Eastern Cape mountain village comes back to life as Covid eases: The lockdowns interrupted villagers’ communal lives. Lidudumalingani returned to his home village of Zikhovane to photograph the effect of the pandemic
Zikhovane is a small village in the Eastern Cape. It starts on a mountain, above a tar road that links Komani and Ngcobo, and then stretches on flat land in a thin line until it reaches another mountain, where the chief lives.
The festive season is a time of communal ceremonies. Residents make the long trips home from far-flung urban workplaces to be part of these traditions of gathering, celebrating and feasting. At one of the first funerals during the festive season, the villagers gathered with smiles and jubilation. They spoke of how good it was to be among each other. A cow was slaughtered and villagers gathered while the meat cooked, sipping cold drinks from the same jug. When the meat was ready, they bent over the same serving dish.
The chief of the village, Joe Jongilanga Kwebulana, said that since the restrictions had eased, he had been busy. Funerals, traditional rituals, and initiation school rituals were now taking place. On the day one ritual ended, another one would start that same morning, then another in the afternoon.apathy to being vaccinated
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