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Albert Nyathi

WHAT HAS GONE WRONG?

What’s wrong with people even children who are half dressed?
What\'s going on?
Too much confusion and one cannot actually see what exactly is going on.
Everyone wants to have a share whatever he may lay his hands on
What\'s going on?

First of all it was the issue of sugar because of being sweet
Now its salt, which is bitter, which means people no longer what they deal in as long as they get money for it
Through creating artificial shortage and charging their own chores
What\'s going on?

We are told of banks
Being bankrupt
Told of bouncing cheques and failing
businesses
Conmen conning people at every corner
What\'s going on?

What’s going on we are all in pain when we thought we were travelling on a safe road.
We have brought a foreign log that is taboo to be used at home as firewood.
The elders put the blame on us because the log is a destroyer but elders will always say everything with a beginning will always come to an end.
What\'s going on?

Simply stresses the problems that are currently felt all because of a taboo log that has been used at home as firewood.

Kutheni

Kutheni

Kutheni
Hawu kutheni bo
What’s going on?
Kutheni abantwana bedunusile izindlela zonke lezi
Kwabayisidunudunu kanti umqando kaliwuzwa?
Kutheni?
Kwabayisixhobexhobe, isiphithiphithi
Kwaxokozela, kwabayingxabangxoza
Isiphithiphithi, isisanasana umtshado wezinja
Kutheni what’s going on?

We are told of banks
Being bankrupt
Told of bouncing cheques and failing businesses
Conmen conning people at every corner
Sokuyisikapukapu, asikapule ndoda
Kutheni, what\'s going on?

Isixhobexhobe isiphithiphithi
Kwaqala ngetshukela sathi sikubonile ngoba limnandi
Habe pho sokuswelakala lalolelosawudo elibabayo
Kutheni, what\'s going on?

Kutheni sesihlatshwa ngameva lapho okucentwe khona
Kutheni
Sesidonse ugagu saluletha egumeni
Abadala bathi olungaziwayo kaluthezwa
Njalo ichithamuzi alibaswa lapha ekhaya
Babuye bathi okungapheliyo kuyahlola
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WHAT HAS GONE WRONG?

What’s wrong with people even children who are half dressed?
What\'s going on?
Too much confusion and one cannot actually see what exactly is going on.
Everyone wants to have a share whatever he may lay his hands on
What\'s going on?

First of all it was the issue of sugar because of being sweet
Now its salt, which is bitter, which means people no longer what they deal in as long as they get money for it
Through creating artificial shortage and charging their own chores
What\'s going on?

We are told of banks
Being bankrupt
Told of bouncing cheques and failing
businesses
Conmen conning people at every corner
What\'s going on?

What’s going on we are all in pain when we thought we were travelling on a safe road.
We have brought a foreign log that is taboo to be used at home as firewood.
The elders put the blame on us because the log is a destroyer but elders will always say everything with a beginning will always come to an end.
What\'s going on?

Simply stresses the problems that are currently felt all because of a taboo log that has been used at home as firewood.

WHAT HAS GONE WRONG?

What’s wrong with people even children who are half dressed?
What\'s going on?
Too much confusion and one cannot actually see what exactly is going on.
Everyone wants to have a share whatever he may lay his hands on
What\'s going on?

First of all it was the issue of sugar because of being sweet
Now its salt, which is bitter, which means people no longer what they deal in as long as they get money for it
Through creating artificial shortage and charging their own chores
What\'s going on?

We are told of banks
Being bankrupt
Told of bouncing cheques and failing
businesses
Conmen conning people at every corner
What\'s going on?

What’s going on we are all in pain when we thought we were travelling on a safe road.
We have brought a foreign log that is taboo to be used at home as firewood.
The elders put the blame on us because the log is a destroyer but elders will always say everything with a beginning will always come to an end.
What\'s going on?

Simply stresses the problems that are currently felt all because of a taboo log that has been used at home as firewood.
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