Mxolisi kaMandleSilo

Numbers do not lie, numbers are as close as we get to the hand writing of GODD

[Mxolisi kaMandleSilo @MaxMdakane]

Thread:
Knowledge of self is wealth, when you pray for wisdom, for health and for material wealth 💰 please do not forget to pray for knowledge of self.

BLACK CONSCIOUSNESS requires that we know our true selves in order to reclaim our dignity as abaNtu bakwaNtu

[Mzilikazi wa Afrika @IamMzilikazi]

❝It is dangerous to have the truth in your possession. You can be found guilty and sentenced to death.❞ ~ Peter Tosh #WakeUpEverybody✊🏿

[Mzilikazi wa Afrika @IamMzilikazi]

BOMBANI MAXAKA: Vamatiko va navela #CelebrateAfrika 6

[CanadianExMuslim @ExMuslimAz]

Allah commands Muslim men to beat their wives if they suspect disobedience. Source: Quran 4:34 🧕 🤛

Islam is the worst ideology on earth ☠️

[Raisibe @Patricia_Bantom]

Call the police. She must be arrested 🙄

[Sabelo ka Lindamkhonto vi @SabzerAzoh]

ICANSI:

“The greatest mistake of the modern world is believing that intelligence began with paper. Long before ink touched paper, wisdom was already written into rivers, mountains, trees, birds, stars, grasses, and the humble matting rush.”

Many people believe an iCansi is simply a sleeping mat woven from iNcema, the matting rush (Juncus kraussii). That is because we have been taught to see objects without first asking why our ancestors chose them.

The wisdom of our forefathers was never separated into science, architecture, spirituality, medicine, and philosophy. To them, everything belonged to one living system. Every material carried meaning, every action had purpose, and every choice reflected an understanding of nature.

The greatest wisdom of our ancestors was not that they knew every answer. It was that they knew how to ask the right questions. They looked at every plant and asked, “Why does it grow here and not somewhere else? What is its character? What is it teaching?” Before a plant could heal the body or serve the home, it first had to reveal its nature.

This is why the choice of iNcema deserves far more attention than it has received. The matting rush is not simply another grass. It is a plant of transition. It grows where land meets water, in wetlands, estuaries, marshes, and coastal flats. These are places that are never completely one thing or another. They are places of movement, renewal, and balance.

Perhaps this is why our ancestors found it worthy of becoming iCansi. Sleep itself is also a place of transition. A person leaves the activities of the day but has not entered death. The body becomes still while the mind dreams. Breathing slows and consciousness changes.

Whether one understands dreams through psychology, spirituality, or both, sleep is a threshold between waking and rest. The matting rush comes from a threshold in nature, and the sleeping person enters a threshold within themselves. One meets the other. That may not be an accident.

Our ancestors did not merely ask, “What can this plant do?” They also asked, “What does this plant teach?” The matting rush bends before powerful winds without easily breaking. It survives changing tides, flooding, and harsh seasons. Its strength is not found in resistance but in flexibility.

It teaches that endurance is not always about standing rigid. Sometimes it is about yielding wisely until the storm has passed. Every night a person placed their body upon that lesson. An iCansi was never intended to separate a person from the Earth. It became a respectful bridge between the human body and the living ground.

The body rested upon woven matting rush, the matting rush rested upon the Earth, and together they formed a quiet conversation between humanity and creation. Our ancestors understood that we do not belong above nature. We belong within it. Look carefully at the traditional homestead and you will discover that nothing was accidental.

The floor was formed from Earth and carefully finished to create a clean, durable surface. The roof was thatched with grass. The walls were shaped from soil. The fire burned at the heart of the home. iCansi was woven from matting rush gathered from the wetlands. Every important part of the home came directly from creation.

The homestead itself became a living expression of balance between the Earth, the family, and the unseen order of life. Many people ask whether sleeping on an iCansi makes one more vulnerable to evil spirits because one sleeps close to the ground. Traditional teachings generally placed greater importance on the condition of the person than on the material beneath them.

A home kept in order, a disciplined life, respect for family and community, ritual cleanliness, and harmony with the Creator and the ancestors were often understood to strengthen a person. iCansi was not simply a woven mat. It belonged to an ordered way of living. Our ancestors understood something that many people have forgotten…

[Sabelo ka Lindamkhonto vi @SabzerAzoh]

Frame 1: uKhozi lweziNkozi

Frame 2: iNkwazi

Frame 3: uNtsho

Frame 4: iNkozi-esisila

Frame 5: iNgqungqulu

Frame 6: uGondo

Frame 7: IsiHuhwa

Frame 8: uHeshe-mawa

Frame 9: uNgemangema

Frame 10: iNgwadi-emabala

Frame 11: uMbambasheshe.

Frame 12: iNkozi-muhlwa.

[Sabelo ka Lindamkhonto vi @SabzerAzoh]

Boiled Dried Orange Peel Tea for Phlegm:🍊

. Clears Phlegm: Acts as a natural decongestant to thin and loosen stubborn mucus.

. Calms Coughing: Soothes throat irritation and reduces the urge to cough.

. Boosts Immunity: Delivers antioxidants and hydration to help your body fight illness.

. Easy Prep: Boil dried peels in water for 15–45 minutes, strain, and drink warm.

How Orange Peels Help Your Lungs 🍊

. Eases Breathing: Relaxes airway muscles to open up your lungs.🫁

. Reduces Swelling: Calms inflammation and tightness in your chest.

. Stops Hacking: Relieves uncontrollable, painful coughing fits.

. Protects Lungs: Packed with cell-shielding antioxidants and Vitamin C.🍊🍃🫶🏽

[Sabelo ka Lindamkhonto vi @SabzerAzoh]

Deep in the quiet forest, I stood face-to-face with the legendary isiBhaha tree (Warburgia salutaris), an ancient medicinal tree whose presence carries the depth of Southern Africa’s Indigenous botanical knowledge. To me, this is not simply a rare tree standing in the wild. It is a living expression of how food, medicine, and the forest have always been connected.

IsiBhaha is a powerful medicinal species, valued for generations for its bark, leaves, and other parts of the tree. Its medicinal importance is supported by its rich phytochemistry and its documented antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory activity. Its pungent character is especially distinctive, and this is where its identity as both medicine and spice becomes fascinating.

The same tree can also enter the kitchen. Its intensely aromatic, pepper-like character has made isiBhaha useful as a natural spice, with its pungent bark being used to impart a warm, peppery flavour to food. This reveals something important about Indigenous food knowledge: a plant did not have to be placed into a separate category called “medicine” before its value was recognised. A plant could nourish, flavour food, and support healing within the same knowledge system.

This is why I look at isiBhaha differently from an ordinary tree. Its value is not found in one isolated property. It lies in the relationship between the forest, the plant, the food, the human body, and the knowledge carried across generations.

And yet, this extraordinary tree has been pushed to the brink of extinction. That makes every surviving iSibhaha more than a botanical rarity. It is living medicine, living food knowledge, and living Indigenous heritage, and its survival matters because once such a species disappears, we do not lose only a tree; we risk losing an entire body of knowledge connected to it.🍃🌿🫶🏽

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

A traditional technique practiced by young shepherds of Ethiopia’s Banna tribe.

They walk on stilts to watch over their livestock in tall grass, navigate wetland areas, and stay safe from snakes and predators such as lions and leopards.

It demands strength, balance, and training starting from childhood.

[Sabelo ka Lindamkhonto vi @SabzerAzoh]

One of the first things people need to understand is that sacred rivers and pools are not approached at random. Nature has its own laws, and these places operate according to specific times and rhythms. Ignoring those laws is where many people go wrong.

Before sunrise is the time of ukwamukelisa. This is the period when a person speaks prayers, intentions, or requests at a sacred river or pool. At this time, the natural and spiritual presence of the place is receptive. The words spoken are received, creating the opportunity for blessings, guidance, favour, and harmony to flow into one’s life. Ukwamukelisa is therefore not simply about speaking; it is about approaching Nature at the moment when it is ready to receive.

Shortly after sunset, before darkness fully settles, is the time of ukwemukisa. This is the period of release and renewal. The water receives whatever has become spiritually burdensome, whether it is negative influences, misfortune, heaviness, or unwanted spiritual attachments, while restoring and renewing the individual. This is not ordinary bathing; it is a process of spiritual cleansing and renewal.

Another important principle is that no one should approach these places carelessly or merely because they feel like it. Before going to a sacred river or pool, the behaviour of the wind, the movement of the water, the spiritual atmosphere of the place, and the phase of the moon must all be observed. These are not small details; they reveal whether the conditions are favourable or whether the time is not yet right. Learning to read these signs is one of the most difficult aspects of understanding Nature because Nature communicates through observation rather than words.

Another thing many people do not understand is that every category of spirit has its appointed time at rivers and pools. There is order within Nature, and there is no confusion. Everything moves according to its own time. For that reason, a person should never assume that they can enter these waters whenever they choose. Respecting Nature means respecting its timing, its order, and the laws that govern it.🍃🫶🏽

[Sabelo ka Lindamkhonto vi @SabzerAzoh]

The strongest medicine is not always found in a bottle. Sometimes it is found in balance, discipline, and the foods you choose to welcome into your body.🌾🍃🫶🏽

[Mxolisi kaMandleSilo @MaxMdakane]

@JacintaNgobese @BlackBaas1 Zikhonkotha ehambayo, MKP gives them chest pains and sleepless nights

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

The paper money economy explained by Joshua Maponga

[Phakelu🇿🇦Mthakathi @PhakelaMthakath]

Stop buying from foreigners shops🤞🏾.

Yekani ukuthenga ezitolo zabokufika bantu bakithi🤞🏾😭.

[naiive @naiivememe]

People who've been in Crypto more than 5 years

[Bonke @Buntu_Bokweni]

They have no respect for the people of this country and treat them like dogs

[NtsikiMazwaiMedia @ntsikimazwai]

Yena aya kwini?

[Sabelo ka Lindamkhonto vi @SabzerAzoh]

MOMORDICA CHARANTIA (BITTER MELON)

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