Kuqokwe Umphathi weFestivali Yababhali Bezincwadi Omusha

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Ngesikhathi uNksz Sibahle Khwela ezoqala ukuqeqeshelwa umsebenzini wokusingatha ezobuciko, i-arts administration internship, esikhungweni samaCiko, i-Centre for Creative Arts (i-CCA) eseKolishi lezaBantu e-UKZN, wayengazi ukuthi uzoxhumana nenqwaba yababhali bezincwadi abangaphezu kuka-100 abaqokelwe ukuthi babe yingxenye yeFestivali yalo nyaka yababhali bezincwadi i-Time of the Write Festival (16-21 Ndasa) eThekwini.

UKhwela othweswe iziqu waphasa ngamalengiso ngo-cum laude ngesikhathi enza iziqu zokuqala ezifundweni ze-Drama ne-Perfomance e-Durban University of Technology, uzofundiswa uMqondisi we-CCA uDkt Ismail Mahomed kanye nomphathi osemdala wesikhungo nomphathi we-Poetry Africa uNksz Siphindile Hlongwa abanolwazi olunzulu ekuhlelweni kwefestivali, ukuphathwa kanye nabaholi bamasiko.

‘USibahle ungomunye wabantu abangajwayelekile abafika ohlelweni lokuqeqeshelwa umsebenzi bese kuthi emavikini ayisithupha, bathathe iprojeckthi bayenze eyabo ngokugcwele,’ kusho u-Mahomed. ‘Ukhombisa isimilo esinamandla sokusebenza, ukusebenza ngobugcweti kanye nokukwazi ukwenza izinto ezehlukene. Sijabule ukumemezela ukuthi siyaselula isikhathi sokuqweqeshelwa kwakhe umsebenzi kuze kube uNdasa 2023 ukuze akwazi ukwenza umsebenzi wokuphatha ifestivali yezingama-26 ye-Time of the Writer.

UHlongwa uthe: 'Kunegebe elikhulu labaphathi befestivali labesifazane abamnyama eNingizimu Afrika. Siyakholwa ukuthi ngokulula isikhathi sokuqeqeshelwa kwakhe umsebenzi kanye nokumnika ithuba lokuhola kanye nokuphatha le festivali yezangama-26, sizobe senze umehluko omkhulu wokuvula amathuba kubantu besifazane abamnyama eNingizimu Afrika ukuthi bathathe imisebenzi yokuphatha amafestivali.’

Ekhuluma ngokuphatha kwakhe, uKhwela uthe: ‘Leli ithuba lokuthi ngilandele into enginentshisekelo ngayo ekuphatheni ifestivali futhi ngiqale umsebsenzi wami emkhakheni wezobuCiko. Ngizogcwalisa isikhala esikhona sabaphathi bamafestivali besifazane abamnyama kulo mkhakha futhi ngenze umehluko ngomsebenzi engizowukhiqiza. Ngilindele ukuthi ngikhule futhi ngobambe konke engingakubamba kulo mkhakha omusha wokuphatha ifestivali. Ngihlela ukuthi ngibe ngumphathi ongcono wefestivali kunalo engifike nginguye futhi ngizinike inselela futhi ngithathe izinselelo.’

UKhwela wathola umklomelo kaMphathi wase-DUT ngowezi-2020 futhi wathola imiklomelo engu-11 ngesikhathi esafunda. Eminye imiklomelo kubalwa wokuba umafikizolo ovelele i-Best Newcomer 2018, owokuhola i-Leadership Award 2019 kanye nowokwenza izinto ezehlukene, i-Versatility Award 2020.

Amagama: ngu-Melissa Mungroo

Isithombe: Sithunyelwe