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How Bulawayo's townships reflect city's rich Ndebele heritage
IN 1894, Bulawayo had just one African township. Today, the city boasts close to twenty townships in the western suburbs. Bulawayo's first African township was Makokoba, also known as the "Location" o...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:39hrs | 749 | by Fredrick Qaphelani Mabikwa
Mnangagwa claims that his ancestor was a Ndebele warrior
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has said one of President Mnangagwa's ancestors was one of the Ndebele warriors who resoundingly defeated colonial forces led by Major Allan Wilson at the Battle...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 20:01hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zulus demand 100 cows from ANC's Duma for his rogue behaviour
Zulu royal regiments have suggested that KwaZulu-Natal Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs MEC Siboniso Duma pay 100 cows as an apology to King Misuzulu for "disrespecting" His Maj...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to open Pupu National Monument
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to officially commission the reconstructed Pupu National Monument in Lupane, Matebeleland North Province, this week as the country corrects distorted historical narrati...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:57hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
King Mzilikazi celebrations set for Mhlahlandlela
THE annual King Mzilikazi Day, a traditional ceremony to honour one of the most revered kings in Bantu history, is set to take place at Mhlahlandlela, the royal kraal of King Mzilikazi next Satu...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Senate and PR, the maxim gun firing at Bulawayo
The Senate, Youth and PR lists for the 2023 harmonised elections in Bulawayo Province, are the newest metaphorical maxim gun whose bullets are brutally firing at the tender heart of the City of Bulawa...Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 20:03hrs | 16 | by Nhlanhla Moses Ncube (Secretary General)
King Mambos' SA bride receives a rousing welcome
AFTER a colourful ceremony in South Africa where he wedded Queen Zandile Mhlambi recently, King Mambo's subjects gave a rousing welcome to his new bride, with people from around the country gathering ...Published: 11 Jun 2023 at 21:29hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zweli Mkhize irks Ramaphosa's boot lickers
The ANC's veterans' league and party national executive committee (NEC) members have warned party members, including embattled former health minister Zweli Mkhize, against making declarations of willi...Published: 23 May 2022 at 08:20hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bulelani's speech on King Mzilikazi Day 2021
Mahlabezulu ,Mthwakazi omuhle, zingane zobaba.Mthwakazi omuhle , namhlanje sihlangane lapha ngosuku olukhulu kakhulu esizweni sethu, ngilethemba elikhulu ukuthi iningi laMahlabezulu lihlangane...Published: 07 Sep 2021 at 07:59hrs | 5 | by King Bulelani Lobengula kaMzilikazi
Queen Lozikeyi: The force behind Ndebele uprisings
THE grave of a matriarch viewed by many historians as one of the major forces behind the second Umvukela (uprising) that culminated in independence for the country is situated at KoNkosikazi in Matabe...Published: 05 Aug 2021 at 06:14hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa declared personas-non-grata
Injeje yabeNguni Council has declared Cyril Ramaphosa and Raymond Zondo Personas-Non-Grata in South African provinces until they release President Jacob Zuma.Injeje is a body of Zulu Chiefs &a...Published: 12 Jul 2021 at 18:43hrs | 9 | by Injeje yabeNguni
Scores willing to die for Zuma
Scores of amabutho (regiments), politicians and ordinary citizens vowed that they are willing to die rather than endure watching former president Jacob Zuma being arrested.Zuma has until tomor...Published: 03 Jul 2021 at 19:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Monarchy: The cornerstone of African existence
PRINCE Phillip is no longer in our midst. Some dark cloud seems to envelope Britain. May his soul rest in peace. A couple of weeks back, Southern Africa seemed to stand still under a similar dark clou...Published: 11 Apr 2021 at 06:55hrs | 1 | by Zii Masiye
The Liberation War in Nkayi, Matebeleland: The Agenda by Rhodesian Army & State to starve 'terrorists', a personal experience!
In today's Africa, we often ascribe the violation of African rights to only African governments and easily forget a long-standing history of wanton violation of African rights by gun-ho racialist geno...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 22:38hrs | 14 | by Thembani Dube
Umkhuba omubi ngokukhuzwa kuka Bayethe/ Bayede!!!!
Ngiyabingelela Mthwakazi kaNdaba, Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi, Mthwakazi omnyama, lina bonduku zibomvu, izindlela zimhlophe. Kuleshlava esesangena shiqe esizweni seMbabala sadala umonakalo omkhulu n...Published: 19 Feb 2021 at 19:32hrs | 6 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
The Mthwakazi question: Who does or doesn't qualify to be Mthwakazian?
My intention is not to write on either the historical origins or the actual geographical boundaries of Mthwakazi State, highlighted in yellow on the above image, but I am more concerned with initiatin...Published: 31 Jan 2021 at 08:26hrs | 3 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
Mnangagwa warned against deploying army
Some sober minds must warn the present Zimbabwean political establishment. Especially the current Potestate, the Junta itself and the Commanders. The history of the world has many lessons to the effec...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 17:19hrs | | by Dinizulu Macaphulana
Cyril Ramaphosa 'dodged a coup' in SA
South Africa narrowly averted a mutiny by soldiers loyal to former president Jacob Zuma on the eve of his forced resignation in February.Highly placed sources within the security forces and AN...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 19:55hrs | 1 | by City Press
Setting the record straight on the political future of Mthwakazi
We wish to state unequivocally that Crown Prince Bulelani Lobhengula Khumalo has never issued a statement on the political and constitutional future of Mthwakazi/Matebeleland and Midlands region....Published: 21 Jan 2018 at 08:50hrs | | by staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's Reverand Cele to lead Southern Africa
THE United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (UCCSA) has elected Zimbabwean Reverend Sikhalo Cele to lead the entire Southern African denomination, a move that is expected to further grow the c...Published: 12 Nov 2017 at 07:48hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Treachery of African philosophy
One of the unseemly decorations of Western science and philosophy has been, in this century and its many forerunners, its vaunting and chest-beating arrogance.Without a single dot of shame, Fr...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 10:27hrs | | by Cetshwayo Mabhena
Bosso, Majaivana and other taboos
A number of political philosophers and sociologists of the Global South have noted how sport and religion were used by colonialists to divert the minds and energies of natives from politics.Of...Published: 30 May 2017 at 09:24hrs | | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena writes from South Africa
Sexual abuse of women in the struggle, it must be told and give closure to it!
Taken from eBook "Meme no cry"I thank the author Mangosuthu Mbele for his very moving article of today in Bulawayo24 " In response to Cde Rutanhire'...Published: 28 Aug 2016 at 18:27hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Dumisani Ramadu: A musical Journey - The interview
As someone once said, if you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street with no clothes on, you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, the...Published: 27 Dec 2015 at 21:44hrs | | by Tish Ncube Malaba
Injobo ithungelwa ebandla! Zelaph' insizwa nyanga yeNkosi
Kwakuthi nxa iNkosi seyikhiphe ilizwi lokuthi abafana asebekhula khulile sebengabuthwa, zonke iNduna zazibaqoqa babe liviyo bese ihamba labo iyebethula eNkosini. Bazothi befika esigodlweni abafana bak...Published: 06 Jan 2015 at 13:26hrs | 2 | by Nteletsha we Kezi
Ngimbeleni phansi kotshani ngenhla kwesihlahla somphafa
Umuntu nxa esehambile emhlabeni, ubephelekezelwa ngendlela ethile njalo bekugcinwa futhi kwenziwe amasiko wonke ngendlela okhokho bethu ababesenza ngayo.Ukungcwaba.Kudala ithuna lomufi...Published: 14 Sep 2014 at 06:05hrs | 2 | by Velempini Veap Thuthani Ndlovu
Zulu King marries 6th wife
ULUNDI - In a wedding fit for royalty, the Zulu monarch married his sixth wife on Saturday.Swazi princess Zola Mafu joined the Zulu royal family 10 years ago, and has son with King Goodwill Zw...Published: 26 Jul 2014 at 21:26hrs | | by eNCA
King Lobengula: the forgotten royal
KING Lobengula, son of Mzilikazi, must be turning in his grave and his soul restless because his own descendants and tribesmen of the Ndebele of Bulawayo are proud to have nothing to do with him, tota...Published: 03 Jul 2014 at 16:07hrs | | by Cont Mhlanga
Bulawayo township names: a history narrative
FROM just one African township in 1894, Bulawayo today has more than 16 townships in the western suburbs. There are numerous aspects that we could deal with when it comes to the history of the townshi...Published: 01 Jun 2014 at 19:56hrs | 10 | by Phathisa Nyathi
Ladysmith Black Mambazo to perform in Harare
HARARE - Inimitable all-male South African a cappella group - Ladysmith Black Mambazo - are set for a memorable show in Zimbabwe during the Spring Strings event set for September 15, Daily News repo...Published: 05 Sep 2012 at 14:34hrs | | by Entertainment
Dangers of myths to tribal relations in Zimbabwe
A NUMBER of myths and distortions of history have combined to fuel tensions, conflicts and violence in Zimbabwe. There are indeed a series of myths and distortions that have filtered into the Z...Published: 14 Apr 2011 at 08:09hrs | 1 | by Professor Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
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