I am a radical BLACK Queerist

I am a radical BLACK Queerist*: I only fight for black queers. Long have white queers used our bodies to get "rights" then ditch us. #NoMore

I am a radical BLACK Queerist: I only fight for black queers. Long have black cishets used our bodies in the "black" struggle & then kill us

I'm a radical BLACK Queerist: I only fight for black queers. Long have black heteros used our bodies for numbers in "black" struggle&hate us

I'm a radical BLACK Queerist: I only fight for POOR black queers. Long have other black queers, left us in the ghettoes because we're GHETTO

I'm a radical BLACK Queerist: I only fight for POOR black queers. Long have other cisgendered LGB+ people hated us for our hyperfemininity!

I'm a radical BLACK Queerist: 'cause I'm POOR, black, trans, queer, anti-normative, gay, from the Ghetto&am Ghetto, forgotten, hated, hunted

I am a Radical BLACK QUEERIST because I did not choose this and therefore I have no other option.

*Queerist: ghetto queer

Umbongo ngothando lwesini sinye

Gqaba gqaba!

Mandigqabazelise nje ngala magqabantshintshi

Ndithi alukho usana olungenanina

Mandigawule ndiwarhuqa, mawethu

Sizwe sakwantu, nina nimbal’ omdaka

Nzala kaNtu, ntsana zabantsundu

BaNguni sizukulwana saseAfrika

Ewe kaloku nini amaAfrika okwenene

Nangona umhlaba nawuhluthwayo

Mvaba ngemvaba zomzi waseAfrika

Sizukulwana sikaPhalo: maXhosa, MaGcaleka nani booRharhabe

BaThembu, BaThwa, maMpondo namaMpondomise

MaGqunukhwebe, MaMfengu, MaBhaca naMaBomvana,

MaHlubi, BaMbo, sizukulwana sikaSenzangakhona

NinabakaMoshoeshe, nanibakaMzilikazi

Nina nonke nisesinyini saseAfrika nasemntla-Afrika

Ndivumeleni ndityatyadule

Ndenjenje ukuzityand’ igila

Imbongi ayinatyala, ibhodla okuphakiweyo

Iphina na intaka exhwith’ uboya bamantshontsho wayo

Ithi yakha umzi?

Silwane sini esithi sivukele inzala yaso sithi silwa umzingeli?

Ke ..., nto enaniyibona phi le niyenzayo?

Masikizi mani laa nizimise ukuqhuba ngawo?

Nanikhe nayivaphi into yokubulala umntu ngenxa yothando?

Nithi ukuthanda isini esinye asisubo ubuAfrika

Kodwa ndiyabona ukubulula nokudlwengula bubo bona, andithi?

Xa iintombi zenu niziqwengwa okwexhalanga,

Nithi udyakalashe makathini?

Niyimele into yokuba luhlazo ukubona amanina embatha ngangubo nye

Nithi nidlwengula ezintsana ngenxa yokuthando isini esinye

Aniboni tu ukuzichana kwenu kubhontsi?

Ayaphi na amanina azokuzilela ooPhumeza Nkolonzi nooSihle Sikoji?

Isihlwele sona siyasiva isikhalo sabo oo Disebo Gift Makau

Khanimeni ndibuze: Aniyilahlanga indlela kodwa?

Nto naniyiva ngabani le yokungcungcuthekisana?

Hayini maAfrika ndiyanqanda,

Khaniyikhele umkhanyo noko le nto?

Nigrenyana nje, ningagqibani!

Kuya kuphela nini ukudlana izithende kulo umzi wamaAfrika?

Kuyakuphela nini ukunukana silusapho lwamaAfrika?

Lo wethu umzi nithi uyakuze ume kwisini na?

Ewe ukufa kusembizeni.

Kodwa umqomi wayo sanukuvuma ukuba ibenini!

Ezinye intlanga zenza intlekisa ngani

Ziyabizana zithi: bajongeni ooxam bayaphaxulana

Nanikhe nababona na abasemzini bezikhohlakalele iintsana zabo?

Ndiyanikhuza ngoba abaMhlophe bayagqumana umhlane

Babumbene okwedongwe, bekhusela iintsana zabo:

Ke nina noyiswa yintoni ukubambana noba anivisisani?

Olona tshaba nilubonayo, kukubona amadoda kumandlalo mnye na?

Lisebenzile iqhinga lomtyholi apha kuni.

Oyena mgqiba mzi nimvayo kukuthandana kwamadoda, andithi?

Iinkomo zobawo zamnkiswa kukubona amanina ethandana, kwisini?

Imihlaba yaxuthwa kuba kwabhentsiswa le nyewe, yaveziswa esihleni?
Ewe kaloku kwantlandlo le nto ibisenzeka
Qha into yokuba kungathethwa ngayo, ibe yimfihlo, ayiyisusi tu kwimbali

Yhe utshaba lunididile, luniphixanisile lanishuya niqwengana

Lona lizandla sizumsulwa, oko phezulu

Asilulo na oluzengodlame lanifundisa ukubulalana xa ningavumelananiyo?

Aniboni na ukuba sithelekisiwe omnye nomnye?

Bona bayabulalana na, khanizibuze?
UMelika uyamvukela uMyurophu?
Iintlanga ezihluthe ubutyebi bethu, ingaba ziyazingelana na?

Njengokuba nitshabalalisana; ningalibali ukuba bona bayakhana

Ngoku ke thina kutheni singenakusebenzisana?

Ukungaboni ngaso linye akutsho ukukhuphana iliso

Ndithetha bukhali ndenziwa yintlungu
Ndinitywatyusha nje ndenziwa kukunithanda
Ndiyanithanda maAfrika nonke niphele
Njalo ngokwahlukana kwenu, ningabasekhaya, eAfrika
Imbongi ayinatyala ibhodla ekuphakiweyo
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Gqaba gqaba!

Mandigqabazelise nje ngala magqabantshintshi

Ndithi alukho usana olungenanina

Mandigawule ndiwarhuqa, mawethu

Sizwe sakwantu, nina nimbal’ omdaka

Nzala kaNtu, ntsana zabantsundu

BaNguni sizukulwana saseAfrika

Ewe kaloku nini amaAfrika okwenene

Nangona umhlaba nawuhluthwayo

Mvaba ngemvaba zomzi waseAfrika

Sizukulwana sikaPhalo: maXhosa, MaGcaleka nani booRharhabe

BaThembu, maMpondo namaMpondomise

MaGqunukhwebe, MaMfengu, MaBhaca naMaBomvana,

MaHlubi, BaMbo, sizukulwana sikaSenzangakhona

NinabakaMoshoeshe, nanibakaMzilikazi

Nina nonke nisesinyini saseAfrika nasemntla-Afrika

Ndivumeleni ndityatyadule

Ndenjenje ukuzityand’ igila

Imbongi ayinatyala, ibhodla okuphakiweyo

Iphina na intaka exhwith’ uboya bamantshontsho wayo

Ithi yakha umzi?

Silwane sini esithi sivukele inzala yaso sithi silwa umzingeli?

Ke ..., nto enaniyibona phi le niyenzayo?

Masikizi mani laa nizimise ukuqhuba ngawo?

Nanikhe nayivaphi into yokubulala umntu ngenxa yothando?

Nithi ukuthanda isini esinye asisubo ubuAfrika

Kodwa ndiyabona ukubulula nokudlwengula bubo bona, andithi?

Xa iintombi zenu niziqwengwa okwexhalanga,

Nithi udyakalashe makathini?

Niyimele into yokuba luhlazo ukubona amanina embatha ngangubo nye

Nithi nidlwengula ezintsana ngenxa yokuthando isini esinye

Aniboni tu ukuzichana kwenu kubhontsi?

Ayaphi na amanina azokuzilela ooPhumeza Nkolonzi nooSihle Sikoji?

Isihlwele sona siyasiva isikhalo sabo oo Disebo Gift Makau

Khanimeni ndibuze: Aniyilahlanga indlela kodwa?

Nto naniyiva ngabani le yokungcungcuthekisana?

Hayini maAfrika ndiyanqanda,

Khaniyikhele umkhanyo noko le nto?

Nigrenyana nje, ningagqibani!

Kuya kuphela nini ukudlana izithende kulo umzi wamaAfrika?

Kuyakuphela nini ukunukana silusapho lwamaAfrika?

Lo wethu umzi nithi uyakuze ume kwisini na?

Ewe ukufa kusembizeni.

Kodwa umqomi wayo sanukuvuma ukuba ibenini!

Ezinye intlanga zenza intlekisa ngani

Ziyabizana zithi: bajongeni ooxam bayaphaxulana

Nanikhe nababona na abasemzini bezikhohlakalele iintsana zabo?

Ndiyanikhuza ngoba abaMhlophe bayagqumana umhlane

Babumbene oko dongwe, bekhusela iintsana zabo:

Ke nina noyiswa yintoni ukubambana noba anivisisani?

Olona tshaba nilubonayo kubona amadoda kumandlalo mnye?

Lisebenzile iqhinga lomtyholi apha kuni.

Oyena mgqiba mzi nimvayo kukuthandana kwamadoda na?

Iinkomo zobawo zamnkiswa kukubona amanina ethandana, andithi?

Imihlaba yaxuthwa kuba kwabhentsiswa le nyewe, yaveziswa esihleni?

Yhe utshaba lunididile, luniphixanisile lanishuya niqwengana

Lona lizandla sizumsulwa, oko phezulu

Asilulo na utshaba oluzenodlame lokubulalana xa ningavumelananiyo?

Aniboni na ukuba sithelekisiwe omnye nomnye?

Bona bayabulalana na, khanizibuze?

Njengokuba nitshabalalisana; ningalibali ukuba bona bayakhana

Iintlanga ezihluthe ubutyebi bethu, ingaba ziyazingelana na?

Ngoku ke thina kutheni singenakusebenzisana?

Ukungaboni ngaso linye akutsho ukukhuphana iliso

Esikwaziyo kukolula isandla kwabamhlophe sixolele

Sizincutshe ekubulaleni abantakwethu, andithi?

Bawele icingo bezobhenela kuthi, njengoko nathi sasenjenjalo kucinezelo lwethu

Kodwa sabandulula, sibabhula, sibajonga ngeentshiya ezimnyama, sibafungela ngophakathi

Lo nto ibhadlile le nto ingumYurophu iphinda ikhomba umnwe apha kuwe

Ithi bajongeni, zizilwanyana bayaqwengana

Ndiyanibongoza maAfrika

Abasetyhini nabathanda isini sinye

Namanye amaAfrika ezinye izizwe masibambisane nabo

Singabatyesheli oodade nabantakwethu, amaqaba singawadeleli

Amahlwempu neenkedama singawalibali

Umlisela nomthinjela simkhumbule.

Sonke thina bantwana bomgquba singabantwana beAfrika

Ngoko ke kumele sibambisane

iIntersectionality lena yeyaseAfrika, sithi ukuyibiza buBuntu

Ingcuka izirhuqile esibayeni iinkomo zobaw’ omkhulu

Masibengamakhalipha, ingqondi sizibuyise

Siqondane notshaba olujongene nokusahlula

Lusihlula-hlule, lusabe, lusoyise

Masiphaphameni simanyane

Hleze sivuke nathi sesingabathinjiweyo kwelo yis’ omkhulu

Masazini ukuba akukho esinokwenza sisodwa

Kodwa sikunye, siyimbumba yaseAfrika, umkhosi wabantsundu soba lulutho

Mvumeleni ke uMbo nomXesibe abe ngomnye wethu

MKhululeni uMnguni noMSuthu abe sisizwe esinye nathi

AmaMpondomise, maka mise iimpondo enjenje ukulungisa

AbaThembu mabavusele isazela kumaAfrika onke

UZulu makakhulule amandl’ ezulu asixhobise

AbaThwa mabasiqondise iindlela ezithe tye

Masikhumbululeni ukuba singamaAfrika, siphuma sizalweli sinye sonke

Ugqibile ukuyinabisa umzululwana kaJada indaba, sethethile,

Sitshilo isizukulwana sikaSibiside, uMalanganga kaMnguni kaAfrika

UJola uwaphosile amazwi kwabandlebe zivaya

UJolinkomo, uNgwanya, UMphankomo noQengeba ugqogqile iindlebe ezisithuli

UMfaz’ obele lide oncancisa nangaphayo komfula, uqhuqhile inkwethu emehlweni

Kukuni ke ukuba niyakuva okanye nizenze izithulu

Kukuni ukuba uNjuza, uS’thukuthezi, uHakaha uHodoshe nakungamhoyi

Lo uthandwa mhla kukubi, uyithethile ebeyithunyiwe

Livumeleni ithole loMthwakazi lihle lingene esidlangalaleni

Imbongi ayinatyala nangoku ibhodla okuphakiweyo

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NdingumAfrika eAfrika na?

NdingumAfrika eAfrika na?

Ndizalelwe eAfrika, ondizalayo naye wazalelwa apha eAfrika

Lomnombo wobuAfrika wenjenjalo ukukhenketha kumacwecwe embali

Mbali leyo eyacinywayo, yafinyezwa, yenziwa mfiliba

Kusiliwa obu buAfrika bam

Bubo obu Afrika obungenanto, ingako, ibonakalayo namhlanje

Ngoba: NdingumAfrika eAfrika,

Ndizalelwe eAfrika, ondizalayo naye wazalelwa apha eAfrika

Ezalwa ngozelelwe eAfrika, kube njenjalo ukuyakutsho kwintsusa yehlabathi

Kodwa akukho nanye into eyeyam eAfrika

Sendimana ndiduda, ndigqushalaza, ndizabalaza, nditsholo ezantsi ukuba

NdingumAfrika eAfrika, Ndizalelwe eAfrika,

Ondizalayo naye wazalelwa apha eAfrika

Kodwa kucace gca, ukuba, akukho nanye into yaseAfrika ekumel’ ukuba ndibenobango kuyo

Andinamhlaba tu kweli laseAfrika, nakulo lonke elimiweyo,

Andinazambiwa, nasinye, ngoku zombiwa apha eAfrika, kodwa ndiyomba

Ndiyombela, hayi kuba ndinenkenqe yokhokho bethu, ooNtsikana ababeyombela

Ndombela isizukulwana salowo iquza lakhe lisentanyeni yam

Sona isikade simile: Andinayo nanye into eAfrika

Ndiphila ngamatorho, ngokungqiba kwabasemzini,

Ndiphila ngokuyekelelisa intloko, ndijingise inyeke,

Ndomelwe yimatha, kuba kubi akukuhlanga tu, kwaphela

Kodwa: NdingumAfrika eAfrika, Ndizalelwe eAfrika,

Ondizalayo naye wazalelwa apha eAfrika, Ezalwa ngowazwalelwa eAfrika

Nto leyo ndingaziyo nokuba lilishwa nokuba lithamsanqa na

Ngoba amaAfrika ayakhasa kulo lonke elimiweyo

Ukususela eKapa ukuya kuqhina eKhayiro, Ukuphuma eMelika ukuyakutshona eNyuzilanti

Akukho kuphumla kubukhoboka bamaAfrika, nalapha eAfrika

Nalowo ufumene itarhu lokuba phantsi kwedyokhwe, ngokuqashwa,

Ubulela isonka nje, akukho nto ingako, kaloku ubucaka bobaphakade, ndiyabona

Othe waba ufulathelwa ngamawabo kwaphela, uxel’ ukhetsha ukudla amantshontsho ezinye iintaka

Naye eyintaka phofu, Akacingi tu ukuzingela ezinye izilwanyana,

Ingenguye wenzeni, ibubungozi amelana nabo xa axhumela irhamncwa nenzala yalo

Yho! Sofa siqhankqalaza.

Xa sicinga kuyalunga kuyonakala; Xa becinga kuyonakala bayalungelwa

Linzima igqirhwa elasithakathatyo

NdingumAfrika eAfrika,

Ndizalelwe eAfrika, ondizalayo naye wazalelwa apha eAfrika

Kodwa ndingoyena mntu ungaziviyo ndisekhaya eAfrika

Ndihlala ndizibamb’ umzimb. Mhlaw’mbi ndingowasemzini apha.

Kumele ndibesimilo simbi ukuze ndamkeleke kule Afrika kaloku

Kumele ndithethe lwimi lumbi, ndinxibe sinxibo simbi, ndinqule thixo umbi,

Ndizimase masiko wambi, ndifunde mfundo imbi, ndamkele kuphila kumbi

Ndikholwele zizinto zimbi. Ndamkele ukuba nembali ethile.

Ndithetha-thethane, ndingazula-zuli kuyo yonke indawo

Ukuze ndibenako ukuvunyelwa ukuphila eAfrika, ngokwasemthethweni noko

Tyhini kodwa uxhelekile umoya, wonzakele umzimba wam,

Udandathekile umphefumlo wam, nengqondo yam ixinezekile

Ngoku ungaba naso njani isibindi sokuthi kumele ndiqinise ukusebenza ndophila?

Bubugqi bantoni obu ubushumayelayo bokokuba intsokolo yam yenziwe kukonqena kwam?

Izinto zodlala azaziwa ndiyabona. Inxeba lale ndoda ingumAfrika yintlekisa!

Kodwa kuthiwa mandibe ngumntu woxolo, anditsho?

Kodwa ndiyayalwa, mandingazilweli utshaba lwam, akunjalo?

Tyhini, bendiba ndiyingqondi kanti ndisisiyatha.

Bendibasendikhanyiselwe kanti ndiyabula kwisitho-thoko sobumnyama.

Lento kuthiwa lutshaba, iyabhanxa!

Indithengisele amaphupha, ndayinika ukuphila.

Imbongi ayinatyala. Ibhodla ekuphakiweyo. Rhabula apha ke wena, ungafinci.

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Isikhalo somont’ omnyama

Kuyo ‘zo kube nini sikhala na?

Isikhalo somont’ omnyama yingoma kusini na?

Isingqala sentsana zaseAfrika ingaba ligubu, kubani na?

Iinyembezi zokhokho bethu zigxizela kumlambo iNayile yini na?

Nisohlula-hlule, umntu nomntakwabo, nisithelekisile

Nasaba nasenza abenu singamathole eAfrika

Nasifundisa ukungabon’ ubuntu bomnye umAfrika

Kodwa sihlale sibona abasemzini njengabantu

Kunamnhlanje iilwimi zasemzini zilwimi zeenkobe

Iilwimi ezingamakhulu zaseAfrika zithathelwa ingqalelo

Zibekelwe emva kwezabaphambuki abasuka basicinezela

Akukho ntsana inokuzuza imfundo ingaz’ulwimi lwaseYurophu

Imbali yethu yenziwe yabhanga ezikolweni, sifunda eyezinye izizwe

Ababhali bomthonyama benziwe inkunkuma, bagqwaliswa

Bona abeentlanga bayagqama,bangamagqala neentshatsheli zolwazi

Hayini maAfrika! Hayini!

Oothixo nezinto zethu ezingccwele zitshabhisiwe

Zeziwa ezoMtyholi, ezesi”mnyama”, zathiya

Abantu beAfrika balahlekisiwe kodwa!

Sanikwa iinkolelo ezingangqinelaniyo nathi

Laqhekezwa usapho ngoothixo basemzini

Uyalila uQamata apho akhoyo, ulilela usapho lwakhe

Eyona nto ayingcwalisile ibulalelwe yinkolo

Kubi, kunzima, emazweni ethu kuyasokolwa

Imibonekiso yaseNtshona ixhonywe kwiinkundla zethu

Uqhanqalazo lwabafundi luwele kwiindlebe ezisithulu

Banicelile benibongoza ukuba nothule imiqingqwa

Yhini! Kwelixesha sivumelanayo ukuba uRhodes wasicinezela

Singanabo na abantu abathatha iqhayiya lokummisa entla?

Imigodi eyombelwe thina ngamangcwaba kuphela

Imigodi yegolide yombelwe izizukulwana zabamhlophe

Ubutyebi bethu buthathwa sijongile

Siyancedisa nathi ukuyisa ngaphesheya imali yethu

Sisebenza nzima ukuze ezinye iintlanga ziphumelele

Akukho namvuzo nasebelo sibonakalayo kubucaka bethu

Tyhini! Le nto inguMyuroph’ ibhadlile

Isuke lee yazosiphatha kwimizi yethu!

Ndiyanqanda. Ndiyakhuza. Ndiyanibongoza.

Musani ukuvuma ukuba ngabantu abangenaxabiso

Musani ukuvuma ikati irhuqelwe eziko nikhona

Phaphamani ziyaphela iinkomo zoyihl’ omkhulu ebuhlanti

Vukani nibulale ingcuka le igqiba imfuyo ekhaya

Isibaya siyaphela nilibele kukuzimasa isidima soBuntu

Nakuzigqibela nisithi ningabantu nothuke niyimipha

Niyayazi ukuba ichutyiwe emva koko iyalahlwa

MaAfrika masilweni, silweleni ubutyebi bethu!

Imbongi ayinatyala, ibhodla ekuphakiweyo. Rhabula apha ke wena, ungafinci

Ngu: SNLV kaJolinkomo

Mnt’ omnyama

Uyingweletshetshe, iqhawe, ikroti, ingonyama nomoyisi, mnt’ omnyama.

Wena onobumnyama obothus’ ilanga bukhuphe ithunzi elinesithozela

Mnt’ omnyama, uphi onjengawe?

Ungoyena mntu ndimaziyo womeleleyo!

Waadlula emlilweni wocalucalulo.

Usilwa ugqushalaza uxel’ isikhukukazi sibona ukhetsha ezoqwengw’ amantshontsho.

Sithi aba simile namhlanje ngenxa yokunikela ngobomi bakho,

Ngenxa yokuzincama kwakho wafela isizukulwana sethu

Ewe nina babenibamba, benithimba, beningcungcuthekisa,

Nina babenihlaza, nirhuqelwa isidima eludakeni

Nina bookhokho bethu,

Enani tambata ngenyawo nisilwa amabhulu namangesi

Nditsho nani bantu bethu bomoya,

Enabulalelwa ukudlulisa imiyalezo yabaphantsi

Ewe, nina magorha ethu enalwelwa isizwe sakwaNtu

Babenizingela njengezilwanyana.

Benixhokonxa, benikorhola, benithuthumbisa

Kodwa naphila kunjalo!

Mfihlelo ini enaninayo?

Ayingawo amandla omonde, nethemba?

Nijonga ukuba ingomso liniphatheleni

Asikuko na ukukholwa ukuba zonke izinto zobuya zilunge?

Sitsho amandla okuqhankqalaza, ningavumi ukucinezelwa ezweni lenu

Ewe amandla okuba nesibindi sokubamba iintlangano zokupolitika,

Nina nabamb’ ibhazuka yaseRashiya, nevolovolo laseTyhubha!

Naba namandla okuvisa utshaba intlungu ekudala nani niyiva

Nalulwa, naloyisa, nalupha nxolo olwalungabafanelanga, ngoba ningabantu bobuntu

Bubo ke obo ubuthixo benu, Bantu, nzala kaNtu

Ke? Ayinini ookhokho bethu na?

Anizizo izinyanya zethu, kwisini na?

Asililo igazi lenu elibaleka emithanjeni yethu na?

Ingaba asizontsana zenu yini na?

Kanti asisiso isizukulwana enasilwelwayo thina na?

Ngoko ke. Sinawo nathi lo mandla nani nawo

Sinabo ubugorha nobukroti enaninabo!

Nathi sinaso isibindi enaninaso!

Kwaye siyifumene inkululeko  enayilwelwa!

Sikhululekile kumatyathanga namaqhina kaBotha

UVelavuthe akaphumelelanga tuu kwaphela

Nina magorha ethu

Lo nto ke sithe chatha ukuba nezixhobo kunani booyisekazi

Utshaba sisalulwa nanamhlanje

Intlupheko, ubuqaba, ubuqhophololo, ubusela, impatho mbi yabasetyhini

Silwa neziyunguma ezigqiba ulutsha lwethu

Iindywala, iziyobisi, ubundlobongela nobugwinta

Silwelwa imfundo efikeleleka kuluntu lonke

Ukuvulelwa kwabantu bonke amasango amaziko ezempilo

Sigwayimbela ukuvuzwa kwabantu ngendlela eyiyo eluxilongweni

Siqhanqalazela amalungelo abantwana, eenkonde neenkondekwazi

Simela abantu abayimilwelwe, umlisela nomthinjana

Iintsana ezingenako kuzilwelwa, siyazivikela kububi balo mhlaba

Sisebenzisa amandla enasishiya nawo, sithatha apho nayeka khona

Ekugqibeleli kuzakuvunywa ukuba iAfrika likhaya.

Ikhaya lawo wonke umntu ophilila kuyo!

UMzantsi Afrika yabo bonke abantu abaphila kuyo, abantsundu nabamhlophe!

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