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Tshuma or Khumalo to be unveiled as new 'Ndebele king' next month?
24 Jun 2017 at 19:36hrs | Views
Peter Z. Khumalo (left), Leo Z. Khumalo (right) bephahle and Mzilikazi II (Stanley Raphael Khumalo-Tshuma - centre)
REVIVAL of the Ndebele Kingdom has reached an advanced stage with the inauguration of a new king set for next month.
The Ndebele Kingdom ceased to exist after the death of King Lobengula when the country was colonised but talks of its revival are gathering momentum.
Addressing journalists in Bulawayo on Thursday, Stanley Raphael Khumalo, who claims to be the new Ndebele king, said his coronation as the King Mzilikazi 11 is scheduled for July 8 at a "special function" to be held at the large City Hall in Bulawayo. In some circles he is known as Stanley Tshuma.
Khumalo/ Tshuma said he has already embarked on "the King meets the people tour" throughout Matebeleland provinces.
He pledged to restore "prosperity and peace in the region."
The Khumalos, descendants of the Ndebele kingdom, have dismissed the new Mzilikazi II as misguided and fake as he does not have royal blood.
Mr Tshuma/ Khumalo alleges that the spirit of King Mzilikazi has possessed him and he should be the next Ndebele King.
King Lobengula Royal Family's Trust spokesperson Prince Zwide Khumalo said they had told Mr Tshuma to stop misleading people.
He said the Ndebele monarch must be revived, but people with no royal blood must not claim the throne.
"Normally, the heir would have traceable lineage within the royal family born also of a mother of royal origin. It is anathema to go around claiming heir-ship to the throne. It is a transgression to do so when your lineage is very difficult to comprehend," said Mr Khumalo.
Mthwakazi "Ka" Mzilikazi Cultural Association executive coordinator Rodgers Mthethwa said Mr Tshuma should stop fantasising as the Ndebele Kingdom was a big institution to be denigrated by an individual.
"Currently, social media is awash with a profile of Stanley Tshuma who fails totally in his profile to tell the nation how after being born of a Tshuma father and a Dube mother at Nyamandlovu Hospital he suddenly becomes a descendent of Hlangabeza Khumalo," said Mr Mthethwa.
The Ndebele Kingdom ceased to exist after the death of King Lobengula when the country was colonised but talks of its revival are gathering momentum.
Addressing journalists in Bulawayo on Thursday, Stanley Raphael Khumalo, who claims to be the new Ndebele king, said his coronation as the King Mzilikazi 11 is scheduled for July 8 at a "special function" to be held at the large City Hall in Bulawayo. In some circles he is known as Stanley Tshuma.
Khumalo/ Tshuma said he has already embarked on "the King meets the people tour" throughout Matebeleland provinces.
He pledged to restore "prosperity and peace in the region."
The Khumalos, descendants of the Ndebele kingdom, have dismissed the new Mzilikazi II as misguided and fake as he does not have royal blood.
Mr Tshuma/ Khumalo alleges that the spirit of King Mzilikazi has possessed him and he should be the next Ndebele King.
King Lobengula Royal Family's Trust spokesperson Prince Zwide Khumalo said they had told Mr Tshuma to stop misleading people.
He said the Ndebele monarch must be revived, but people with no royal blood must not claim the throne.
"Normally, the heir would have traceable lineage within the royal family born also of a mother of royal origin. It is anathema to go around claiming heir-ship to the throne. It is a transgression to do so when your lineage is very difficult to comprehend," said Mr Khumalo.
Mthwakazi "Ka" Mzilikazi Cultural Association executive coordinator Rodgers Mthethwa said Mr Tshuma should stop fantasising as the Ndebele Kingdom was a big institution to be denigrated by an individual.
"Currently, social media is awash with a profile of Stanley Tshuma who fails totally in his profile to tell the nation how after being born of a Tshuma father and a Dube mother at Nyamandlovu Hospital he suddenly becomes a descendent of Hlangabeza Khumalo," said Mr Mthethwa.
Source - online
