The Sound We Revere

To discover new music is akin to remembering ones name after bouts of amnesia.

Reflections

The Psycho-Social Idea of Ubukhosi/Kingship

We have dealt with this subject lengthily in some of our essays here, but it appears that we are living at such a crossroads where tradition, culture and customs are being tested to their utmost. Ideas such as the divine right of monarchs, traditional leaders, the elect and even the ordained are being questioned more

Spherical Sounds

There is time for the drum, a time for the voice, a time for the string instrument and the wind instrument – and then there is a time for the algorithmic microchip – the sound of the kinetic electric multiverse. This particular artist is one of the masters of the electronic magik craft …He gets

Session 2 with Dr Linah

Dr. Linah Moeketsi talking healing, transformation and the convergence of Spirituality, Religion and Culture

Originally posted on Ikhambi Natural Healing :
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Beyond the silver bullet solution: towards a ‘systems agronomy’ perspective

Originally posted on zimbabweland:
The previous two blogs (here and here) have discussed the Pfumvudza conservation agriculture programme that has become a high-profile, politicised intervention during the last season. In a very wet year, the results have been interesting. Yields have been good on the small plots, but many problems have been faced. And, because…

Sizwile

Find It, Keep It

“Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.” – Native American, Chief Seattle

Intersections

Bringing Traditional Healing Under the Microscope in South Africa December 30, 2020 by Sarah Wild In June, Artemisia afra was in high demand on the streets of Johannesburg in South Africa. To treat Covid-19 symptoms, the Indigenous herb’s silvery leaves were for sale at roadside vendors and in the city’s popular traditional markets. Some people