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A play that encapsulates the spirit of being waiting for, and to wait. The distance between a mother and daughter due to circumstances, and what happens during the moments of limbo. Lindelwa speaks to birds, sings with them, asks them to send messages for her to umamakhe who is working in Johannesburg as a helper. Furthermore, unpacking the South African context of working under these conditions, and why this family views it as generational curse that needs to be cleansed with water and ingoma.
Lindelwa Deda Ngongo, umntana wamanqosini, she is the child that this family has been waiting for. One that will shift the trajectory of ukulinda, and ukulindwa. Furthermore, unpacking how different these two look like in the mother and daughter relationship.