Lubhalwe nguRorisang Modiba
- Indodakazi kaConnie Chiume ithi yacishe yayeka ukulingisa ngemuva kokushona kukamama wayo, kodwa manje isithole injongo entsha ngokufundisa, ukubhala kanye nokwakha umsebenzi wayo.
- UNothando Mabuza uthi abalingisi baseNingizimu Afrika basahlushwa wukukhokhelwa kancane nokunganakwa, kanti imindeni eminingi ayitholi mali yama-royalty noma ithola imali encane kakhulu ngemuva kweminyaka eminingi yomsebenzi ophumelelayo.
Ukukhula njengendodakazi yomunye wabalingisi abakhulu baseNingizimu Afrika bekufanele kwenze kube lula ukuba ngumlingisi.
Kodwa kuNothando Naledi Mabuza, uhambo belugcwele usizi, ukwenqatshwa kanye nenselelo yokuphuma kwisithunzi sikanina odumile.
Indodakazi kaConnie Chiume ongasekho ithi ukushona kukamama wayo kwenza yacishe yayeka umsebenzi eyayiwuphupha kusukela isencane.
“Ngacishe ngayeka ukulingisa,” kusho yena etshela i-Scrolla.Africa.
“Kwafika isikhathi ngemuva kokushona kukamama lapho ngangibuza khona imibuzo ngakho konke.”
UMabuza wazalelwa eProtea South, eSoweto, wakhulela phakathi kwaseBenoni naseKempton Park.
Uchaza ubuntwana bakhe njengobujabulisayo nobugcwele uthando.
Njengengane encane kunazo zonke, uyavuma ukuthi wayevame ukutotoswa, kodwa futhi wayebuka bobabili abazali bakhe besebenza kanzima ngenkathi unina akha omunye wemisebenzi yokulingisa ephumelele kakhulu eNingizimu Afrika.
Kusukela esikoleni samabanga aphansi wayazi kahle ukuthi ufuna ukwenzani.
Wayeya emakilasini okulingisa, ezibona eseziteji zomhlaba wonke futhi ephupha ngokuba ngomunye wezihlabane ezinkulu zakuleli.
Lelo phupho alizange liphele.
Kunalokho, lakhula.
Ngemuva kokufunda ngobuciko bokulingisa, uMabuza wabona ukuthi abalingisi abaningi abasha baphuma ezikhungweni zemfundo bengenazo izindlela zokusebenza ezidingekayo ukuze baphumelele embonini yezokuzijabulisa.
Esikhundleni sokukhononda, waqala isikole sakhe sokulingisa.
Namuhla ufundisa abalingisi abasafufusa amakhono okulingisa ukuze bakwazi ukusebenza kule mboni.
“Ngiyakuthanda ukuthatha idayimane elingacolisisiwe ngilisebenze ukuze licwebezele,” kusho yena.
“Ayikho into engcono ukwedlula ukubona umuntu ethola ukuzethemba.”
Esinye sezikhathi azigqaja ngazo kakhulu kwakuyileso lapho umfundi ongenalo ulwazi lokulingisa aqeqeshwa naye isonto elilodwa kuphela ngaphambi kokuba aye kuma-audition.
Lowo mfundi wawuthola umsebenzi wokulingisa futhi kusukela lapho usezakhele umsebenzi ophumelelayo wokulingisa kumabonakude nakwezikhangiso.
Abaningi babafundi bakhe bakudala sebephenduke abangane abakhulu.
Kodwa ngemuva kwalezo zindaba zempumelelo kwakukhona impi yangaphakathi.
UConnie Chiume washona ngoNcwaba ka-2024 eneminyaka engu-72 ubudala, eshiya ifa elathatha iminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu.
Wadlala indima enkulu emikhiqizweni eyaziwayo okubalwa kuyo i-Zone 14, i-Rhythm City, i-Gomora, i-Black Panther, i-Black Panther: Wakanda Forever kanye ne-Black Is King kaBeyoncé.
Waphinde wathola imiklomelo eminingi ye-South African Film and Television Awards, okuhlanganisa nomklomelo i-Lifetime Achievement Award ngo-2022.
Ukushona kukamama wakhe kwashintsha impilo kaMabuza unomphela.
Uthi usizi lwamphoqa ukuba ayeke ukuphilela abanye abantu kuphela.
“Ngakhuliswa ngokuthi ngibeke izidingo zabanye kuqala ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ukushona kukamama kwangifundisa ukuthi nami kumele ngizikhethe mina.”
Uthi usizi lwamshukumisela nokuthi athole ukuthi ungubani ngale kokuthwala isibongo esidumile sakwaChiume.
Nakuba esaziqhenya ngefa likamama wakhe, useqalile ukubhala, ukwenza umculo, ukukhiqiza nokudala imisebenzi yakhe eyingqayizivele exoxa izindaba zakhe.
Uthi izifundo ezibaluleke kakhulu azithola kumama wakhe zazingahlangene nokuduma.
Kunalokho, uConnie Chiume wamfundisa ukuthobeka, ukuziphatha kahle, ukuzihlonipha kanye nokubekezela.
“Abantu bayohlale bekhuluma, kodwa wena qhubeka nokwenza okwakho,” kusho uMabuza.
Lawo mazwi amsiza ukuba adlule onyakeni onzima kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe.
Ngo-2025 kuphela, wenza ama-audition angaphezu kuka-21.
Wathola indima eyodwa kuphela, lapho avela khona esikhangisweni sikamabonakude se-KFC.
Naphezu kokudumazeka, wala ukuyeka ukuphikelela kwiphupho lakhe.
“Ngake ngaphupha ngokuba ngomunye wabalingisi abakhulu baseNingizimu Afrika,” kusho yena.
“Manje sengiyabona ukuthi lelo phupho lalincane kakhulu.”
Ukubona unina ephumelela ezingeni lomhlaba kwenza wakholelwa ukuthi ikusasa lakhe nalo likhona ngale kwemingcele yaseNingizimu Afrika.
Manje useyikhulisa inkampani yakhe yokukhiqiza, enweba isikole sakhe sokulingisa futhi ethuthukisa amaphrojekthi ahlobene ne-Connie Chiume Foundation ngenkathi aphokophele kumaphupho akhe omhlaba.
UMabuza ukholelwa nokuthi umkhakha wezobuciko eNingizimu Afrika uhluleka ukusekela abalingisi abaningi.
Uthi abalingisi baqhubeka nokukhokhelwa kancane, bengatholi uxhaso olwanele futhi kaningi bengavikelekile ngokwanele.
Olunye udaba olumphatha kabi kakhulu yindaba yemali yamalungelo obunikazi bomsebenzi (ama-royalties). Naphezu kokuthi imisebenzi kanina isaqhubeka nokuboniswa eNingizimu Afrika nasemhlabeni jikelele, ukholelwa ukuthi abaculi abaningi kanye nemindeni yabo abalutholi uxhaso kwezimali olufanele.
“Kubuhlungu ukuthi mina, njengendodakazi yengqalabutho, kudingeka ngishiye izwe lakithi ukuze ngibonakale futhi ngithole amathuba,” kusho yena.
Noma kunjalo, uyenqaba ukuvumela usizi luchaze ikusasa lakhe.
“Ngifuna abantu bazi ukuthi ubunzima babo abubenzi bangafaneleki,” kusho yena.
“Uma ngingaletha ngisho ukukhanya okuncane empilweni yomuntu, lokho kusho lukhulu kimi.”
Unethemba lokuthi abantu bazokhumbula ukuthi nakuba ethwala igama likanina ngokuzigqaja, uzimisele ngokuzakhela owakhe umlando.
“Ngivumelekile ukwenza amaphutha. Ngivumelekile ukukhula,” kusho yena.
“Usizi alupheli neze. Umane ufunde ukuphila nalo.”
Esithombeni esingenhla: UNothando Naledi Mabuza uthi ukushonelwa ngunina, umlingisi odumile uConnie Chiume, kwacishe kwamenza ayeke ukulingisa ngaphambi kokuthola injongo entsha ngokufundisa.
Umthombo wesithombe: Sithunyelwe