by Siyabulela Zalabe | Oct 14, 2026 | General
I suspect Naledi might tell this story differently. So, perhaps you should take my version with a pinch of salt. We were courting, and I had already made up my mind that I wanted to marry this girl. She had introduced me to her family, and that had gone well. They...
by Siyabulela Zalabe | Oct 7, 2026 | General
A few days ago, Naledi found an old letter. It was written about five years ago, just before Alu was born. I had almost forgotten about it. But when Naledi showed it to me, it brought back memories of a particular season in our marriage. And as I read it, I found...
by Siyabulela Zalabe | Oct 5, 2026 | General
Every now and then, Naledi asks me a question: “Why did you choose me?” Sometimes she asks it with genuine surprise. There is something about the way she says it that makes me think she really believes she is the fortunate one. As though, out of all the women I could...
by Siyabulela Zalabe | Sep 28, 2026 | General
We came from different churches, cultures and contexts. What made our fellowship possible was not that we were all the same, but that we recognised the same authority. From 24–26 September, I had the privilege of attending a Great Commission Collective (GCC) vision...
by Siyabulela Zalabe | Aug 3, 2026 | Ecclesiology, Evangelism, General, Mission
Recently, I coined a phrase: “a robustly South African church.” It has stayed with me ever since. People sometimes assume I am speaking about music styles, local languages, or cultural expressions. I am not. By a robustly South African church, I mean a...
by Siyabulela Zalabe | Oct 20, 2025 | General
Sometimes when I walk through East London, I see something that makes me stop and think. While some people are buying lunch from Woolworths, others are opening rubbish bags to find food. What is even more painful is that many of these people are not homeless. Some...
