Tag: ukusholoza

Sholoza, Msholozi

I couldn’t help but see you, on my drive home. There, the size of a building, is the message in yellow and black and green. And there you are, your face many times its actual size, staring out. I could see you, but I presume that you couldn’t see me. Unlike many political adverts, such […]

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JGZ (aka Msholozi)

You may know him by many different names, some more flattering or familiar than others. JGZ. JZ. Jacob. Msholozi. (Dis)honourable Mr President. In my classes, many of my students ask me what his name means, and it’s a side-track on which I am happy to embark. So let’s have a look. Jacob. Biblical Name. Treacherous […]

Tags aptronym, gédle, Gedleyihlekisa, inhlonipho, isithakazelo, Jacob, name, ukuhlekisa, ukujuma, ukusholoza, ukuzuma, umsholozi, Zuma