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UCharlotte Maxeke owesifazane oyiqhawekazi
Glanice Mmantshabi Masilo
Vusi Malindi
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Le ndaba ixoxa ngoCharlotte Maxeke.
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Ngonyaka ka 1901, waba ngowesifazane wokuqala omnyama ukuthola iziqu saseNyuvesi.
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UCharlotte Maxeke wayeyisishoshovu, isifundiswa kanye nomholi wezenkolo.
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Le ncwadi ibungaza umkhosi wempilo yakhe.
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UKhanyisa noNthuseng bahamba ngezinyawo bavela esikoleni.
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Liyashisa ilanga. Ngesikhathi bedlula ngasesibhedlela, bakhetha ukuphumula emthunzini lapho endaweni okuma kuyo amabhasi ngaphandle kwesango lasesibhedlela.
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Lesi sibhedlela yiCharlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.
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“Hhayi-bo, ngabe uyazi ukuthi wayengubani uCharlotte Maxeke, nokuthi kungani lesi sibhedlela sibizwa ngegama lakhe?” uKhanyisa ubuza umngani wakhe.
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UNthuseng uyaphendula, “Yize sengidlule kaningi lapha, angikaze ngicabange ngalokho kuze kube manje.”
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Omunye umfundi uyadlula la mantombazana esaxoxa. Ufunda iSayensi yezempilo eNyuvesi iWitwatersrand.
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“Nginganitshela ukuthi uCharlotte wayengubani!” kusho uBusisiwe, umfundi.
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“UCharlotte Makgomo Mannya wazalwa ngeminyaka yawo 1870,” kuqala uBusisiwe.
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“Habe, iminyaka eyikhulu namashumi amahlanu edlule!” kubabaza uKhanyisa.
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“Yebo, futhi okubhalwe phansi mayelana nokuthi wazalwa nini nokuthi kuphi kwehlukile. Abanye bathi wazalelwa eMpumalanga Kapa kanti abanye bathi wazalelwa eLimpopo,” kuqhubeka uBusisiwe.
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“UCharlotte wayefunda esikoleni samamishini aphumelela kuso ngemiphumela emihle kakhulu. Wayehamba phambili kakhulu kwizilimi neZibalo. Wayekwazi ukubhala ngesiXhosa, isiDashi, nangesiNgisi.”
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“UCharlotte waqeda amabanga akhe ezemfundo aphezulu ngokushesha kunezingane eziningi,” kuphumula uBusi.
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“UCharlotte onenhlanhla!” kusho uNthuseng. “UCharlotte ohlakaniphile!” kusho uKhanyisa.
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“UCharlotte wayehlakaniphe kakhulu. Wayecula nangephimbo elimnandi,” kusho uBusisiwe.
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″Emuva kokutholwa kwamadayimani eNingizimu Afrika, umndeni kaCharlotte wathuthela eKimberley, eNyakatho Kapa.
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“Wasebenza njengothisha futhi ecula nekwaya i-African Jubilee Choir.″
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“UCharlotte wavakashela eNgilandi ne-
African Jubilee choir
. Baculela abantu ababaluleke kakhulu eLondon base beya naseMelika,” kuqhubeka uBusisiwe.
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″UCharlotte wathola umfundaze wokuyofunda kwiNyuvesi iWilberforce eMelika. Kwakuyinyuvesi yokuqala ayasungulwa ngabantu abansundu baseMelika.
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″Ngesikhathi efunda, uCharlotte waba ngusopolitiki. Waqala ukuhambela izinkulumo zamalungelo abesifazane. Wayefunda nesihlabani esibalulekile sePan African esasibizwa uW.E. Du Bois. Wayephinde asebenze nasesontweni lakhe.
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Enyuvesi yaseWilberforce, yilapho ahlangana khona nomyeni wakhe uMarshall Maxeke.”
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″UCharlotte noMarshall babuyela eNingizimu Afrika bazosebenza njengezithunywa zevangeli. Babefuna ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi zonke izingane zithola imfundo esezingeni eliphezulu.
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Isonto labasiza ukusungula isikole sezingane ezinsundu zaseNingizimu Afrika eGoli. Basiqamba lesikole bathi yiWilberforce Institute.″
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″UCharlotte wabhekana nezimo zenhlalakahle ezazithinta abesifazane abansundu. Wayephinde abambe iqhaza nakwezinye izinhlangano zabesifazane ezixube izinhlanga.
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Wasiza ukuhlela imibhikisho eyayiphambene nemithetho yababezophatha izwe. Wayebamba iqhaza emibhikishweni yabasebenzi.
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Wayengumholi wesonto, enguthisha, umbhali, nesishoshovu sezepolitiki. Wayevelele!″
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UBusisiwe uyaphetha, “Ngifunde ngoCharlotte Maxeke ngoba ngize kulesi sibhedlela. Besibizwa ngeJohannesburg Hospital kodwa ngonyaka ka-2008 sabuye saqanjwa kabusha ngeCharlotte Maxeke Hospital.”
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“Ungowesifazane obaluleke kakhulu kumlando wethu,” kusho uKhanyisa.
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“Kufanele basifundise ngaye esikoleni!” kusho uNthuseng.
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UBusisiwe wavumelana namantombazana wase ethi, “Nizosala kahle, sekufanele ngiye egumbini lokufunda manje.
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″Siyabonga kakhulu ngokusabela lolu lwazi! Sizohlala simkhumbula uMama uCharlotte Dokotela Maxeke, kusho uKhanyisa.
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“Ningakhohlwa ukuthi abesifazane abansundu banamandla! Sizobonana enyuvesi!” kusho uBusisiwe.
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Imibuzo
Wazalelwa kuphi uCharlotte?
Wafunda kusiphi isikole?
Wayeculela yiphi ikhwaya?
Sasibizwa ngaliphi igama isibhedlela esisiqanjwe ngaye?
Washada nobani uCharlotte Makgomo Mannya?
Kungani uCharlotte Maxeke ebalulekile kumlando wethu?
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Izincwadi ezikulolu chungechunge
U-Andile Mji
U-Asnath Mahapa
UBongani Mayosi
UCharlotte Maxeke
UMmantsane Moche Diale
UMulalo Doyoyo
UTebello Nyokong
UTshilidzi Marwala
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