Mnqobi and I have our doctor’s appointment today. We kept pushing it back because when we came back from Soweto, Mnqobi and Banathi told their mom about Phakathwayo’s efforts with the house, as well as the sacred room. They encouraged her to also go so she can find peace. There are a lot of things that she needs to find peace with. Bab’Zithulele lost his parents traumatically at that very house. He also lost a pregnant fiance on that...
We are attending Ruri’s Zulu wedding today. Us, the Khuzwayos, have to use two V300s because Banathi’s house is just full of people. But the Tholoana Kingdom gang is here, and we are all excited for this wedding. I’m most proud of the Sotho men. They never want to dress up in any other traditional wear. For them, it’s Sotho or nothing. But today, they are in jeans and leopard print tops at least. Trust me, that’s a lot...
Nkosi decided that he’s waking up at 4am today. And not for his boob, but to play. Because Khanya has been working long hours and also helping Mapho with royal stuff, I let him sleep in a bit longer. So, I took Nkosi and we went downstairs to chill. My kid went into his playpen and has been so happy playing with his toys. He says mama every five minutes, but ke , I’m happy. I just feel bad...
I haven’t really seen Mnqobi in a while. I mean, I know he still lives here because when I roll over in bed in the middle of the night, he’s sleeping next to me. But when I wake up in the morning, he’s gone. I’ve texted him twice about not reaching Palesa and Banathi, and only on those occasions he replied to my text messages telling me that Palesa is busy. I wonder! So today, I’m very shocked to find...
Terrence has been hired by some five-star hotel that belongs to the royal house to be their head chef. He’s so excited about that. I’ve never met a person in my life who is this excited about cooking. Terrence and I are somewhat okay, but honestly, I’m not sure if I’m ever going to be completely okay with this guy’s situation. And thus, I don’t know if I’ll ever marry him. With the king passing, the royal house being in mourning,...
We haven’t slept one bit since Palesa and Ziwe went missing. All we know is that they were taken outside of a doctor’s office. We found the car that Palesa was driving abandoned. Palesa pressed the panic button which alerted the church and Banathi that she was in trouble. But we got there too late. There wasn’t any blood, so at least they didn’t kill her. When we hacked the security footage around the area, we just saw people...
It is about 4am. I’m up. For whatever reason, I cannot seem to go back to sleep. I look at my beautiful wife sleeping next to me. She’s peacefully sleeping. She’s tired. Inama and Mohau keep her so busy throughout the day. She’s really immersed herself into being their mother. Then she is still obedient to every instruction that she is given as the kgosikgadi. She’s even given up on school - which really angers me because this is the...
A month and a half later… We are sitting in this living room in Mamelodi. We had come to pay lobola for Palesa, but the morning has been so chaotic. The aim was to be done by 8am latest. It is now 11:30am, and we are about to resume the talks. We arrived here at 5:30am. Pope is our chief negotiator. Uncle Maboko, Ntuthuko and I are the other negotiators. When we arrived, Palesa’s aunt looked at Uncle Maboko and said...
I love being back at home. I missed my family. LA was great and everything, but there truly is no place like home. Khanya was able to get back to work as soon as we got here. I asked him to also help me get my stores and line back on track while I’m on maternity leave. Khabane is helping him, and they have been incredible. We’ve really been through a lot. Khanyisa miscarried a baby, and when they had to...
I am walking back to my car now after leaving the babies in their classes. Banathi bought Katli a BMW X3 when we agreed to move here. Katli is in grade eleven again because he moved to a new school. He didn’t even mind, and I’m happy for him. Puseletso changed her mind about boarding school, so she’s a day scholar living with us. So Katli drives to the high school with Puseletso. He also drives with Zozo and Kari...
