Category Archives: Traditional healing

2019 May 29: Forgiveness

Posted on June 1, 2019 by inkanyiso2009

The fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed on it. by Nonkululeko “Sicka” Mthunzi They say time heals all wounds, but healing comes with forgiving? A wound can heal but does the scar also fade with … Continue reading →

Posted in "Free from My Happiness", "Sheshisa isikhathi siya hamba" by Sicka Shaz Mthunzi, 'Sicka' Sharon Mthunzi, Anger, Gay & Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA), Healing, Healing feeling, Memory, Traditional healing, traditional healing trainees, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

2019 Feb. 18: Reflections Part 1: Go tell it to the mountain, it is violence in the ear

Posted on February 20, 2019 by inkanyiso2009

by Tambu Muzenda On the 27th of January, we arrived in Lesotho for the Photo Experience workshops and field work with participants we didn’t even know would touch our lives so deeply. After several days of interactions, discussions and tears, … Continue reading →

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2019 Feb. 13: Ba Re Ne Re Photo XP – A career and life altering experience

Posted on February 17, 2019 by inkanyiso2009

Text and Photos by Mats’eliso Mots’oane January 28th: In December 2018, Lineo who is a good friend of mine told me that Prof. Zanele Muholi would be visiting Lesotho as part of a workshop with Ba Re Ne Re. Ba … Continue reading →

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2015 May 14: “I’m happy living my life the way I am”

Posted on May 15, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

  I’m Ziningi Praiseworth Ndovela, a 31year old born in Izingolweni (kwaXolo tribal) and grew up there until I obtained my Senior Certificate, then moved to Durban in Umlazi township. I belong to the lesbian world, the life that some people hate … Continue reading →

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2014 July 14: A healer is laid to rest

Posted on July 15, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

All photos by Charmain Carrol 12/07/2014                                                                   May … Continue reading →

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