uMabhengwaneThina sonke sivela kweny’indawo. We all come from another place. This morning, listening to uKhozi loDádò while driving to Norwood mall, it was very difficult to make out the names of the toddlers phoning in on their mothers’ phones – but when asked ‘uvela kuphi nendawo?’, their replies were crystal clear: ngaseShowe. in the area […]
Some might be offended by the way I talk about myself, and some might even go so far as to say it’s impossible for someone to be White and a Zulu at the same time. So, this is a blog to explain what I mean by the name ‘White Zulu’. If you don’t know anything […]
Hi Everyone ! This blog is about my experiences of the language that I grew up with, that formed itself alongside the English of my mother as my father-tongue: the language of heaven, isiZulu. Here is where you’ll find my reflections on being a bilingual white man in South Africa, as I move between translating, […]