Olwethu Hoko

Hi Here is my story. I was raised by my grandmom because my mom had left long before I could eve count to three. So being a kid I’d ask for nice things that I see from other kids and every time I’d ask my grandmom for something she would say “Linda kuphela inyanga (wait […]

This is what my mother will always say to all of my siblings, she is a housewife with 6 kids, my father was the only bread wined in the house. Whenever daddy gives mom money she would save it and not buy fancy food. She would tell us no one can see what you ate […]

This is one of those short African proverbs literally meaning “where do you fit in” This short proverb was always on the tip of my grandmother’s tongue. As a little boy, I would come running to her with a story that I have heard or seen, she would listen attentively and when I am done […]

Akulahlwa mbeleko ngakufelwa Meaning: Never despair in adversities. When my takeaway business got burnt down in a huge fire. I felt like my world had come to an end but my Uncle supported me all the way. He told me that Akulahlwa mbeleko ngakufelwa Meaning Never despair in adversities. Slowly I worked my way up […]