We wore purple to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s after my grandmother Themba passed from the disease. Passed away from the exhaustion of trying. The exhaustion of motherhood. The exhaustion of serving the community and paying the tithe.
We spent the week fighting, laughing, drinking, talking, and mourning.
Menzi hung up a net to create a little shade in the yard, then cut everyone’s hair at the back.
iTiye, itiye , neCoke for the ladies. Baqoba, baqoba oSis bendawo. Sadla kwaNkhosi.
Izandla zabambana yaphuma i70th kaGogo wami.
Community is beautiful, it can hold us in the most intimate ways
I am thankful to the community of Tembisa for holding us.
Lala Ngothando Themba T
Mina Themba Lekhina Nkhosi Dlamini
Ngatalelwa eSwatini , Mhlaka 14 April 1953
Ngitalelwa kuBabe Bayloni Mfika Nkosi Dlamini
naMake Julia Deliwe Maseko
Ngasuka eSwatini, ngitosebenta emakhishini aseJozi.
Ngasebenta ngakha eIvory Park ,
Ngakha nasesiSchoemansdal, eMpumalanga, eNkomazi.
Ngishiya bobhuti, nobosesi Labangu 8.
Ngishiya batwana bami labangu 6
Abazukulu labangu 18
Nezizukulwane labangu 6
Dlamini Nkhosi
Wena wekunene
Wena Weluhlanga Lwakangwane
Hlubi lomuhle umlangeni
Sidlubula Dledle Skalobamba
Lesitsi sibapha sibe sibahlukumeta
Wena Lowabophela lokuhle emfutini
Watsi mfati ubotala
Sidvwasbasilutfuli
Gwalagwala
Hlubi wakucala
Gwalagwala
Shumi lekutsenga
Awucedvwa Nkhosi
Mlangeni
