KASI CULTURE

Image: Sensational Colour Mdunge Skhumbuzo For many years, the black colour has been associated with many negative things.  Steve Biko once said, "Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of mental attitude.'' There are fabricated dialects that connotate the black colour as the representative of failure and bad luck. Questions that relate to black colour being used to represent failure. When the customer fails to pay his debts, the Credit Bureau refers to that customer as blacklisted. The question is, why did they choose to use black instead of using other colours like blue and maybe say the customer is blue listed? When the two friends play a pool game, why it must always be the white-ball that hits a black-ball before they’ s game-winner. After scoring the black ball, notice the white ball would remain last in the table pool to represent a victory. These are some of the examples that connotate the black colour as the representati...

Image: Government website Mdunge Skhumbuzo The minister in the presidency, Jackson Mthembu has briefed the media on the outcomes of a cabinet meeting that was held on Thursday, 04 June 2020. The visual cabinet meeting was held to discuss the government's effort to save lives amidst the pandemic of Covid-19. The meeting also reflected on the court judgment that was delivered by North Gauteng high court on Tuesday. The court has declared the Covid-19 lockdown regulations that were applied in alert level 3 and 4 as unconstitutional and invalid. Mthembu said, "After obtaining the legal advice and listening to numerous comments made by members of the legal fraternity, in reaction to this judgment, we're of the view that another court judgment might come on different conclusion. The Cabinet has therefore decided to appeal the North Gauteng high court decision". While the government appeals to the court judgment, all current regulations will remain enforced. The ...

Image: Kwenzokuhle Trevor Masinga. Mdunge Skhumbuzo Since the inception of Covid-19, many workers are remotely working from home. This new normal has enabled the working mothers to stay at home and bond with their families.  In African culture, the 'married women' are all expected to glow the house and prepare food for their family members. In recent years, all these expected norms have slowly died because most women are currently working in the urban areas. The Covid-19 lockdown has reinstated the conservative family norms. Under lockdown, the mother's aprons are wavering in the kitchens and the garden yards.  Maids cannot replace the position of mothers Most working mothers have employed a maid in their house. These maids are carrying out the household duties that were ordinarily done by mothers. The job opportunities have shifted the norm. Now, working mothers have no time to cook for their families. When it comes to husbands, the touch of the dish cooked by...

Facebook Image Mdunge Skhumbuzo The KwaNyuswa councilor, Mthetheleli Sbisi has been injured in a car accident. The accident occurred on Sunday evening in Waterfall. The spokesperson, Bongani Mthombeni said the councilor has suffered minor injuries. " I was shocked when the news came to me. On Sunday evening I got a call that both our councilor and the ward-committee (Lindani Dlamini) were injured in a car accident," Mthombeni said.  Both the counselor and ward-committee were submitted to Hillcrest private hospital. Mthombeni said, while driving in Waterfall, the car rolled out of the road and crashed the entire body. " if anything happens to the councilor it affects the entire community. Mthetheleli Sbisi is doing a tremendous job to provide service delivery," Mthombeni said. On social media, community members have shown their support to wish a speedy recovery. On Facebook, Sakhile Mkhize posted, " I'll like t...