Bhaca language

How do they survive? Gauteng  is a smallest  province in South Africa. It has drawn all the  South African races and tribes It has pulled  out also the Southern African  population and some Northern African countries. The Bhacas in Gauteng  like all other tribes stayed: -united. -helped each other. -Revived  their culture. -Connected  with their origins. -married to the people who came from their original place or at least the people who shared their values. -United They were usually found in groups. Their main aim was to protect themselves.They used to arm with sticks which they learner from their "StickSport" at home. -helped each other  It started  in the early 1950's.Those early groups used to help their fellow Bhacas at Mt.Frere to access Jobs at Gauteng.Those odd jobs like picking  the Toilet buckets.That job was hated by the other tribes. -Revive their culture  Their culture was -unity. -A Man must protect  his fami...

With Bhacas money is not everything in contrast to the rest of us, there are those who worship mooney.Too much adhering to money brings the following:: -stress -inferior complex -lies -useless anxiety -syndrome of hatred -Not taking  care of other People How do the Bhacas alleviate from stress? 1.The Bhacas don't think too much  about money instead they are concern about health. They support their  health through vegetables,milk. 2.Inferior complex To avoid inferior complex does not need lot of money or always think about money. Acceptance  of other people does not diminish anyone. Lies Lies are the greatest destroyer of any family. Money is the greatest "fertilizer"  of lies and misrepresentation of facts. The Bhacas believe in -openness -honesty -solving the problem  -sharing the ideas. So, there's no room of lies, dishonesty or any similar action. Useless anxiety  Money may bring useless anxiety. It can bring  owning or disowning People. It can...

Wherever the Bhaca People are,they grab opportunities that will include 1.Business 2.Job 3.Self empowerment 4.Extra Skill 5.Sport 6.Music 7.Listening good advice 8.Help each other  9.Treat  everybody with respect 10.Formal Education  The past problem at KwaBhaca was the scarce of schools not to mention the Skill schools.People who had opportunities to had such schools are ahead with life. What we can learn from Bhaca life: -Survival under difficult circumstances  -Making food means -Family unity -Progressive Let's see the few of the  topics mentioned  above.So, seize the opportunity. A Extra skill/Self empowerment Fortunately one can keep on trying. There are many problems  which are faced by ordinary people such as 1.Car breakdown 2.Welding 3.House construction  4.Landscaping 5.lawn cutting 6.Painting 7.Art 8. Photographer 9.Driver  B The Modern Skills https://litepick.io?ref=Ncapai59  https://freebtcco.in?ref=p2u_k3hMw2 https://earnbit...

YP: Good day mnt'omdala (old man) 0M: Good day cikicane (figuratively from small finger) YP:Tell me,what has made you live up to this age? OM: I respected my culture. YP:  Which culture? OM: One knowing my place when I was young and think like a child. Two.Our Adults were seen as leading us  because we knew  that they have better life experience than us  Anything more? YP:Yes. What if he or she claps you? OM: The harsh discipline was not our priority.It came when the same was mistake is committed. We believed that as we despised that person so the ancestors and God despised him or her so be the Kingdom. So,when you were clapped we were protecting our legacy. YP:What do you say about the present laws which protect the youth and women? OM: You see,the problem both men children and even women have lost the respect.So,the government is trying to bring that dignity. YP:Where should it start? OM: At family level. Money here is not important. What is important  is CARI...

If we trace the early formation of this tribe, we find that they wanted: 1.Identity 2.Freedom 3.Land 4.Economically independence 5.Better Life. All what I mentioned is what we all want. Although it is very hard in our life time. Let's take the early King Madzikane.He strived for 1.Unity 2.Progress 3.Protection 4.Growth 5.Strong family units. That was made possible because of strong warriors,fully trained which achieved unity. The progress of unity was  critical important so that the tribe should be protected.Through taking  multi wives,he wanted his subjects should do the same. The strong family units where each member  had his/her own role in the family from the Senior Wife to Junior Wife where the boys and girls played their roles too

As the area of Mt.Frere lack industries and the People are not working so therefore  there's no thriving business in the villages. The following careers are taken: 1.Educator 2.Religion Preaching (Christianity) 3.Informal Agriculture  4.Police 5.Warder 6.Manual labour like 6.1 Road maintenance  6.2 Labourer 6.3 Truck Driver 7.Builder Kraal Builder 8.Informal Job  1.Shepherd 2.Water carrier with Buckets 3.Grass Cutter for Fodder 4.Baby sitter 9.Potential Jobs 1.Dressmaking 2.Cobbler 3.Painting 4.Electrical appliances fitter 5.Radio,TV Repairer

The Bhaca Attire bore historical symbol and ancestral  lineage which include clan. Women wore apron  with beadwork. Usually  it was worn by unmarried  women.  We have an attire called Umbhaco found at Qhingeni. Under YouTube Saved  Makoti. You  will see an outfit it is called  Sunday Outfit. We have different outfits which fits the certain situations. It also meant certain  classification.  A King would  wear  a tiger handcuff  around the neck. On the shoulders of elders wore the tiny handcuff.Their faces were not covered. These clothes   indicated  a certain era, history,achievements as well as the duration of that particular kingdom.

The Population  increased in KwaBhaca. Unfortunately  there were no Jobs.Some People resorted to Crime.The recent killing of Gija  a Public  Figure, a Social Activist and a Businessman  is disturbing. There  are speculations. The  first  one is the  possibility  of underground  Comrades  of which the police must undercover  who  assisnated Gija. The Second one  are the Criminal Gangs called  extertionists ripe in Eastern  Cape of which so far the  Police do a good job around Umtata. We hope one day the Police  will find the  killers of Gija. However there  are Questions  which  we ask ourselves 1.Why did such a Crime did not exit? 2.50 years ago  people were  very  poor. There  was no Crime. 3.What made people  change  to Crime? Is it Media or Retired People who came fron other tribes?

I once visited  Mt.Frere  in 1990.By then it did not have industries. I don't know why it was called a town. What I found 1.Enormous  movements of People in all pavements. 2.The traffic  was very high. 3.The street vendors were allover. 4.Small shops  scattered allover. 5.Service Professionals and center like hospitals. 1.Enormous  Movements of People in all  the pavements When I looked  at those  People, they carried  bags,grain food,meat. 2.The Traffic was very high I saw trucks carried building materials, Food trucks, private vehicles especially  the vans. 3.The Street Vendor were allover Since Mt.Frere  was in the centre, it could be accessible  by different People with various types of transport. 4.Small Shops scattered  allover Small shops gave food,clothes  to the People. 5.Service Professional  It has a hospitals  with a Portrait  of King Madzikane  and Medical  Doctors

I visited KwaBhaca in 1990 to bury my father  who asked that we must transport  him when  he passed on.I learnt  some good lessons especially what kept them  healthy. 1.They eat the Natural  Food which they cultivated like pumpkins,vegetables minimum  starch,fresh  meat with no spices with  granular  salt. 2. Every member  of the family had his/her own responsibilities. From a 6 year family upwards. A 6 year  old child should  take care  of small stocks like chicken and pigs.The main responsibilities  are giving  those  animals food and water  twice  per day. The child must report the progress  daily. Usually,the parents will  be very if he/she does not get the report. 3. A 7-10 boy  should be a shepherd of not more than 10 battle/sheep and they should not be far away  from home. At least they must be  at "an eye" distance. 4.A 7-10 girl  should sweep inside and o...

I asked myself why the Bhacas at Eastern  Cape  were isolated  by the people who spoke their  language.I think their History may tell us. I was told by one elder  that  they moved from  South and acquired the Land.They fought fiercly to acquire  the Land. The  defeated People passed from generation  to generation.When Transkei got the fake indepence the Development Fund  did not reach the lands of Bhaca. When you move towards their places,you don't  find the clear  marked streets. Schools were built with mud. There  was no clinic.The Police station was found at Kokstad and later at Mt.Frere  which was supposed  to service more than 10.000 people. There were no jobs.Instead they created farming. The Youth underwent  Police  Training  like my father.So the youth had to help to keep cattle  and sheep farming where the women had to collect twigs from the nearby bush. The  water had ...

There are few Readers who visit this blog who are attracted by the Bhaca Life. I wrote  about  the  Bhaca wonderful  culture. When I was  young I asked  my father who was a Bhaca. What I remember was 1.Honesty 2.Speak your  mind 3.Healthy  Food 4.Believe in the tribe. Those  were the Pillars of Life Unfortunately  the Bhaca is a tribe which is severely undermined.They are given a low job,unless one  can save himself/herself  through education. 1.Honesty Honesty is being taught  whether you are  alone  seen unseen. 2.Speak your  Mind As long as you believe what you say is right and you can support  it with facts. 3.Healthy Food Fresh roasted  meat was of preference. 4.Believe in the tribe. My father  was helped by a  by his  Tribal Brothers  who found Job.

Every village had  meetings on Saturday  or Sundays.In those meeting the "state of the Village  was discussed,be village problems,prosperity and the future vision. Problems which were discussed. The Elders of the village would  like to get the opinons of their daily  livelihood  like Stockgrowing and the experienced, successful  person  would  be called  so that the household could learn.He will be  asked some intriguing  questions. The Boys in their different levels would discuss common issues from Home duties,Stock behaviour,Hunting in some cases fishing,herbal and how to travel to manhood including what makes a good young man not disgrace his family the Village and even his friends.Not to rape. How to Persevere when you are proposing Love to a girl. The Girls had their own gathering too.They discussed  how to please their mothers and senior sisters and junior sisters  too. The channel  of communication was fro...

Last time I discussed,how is the Girl prepared for adulthood.Now its boy preparation.  1.Fatherly  Preparation  A Young man is prepared to face the world This is done in a harder  way which includes harsh action.There was a believe that  if he could   overcome any obstacles in future. The Boy Preparation to manhood  and duties included: 1.To build a kraal/house. 2.To report any problem which affects  the homestead  and bring solutions. Actual to protect the family and distant relatives. 3.To lead or be strong amongst his peers. 4.To respect  children,mothers  especially  in Polygamy. 5.To protect the family,physical  from the strangers or anyone who threatens, mistreating  the family. 6.To upgrade  himself to Popularity amongst the local  girls.It will be easier to get any girl. 7.To be  a good Shepherd. What is not expected from a Boy. 1.Not  to take chores. 2.Laziness. 3.Not run away when be...

Usually they emphasize  on daily chores and that a good woman should: 1.Wake up early in the morning  when others  are still sleeping,sweep the yard and  fetch water from the River. 2.She must prepare  the breakfast for the Parents which includes cereals and tea. 3.Prepare water  for bathing for parents and the rest of the family. 4.Later in the day,she  may be taught how to plant and watering the vegetables. 5.Sometimes,she  may be send  to sell some of the corns,vegetables  or  encourage to make  her or  family vegetable store. 6.Alternatively  they were taught to make Grass Mats. The routine is daily. When the time comes,she  will get the marraige proposal.She will matched against her  performance. If she appears  not ready, she will be not released

After the two  families have satisfied  they have satisfied  themselves  with their own criterion.then the negotiations  can start. Afterall there's  no perfect  family but the line of tolerance should be drawn.In any family  the extremes are controlled  and minimized. Sometimes, the couple does not listen their families.They decide to leave the village and get to another village.However there will  challenges. 1.There's  a possibility  that the couple will not have children. 2.One or even the couple may have a permanent disease. 3.The couple may not have peace. 4.The source  of Income may dry up where their business may vanish or not being hired  anywhere. 5.More  dark spirits in the family. 6.That can result to violent death to the one of the couple or both of them. When the families have negotiated  successfully, there are certain  benefits for the faimly: 1.The bride and groom  families  m...

As I mentioned  before in the boy family meeting the crucial  questions  and the suggestions  are enforced even it will mean a  breakway wouldn't  matter. What are the crucial questions? 1.The Girl Family  history How will  be the possible  relations with the Boy Family? Will this additional  family be toxic or not? Does this  Girl Family  have or had  a bad history  in the community or with other  families or with the present boy family. 2.How is the Girl family popular  at present? -Is it a family of Criminals? -Is it a warmonger  family? -Is it a family of witches? _Are they undermining other  families like Pride? -How possible will they accept the boy family and their new son of Law? 3.How is the Boy Family popular? -Is it a "strong" family, meaning  this family  can it withstand all the temptations with the Girl Family? -Is the any harmony  between  the  Boy and Girl F...

 Young Adults Both Men and Women at this stage  are matured enough to start a family.There are  checks  and balances. 1.A Matured young man, must always visit  the Old Men Meetings which take  place weekly,monthly and yearly.He is expected to contribute positively  in the tribal problems. 2.Moreover,he must show the "extreme" respect to the meetings. 3.He must know his "place" very well.The decisions of the elderly are final.The deviation  is punishable or family expulsion  4.He must not have "bad" record  of not doing his duties at home 5.The Elderly Council  may "ban" him not to attend the council meetings  or to keep quiet  during meetings. 6.He might be instructed to call members of the Council for the meeting with  bare foot and arrange food which will be a forced  donation from his kraal or from his family kraal.The duration  of that punishment will  be decided by the Council. 7.He must respect th...

The Bhacas believe in the family  strength. The family  strength  can be a nightmare  or  a blessing. Family  Strength  There are  many types of extended  families.A Husband may have  a number of wives.There are family  meetings which take place weekly in a small  family  or monthly meetings  and yearly meetings. Usually,the traditional  food is cooked and  traditional drinks. What is discussed in these meetings? 1.Family responsibilities are shed: 5 to 6 years Boys They must  feed the chicken,ducks with corns and  give water in the morning  and afternoon 7 to 18 Boys They are the shepherds  for sheep and look  after cattle and goats. 19 to 25 Boys After  schooling they must look  after cattle  5 to 6 year Girls Cleaning the house,sweeping the yard and collecting the dung. 7 to 18 Girls Collecting  woods from the nearby bush,collecting water and cooking.

When I checked the state of this blog,  some interesting  facts emerged.The blog was visited by the minority  populations around  the world. In the past posts  I wrote about  this tribe,how did they survived under extremely  hard conditions  of  which all of us could learn.They did have the word Poverty in their vocabulary. They survived  in Eastern Cape  bordered by KZN Province.They had one big river which is diminishing and is called: Mzimvubu River and Mzimvubu means Mzi= House  Mvubu =hippopotamus. Up to now,there  is a debate whether to draw water  to the villages nearby or not. Otherwise, using Water can lorries and vans.Water is freely available  or those  want to more water had to pay  more.90% of this Community  are not working,no skill education  but they are practising farming taught by their  forefathers. However there are skills which  are taught from generation  t...