Sekwanele
Independence, Sekwanele style
This post is part of our current fundraising campaign, which started with a pilgrimage walk to St Winefride’s holy well in Wales. I am Stella Horgan, artist, Director and team member of Zingela Ulwazi Trust, member of realife and facilitator of transformational processes. Little did I know that a conversation that took place on…
Embracing and defending a woman’s vulnerability
By Quentan Marule, 13th July, 2021 Looking at the history of women in my lineage, I have come to realise that women are not given the platform to be fragile and sensitive. They don’t need permission from anyone but culture has taught us to conduct ourselves in a certain way. We are often ruled by…
Meeting with the Traditional Authority, the core power and point of this village
By Sekwanele, 1st April, 2021 In South Africa, the Traditional Authority is the backbone of many communities. It arranges the law and makes sure that community members abide by it. They play a huge role in refining tradition, which includes the culture that denotes and distinguishes the males and the females according to their sexes.…
The Birth of Sekwanele, or, OWN THE CROWN
By Quentan Marule (25th February 2021) Sekwanele is an isiXhosa word meaning “its enough”. It has a profound meaning for women in our country. Women who have been voiceless for far too long, those whose vulnerability has left them with enough trauma to last a lifetime. Abusers have been oppressing women for way too long.…