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Kalangas rejects claims of subservience to Ndebele Kingdom

The Kalanga Language and Culture Development Association (KLCDA) has dismissed as "reckless and misleading" claims that the BaKalanga people are subservient to the Ndebele kingdom.The response comes after a video surfaced of Mthuthuki Hikw…

Published: 7 hrs ago | 115 | by Staff reporter

Plumtree renaming streets to reflect Kalanga history

The Plumtree Town Council has renamed several streets to reflect the town's deep Kalanga history and cultural identity. The initiative forms part of a broader urban renewal programme aimed at modernising the border town while honouring the…

Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter

Rising star from Tokwana village aims to dominate Kalanga hip-hop scene

Growing up in the rugged landscape of Tokwana village in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South, Praise Muleya, known by his stage name TyzaSlimtee, dreamed of stepping into the limelight and bringing his Kalanga roots to the forefront of Z…

Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 16:21hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter

Kalanga festival returns after Covid-19 induced break

AFTER a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Luswingo Kalanga Cultural Festival is set to make a comeback next month. The festival, which celebrates the rich and diverse culture of the BaKalanga people, will be held on Decembe…

Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 07:43hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Plumtree villagers demand restoration of Kalanga chiefs

VILLAGERS and headmen in Plumtree are pushing for the reinstatement of Kalanga chiefs who were demoted during the colonial era to appease Ndebele chiefs who reportedly provided soldiers to the British army in the First and Second World War…

Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

The Heroine of Matabeleland is fallen! Matabeleland has heroes and heroines too!

The beautiful ones were born, but not acknowledged; these are women from Zapu - Matabeleland: Soneni Ngweny-Matiwaza is a nations' heroine: who cares today!The lyric from Bob Dylan goes like this: "What will your mother say pretty Peggy O,…

Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 18:56hrs | 25 | by Nomazulu Thata

The Ndebele King and my Pragmatic Shona Vision

Civilisation started with problem solving. When our Homo Habilis ancestors noticed that they were physically less powerful than the buffalos in the forest whose meat they wanted to eat, they used the power of their superior brains to sharp…

Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 16:57hrs | 4 | by Ryton Dzimiri

The Lost Kingdom - The rise and fall of the Kalanga Monarchy

As we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of our republic it may be noted that modern Botswana as a whole, and not just communities in the north-east, has its ancient Ikalanga roots.They run deep in our soil, having nurtured our growth as a unite…

Published: 28 Sep 2017 at 11:11hrs | 38 | by Jeff Ramsay

Upcoming Kalanga gathering gathers momentum in UK

On the 1st July, all roads lead to Nottingham for the annual Bukalanga Gathering event. As they say in Kalanga 'Akuto dan'wa uno dabila', (akubizwa ozwayo) Bakalanga are inviting all culture lovers based in the UK and beyond to attend this…

Published: 08 Jun 2017 at 13:29hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter

Dr Brilliant Mhlanga's brilliant response: A bruising encounter between a Mthwakazian and a Zimbabwean.

Mr Obert MC Makore a Zimbabwean put a number of questions to Dr Brilliant Mhlanga, a fearless Mthwakazian. The response was informative and instructive to an extent that Mr Makore ended up agreeing with a vision of a free, sovereign, and i…

Published: 06 May 2017 at 12:45hrs | 5 | by Thulani Nkala

Zimbabwe a Country with many names

I write to quiz all Zimbabweans about what constitutes a country name. Our country appears to be lost in the course of making history as all empires in it, seem to have disappeared. The Mapungugwe empire, that is known for its vast Kalanga…

Published: 24 Dec 2016 at 05:16hrs | 2 | by Irvine Sibhona

Ndebo yeZimbabwe inogwadza kwazokwazo

Butungamili gwenhangano weZanu golema banhu beZimbabwe bahhele hango yose bamwe abatohinga bamwe banohingila zodliwa kuGoli ndekuButswana abatonda kumakanyi ndekuti mari ayipo ayitoboneka.Magradute anotengensa muzila muzwitarada abatotjila…

Published: 18 Nov 2016 at 08:49hrs | 1 | by S. K. Gululu

School heads accused of undermining isiKalanga

SOME headmasters in Matabeleland South have been accused of undermining Kalanga as they're reluctant to have the language taught at their schools. The Kalanga Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA) has said Kalanga text book…

Published: 20 Jun 2015 at 14:27hrs | 3 | by Sukulwenkosi Dube

Tshinga apologises for Mugabe over Kalanga slur

Zanu-PF Makokoba by-election candidate retired colonel Tshinga Dube today said President Robert Mugabe messed up on his condemned Kalanga slur. Addressing a campaign rally at Macdonald Hall in Makokoba, Tshinga apologised for Mugabe's misf…

Published: 15 May 2015 at 18:21hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou

Educational development appeal to BaKalanga, Esp of Bulilima-Mangwe

Mabuyani bakanyikwedu. Molweni sapho. I trust this message finds you well. I've previously contested an election having wanted to be MP or MPC (Member of Provincial Council) because of my firm belief that there is need for not only a solid…

Published: 14 May 2015 at 13:36hrs | | by Ndzimu-unami

Mugabe's anti-Kalanga outbursts wont affect his party's election performance in Mat'land

President Robert Mugabe's recent controversial anti-Kalanga comments have not caused any sleepless nights for government spin doctors.After Mugabe's widely publicised comments,apologists in Harare including some from Matabeleland were quic…

Published: 08 May 2015 at 09:01hrs | 2 | by Thabo Kunene

Robert Mugabe exudes Shona nationalism

Robert Mugabe exudes Shona nationalism.  The words of  Stephen Reicher and Nick Hopkins that nationalism represents as 'the best of beliefs and â€¦ the worst of beliefs'  were clearly amplified by one Robert Matibili Mugabe …

Published: 02 May 2015 at 16:25hrs | 4 | by Hanzotongobona Tjakajali - Nkololo wa Berber Nkalanga wekuNopemano

Are people from Matebeleland genuinely Zimbabweans

Anyone who's seen Faith Silandulo Dube , Dr Glen Ncube, Tish Ncube Malaba Discos, Discent Collins Bajila, Dr Mandlenkosi Mpofu or Canaan S'qholo seZhwane Ncube Comrades or anyone from my family (Chief Tategulu Mswigana Sigabade)...??? I ha…

Published: 01 May 2015 at 18:17hrs | 2 | by Brilliant Sigabade Mhlanga

What's with the Kalangas as SINAZO unveils Bukalanga house track video

As the hullabaloo about the falsehood that Kalangas are uneducated criminals spreads unabated, afro pop group Sinazo, themselves directed by a Kalanga with three degrees, unveils and launch a Kalanga house track video, shot in the heart of…

Published: 30 Apr 2015 at 22:35hrs | 2 | by Entertainment Reporter

Mugabe xenophobic, suffers from senile dementia - response by a Kalanga

Addressing journalists in Harare at the end of the SADC Extraordinary Summit on 29 April Mugabe made the following not only shocking but absolutely unfortunate, irresponsible, biggoted and unpresidential remarks:"The Kalangas were very not…

Published: 30 Apr 2015 at 10:49hrs | | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo

Questions to the 10 South Western Nations of Matebeleland

These questions are directed to the 10 Nations, indigenous Nations, inhabiting the land presently (and erroneously) called 'Matebeleland', land in which the Shona have never at any point in history settled in as they claim. These 10 Nation…

Published: 01 Nov 2014 at 22:00hrs | 1 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo

BaKalanga: Any links with the semitic world?

WE promised to interrogate the claim that the Mwali religion of the BaKalanga seems to have links with that of the Jews in Israel. The basis of the observation was the idea of a High God, Mwali who is approached from a mountain cave. Secon…

Published: 15 Jun 2014 at 08:18hrs | 7 | by Pathisa Nyathi Cultural Heritage

Not Everyone in Zimbabwe is Shona!

Dear Shonas, Not Everyone in Zimbabwe is Shona!A few years ago, I worked for one of the major oil companies in Zimbabwe. Having been a Trade Unionist then, I frequented the company HQ in Harare a lot. Being an unapologetic and self-loving …

Published: 17 May 2014 at 16:23hrs | 8 | by Dombolakona-Tjing'wango Dlembewu Moyo

The Kalanga Origins of the Thembu and Nelson Mandela Revealed

Stories of our Great Achievements Must be Told Alan Dershowitz notes his feelings about his Jewish identity when he was a Yale law student: "When I went home for the Jewish holidays, I told my parents about the brilliant teachers at Yale: …

Published: 06 Jan 2014 at 11:26hrs | 74 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo

The Great Kalanga Nelson Mandela Lesson

Editor, allow me to begin this short article with what we Bakalanga say on the passing of any loved one: "Nayidzedzobo dzakaMandela. Ngabayezele nedonhodzo Tate Mandela."Indeed, a Great One has passed on. He inspired us both in his life an…

Published: 15 Dec 2013 at 08:45hrs | 4 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo

Priest writes book on Kalanga, Ndebele burial rituals

FATHER Innocent Makawule Ndlovu, a priest with the Roman Catholic Church has written a book that addresses succinct issues concerning death and burial rites among the Kalanga and their Ndebele counterparts in the southern region of the cou…

Published: 05 Dec 2013 at 08:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Whence Are the Kalanga (And the Question of Semitic Blood Addressed)

Editor, last week I penned an article titled "Who are the Kalanga?" which, apparently, excited a lot of interest judging by the number of hits it attracted and the "shares" it got be it on Facebook, Twitter or Email. I would like to presen…

Published: 02 Dec 2013 at 09:55hrs | 67 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo

Who are the Kalanga?

Who are the Kalanga, or Bakalanga, BaNambya and Vhavenda?One day not many years ago whilst passing by the Plumtree District Hospital, I overheard two men arguing about the people bearing the surname 'Moyo'. The other gentlemen, apparently …

Published: 25 Nov 2013 at 12:20hrs | 30 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo

Bukalanga is the largest population group in Southern Africa

Over the last few weeks I penned articles in which I demonstrated that the Shona do not comprise over 80% of Zimbabwe's population as is usually claimed in the dominant narrative in Zimbabwe. Published on Bulawayo24.com and Zimeye.com, the…

Published: 18 Feb 2013 at 05:18hrs | 21 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo

Raping of daughter-in-law (Nnholo we Mwizana) NOT Kalanga Culture

Last week, on June 30, there appeared an article in the press titled "Man jailed for raping daughter-in-law (Nnholo we Mwizana)". An excerpt from the article read: "Asked in court why he committed the offence, the man told the court that h…

Published: 04 Jul 2012 at 13:28hrs | 10 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel.

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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