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MRP blasts Munhumutapa over private member bill
Mthwakazi Republic Party leader Mqondisi Moyo has blasted 'King Munhumutapa' Timothy Chiminya over his private member bill tabled in parliament seeking to take traditional leaders' authority from the ...Published: 26 Oct 2024 at 09:43hrs | 272 | by Stephen Jakes
'Ndebele kingship revival remains pipedream,' says Munhumutapa
The quest for the revival of the Ndebele Kingship is becoming increasingly complicated as self-styled King Munhumutapa, born Timothy Chiminya, has stated that divisions among claimants to the throne w...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Did all Ndebele kingdom claimants attend Mzilikazi day?
Ndebele King Bulelani received a significant endorsement at the recent commemorations for the late King Mzilikazi, marking a potential resolution to the ongoing debate over the rightful heir to the Nd...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 09:21hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele monarchy resuscitation debate heats up
A call for the resuscitation of the Ndebele monarchy has sparked renewed debate. Advocates argue that it is crucial for preserving Ndebele cultural identity, which has been gradually eroded by western...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
King Mzilikazi commemoration preps on
ORGANISERS of the King Mzilikazi commemoration to mark 155 years since the death of the founder of the Ndebele nation, King Mzilikazi Khumalo, are at an advanced stage.The commemoration is set...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 06:52hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF red-flagged for child abuse
Zanu-PF has been asked to stop involving children in its political campaigns after some learners were paraded at a rally in Bulawayo's Cowdray Park high-density suburb chanting slogans against the opp...Published: 05 Aug 2023 at 19:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dangles citizenship to Mzilikazi royal family
The Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi Royal Crown Family, which includes the Mzilikazi Royal House and the Khumalo Clan, claims the Emmerson Mnangagwa-led government has shown them generosity by promising to rest...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 20:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele 'king' engages SA police over xenophobia
Ndebele king Bulelani Collins Khumalo has engaged South African police over sporadic xenophobic attacks against Zimbabwean immigrants in that country.Three Zimbabweans were killed recently in ...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
There is no Ndebele King! Lobengula Royal Trust declares
The row over the rightful heir to the Ndebele kingdom took a new twist with the King Lobengula Royal Trust declaring that the throne and they will soon announce the rightful king. This i...Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA opposition adds voice to ZEP saga
SOUTH Africa's opposition African People First (APF) party has backed calls to renew Zimbabwe exemption permits in that country who hail from Matabeleland citing historical ties.APF said this ...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
This & that with Mal'phosa: Freedom is coming tomorrow!
Discussion over what to call the territory once ruled, as the song goes, by King Mambo and King Mzilikazi is a centre of political dispute; some population groups favour Mthwakazi while others opt for...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 21:24hrs | 3 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Zanu-PF speaks on links to King Mzilikazi commemorations
Zanu-PF has denied reports linking the ruling party to Mzilikazi commemorations slated for early September saying this was an attempt to divert its supporters from the upcoming by-elections in Bulilim...Published: 28 Aug 2022 at 08:18hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Drama around Ndebele king making a mockery of the throne
THE intriguing drama around the Ndebele kingship, with about four claimants to the throne is a recipe for disaster to the Kingdom's potential revival. At this rate, authorities are bound not to take t...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, UK sued over Ndebele kingship
ONE of the three claimants to the Ndebele kingship Stanley Raphael Khumalo has filed a High Court application suing President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the United Kingdom for dissolving the kingship....Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Mzilikazi commemorations on cards
ONE of several claimants to King Mzilikazi's throne, Bulelani Collins Lobengula Khumalo has urged people of Matabeleland to prepare for commemorations to mark the 154th anniversary of the death of the...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
'DNA tests will resolve Ndebele kingship wrangle'
ONE of the claimants to the Ndebele kingship, Stanley Raphael Tshuma Khumalo, has challenged other contestants to a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test to determine genuine heirs to the throne.Al...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 08:39hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele 'king' calls off State House invasion
NDEBELE throne claimant Stanley Raphael Khumalo-Tshuma has called off his proposed invasion of the Bulawayo State House, claiming that State security agents are planning to unleash violence on him....Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police panic as Ndebele 'King' prepares to take over State House
Police in Bulawayo mounted massive roadblocks across the City on Thursday as part of preparations to block one of the claimants to the Ndebele throne 'King' Stanley Raphael Khumalo who is set to desce...Published: 26 May 2022 at 14:23hrs | 11 | by Mandla Ndlovu
King Mzilikazi's 'heirs' tussle
TWO rivals to the Ndebele throne are at each other's throat over who is the rightful heir to the kingship.Ndebele throne claimant Bulelani Collins Khumalo has surfaced, urging people of Matabe...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebele 'king' threatens to invade State House
ONE of the claimants to the Ndebele Kingdom, Stanley Raphael Khumalo, has written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa threatening to take over Bulawayo State House and revive the kingdom in the Matabelela...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA based Ndebele 'king' urges Zimbabweans to go back home
Self-styled Ndebele King Bulelani Lobhengula Khumalo has urged Zimbabweans domiciled in South Africa to flee the ongoing xenophobic violence and flock back home.His sentiments come after the f...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 16:08hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: 'King' Bulelani Khumalo attends Elvis Nyathi death Indaba with Bheki Cele
AmaNdebele King Bulelani Lobengula KaMzilikazi on Friday was among delegates that attended an Indaba between Diepsloot commuty and and South African home affairs Motsoaledi, minister of police Bheki C...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 15:55hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTO: King Bulelani's father with Joshua Nkomo
The office of the King of AmaNdebele Bulelani Lobengula kaMzilikazi has posted on social media a picture of Prince Humphrey Mncedisi Lobengula the father of the current King posing for a picture with ...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 13:50hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Solve Ndebele Kingdom issue constitutional
The Ndebele clan has been urged to try to solve their dispute over the heir apparent by allowing anyone with divine power to lead the kingdom to enable the monarch to be revived.The call was m...Published: 27 Sep 2021 at 17:05hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Internal squabbles threaten Ndebele king installation
INTERNAL power squabbles within the Ndebele monarch are giving President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF government ammunition to block the installation of the Ndebele king.Speaking during a virt...Published: 13 Sep 2021 at 06:10hrs | 4 | 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
Ndebele King says his legitimacy was confirmed by Njelele
CLAIMANT to the ancient Ndebele kingdom, Stanley Raphael Khumalo, who has christened himself King Mzilikazi II, has claimed his legitimacy as a king was confirmed by ancestral spirits at the sacred Nj...Published: 06 Sep 2021 at 20:38hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
South African soldiers denied bail in car smuggling case
Seven SA National Defence Force (SANDF) members who allegedly helped to ferry suspected stolen vehicles across the Zimbabwean border were denied bail, following reports that they were planning to esca...Published: 06 Aug 2021 at 08:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Washonaphi uMzac'omnyama?
Ngiyabingelela Mthwakazi kaMzilikazi, Mthwakaz omnyama, ondlela zimhlophe iinduku zibomvu. Lombhalo ngiwubhala nje kungumbuzo engiwubhekise kumaNtungwa akwaSokhumalo okungabantu bakoKhumalo is...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 10:29hrs | 2 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
Smugglers flee into Zimbabwe after clash with SA troops
A GANG of vehicle smugglers yesterday fled into Zimbabwe from South Africa after a shootout with soldiers who foiled their attempt to take three stolen cars across the Limpopo River. Border co...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff Reporter
7th SA soldier arrested for car smuggling
South Africa's organised crime police, the Hawks have arrested a seventh soldier linked to a syndicate that has in the last four years been facilitating the smuggling of stolen vehicles into Zimbabwe ...Published: 24 Jun 2021 at 11:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under fire over Ndebele king
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has attracted scorn for celebrating Matabeleland's cultural diversity and heritage while at the same time his government remains adamant that the revival of the Ndebele ki...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zuma exposes prosecutor linked to CIA spies
Former president Jacob Zuma has accused prosecutor Billy Downer of turning his criminal case into "a personal legacy project of his own".Inside the Pietermaritzburg High Court, while Advocate ...Published: 26 May 2021 at 14:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Independent Matabeleland presages the worst to come: South Sudan war will be nowhere near
We have been saying time and again that these numerous Mthwakazi parties are a group of young boys who do not have the slightest idea about the past liberation war. Reading the daily news in social me...Published: 16 May 2021 at 07:17hrs | | by Nomazulu Thata
Ndebele 'king' seeks closure on Gukurahundi
SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Ndebele king Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo one of the three claimants to the throne has begun wide consultations with stakeholders in a bid to bring closure to the Gukurahundi issue....Published: 06 May 2021 at 05:47hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
A call to all Mthwakazi organisations to have unity of purpose
As I extend my greetings to you all, please note that I write to you as a citizen of Mthwakazi, whose identity, values, beliefs are Mthwakazian and whose allegiance is to Mthwakazi. What a journ...Published: 28 Apr 2021 at 20:31hrs | | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Mthwakazi celebrates the life of the late Chief Maduna in Joburg
13 February 2021 saw the fall of one of the true heroes of Mthwakazi nation, Chief Vezi Maduna who was laid to rest at his home on the 17th of February 2021. Today, scores of Mthwakazi people ...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 20:48hrs | 11 | by Mthwakazi
Sophie Mokoena accused of creating fake and negative stories to tarnish the image of Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF has dismissed claims in sections of the South African media that Zimbabwean authorities are responsible for the congestion at Beitbridge Border Post, saying some media personnel appear to be d...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean healthcare workers facing deportation after saving lives during COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland
CNN - Lily was taking her lunch break at the Dublin nursing home where she works when a friend called with the news that an official-looking letter had arrived for her. She asked the friend to open it...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 09:07hrs | | by CNN
Ibutho leNqama: Open letter to Mnangagwa
The President of Zimbabwe, Ibutho leNqama received with shock and dismay the remarks made by the Republic of Zimbabwe President, Mnanangwa when addressing the Zanu PF provincial committee in t...Published: 08 Oct 2020 at 11:29hrs | 1 | by Junior Ngwenya
Mambo dynasty marks first anniversary
THE Mambo dynasty is holding celebrations to mark the first anniversary of the installation of its "King", Michael Moyo.Moyo was "crowned" on September 7 last year at his home in Mawabeni at a...Published: 20 Sep 2020 at 07:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebele 'King' Bulelani Khumalo hits back at Mnangagwa
Leading claimant to the Ndebele throne Bulelani Lobengula KaMzilikazi has hit back at Presidnet Emmerosn Mnangagwa over his statements that he will never allow the revival of the Ndebele Kingdom....Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 09:14hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
'There will never be a Ndebele King' Mnangagwa vows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed that the Ndebele people will never be able to revive the Kingdom as long as the country is a republic. Mnangagwa told ZANU PF officials over the weekend ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 12:02hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa says no to Ndebele king
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government will not allow the reviving of a Ndebele king or any other kingdom under his rule.He was addressing a Zanu-PF Midlands Provincial Coordinating ...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa'second revolution whose time has come: Breaking-away from oppressive partisan poverty politics
The high-sounding and inspirational liberation of the entire of Africa by political parties and liberation movements that lost its cause! The law-abiding citizens that have been reduced to the level o...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 21:20hrs | | by Reginald Thabani Gola
Ndebele 'King' Bulelani Khumalo challenged on xenophobia
The claimant to the Ndebele throne Bulelani Collins Lobengula Khumalo has been challenged to speak out against the recent xenophobic attacks happening in South Africa that is affecting the Ndebele peo...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 15:55hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ndiweni catalyst for debate
WHY has Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North, outside Bulawayo, raised so much controversy and debate in Zimbabwean social and political circles to a point where his pu...Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 20:22hrs | | by Dumisani Muleya
Ndebele 'King' Bulelani Khumalo barred from visiting jailed Chief Ndiweni
The leading Claimant to the Ndebele throne Bulelani Collins Lobengula Khumalo was on Thursday barred from entering Khami prison to Nhlambabaloyi Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni who was slapped with 2...Published: 23 Aug 2019 at 06:29hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni an illegitimite Chief?
On Monday 19 August the people of Bulawayo have been asked to demonstrate against a court ruling on Chief Ndiweni. Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni has been sentenced to 2 years in prison. However, is he ...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 14:38hrs | 1 | by Nicholas Ncube
'Zimbabwe' will not last long - Mthwakazi Institute Of Research
Mthwakazi Institute Of Research has been putting together pieces of a question on the lips of many in the binary state of Zimbabwe and beyond borders. The question whether Zimbabwe will remain United ...Published: 16 Jul 2019 at 08:31hrs | | by 'Zimbabwe' will not last long - Mthwakazi Institute Of Research
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