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All posts by : Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD)

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1. Book Launch : Umsamo Amathongo nemithetho elishumi kaNkulunkulu

September 20, 2012
by Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD) General

The long awaited book: Umsamo Amathongo Nemithetho kaNkulunkulu will be available from all shops which sells our Umsamo Books. The book will be launched as follows: Protea Imperial Hotel Jabu Nldovu Street Pietermaritzburg Friday 28th Septermber ...

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Umsamo – The Hub of Ancestral Wisdom

April 13, 2012
by Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD) Articles

(How do we meet the challenges of having Umsamo in our Modern Homes?) Umsamo is a special and sacred place inside a traditional Zulu hut that is at once an altar and a repository (ithala) of a family’s precious and spiritually significant items.  ...

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Ukuthwasa

October 21, 2011
by Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD) Articles

UKUTHWASA-ITS MEANING AND PROCESS African ‘Ukuthwasa’ and healing (ukwelapha) has been misconstrued and misunderstood for many years not only from the Western researchers but also from the people of Africa. Reason being that it has never been some ...

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Umsamo Global Society

August 31, 2011
by Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD) Global Society

Umsamo is establishing a worldwide global society of like-minded individuals to share ideas and participate in our vision. We have established an exclusive group on Google Groups , a new Facebook fan page , as well as a Facebook Group representing th ...

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ILOBOLO : Its Meaning and Process

August 31, 2011
by Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD) General

THE AFRICAN DICTIONARY Know the vocabulary, the dialect ... Know the language! Rational behind Lobola? The first critical question is Why Lobola? Lobola is not the way we are taking it today and it was never meant to be what we are thinking of ...

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Beyond Academic Reality

August 30, 2011
by Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD) General

Dr Velaphi Victor Mkhize, who is the second son of Ntombencane’s three sons, was initiated into unified-life and spiritual madness (ukuthwasa) on the 26th January 2006. He entered the process of initiation of the spiritual-soul (intwaso) in 2003. He ...

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About The Founder

August 30, 2011
by Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD) General

Prof Velaphi Victor Ka Luphuzi Mkhize, a poet, organic and academic intellectual businessman, spiritual advisor and entrepreneur is currently an Associate Professor at CIDA City Campus. He is also the founder and President of Umsamo African Institute ...

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The African Calendar

August 30, 2011
by Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD) General

The African Calendar Year in the Zulu Culture is divided into Four Seasons: namely Spring (Intwasahlobo) Summer (Ihlobo) Autumn (Ikwindla) Winter (Ubusika) These seasons are very important in the management of Umsamo and how people rela ...

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Finding Your Identity

August 29, 2011
by Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD) Articles

Part II - Finding Your Identity, given your understanding of the nature of Amathongo The biggest challenge facing an African Child in the present era is to find his/her identity. Such identity is being searched in many ways, others through vario ...

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The Nature of Amathongo

August 29, 2011
by Prof. Velaphi Mkhize (PhD) Articles

This is a Two-Part article. Part I of this article is about the Nature of Amathongo, while Part II is about Finding Your Identity, given your understanding of the nature of Amathongo. Part I follows next (The Nature of Amathongo) : Luisah Teish ...

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