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Tribalism, fear, paranoia drive Zanu PF's response to Ndebele king
A seemingly innocuous picture of Bulawayo mayor David Coltart and Bulelani Khumalo, who claims to be the Ndebele king, seems to have caused panic in the corridors of power with a tempest in a coffee p...Published: 13 May 2025 at 16:31hrs | 406 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Ndiweni wades into Ndebele 'king' storm
The recent meeting between Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart and the one of the claimants of the Ndebele monarch King Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo has sparked intense controversy, drawing sharp reactions fro...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:46hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Why Kingship in Zimbabwe is Constitutional
True to the proverb that a stitch in time saves nine, the controversy surrounding Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe's letter dated 22 April 2025, to Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart, in which he grat...Published: 09 May 2025 at 11:32hrs | 507 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
South Africa based Ndebele king claimant responds to Zimbabwe govt
The office of King Bulelani Lobengula kaMzilikazi has called for calm and constructive dialogue following criticism from Zimbabwean government officials over the monarch's recent visit to Bulawayo....Published: 06 May 2025 at 08:44hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa blasted over attack on Coltart
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has ignited a storm of criticism after accusing Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart of advancing tribal interests and allegedly supporting a separatist agenda,...Published: 04 May 2025 at 09:21hrs | 2509 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners turn Bulawayo sanitary lanes into 'toilets'
The Bulawayo City Council has appealed to residents to refrain from using sanitary lanes and shop alleyways in the central business district as makeshift toilets, warning that such behaviour could tri...Published: 02 May 2025 at 20:16hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
'Garwe must not bully the mayor'
Opposition party ZAPU has come out strongly in defence of Bulawayo mayor David Coltart, following a public rebuke by Local Government minister Daniel Garwe over the mayor's decision to host self-procl...Published: 02 May 2025 at 19:48hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Garwe must change colonial mentality
SOMETIME last year in August, the Zimbabwean government issued a strong condemnation and warning against Mike Moyo and Timothy Chiminya for claiming titles as ceremonial King Mambo and King Munhumutap...Published: 02 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 981 | by Phakathwayo Gumede
Kings for Harare, But Not for Matabeleland? Garwe's Letter Exposes a Deep Hypocrisy
Minister Daniel Garwe's recent rebuke of Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart over his meeting with King Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo has sparked a storm of outrage across Matabeleland. The letter, reeking of c...Published: 01 May 2025 at 19:48hrs | 1117 | by Mfan'ufikile kaMalikongwa
Garwe letter 'a direct insult to Ndebele cultural rite'
Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has come under fire from cultural activists, politicians, and other groups after he wrote a controversial letter criticizing Ndebele King claimant Bulelani, accu...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:54hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter
Minister under fire over 'Ndebele King'
In a striking letter dated 22 April 2025, Zimbabwe's Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Honourable Daniel Garwe, launched an unprecedented attack on the cultural identity of the Ndebele pe...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 18:28hrs | 1339 | by Mzingaye Khumalo
Ibhetshu LikaZulu defends Ndebele King claimant
Ibhetshu LikaZulu has expressed deep concern over the letter written by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, which condemned Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart for meeting with King Bulelani K...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 07:42hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele King claimant's visit to Coltart shocks, angers Zimbabwe govt
A recent meeting between Ndebele King claimant Bulelani Khumalo, a descendant of the late King Lobengula, and Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has sparked outrage from the Zimbabwean government. The Local...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 07:15hrs | 1941 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele king claimant preaches cultural renaissance
In an exclusive interview, Ndebele King claimant, Bulelani Khumalo, has reiterated the importance of reviving Ndebele culture and called on political figures to respect and support the traditional eff...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:03hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele King claimant disrupts Anglo-Ndebele war commemorations
Controversy has erupted surrounding the recent 1893 Anglo-Ndebele war commemorations, with Bulelani Khumalo, a claimant to the Ndebele kingship, accused of trying to disrupt the event by demanding a s...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 12:44hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
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 | 299 | 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 | 604 | 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 | 590 | 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 | 8 | 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 | 12 | 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 | 13 | 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 | 13 | 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 | 11 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 15 | 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 | 3 | 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 | 18 | 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 | 3 | 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 | 3 | 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 | 28 | 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 | 8 | 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 | 2 | 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 | 8 | 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 | 17 | 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 | 9 | 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 | 10 | 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 | 5 | 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 | 1 | 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 | 3 | 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 | 4 | 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 | 10 | by Staff reporter
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