The 1976 Soweto Uprising Through Family Memory
What happened on 16 June 1976, why it still matters, and why we must record our elders’ memories.
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Lobola Today: Tradition, Money and Meaning
How lobola negotiations work, what the cattle symbolise, and the modern debate about cost.
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The Khwalo Clan Story: From Pondoland to Soweto
Where the Khwalo clan comes from, why families moved to the city, and what the praise names Mzangwa, Ncuthu and Mlanjana carry.
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Openly Practising Traditional Healing: A Gift from God or from the Watchers?
Why many Christians believe the power behind divination and spirit-led healing does not come from God, and how the Book of Enoch’s Watchers help explain it.
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Witchcraft Around the World, and What Xhosa Nations Don’t Realise
From juju and vodou to European witches: the shared patterns of witchcraft worldwide, and everyday practices many don’t realise are linked to it.
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Sangoma or Witchcraft? Why So Many Cannot Tell the Difference
Why the line between igqirha and igqwira is blurry, how culture gets lost, and the difference between a cultural family and a family bound to witchcraft.
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Muthi, Spells and Greed: Why Harming Others Is Sin
Tokoloshe, ukuthwala riches, muthi to harm and spells for control: what Scripture says, and why greed opens the door.
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The Watchers and Forbidden Knowledge: Lessons from the Book of Enoch
The Book of Enoch tells of Watchers who taught charms, root-cutting, weapon making and seductive adornment. What it teaches about forbidden knowledge today.
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Following Christ: The Great Divide in African Spirituality
Why following Christ draws a line through African spirituality: familiar spirits, talking to the dead and honouring without consulting.
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Church and Custom: How Religion Shapes Xhosa Cultural Beliefs Today
Sunday service and a Saturday umsebenzi – how Xhosa families balance Christian faith with ancestral beliefs, and where the two meet or clash.
