April 2011 - Centre for Civil Society - University of KwaZulu-Natal
April 2011 - Centre for Civil Society - University of KwaZulu-Natal
April 2011 - Centre for Civil Society - University of KwaZulu-Natal
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The City in the Field<br />
NguNawal El saadawi<br />
Yahunyushwa nguFaith ka-Manzi<br />
Njengamanje, sengihlanganise iminyaka eyishumi nesishagalombili, futhi<br />
ngiphile ngaze ngaba ufakazi nami ngazimbandakanya nokuvukelwa<br />
kombuso wase-Egypt ngoJanuwari <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Ngibhala lombiko ngeSonto ekuseni ngesonto lokuqala likaFebruary <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Ezinsukwini nobusuku obuyishumi nambili, izigidi zabesifazane namadoda<br />
baseEgypt, amaSulumane namaKrestu, abantu bezinkolelo nokubona<br />
ngokwehlukile kwezombusazwe bonke – abantu baseEgypt – baqhubekile<br />
bahlanganyela ngaphansi kombono owodwa ukuthi bavukela umbuso.<br />
Bahlanganyele ukumelana nenkohlakalo, ukubuswa ngendlovuyangena,<br />
okubolile kusuka emandulo kuze kufike kuFaro obusa manje. Umbuso<br />
wakhe ugcwele igazi labantu,njengoba inhlangano yakhe yezombusazwe<br />
idedela izigelekeqe ukuthi zibulale ulusha, bese kuthi izinduna<br />
zasephalamende zishaye imithetho engenasisekelo, ngenkathi bedayisa<br />
ngomhlaba nangebesifazane, izidakamizwa kanye nomkhonyovu. Ababusi<br />
bakhe abaziwa ngokuthi izifundiswa kudala badayisa ngosiba kanye<br />
nangonembeza, bedusa indlale umphakathi ocananga ngayo, ngoba<br />
begaqele izikhundla zikahulumeni, ezinkulu noma ezincane.<br />
Lokhukuvukelwa kombuso sekwenze abaesifazane abasebasha, amadoda,<br />
ngisho nezingane kusukela emakhaya abo, kubayisa phambili, bevikelana.<br />
Ngakho-ke umbuso omdala uyashabalala, kanti ukuchitheka kwawo kuphela<br />
nalokho amaphoyisa akubiza “ukuvikeleka” ngakho kuphela ukulawulwa<br />
kokusabalaliswa kolwazi kanye nezobuciko, futhi sekuphela iqembu<br />
elazibeka lona elibizwa ngokuthi “iKomidi laMadoda aHlakaniphile”<br />
abaxhumene kakhulu nengcebo kanye namadla. Kanye nabaholi beqembu,<br />
ngisho nalabo abazibiza njengamaqembu aphikisayo kodwa ngenxa<br />
yokufuna ukugombela kwesabo bawuxhasa lombuso obala kanye<br />
nangesinyenyela cishe iminyaka engamshumi ayisihlanu, nabo futhi<br />
sebephelelwe isikhathi.<br />
Laba ngabantu abadala inxushunxushu ngaphansi kwegama lezokuzivikela,<br />
ukubuswa ngendluzula ngephansi kwegama lentando yeningi, ubuhlwempu<br />
kanye nokungabibikgo kwemisebenzi ngaphansi kwegama lentuthuko kanye<br />
nokuhlomula, ukudayiswa komzimba kanye nokuhlukunyezwa ngaphansi<br />
kwegama lenkululeko yokuzikhethela kanye namasiko, kanye nokuba<br />
ngaphansi kwengcindezi nokuphila ubugqila ngaphansi kwegama<br />
lobudlelwane kanye nobungane noma ukwenza izindlela zokuthula.Bavalela<br />
emajele abesifazane abanjengami, abangabanikazi bosiba kanye namazwi,<br />
bezama ukusithulisa genkathi singaphakathi ezindlwaneni zethu ejele,<br />
ukusihlukanisa nabantu kanye nokucekela phansi izimilo zethu, noma<br />
ukusixoshela ngaphandle noma ngaphakathi ezweni lokhokho bethu.<br />
Kodwa-ke lesisikhathi sesihlukile. Isikhathi lapho kuphume khona izigidigidi<br />
zamadoda nabesifazane, emigwaqeni yazozonke izifunda, ezabelweni<br />
kanye nasemadolobheni, kusukela eAswan kuya eAlexandria, eSuez, ePort<br />
Said, yonke indawo ezweni lakithi. Enhlokodolobha, eCairo, kucwebezela<br />
insimu yokukhululeka, uTahrir (okuchaza ukukhululeka) Square – izwe<br />
lethu, lapho sihlanganyela khona. Idolobha lamatende ngaphezu kwetiyela.<br />
Fuhti ngaphakathi kwamatende kunabantu ababumbene ngendlela<br />
emangalisayo.