Comments on: Sipho the goatherd

By: milly vanilly

milly vanilly — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:49:13 +0000

What a great blog!!
Thanks Sipho!

By: Sipho Hlongwane

Sipho Hlongwane — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:06:42 +0000

@MuAfrika,

Interesting theory. Fortunately for me, I’m happy to remain an uncouth herd boy. No ‘kasi for life’ silliness from me.

By: MuAfrika

MuAfrika — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:17:52 +0000

@Sipho
I have a theory about all former herdboys when they get to the city. The first time they are very respectfull and admire city folks. Slapped again and again by the rude, business minded and un-interested city life they become (some not all of them) the defenders of city life even the ones in the townships they like to big up ‘kasi life this’ ‘kasi life that’ but when you peel of the surface you realise they were at some point sidelined as ‘farm boys’ and when they finaly embed themselves they are ticks in the cows arse, hard to pull away from the city ‘bayabhunguka’…

(Lets form a foundation ha ha the Herdboy Vetarans Association! ha ha h)

By: Al

Al — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:06:49 +0000

What a pleasant read! Have a wonderful weekend, Sipho. Actually, a wonderful life!

By: granny

granny — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:30:00 +0000

That was hysterical.Thank you for brightening up my Monday morning.

By: Gerry

Gerry — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:45:47 +0000

I echo the sentiments – great writing, great fun, and a nice break from the politics and the I-take-myself-way-too-seriously debates.

A breath of fresh air!

By: Rising up

Rising up — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:30:24 +0000

I have been a herdboy for almost 10 years of my life.the last time I occupied this position was in 2002, when I was in Matric.Now I am on my way to live the the great life I have beeen dreaming of. Really, at some stage we did things that could endanger our lives but we did not care. Nice one chana, you told it the way it was. By the way, are the still herdboys at the age of 16?

By: MuAfrika

MuAfrika — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:22:12 +0000

Ha ha ha reminded me of when they built a railway line through my grandfathers field KwaMthethwa. We got into the habit of pushing our neighbours cows to the railway line so we can eat redmeat…until they put a fence around railways. but then they built a dam so meat was available both ways. Then the IFP came then the SANDF then innocence died..

Nice one

Lets donate a bull to Isilo saMabandla. No to Cultural Supremism, we will stop killing the bulls when we as the Zulus have decided its not on. No white person should tell us how our culture should progress. We don’t tell them not to lock away their elders and its human rights abuse to us too but we are tolerant…

By: MLH

MLH — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:30:15 +0000

Sipho, you already are an accomplished and celebrated human being. I’ll enjoy watching you get to the top of that terraced cliff!

By: Hugh Robinson

Hugh Robinson — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:21:32 +0000

Well written. Those were the days when parents and elders were respected and punishment fitted the crime. Today it is more likley the local criminal is the township hero.