Guest: Qingqile Mdlulwa Correspondent at Everyday Xhosa

Today’s isiXhosa phrase is “IKATI ILELE EZIKO” (the cat is sleeping on the stove). IKATI
(cat) ILELE( is sleeping) EZIKO (on the stove). Before you start calling the vet or the SPCA, or rising to applaud this brave cat. Allow me to explain, the stove is cold, because it hasn’t been used in a while.

There’s no food to cook. IKATI ILELE EZIKO, is a figure of speech used to describe the desperate situation which many families in South Africa and around the world are in.
Covid-19 and the lockdown has left a lot of people with nothing to eat. How I look forward to the day when the cat goes back to sleeping at their owners’ feet.

Guest: Qingqile Mdlulwa Correspondent at Everyday Xhosa
Today&rsquo;s isiXhosa phrase is &ldquo;IKATI ILELE EZIKO&rdquo; (the cat is sleeping on the stove). IKATI (cat) ILELE( is sleeping) EZIKO (on the stove). Before you start calling the vet or the SPCA, or rising to applaud this brave cat. Allow me to explain, the stove is cold, because it hasn&rsquo;t been used in a while.
There&rsquo;s no food to cook. IKATI ILELE EZIKO, is a figure of speech used to describe the desperate situation which many families in South Africa and around the world are in. Covid-19 and the lockdown has left a lot of people with nothing to eat. How I look forward to the day when the cat goes back to sleeping at their owners&rsquo; feet.

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News, views, business, traffic and weather &ndash; everything you need to start your weekday is served on Breakfast with Refilwe Moloto between 6am and 9am.
Financial analyst turned media maven Refilwe shares her top three business stories at 7.27am &ndash; the daily financial update that you simply can&rsquo;t miss.
On Wednesdays, Refilwe delves even deeper into the week&rsquo;s biggest local and international headlines with a panel discussion just after 8am, which explores the biggest stories in even greater detail.
And on Fridays, tune in from 8am to round out your week on an inspirational note and hear from the trailblazers, creatives, chefs and entertainers making waves in the city.

Breakfast with Refilwe Moloto

News, views, business, traffic and weather – everything you need to start your weekday is served on Breakfast with Refilwe Moloto between 6am and 9am.
Financial analyst turned media maven Refilwe shares her top three business stories at 7.27am – the daily financial update that you simply can’t miss.
On Wednesdays, Refilwe delves even deeper into the week’s biggest local and international headlines with a panel discussion just after 8am, which explores the biggest stories in even greater detail.
And on Fridays, tune in from 8am to round out your week on an inspirational note and hear from the trailblazers, creatives, chefs and entertainers making waves in the city.

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