Intokazi Yomkhathi, Nguken Wilson-Max (isiZulu)

Izinkanyezi azinamkhawulo kumntwana wesifazane omncane ofisa ukuba ngumseshi wezinkanyezi – ephenywa umuntu omqoka kakhulu. U-Astrid uselokhu ethanda izinkanyezi nesibhakabhaka kusukela ezikhumbula. “Ngifuna ukuba ngumseshi wezinkanyezi!” esho njalo kunoma ubani ozolalela. Ngesikhathi umama wakhe ekude, u-Astrid notata wakhe bayazijabulisa ngokuzilingisa izinto ezinzima ezibhekene nomseshakazi wezinkanyezi ohambweni lwakhe emkhathini – njengokuba endaweni engenamandla adonsela phansi (“Lokho ngingakwenza usuku lonke!” kusho yena), ukudla ukudla okuvela kuhlobo lwepayipi, nokwenza izivivinyo zesayensi besebenzisa amashidi amakukhi. Ekugcineni, ngesikhathi sekufanele bahlangane noMama esikhumulweni samabhanoyi, u-Astrid ugqoka ihembe lakhe alithandayo elinezinkanyezi ukumamukela. Kodwa impela, ebephi uMama? Ngendlela ekhombisa injabulo yobungane bengane, uKen Wilson-Max uletha ukuhamba emkhathini eduze kwabafundi abancane futhi unikeza isiphetho esikhuthazayo.

U-Anathi Uthwala Amanzi

U-Anna uyokha amanzi emthonjeni nsuku zonke, kodwa akakwazi ukuwathwala ekhanda njengabafowabo nodadewabo abadala. Kule ndaba enhle nenombhalo onjengengoma yomndeni, umbhali u-Olive Senior owathola umklomelo i-Commonwealth Prize ukhombisa abafundi abancane amandla okuzinikela, njengoba u-Anna ephumelela ekufinyeleleni inhloso yakhe futhi enqoba ukwesaba kwakhe.