I am at one of my township local restaurants today. I’ve been checking in on business all day - from the clubs to the restaurants. Sometimes I just decide that I’ll randomly work at one of my establishments and everyone must adjust. It helps to keep people in check. They never know when to expect me and they are all scared of me. Wehweh is good with the administration of my businesses. She does my books, policies and all...
Molise My house is very chaotic. Phupho and Lelapa generally are chaotic bona self. But now with Molemo in the mix… he’s much older than them, but the three of them enjoy being around each other. So now the party has got a bit bigger. It’s Zah yelling at them since 5:30am that now has me in the kitchen drinking water. I need water to heal my headache because I don’t want to rely on medication. “Keng?” My mom asks me. She’s...
Reahile Mapho goes back to school next week. We are back in the kingdom, but she’s been home since we touched down. She has been feeling quite sick. She says it’s just flu. But I’m seriously worried about her. We’ve been working on missions with the church, so I haven’t had the time to see her. We just talk over the phone. But today, we are all entering our period of cooling off and laying low, so I’m going to see...
When Ruri and I came back from Nelspruit last week, she went home. I haven’t seen her since. We just text each other every now and then, but things are not exactly hot between us right now. My mom gives me a daily speech about breaking up with her. Khosini reminds me everyday that he has never approved of our relationship. My relationship has never been for him to approve anyway. Tholoana has really been upset with me about...
Today is the first of January. It’s a new year. And every year on this day, my mom hosts a lunch where all my siblings and I come to eat and pray for the year ahead. Even my dad comes out of whatever woodworks he disappears to during the year and joins us. Our children come with us. My baby mamas insist on coming with their kids as if my family and I are incapable of looking after my...
New Year’s Eve Morning, 6am Ruri and I are still not over the Thendo issue. I’ve had to block Thendo just to get her to stop calling me. Ruri is making HR deal with her from a work perspective. Ruri has asked me to go to Mpumalanga with her for a New Year’s Eve party that one of her friends - Zaza - is hosting. We are at my place now getting ready to leave because we’ve got hours of...
Phumelele I’m sitting in my TV room with Terrence thinking about everything that has happened. I’m still waiting for the DNA results. The queen said she’d let me know once they are out. I’d like to go into the new year clear about my paternity. Then there’s the issue of malume who’s locked up in the basement. I want to phone mah and tell her, but I’m not even sure if I’m allowed to. This is so messed up. I haven’t...
Mapho “When are you coming back?” Lele asks me as I zip my bag. “After the new year.” I say. “I’m so jealous. Pack me in your bag tu.” I laugh. I give her R1500 then say, “go buy the kids - all the kids and not just your child - some snacks, drinks and fireworks for New Year’s Eve.” “Rea leboha hle. Mara Tono - “Stop making Tono’s kids pay for Tono’s mistakes. They are kids. Hey didn’t ask to be born under such circumstances...
I literally run to him and jump on him! He manages to catch me and all of my big bums and wide hips… spins me around and we kiss. I’m so excited to see this guy! Wow! He came here in a bus because their assets are still with the government, so he kinda doesn’t have a car. I offered to buy him a plane ticket so he could fly here, but apparently his father convinced him to teach himself...
Christmas Morning “Baba? Ukhona?” I’m honestly shocked to see him here. Very shocked. I thought he went to Switzerland for business. But I’m also quite relieved that I will not be spending Christmas alone. The staff is at home for Christmas today and all my siblings went to their mothers to spend Christmas with them. I’m not on the best of terms with my mother, so here I am. I think my dad travelled thinking that none of us...
