Traditionalists from all over the Eastern Cape will meet at the Steve Biko Centre in Ginsberg tomorrow for a dialogue on African Spirituality.
Panelists for the dialogue consists of Mxolisi Dimbaza, a King Williams Town-based author and Inkolo Kantu Traditional Organisation spokesman Loyiso Nqevu.
The dialogue will focus on African Identity and will be hosted by Inkolo Kantu Traditional Organisation. Nqevu said: “Against the backdrop of misperceptions about our religion and spirituality and against the backdrop of colonialism and the rise of other religions, we want to revive our religion and set the record straight.”
Nqevu believes that African Spirituality has been reduced to cultural issues.
Dimbaza, who is also the organiser of the event, is of the idea that understanding and knowing “our identity” could reduce xenophobic incidents in South Africa.
“We are trying to argue that if we could all research our clans as South Africans we could find out that we are related to other Africans” said Dimbaza.
The Nkala clan, whom Dimbaza belongs to, had a meeting in Sterkspruit last October where they had Nkalas from as far and wide as Zimbabwe and Angola.
The Steve Biko Foundation aims to create a culture of engaged citizens and public participation. The librarian at the Steve Biko Centre, Mwelela Cele, said: “The reason we have dialogues and this dialogue in particular … we are trying to provide a platform for inter-generational dialogue and critical analysis of social issues in South Africa’s young democracy.”
The dialogue will begin at 6pm.
Steve Biko Centre host African spirituality dialogue
Panelists for the dialogue consists of Mxolisi Dimbaza, a King Williams Town-based author and Inkolo Kantu Traditional Organisation spokesman Loyiso Nqevu.
The dialogue will focus on African Identity and will be hosted by Inkolo Kantu Traditional Organisation. Nqevu said: “Against the backdrop of misperceptions about our religion and spirituality and against the backdrop of colonialism and the rise of other religions, we want to revive our religion and set the record straight.”
Nqevu believes that African Spirituality has been reduced to cultural issues.
Dimbaza, who is also the organiser of the event, is of the idea that understanding and knowing “our identity” could reduce xenophobic incidents in South Africa.
“We are trying to argue that if we could all research our clans as South Africans we could find out that we are related to other Africans” said Dimbaza.
The Nkala clan, whom Dimbaza belongs to, had a meeting in Sterkspruit last October where they had Nkalas from as far and wide as Zimbabwe and Angola.
The Steve Biko Foundation aims to create a culture of engaged citizens and public participation. The librarian at the Steve Biko Centre, Mwelela Cele, said: “The reason we have dialogues and this dialogue in particular … we are trying to provide a platform for inter-generational dialogue and critical analysis of social issues in South Africa’s young democracy.”
The dialogue will begin at 6pm.
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