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Journey to koBulawayo: Learning about a community through its material culture

WHEN a people settle at a place, there is interaction between them and the environment.Their minds, their worldview impact on the environment, its various aspects and, in the process, space is organised.The built area becomes a mirror of a…

Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:22hrs | 4 | by Pathisa Nyathi

Crossing the Limpopo River

NKANYEZI Dube is a 25-year-old young woman from Lubhangwe in the Matobo District of Matabeleland South. She attended Lubhangwe primary and secondary schools. She did not qualify to proceed to university or any institution of higher learnin…

Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 08:56hrs | 6 | by Pathisa Nyathi

Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu: A splendid traditional leader, cultural activist, nationalist

UGODLWAYO! Yithi! This is a familiar slogan in the Godlwayo Communal Land whenever people are gathered. Yesterday at around 01.00 hrs their Chief, Vezi Maduna Mafu passed away.Chief Maduna was among the oldest surviving chiefs in Zimbabwe …

Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:45hrs | 4 | by Pathisa Nyathi

Ndebele villages or regiments: Organisational units within the state

FOR about 25 weeks now we have been investigating the phenomenon of naming, initially starting off at the cosmic level but later getting down to the terrestrial plane. Our interest has been to investigate the reasons behind names and the n…

Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 09:56hrs | 9 | by Pathisa Nyathi

From KoBulawayo to Bulawayo @ 125

No sooner had Dr Leander Starr Jameson sauntered into the Maxim Hotel located just west of the Market Square did he pronounce Bulawayo a town. That happened on June 1, 1894, making Bulawayo 125 years old tomorrow. The historic significance…

Published: 31 May 2019 at 07:30hrs | 6 | by Pathisa Nyathi

Umthwakazi: Honouring the San (Abathwa) who tamed the land

TODAY'S article is the last in a detour we took to prepare for the continuation of visits to the Ndebele State by London Missionary Society (LMS) Reverend Dr Robert Moffat. His last trip to King Mzilikazi kaMatshobana when the Ndebele were…

Published: 17 Dec 2017 at 07:27hrs | 18 | by Pathisa Nyathi

What happens when a chief's eldest child is a daughter: A look at the Mvuthu chieftainship

This time we focus the spotlight on the Mvuthu chieftainship at Jambezi within Hwange District in Matabeleland North. Our interest in it is inspired by the instance when a girl who was the eldest child of a chief did not succeed her father…

Published: 11 Sep 2016 at 13:03hrs | 7 | by Pathisa Nyathi

Thriving goat project at Sankonjana

IT took the combination of technical support from a non-governmental Organisation (NGO) and indigenous knowledge to transform the fortunes of Meli Nyathi through his goat rearing project. Today he boasts of an admirable flock of 115 health…

Published: 26 Apr 2016 at 06:41hrs | 6 | by Pathisa Nyathi

Highlanders Football Club @ 90: The Ndebele royal connection

THIS year Highlanders Football Club, formerly Lions Club and later Matabeleland Football Club, turns 90 years old. The club was established in 1926 by Ndebele royal sons.It is envisaged that the celebrations will continue till the club att…

Published: 06 Apr 2016 at 06:40hrs | 4 | by Pathisa Nyathi

How JZ Moyo got the name 'Ziyapapa'

JASON Ziyapapa Moyo, son of Tamuhla, hailed from Matobo District's Donkwe-Donkwe area. His mother was a MaNyathi of the Babirwa people. Both Mdongo and Tafi Zibuya were Tamuhla's brothers, all belonging to the Talawunda ethnic group. Donkw…

Published: 17 Jan 2016 at 09:03hrs | 11 | by Pathisa Nyathi

Ndebele perceptions of a king and the State

LET us today bring to the conclusion the story of the fate of King Lobengula as told by the whites. The sources tell of how the Major Allan Wilson Patrol comprising 12 men crossed the Shangani River in the hope of capturing the king and re…

Published: 17 May 2015 at 11:21hrs | 7 | by Pathisa Nyathi

Cultural Heritage with Pathisa Nyathi: A closer look at who the Kalangas are

LET us take forward the story of the Khupes which we are using to gain broader insight into the history of the Kalanga, the people into whose society they were assimilated. But before we continue with the story of the Khupes, we shall atte…

Published: 21 Dec 2010 at 20:04hrs | 52 | by Pathisa Nyathi

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