first
time I read the book, I fell in love with the character of Mam Patricia Noah
and wondering what she will do next. Hence I kept turning the pages, I could relate so much with the story.
Yes, after reading Born a Crime. I bought my current property.
Not only
did I see, my mother but many South African township women through her.
The second
time though, I was searching deep within for my true identity and asking deep
questions about what was going on in the country during my conception and with all the beautiful history of apartheid history, how did we end up in the gender base violence mess. What happened to our human spirit? Our community etc.
I think
everyone who is questioning our history, laws, and the rainbow nation idea should read this book.
The author
has a way of simplifying complex matters and make them easy to understand even
for the ordinary citizen who is not that well educated or find court matters
and laws very complicated.
As a mixed
breed from two South African tribes, the Zulu’s and the amaMpondo which forms
part of the Xhosa tribe, I could identify with many of Trevor Noah’s struggles.
Born A crime raise an awareness on the GBV and highlights the need for taining in the SAPS for treating such cases.
The book
start with the immorality Act of 1927.
In my simple version of understanding. This law was put by someone who hated the love and unity between black and white way back in the 1920s.
So he or she abused his power by creating a law that will see these two groups or anyone from these two
racial groups in prisoned for up to five years for men and four years for
women. If they love each other or have any intercourse together.
I know it
was the dumpest law ever, hence the product of that hatred, Trevor Noah is a
full proof that you cannot jail love.
I don’t
know about you but this law was set up to promote hatred than love meaning even
before apartheid, these two groups did live peacefully and loved each other.
Rosebank Union Church kids centre,
You will
also enjoy the religious part of the Noah family and if you are black like me
you will even enjoy it as you can relate to most of their stories.
During Covid 19 more GBV cases were brought to light and the lack of SA justice system action against perpetrators.
Those
blacks who went to multiracial schools for the first time in the 90s can also
relate to a lot that the author says or share.
My son and I getting sprayed with holy water after UCKG bishop told me my problem was witchcraft related hence I attended deliverance services.
I am glad
that he touched on the Witch Craft Act, yes he jokes about it but the witchcraft suppression amendment act 50 of 1970 is something that the government of South Africa needs to look at. The increase of churches doing deliverance services and the muthi shops are evidence that witch craft is real and South African government need to look into and implement the Witch craft Act
Yes witchcraft is real not only in the homelands but witches have moved to
the urban areas too.
Alexandra Township is so full of them that every Friday
and Sunday 1pm, at Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (both Pan Africa branch and 13th
Avenue ) branch there’s a deliverance service.
Often those
who attend are educated and given tools to fight against witchcraft. As well as
learning about God and salvation.
The streets of Johannesburg is full of people who were driven out of the Sandton mansion homes to being homeless through witchcraft. These are Dr, laws and businessman/woman
This is one
of the many churches that has taken a stand on this. While other so called
“churches” have took this opportunity to make money out of those who seriously
seek help with deliverance.
This group is that of previously oppressed blacks whose education is not so good due to many other things apartheid.
Hence I
believe the government of South Africa or the law of the country need to make a
harsh law against witchcraft practise especially if it damages the other person or his/her property.
Their work can be proven especially if you are a believer in Jesus Christ.
The most most painful story that touched my heart was that of her mother and the GBV she experienced.
The lack of training in the South African Police Service (SAPS) when dealing with such cases needs to be looked at.
I think the book was penned as a cry for help for her mother. The courts also need to get qualified people to oversee such cases. Over all, the book is funny but serious too, worth a read.
Book launch of another Edir Macedo's book. Getting an autograph from Bishop Pierse Marcelo
Yes, this month we go to church by fire by force baba, we are releasing everything, the blessings, the anointing and the intellectuality of everything that is branded God and his son Jesus.
Nothing to Lose 3 book cover
So this week, we look at Nothing to Lose 3 by bishop Edir Macedo, the founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.
Evangelism with UCKG Park station branch team in JHB CBD
If you follow me on my social media platforms, you will definitely know by now that I am fond of this church.
Love walk at the Johannesburg Zoo with the senior pastors
During the Women's month celebration event in Alexandra Township
Thanks to COVID19 and the fact that most churches in my region were closed while I was desperate and in need of God.
The book launch celebrating the 30th anniversary of the arrival of the church in South Africa. Bishop Marcelo on wife Ms Marcia
The prayers, the word of God and everything that could bring my life back... Yes, you guessed it right, the witches and satanist were having a field day doing an all in one.
Funeral hosted by the church in Alexandra Township
I'm sure there were even partying saying "Simtholile baba lo clever lo "We've this clever one baba!
BuBus trip to Soweto
So, in the mists of the dark clouds, I found myself escaping the negative noise at their Park Station Branch where the first words of the assistance, was do not loose your faith my sister.
The Holy ground in Soweto
I was even encouraged to pray non stop for those that persecuted me. As this will bring about my success and shouldn't worry about the distraction but focus my eyes on Jesus.
The Women's gathering in Alexandra Township
Crazzy I know, but there I was in the church known in South Africa as the church that brought rain during the draught of the 90s.
Promoting the holy water
Some even called it the church that stopped train killings as the evangelists would pray in trains for the killings would stop.
Kids party in Alexandra Township Pan Africa branch
I must say, the church has grown drastically from the time it set foot for the very first time in South Africa.
Taking pictures after the heritage event in Alexandra Township
You won't believe this but they first settled in Bezuinhout valley. Their main focus then and still now is on the black oppressed people of South Africa.
At the Holy ground in Soweto
Those people have also shown back their love for the Brazillians and together have build a mega church in Soweto next to Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital where I am told that would be the head quarters of the church in the African Continent.
From the book, you can see that there are many initiatives that the church is involved in not only here in South Africa but in the continent as a whole.
The Founder of the church also the author first arrived in South Africa with a passion for music and dance.
The Funeral service of Mam Vuyiswa
He owns a Record Television Network and they were amongst the first few whites to enter the township when there was still a myth that people in the township wanted to kill white people.
This book is so rich with love and anyone who want to really exercise their faith should either get one or try attending one of their branches.
Till next time, please follow me on all social media platforms and the beads are back full force for both men and woman. This year we have kids ranges too.
Hey everybody, and welcome to the Tuesday Book Corner.
Every Tuesday, will be looking at some books that we need to digest, review or maybe properly look at the message behind them.
picture from M&G internet
As you can see that this week, we going inside parliament with the man of God as we reflect on those eight painful days of September 2008.
The first edition of the book was published by Picador Africa in 2012. The author, clergy, Rev Frank Chikane gives us a blow by blow account of damages that the African National Congress 52nd annual Conference held in Polokwane cost the liberation movement and the country as a whole.
Youtube video of me outside the then Malema house in |Sandton and also talking about my personal encounter
This also makes us understand why the current president Cyril Ramaphosa was urging for unity when he took the presidential office in 2019.
The ANC had become a very strange organization that even I or many of us who grew up in the organization before 1994 could not relate to it nor did we fit in.
Somehow, the conference held in Polokwane managed to breed undisciplined, greedy and impatient cadres. This was so un ANC, I tell you.
That organization had always prided itself with disciplined cadre.
From the time lawyer, Pixley ka Isaka Seme,journalist, Sol Plaatje, educator, John Langalibale Dube and Izwi Labantu founder, Walter Rubusana gathered in Bloemfontein to form the South African Native National Congress in Bloemfontein.
Founders of the ANC were all well educated people Pic from Wikipedia
It's foundation was always rooted in Christian beliefs or anything that promotes good cause for the people.
Did they have any disagreement, yes they probably had but to the extend of humiliating and forcefully remove a seating president? That was so unheard of.
Through the book, the Rev take us to the events build up of the Polokwane Conference, which he describe as having tested the foundation of our new born democratic state to the limit with great risk of destabilisation and reversal of the democratic gains made.
From the 19/09/2008, umfundisi gives detail encounter as someone who worked in the presidency and exposed to the angry NGOKU!!! squad who were from the post Polokwane Conference.
Like spoilt children, the squad wanted things done their way and done so urgently.
They didn't want to listen to any other voice of reason. Nor did they see the need to respect anyone.
I mean, humiliating a man who has lived his whole life for the ANC.
The error made by Judge Chris Nicholson was makes you question many things about the country.
Anyway, umfundisi was not revealing much in this book and I think has said some of the things in his follow up book.
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