Cape Town – CEO of the Kolisi Foundation, Rachel Kolisi has received buckets of praises from users on social media after she took to Instagram to celebrate her brother-in-law passing his initiation.
Rachel and her husband, Siya Kolisi adopted their half-siblings in 2009 after their mother had passed on. Liyema, who came back from passing his Xhosa initiation, and his sister Liphelo were featured in the picture Rachel posted to Instagram.
According to Lens Culture, the Xhosa initiation known as Ulwaluko is a tough one, consisting of various stages and “unbelievably bad” conditions. But it is required for the boy to endure these tribulations in order to become a man.
Rachel captioned the post, “Halala!!!! Yabuya indodana, sho ta Yema! [Liyema has now become a man and returned from the bush/initiation].”
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She received heartwarming reactions from her followers on the social media platform.
“love how MaRashRash embraced her inlaws culture,” wrote one follower.
“Love this for our brother, he married well,” said another.
“Ohh wow..rachel is the real one,” wrote another user.
“Halala!!!! This is so special man,” said one of the commenters.
“How do I like this more than once?” asked a follower.
“Rachel you one of a kind, an example when you love your partner you take all of him without force it just comes naturally. We call that true love,” wrote another commenter.
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Compiled by Junaid Benjamin
