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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 | 628 | by Staff reporter
The idea of Zimbabwe and Matabeleland question
I think the best way to understand the present day manifestations and character of Matebeleland politics is to situate them properly historically and politically within the broader terrain of the deve...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:01hrs | 2187 | by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Sikhosana Buhlungu lands ambassador role with Umthwakazi Funerals
Nkayi-based musician Sikhosana Buhlungu has secured his first brand ambassador role with Umthwakazi Funerals Pvt Ltd.The signing ceremony, held at DAB Three Studios in Bulawayo on Wednesday, w...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 07:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
MRP gears up for Umkhombandlela rally
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) is set to host its highly anticipated Umkhombandlela Rally on December 21, 2023, at Stanley Hall in Makokoba, Bulawayo. The event comes at a crucial time for the par...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 10:44hrs | 4 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Why is Welshman Ncube being ethnically targeted and bullied?
I repeat and for good reasons, no matter what it takes, Shona ethnic majoritarianism, Gukurahundism and imperialism has to be fought in the following spheres: culture and language , education, healthc...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 08:48hrs | 2 | by Bekithemba Sibhalwa Jnr
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 | 16 | by Staff reporter
This & that with Mal'phosa: Will the real Ndebele please stand up
There has been a lot of talk about the resorgimento of the Ndebele Kingdom and crowning of the King himself. We have had so many pretenders to the throne, all claiming to be the rightful heirs or Prin...Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 18:40hrs | 3 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Mnangagwa officially recognises Matabeleland independence cause, talks about it daily
Just imagine UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, threatening to shorten the lives of all Scottish people who are calling for the independence of Scotland from UK or Prime Minister of Spain Pedro Sanchez...Published: 11 Jul 2022 at 09:19hrs | 12 | by Israel Dube
Prince Zwide Khumalo mourns King Zwelithini
PRINCE Zwide Khumalo and the Amangwe clan in Zimbabwe are mourning the death of Zulu monarch King Godwill Zwelethini saying they join the Zulu nation and South Africans in this time of sadness. ...Published: 13 Mar 2021 at 06:41hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Turning Point - HRM King Mzilikazi II
Mthwakazi omuhle ondlela zimhlophe, sizwe senkosi yohlanga ngiyalibingelela!Sesiside isikhathi lingezwa lutho oluvelela ngapha nges'Godlweni. Isizatho yikuthi njengothunyiweyo, kumele ngizwe N...Published: 27 Feb 2021 at 09:27hrs | 1 | by HRM King Mzilikazi II
Mnangagwa and the politics of water in Matebeleland
Today, His Excellency President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa marches back to history and affirmatively posts his legacy to posterity by officiating at the Gwayi-Shangani water pipeline groundbreaking c...Published: 25 Feb 2021 at 06:23hrs | 4 | by Richard Runyararo Mahomva
Chief Vezi Mafu - Intaba enkulu yakoGodlwayo idilikile
Chief Vezi MafuIntaba enkulu yakoGodlwayo idilikileHamba kahle Qhawe elikhulu,Godlwayo omnyamaIbutho elikhulu ebeligodle uMthwakazi Vezi kaMadunaWena wesiqubu singangohlamvu lo...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 09:56hrs | 1 | by George M Mkhwanazi
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 | 14 | by Nkonzo Mathanda
MRP fight to end Corruption at Lupane Registry Office pays off
MRP sometime in June last year raised a red flag on the rampant corruption scandal at Lupane Registry office which is the Headquarters of Matebeleland North.The then acting Registrar General o...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 07:09hrs | 4 | by MRP Office of the Presidency
King Mzilikazi's Commemoration 2020
The Covid 19 pandemic protocols made it impossible for formal annual first week of September celebratory gatherings and festivities to take place at the Royal Palace, Emhlahlandlela in the Matop...Published: 12 Sep 2020 at 09:10hrs | 6 | by Prince Zwide Peter Khumalo
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 | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Lobengula clan wades into Chief Ndiweni case
DESCENDANTS of the Ndebele monarch, King Lobengula, have called for the immediate release of Ntabazinduna Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni who was jailed last week, saying the decision has left tr...Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 07:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Lobengula descendants want Dabengwa honoured
KING Lobengula's descendants have urged Bulawayo City Council to honour the late national hero Dumiso Dabengwa by naming a street after him.Dabengwa, who was Zipra's intelligence chief during ...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 10:05hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Does MDC demo concern us as uMthwakazi people
I have been asked by a lot of people regarding my views on the planned MDC demonstrations, while others were and are seeking for MRP position which I am not authorized to give, others are howeve...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 15:43hrs | | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Dumiso Dabengwa must be remembered
It is now some weeks since Dr Dumiso Dabengwa passed on. This Office has two proposals for the people of Bulawayo to ponder over and if it's okay, implement with the approval of ZAPU and his family....Published: 14 Aug 2019 at 09:16hrs | 1 | by Prince Zwide Khumalo
Mnangagwa must say why UMthwakwzi must not opt out - MLF
If Zimbabwe is a Unitary State why mention it time and again? This is a big question Mnangagwa must answer. All unitary States the world over do not mention it. Mnangagwa is doing so to try and force ...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 17:45hrs | 3 | by MLF
Mthwakazi's State Of the Nation Address
Good evening Mthwakazi Omuhle ondlela zimhlophe.I wish to have started by acknowledging the so called Zimbabwe's hereos and defense forces day, but I am too angry to go through such kind of fo...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 21:43hrs | 6 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Why elections cannot help liberate uMthwakazi- MIOR
It is not mind boggling that Elections cannot liberate UMthwakazi. What is mind boggling is that at this day and time, there are some people in UMthwakazi in particular who still believe that partakin...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 4 | by Mthwakazi Institute of Research
Every generation has its heroes
Today I felt encouraged as well as hopeful as I watched our comrades being escorted like criminals from Khami prison. Seeing Zimbabwe prison services officers in their unusual anti riot gear carrying ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 21:42hrs | 6 | by MRP Vice-president Ms Presia Ngulube
'Ndebele workers terrorised in Lupane Registry office'
The news filtering through our intelligence department is so much disturbing on what Shona senior workers did to the Ndebele workers in Lupane registry yesterday.We can safely confirm that Wil...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 08:02hrs | 7 | by MRP Information department
Zimbabwe cannot last as a unitary state - MIOR
More evidence gathered by the Mthwakazi Institute of Research reveals further that the State or Country known in the world as Zimbabwe cannot last longer as a unitary entity. Tracing back from the day...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 08:38hrs | 1 | by Mthwakazi Institute of Research
Lupane election results call for 'MRP' self-introspection
I am seriously disappointed by the election results of the Lupane-East parliamentary by-elections. We didn't perform well.While I understand the many factors that influences our poor performan...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 13:44hrs | 2 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Mthwakazi Republic Party at crossroads
I am seriously disappointed by the election results of the Lupane-East parliamentary by-elections. We didn't perform well.While I understand the many factors that influences our poor performan...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 09:48hrs | | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Chief Tshugulu lives in fear
The institutionalization of tribalism and the government sponsored segregation of uMthwakazi people has caused a lot of pain and agony for Matabeleland people since 1980 and nothing has been done sinc...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 17:08hrs | 1 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
'Newly installed Chief Tshugulu lives in fear after being threatened with assassination or forced disappearance'
The institutionalization of tribalism and the government sponsored segregation of uMthwakazi people has caused a lot of pain and agony for Matabeleland people since 1980 and nothing has been done sinc...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:16hrs | 10 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Bulawayo residents lobby stakeholders for a Commission to run Bulawayo
Since the attempted coup on Bulawayo Town Clerk by the (tribal) Kambarami brigade there has been a renewed effort by Bulawayo civic organizations, residents associations, as well as Bulawayo's promine...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 14:30hrs | | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Bulawayo, the Umthwakazi African City Concept
Bulawayo, the Umthwakazi African City ConceptAuthor: Prince Zwide KhumaloDate: 26 June 2019Isilo seNtuthuko Bulawayo and the identity of Umthwakazi or the Ndebele nation are inseparabl...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 20:57hrs | 1 | by Prince Zwide Khumalo
MDC Alliance declare war on Mthwakazi
There are licked audios and messages from the MDC Bulawayo group which are in bad taste. In one of the audios, a woman is heard calling upon all MDC members to meet at Bulawayo high court tomorrow at ...Published: 14 Jul 2019 at 22:45hrs | 2 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
The Grand plan, gukurahundi, the Unity Accord 1987 - A program of invasion
This is a follow up of my Press Release released on 3rd July 2019. The focus today is Gukurahundi; its origins, meaning, and its role in the unprecedented influx of the Shona community in every part o...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 10:14hrs | 59 | by King Mzilikazi II
'We don't eat Nationalism' says Mthwakazi President
So many people in Zimbabwe particularly shonas and some of our Ndebele speaking people do not really understand or comprehend with what is meant by the term "Nationalism". To Shonas, nationalism means...Published: 10 Jul 2019 at 08:11hrs | 1 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Shona teacher terrorises pupils at Nejambezi Secondary school
A Shona speaking teacher by the name Huggins Makiwa based at Nejambezi Secondary school situated 28 km from Victoria Falls town is reportedly terrorising pupils that he teaches, by constantly remindin...Published: 25 Jun 2019 at 12:52hrs | 1 | by MRP
The Zimbabwean problems emanate from self denial
There has been an outcry over the calls by the people's revolutionary party Mthwakazi Republic Party MRP, and other Matabeleland civic groups to stop Econet from bringing in Harare artists to Bulawayo...Published: 08 Jun 2019 at 06:59hrs | 1 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Zimbabwean problems emanate from self-denial
There has been an outcry over the calls by the people's revolutionary party Mthwakazi Republic Party MRP, and other Matabeleland civic groups to stop Econet from bringing in Harare artists to Bulawayo...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 20:05hrs | 1 | by Zimbabwean problems emanates from self denial There has been an outcry over the calls by the people's revolutionary party Mthwak
Zanu-PF must back off
We are at the residence of the late Dr Dumiso Dabengwa's house. The official position is that the body of the late national and international hero was left in SA because of lack of space in the cargo....Published: 26 May 2019 at 18:31hrs | 15 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
Freedom fighter Lazarus Ray Ncube mourned
Lazarus Ray Ncube who also worked for the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission for 32 years, has been unwell for a long period, but his untimely passing has left a big scar on us.During his vi...Published: 08 May 2019 at 16:09hrs | 15 | by Mqondisi Moyo
1893 MHRRM Launches Genocide Memorial Day Commemorative Events in the UK and South Africa
Each year the 1893 Mthwakazi (Matebeleland) Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM), in partnership with stakeholders will be organising and encouraging the organising of Matebelela...Published: 28 Apr 2019 at 07:57hrs | 2 | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for Information and Publicity
uLoyiko ensemble to Premiere at Pretoria's Momentum State Theatre in South Africa
South African theatre ensemble, uLoyiko has informed umthwakazireview.com that it will premiere at Pretoria's Grand Momentum State Theatre in South Africa in...Published: 23 Apr 2019 at 07:54hrs | 19 | by Thembani Dube
Genocide: A tool used by Mashonaland to demonise Ndebeles
There are those people who still believe that the Genocide ended with the 1987 so called unity accord which was a mere marriage of political convenience. The agreement did not even come close to addre...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 09:43hrs | | by Mqondisi Moyo
Chamisa is Ndebele Closest Saviour, Dear Thulani
Thulani Nkala, I have always respected your passion for Zimbabwe to succeed, and I still do, apart from the fact that...Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 17:00hrs | 5 | by Multiverse Dungani
The British Conservative party is behind the suffering of Mthwakazi
It may be surprising that the said to be architectures of Democracy are fully behind the suffering endured by Mthwakazi citizens, but that is the truth. The British Conservative Party has been behind ...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:39hrs | 2 | by David Magagula
How to sell Mthwakazi agenda
Having been an active participant in the Mthwakazi Restoration Agenda for the past 7 years excluding ofcourse the four years spent at ZAPU. I have understood that the enemy has almost managed to set u...Published: 02 Apr 2019 at 09:09hrs | 2 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
'Mugabe wanted Mandela to die in prison'
Former President Robert Mugabe did not want South African struggle icon Nelson Mandela to be released from prison because he was going to steal his limelight.In a video that has gone viral on ...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 12:07hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MNP pays tribute to the late Albert Zwelibanzi Gumede
Albert Zwelibanzi Gumede was appointed as a chief of the Mthwakazi people living in South Africa on the 22nd of March 2014. He was installed under the South African Law. According to the Traditional L...Published: 11 Mar 2019 at 09:13hrs | 6 | by Sam Velaphi Mabhena
Why ZANU PF will not reform
The recent events since the beginning of this year of 2019, has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that there is no such thing in reality as the so called ‘New Dispensation'. The reckless announceme...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 12:11hrs | 7 | by Mbonisi Gumbo
Zanu-PF will never reform
The recent events since the beginning of this year of 2019, has proven beyond any reasonable doubt that there is no such thing in reality as the so called ‘New Dispensation'. The reckless announceme...Published: 30 Jan 2019 at 10:00hrs | 2 | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo
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