Nokukhanya Bhengu Quotes

My father made us work very hard, we woke up every morning at half past four. We took the cattle out into the fields. Then we ran to school. We had no time for break­fast.

we must take time with this decision, because what we are aiming at, a lifetime together, is really quite a long time

I was not interested in men, But then I met this young teacher from Groutville. After eight months I knew that I wanted to share my life with this man.

Nokukhanya Luthuli,(09/01/2017), retrieved 04-April-2025

But I very much wanted to be a teacher

someone had to take action and not shrink from the responsibility to advance the cause of our people

Eight of us had no money for fees. We did work for the school. After school we cut the grass and washed pots. Early in the morning we helped to bake the bread. The other students were still asleep. That’s how I got my Iittle education.

the one place of relative security and privacy which we know

After school we had more work to do. We had to clean the yard and fetch water from the river. The Umngeni river was a mile away.

The story of Nokukhanya Luthuli , retrieved 04-April-2025