Adhabu Isiyojulikani (Unknown Punishment) by: Gloria Ngandu | Ep 7

Episode 7 of "Inside Wants Out" features a poem titled 'Adhabu Isiyojulikani', which translates to (Unknown Punishment) in English. The poem is written and narrated by Gloria Ngandu from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her expresses how she feels about the pandemic and how to her it has felt like a punishment as so much suffering has happened. The poem questions why there has been this added pain to the world. About the poet: Gloria brings forth attention to emotional wellness that is subtly regular among a lot of us. By discussing Jesus and engaging her crowds to value their identity, and intensely experience their worth. Gloria Ngandu is a student, writer, sketch artist and spoken word artist who offers captivating stories of God with places of worship, meetings, and other function. She was born in Democratic Republic of Congo yet raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her art, writings, spoken word pieces are shared on direct encounters with loss, hope and redemption.

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In Africa, indigenous names or surnames are richly labored with meaning, identity, origin and stories that are passed on from one generation to the next. In celebration of African identity and indigenous or mother tongue languages, Tinzwe Media is proud to launch its latest offering – Inside Wants Out – an African mother tongue poetry podcast. The project is powered by the South African Department of Sports, Arts and Culture (DSAC) and the theme for season one of the podcast is 'African Poetry in the Time of a Global Pandemic'. The project features poets from six African countries who each provided their original vocal delivery of their poems. Each episode has been creatively hosted by Lesego Motshegwa.