Proudly South African

This weekend was a long weekend due to the public holiday yesterday, as most South Africans know, it was Heritage Day, a day to showcase how proud we are of our South African culture and diversity. I must say, people wore thier different but very colourful traditional gowns it made me soo proud to be South African.

South African has come a long way in terms of the struggle, racial segregation and accepting another's differences in terms of skin colour, languages and yes cultural backgrounds, which country doesn't? The truth is, I am proud to be South African, a country that is rich in heritage, with the spirit of ubuntu and a past but most importantly, South Africa has a future a future that is literate free and open-minded.

One may ask what makes me South African? Well.. it is my culture, my languages and linguas. I was bought in the Xhosa culture although I am not 100% Xhosa but I have Xhosa in my blood, I can read, write and speak isiXhosa as my mother strongly wanted me to know my home language and never ever forget so I can teach it to my children in that way my culture will never be forgotten. AmaXhosa are the most out-spoken, funny, clever but very fiesty people, yes we Xhosa women we are known as husband stealers, good liars and cheats, maybe that may be true is for some people but I don't think so, all I know is that amaXhosa know what they want and are not afraid to go get what they want, some people call that being forwad but I call us go-getters.

South African has 11 official languges namely isiXhosa, isiZulu, SeSotho, sePedi, English, thsiVenda, seTswana, seTsonga, Afrikaans, seSwati and Ndebele, I can't speak all the languges but atleast I can undestand half of them. Being South African means you can push boundries, rise above all expectations and never sieze to amaze, first we fought apartheid, won the rugby World cup, won the 2010 bid and made it a success, while everybody was doubting we would, we deliver in soccer, cricket, Olympic and we are totally outstanding in Palympics, yes we have lil as well as major hick-ups here and there but which country doesn't? We are slowly developing and getting in the World stage level. Afterall Johannesburg is South African is Africa's New York, it is a place where many go with the hopes of making it big time or hitting it rock-bottom.

I might not know for sure whether I am Swati or Zulu but I proud to be Zulu, Xhosa and Swati as long as I am South African, a country that is alive with possibiloties.

I am a proud South African... Signed, Sealed and Delieved!!