Alfred Themba

**Alfred Bheki Qabula** (1942-2002) kwaba imbongi, umbhali kanye ukuhwebelana wezinyunyana e Durban, South Africa ngo 1980.Wayengumshayeli wokuphakamisa imfoloko futhi eyisishoshovu kwi-Metal and Allied Worker's Union.UQabula waziwa kakhulu "njengembongi yomsebenzi" owayephethe ukuguqulelwa kwezinhlobo zezinkondlo zesiZulu zibe izingqikimba zempilo yansuku zonke.

## I-Biography

### Iminyaka yokuqala
U-Alfred Themba Qabula wazalelwa eFlagstaff, eMampondweni (ingxenye yeNingizimu Afrika yanamuhla ngo-1942. Uyise wayengumsebenzi wasemayini ofudukayo owashona lapho u-Alfred esemncane kakhulu. 

Qabula kwaba obambe iqhaza kwi-1959 Pondoland Rebellion.Ngemuva kokuhluleka kwayo, wabalekela ehlathini, lapho ajoyina khona i- African National Congress.

UQabula wathuthela edolobhaneni elinezimayini zegolide iCarletonville wangena kwezentengiselwano yokwakha, ephila impilo encane emahostela nasezinkomponi zale ndawo.Wayesebenza njengomuntu osebenza ngempilo ngemfoloko futhi wayekhuthele kwi-Metal and Allied Worker's Union. 

Ngo-1969 uQabula wathuthela eThekwini, lapho aqala khona ukuhlala emjondolo e- Amaouti eNanda . Wahlala kulowo muzi kwaze kwaba ngu-1985. 

Kusukela ngo-1985 kuya ku-1988, uQabula waphoqeleka ukuba acashe ngenxa yokweseka kwakhe i- United Democratic Front, okuyinhlangano eyayilwa nokuqhubeka kohlelo lobandlululo eNingizimu Afrika.

### Izinkondlo
UQabula ubengumholi oqavile weDurban Workers Cultural Local, okuyiqembu eliqubule imisebenzi ebanzi yamasiko enhlanganweni yezinyunyana ngokuxhasa imidlalo yeshashalazi, ezomculo, nobuciko bemibhalo. Qabula walo wayenguNkulunkulu ngokwakhe at inhliziyo yalesi ukunyakaza njengoba revivalist we Zulu isibongo isiko senkondlo. 

UQabula uthathe lezi zinhlobo zezinkondlo zendabuko wajova izingqikithi ezivela empilweni yansuku zonke nasemsebenzini, ebhekana nezihloko zokusinda nokulwela ubumbano emsebenzini. 

### Ukufa nefa
UQabula wahlaselwa yisifo sohlangothi okhubazekile ngo-1998 nokuhlaselwa okwesibili ngo-2002 ngaphambi kokuba ashone ngo-Okthoba walowo nyaka. 

Ngesikhathi sokushona kwakhe, imbongi yakuleli u- Ari Sitas yaphawula:"Njengoba uQabula eqhubekele phambili 'emazweni omoya onamandla,' akumele sikhohlwe ukuthi washona ebumpofu nokuthi amazwi akhe okugcina asephepheni, inkondlo eyodwa eqedile namane angaqediwe, angamazwi abhalwe umunyu. Waphoxeka kakhulu ngokuthi inguquko yakhe 'yathathwa ngumhlaba womakhalekhukhwini nezikhwama. Njengoba futhi ethola ukuthi amathalente akhe njengomuntu womlomo alahleka emoyeni wenguquko, lezi zinkondlo eziphazamisayo zandulela ukuthunjwa kwakhe.

 "Ngempela, akekho noyedwa kithi owasindiswa kulezi zinkondlo - 'Umgwaqo Omude' kusigxeka sonke endleleni yethu eya engcebweni nasemandleni, sigibela emhlane wakhe ngezicathulo ezinamahliphihliphi. I-His 'Of Land, Bones kanye neMali' kungenye yezindlela ezijule kakhulu zokuhlala kwethu okuxoxiswene ngakho - okusikhumbuza 'abafileyo abangenalutho.' Futhi lezo 'zikhathi zesomiso azinayo uthingo.' " 

## Imisebenzi

* "Ukufa,"  iFlagstaff, uKhisimusi 1985.
* Black Mamba Rising: izinkomo zabasabenzi base South Africa emzabalatweni. Ngo-1986.
* *Impilo Yokusebenza Enesihluku Ngaphandle Kokukholelwa.* I-Culture and Working Life Project, eNyuvesi yaseNatali, ngo-1989. —Isikhumbuzo.