Qhama Lifestyle

Ok I've been here almost two weeks now and the one thing that kills me about this place is how hot it is! I have never been this hot in my entire life. The place is so hot that there is NO cold water, when you open the cold water tap you get lukewarm water! If you want cold water, use the fridge. The heat is constant and intense, the sun just shines down without any mercy. When I initially came here I could not understand why everyone was walking around carrying umbrellas in clear weather, I'm now officially an umbrella carrier, there is no way you can walk around here without one. Here you go into store not to buy but to enjoy the aircon. It is so hot that people don't only walk around with umbrella but with face cloths as well. Yes ladies face cloths cause using a tissue is child's play and wearing make-up is just a waste of good make-up. On top of that there is the wildlife..... yes there are malaria carrying mosquitos here and sleeping with a mosquito net is a ...

In my line of work I do a lot of travelling. This time my travels have brought me to a mythical and mysterious place that is famous in Xhosa folklore called Umhlabuyalingana. Mhlabuyalingana, the place, is in northern KwaZulu-Natal bordering Swaziland and Mozambique. Mhlabuyalingana, the myth, is famous as the one place where you can find a solution for any problem, where the best traditional healers and strongest muthi are found. When someone threatens you with going to Mhlabuyalingana to deal with you, the threat is not taken lightly. I was so excited when I discovered that the small village I was coming to, was located in this area. In honesty I never thought it was real even though there were stories about it. I just assumed it to be one of those places that old people talk about in a symbolic manner. I did not realise that I was at Mhlabuyalingana until I saw the "welcome to Mhlabuyalingana" sign. So there I was going out of my head with excitement because I was act...