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SHARON CHILOANE & NODICAH FUNDAMA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

EMALAHLENI \u2013<\/strong> Before there were screens, there were stories told through play and in circles of children leaping through the air. Those were the days when joy was found in the simple, shared moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mpumalanga Indigenous Games Festival held on 26 July brought these shared moments again at Pumas Rugby Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds gathered \u2014 children, elders and families \u2014 to witness not just competition, but culture in motion through the games of our ancestors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve gathered here today from across the Nkangala District, not just to compete, but to secure a place in the upcoming Provincial Indigenous Games. These trials are about more than sport \u2014 they\u2019re about safeguarding our cultural identity. Through this initiative, we aim to ensure that our children remain connected to their roots and don\u2019t forget the games that shaped our communities,\u201d said Nomasotsha Skhosana from the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The stadium throbbed with energy as nine indigenous games unfolded across the field, each one stirring memories, carrying the echo of who we\u2019ve been and who we still are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Near the centre, where chalk lines marked ancient geometry, players leaned into morabaraba boards with their eyes locked and tokens clicking in quiet tension. Morabaraba is a game of wits played on a wooden board, where each player moves twelve tokens with one goal in mind \u2014 to form \u2018mills\u2019 or straight lines of three, and capture the opponent\u2019s pieces before they do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thabiso Dube from Middleburg, a sharp-minded 21-year-old who first picked up the morabaraba game in high school said it helped him with something deeper. \u201cAt first, I was just watching my uncles play,\u201d he recalled. \u201cThey never explained the rules \u2014 they just told me to observe, to listen. That\u2019s how I learned. That\u2019s how I fell in love with it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, years later, morabaraba has become more than just a game to him. \u201cYou have to think beyond what\u2019s in front of you. It\u2019s not just a game \u2014 it sharpens your mind and connects you to the wisdom of those who played before you. When I play, I feel like I\u2019m speaking the language of those who played before me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Precision over power- the Jukskei<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along the outer edge of the fields, players took their position for Jukskei. With wooden pins in hand, players aim at distant targets. It was precision over power, focus over force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long before 20-year-old Nomathemba Shabangu ever held a jukskei pin, she was already known in the quiet streets of Delmas, not for being loud, but for her stillness. \u201cJukskei isn\u2019t loud, but it\u2019s intense,\u201d she said. \u201cYou don\u2019t win with strength \u2014 you win with patience and precision. Every throw feels like a conversation with the air.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For her, the game is a teacher of restraint and staying composed under pressure. \u201cIt\u2019s a sport that makes you feel seen in a different way. Focus becomes your superpower. I think many girls would fall in love with it if they just gave it one try.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intonga and kgati games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not far off, two young men circled each other with focused intensity. Their movements were fluid and controlled, striking and blocking in a dance as old as time. This was intonga: the art of stick fighting. A test of agility, strategy and honour \u2014 one long stick to strike, a shorter one to defend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karabo Letlape (19) from KwaMhlanga didn\u2019t come chasing victory. There was a time when Letlape struggled to contain his temper but everything changed the day he stepped into the stick-fighting ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople think it\u2019s about fighting,\u201d he said, gripping the stick lightly in his palm. \u201cBut it\u2019s really about balance. You need to stay calm, stay present. For me, it teaches self-control \u2014 like life, you can\u2019t just attack. You have to read the rhythm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the other side of the field laughter exploded as girls skipped through a twirling rope through a game called, kgati. A skipping rope whipped through the air, turned by two while others leap in rhythm, chanting old songs of play and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lerato Mahlangu (16) from Emalahleni was one of those playing kgati. \u201cIt\u2019s not just a game, it\u2019s joy,\u201d she said. \u201cWe laugh, we sing, we challenge each other. It brings everyone together \u2014 even the shy ones end up jumping.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drie stokkies and incuva games<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next to the kgati game, bursts of energy lit up the field during drie stokkies. Players ran and leapt over three sticks of different lengths. Sanele Ndlovu (19) from Belfast, said: \u201cIt tests your limits. Drie stokkies is where adrenaline meets pride. I think everyone should try it at least once.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the eastern side of the field, players crouched in silence under the trees. It was  incuva that had brought them together. Played in hollows dug in the earth, pebbles clack and slide as players try to capture their opponent\u2019s pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIncuva calms me,\u201d said Siyabonga Masilela from eNtokozweni, formerly known as Machadodorp. \u201cYou can\u2019t be loud, you can\u2019t be fast. It teaches you patience. It makes you think before you act. That\u2019s something we all need more of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He didn\u2019t learn the game on a screen or at school, he learnt it seated in-between his grandfather\u2019s feet in the slow afternoons of childhood. Two decades later, he\u2019s passing it on to his nephew. \u201cThat\u2019s how culture stays alive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diketo, a game of timing and focus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not far from the shade where incuva players were immersed in deep concentration, another circle had formed the rhythm of diketo as it drew a quiet crowd. Stones clicked against the earth in a blur of motion, one tossed into the air while the rest were scooped from a shallow hole with practiced ease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a game of timing and focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the centre of it sat Ayanda Dlamini from Tweefontein, who learnt diketo by watching, imitating and failing until she mastered the rhythm instinctively. \u201cPeople think it\u2019s just about speed,\u201d she said. \u201dBut it\u2019s really about control. Your mind has to be still, your hands sharp.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darting and dodging in a \u2018wild\u2019 game<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About 10 metres away, another game was in motion, where two teams darted and dodged, kicking the dibeke ball with precision and weaving past defenders with instinct more than thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fierce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And full of fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Precious Mokoena, dibeke is not just about scoring \u2014 it\u2019s about the rush, the connection and the feeling of being fully present. \u201cIt\u2019s wild,\u201d she laughed. \u201cYou don\u2019t even think \u2014 your body just knows what to do. I love that it pushes me. It\u2019s fast, it\u2019s raw, and when we play, the field feels alive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 18-year-old from Kwaggafontein wishes more schools and communities supported the game. \u201cEvery community needs this,\u201d she said. \u201cIt teaches teamwork and builds confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lethal touch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All games seemed to pause when kho-kho players knelt in lines, one team chasing, the other fleeing in a fast-paced game of agility and strategy. In the heart of these manoeuvres was Jeffrey Mokwena, whose presence on the field held weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI started playing kho-kho back in 2015 while I was still [in] school,\u201d Mokwena shared that over the years, that passion carried him from the streets of Siyabuswa to an international stage in India. \u201cTo the young ones out there, believe in yourself no matter where you come from. If your heart is in it, there\u2019s no limit to how far you can go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the sun began to dip behind the stadium stands, cheers softened and what lingered long after the final whistle wasn\u2019t just scores or victories, it was something far deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A reignited pride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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