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Since Mnangagwa is a mere Munhumutapa, is the way now open for Mthwakazi?
For some time now, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has proudly referred himself as Munhumutapa.This was the title of the kings of...Published: 13 Jul 2024 at 23:38hrs | 140 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Munhumutapa vows to eradicate chieftainship disputes
King Munhumutapa born Timothy Chiminya of the Rozvi clan has vowed to end chieftainship wrangles in Zimbabwe which he attributed to decades of corruption in the selection of chiefs.Chiminya, w...Published: 11 Apr 2024 at 08:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
King Munhumutapa strikes again
SELF-PROCLAIMED King Munhumutapa, born Timothy Chiminya, on Thursday presided over the installation of Sevias Piki as Chief Hama in Chirumanzu to replace Vengai Zishiri, who has been acting in that ca...Published: 30 Mar 2024 at 15:36hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Hwadalala chieftaincy revived
GOVERNMENT has revived the Hwadalala chieftaincy in Gwanda District which was abolished 71 years ago by the colonial regime by appointing Mr Royal Nare (66) as the new Chief Hwadalala.The inst...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to revive chieftainships abolished by colonisers
President Mnangagwa has said Government will continue resuscitating chieftainships that were abolished by the Rhodesian settler regime and implored chiefs to foster peace and unity as the country head...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, July Moyo in chieftainship row
THE Nemanwa chieftainship row in Masvingo province has sucked in President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Local Government minister July Moyo with the cabinet minister now accused of facilitating the installa...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
King Charles 111 told to remove Zimbabwe sanctions
Zimbabwe war veterans who fought in the country's liberation struggle from British colonial rule in the 1970s now want the new King's attention.The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans As...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:09hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
King Lobengula's most trusted chieftaincy seeks reinstatement
EARLY on Sunday morning last week, Mr Minus Mabhena made his way to the back of the Maphungo homestead in Nkayi's Sikopo area, in Matabeleland North province and stood on what looked like an anthill....Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe chiefs to supervise food aid distribution
GOVERNMENT has directed that traditional leaders be involved in all food aid distribution programmes to improve transparency and accountability.Speaking during a food deficit mitigation strate...Published: 03 Sep 2022 at 19:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF subverts traditional leaders
Zanu-PF has promised to give incentives to hundreds of traditional leaders in Masvingo province for them to mobilise people to vote for the party during the 2023 general election while also moving to ...Published: 25 Jun 2022 at 10:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi embarrassed in Masvingo
Former vice president and Zanu-PF second secretary Kembo Mohadi was humiliated on the initial day of his party's traditional leadership mobilization programme as members from Charumbira and Nemamwa ch...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 15:26hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Chief Masuku is installed
THERE was pomp and grandeur yesterday in Matobo District, Matabeleland South Province as people came from far and wide to witness the installation of Mr Nkulumane Masuku as the substantive Chief Masuk...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 08:29hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Village heads to get funeral and medical assistance
Village heads will soon receive funeral and medical assistance from the government, as some could not access medical facilities due to lack of resources.Chiefs, headmen and village heads earn ...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants Zimbabweans to put God first, pray for peace
TRADITIONAL chiefs must put God first in all they do in order to be granted wisdom to rule over their people, while church leaders should continue to pray for peace, President Mnangagwa has said....Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief designate succumbs to bee-attack
MWENEZI-Following the death of Chief Mpapa born Julius Mpapa who recently died after he was stung by a swarm of bees, the Mpapa family (last Thursday) on May 12, convened and appointed Edison Mpapa wh...Published: 21 May 2022 at 18:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Council names streets after departed eminent leaders
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has named some streets in the city's new suburbs for easy identification of properties.The street names were given in line with the council resolution of 1990....Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chief Masuka installed
CHIEF Masuka of Gokwe South in the Midlands province has been installed following the reinstatement of the Masuka chieftainship by the Second Republic after it was abolished by the colonial regime in ...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 05:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs clash at funeral
The long standing feud between Chiefs Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira and newly installed Chief Nemamwa recently escalated at a funeral when representatives from the two chieftaincies nearl...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 18:18hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zapu demands Govt to stop machinations on Gukurahundi
Opposition Zapu party has demanded the government to stop its machinations on Gukurahundi genocide.The party said these are aimed...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 07:40hrs | 4 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa upgrades three new Chiredzi chieftainships
President Mnangagwa has created three new chieftainships in Chiredzi after upgrading some sub-chiefs in a move tailored to improve administration of local governance issues in area. The new th...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 17:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's fresh gukurahundi plan raises eyebrows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's fresh plan to address the Gukurahundi atrocities has been questioned because it excludes chiefs from the Midlands province and is silent on reparations.Mnangagwa...Published: 22 Aug 2021 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints 3 Shangaan chiefs
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has elevated three Shangaan headmen to chiefs in a move that has been described as a plot to douse the simmering tension between Zanu-PF and the Shangaan community....Published: 18 Aug 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Heroes, Defence Forces Days have lost sparkle
AS Zimbabwe commemorated the Heroes and Defence Forces holidays this week, sharp scrutiny was cast on whether the country has regressed or enhanced the founding ideals of the liberation struggle for w...Published: 13 Aug 2021 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
People of Godlwayo retain identity and pride
Maduna Mafu, the chief of Godlwayo, led the armed struggle of 1896 in the eastern Ndebele State, together with other leaders such as Mahlahleni Mafu, Siminzela Mathema and Fezela Khumalo.Godlw...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:05hrs | 49 | by Phathisani Nyathi
Mambo dynasty to construct monuments for late Kings
THE Mambo dynasty has set in motion plans to construct monuments at the burial sites of its founding fathers, inclusive of the founding king of the Lozwi/Rozvi empire, Changamire Dombo.The lea...Published: 22 Nov 2020 at 04:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland chiefs throw Ndiweni under the bus
THE Matebeleland Chiefs Council says it will not interfere with Bulawayo Magistrate, Gladmore Mushove's ruling to sentence Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni to 18 months in pri...Published: 28 Aug 2019 at 08:09hrs | | by newzimbabwe
Newly appointed chiefs have no power to apportion land
Masvingo Provincial Development Coordinator (PDC) formerly known as Provincial Administrator (PA) Fungai Mbetsa has said newly-revived chieftainships in formerly white settlements have no power to dis...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 11:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kalanga lobby group to produce textbooks
A lobby group has pledged to spearhead the production of Kalanga textbooks to ensure that there is enough material to facilitate the teaching of the language in schools.Lubahhe, a group made u...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kalanga lobby group to produce textbooks
A lobby group has pledged to spearhead the production of Kalanga textbooks to ensure that there is enough material to facilitate the teaching of the language in schools.Lubahhe, a group made u...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in court after 'tribalistic' chief appointment
ZIMBABWE'S minority Shangaan group has taken the government to court after it installed a chief from outside the tribe.The complainants argue the move by the government to install a chief from...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 16:49hrs | | by CAJ News
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...Published: 27 May 2019 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa drawn into tribal storm
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been taken to task for allegedly stoking tribal tensions in Chiredzi by "imposing" a Karanga to be chief of Shangani people in the district.Hlaisi Mundau, who ...Published: 26 May 2019 at 18:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic Union of MaNdebeleland
While I was going through my archives I came across the Election Manifesto below. Quite interesting.PATRIOTIC UNION OF MANDEBELELAND (PUMA)ELECTION MANIFES...Published: 21 May 2019 at 12:35hrs | 12 | by PUMA
Chief Charumbira loses more land as Nemamwa chieftainship is restored
Chief Charumbira is set to lose more land to the Nemamwa clan following government's decision to upgrade the Nemamwa headmanship to a chieftainship, a move which will leave the former with only one wa...Published: 18 May 2019 at 10:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU fires warning shots at Mnangagwa
ZANU is a criminal organization built on a foundation of lies, conspiracy, treachery and a network of bought puppets masquerading as all sorts of officials. These officials are found on all strata of ...Published: 16 May 2019 at 09:38hrs | | by ZAPU
Charumbira calls for truce in boundary row
Zimbabwe Chiefs' Council president Chief Fortune Charumbira has called for an end to a long-standing boundary dispute between himself and newly-installed Chief Bere of Mashava. This follows th...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mtshane dismisses reports that he wants Chief Ndiweni recalled
THE deputy president of the Chiefs Council, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, has dismissed as false reports that he has written to the Government to recall Chief Nhanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna from his...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 16:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa divides Ndebele chiefs
Matabeleland chiefs secretary Nothiwani Dlodlo has reported that Chief Mtshane Khumalo has escalated his fight against Chief Vwezi Maduna of Filabusi and Chief Nhanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna ...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 10:53hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
PHOTO: Matabeleland chiefs visit Nelson Chamisa
Two prominent Matabeleland Chiefs namely Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna and Vezi Maduna Mafu of Filabusi visited MDC leader Nelson Chamisa this week at his Morgan Richard Tsvangirai Headquar...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:25hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chief Maduna recieves death threats
Outspoken Matabeleland Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu of Filabusi has received death threats over his open stance on the Gukurahundi genocide that killed an estimated 20 000 people in Matabeleland and Midland...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 08:03hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Govts urged to install female chiefs
WOMEN attending the 2018 Sadc People Summit in Windhoek Namibia have called on the region's governments to respect women's rights and to ensure that females are included in powerful institutions such ...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chieftainship wrangle sucks in July Moyo
CHIEF Tshovani of Chiredzi district has taken Local Government, Public Works and National Housing Minister July Moyo and the president of the National Council of Chiefs, Senator Fortune Charumbira, to...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dynamics of the rural vote
Recent developments in the Zimbabwean electoral cycles have once again demonstrated the important role that peasants play in determining the country's future.Zimbabwe has a total of 63 distric...Published: 08 Aug 2018 at 06:42hrs | | by Dumisani Ncube
Mnangagwa restores Mudzimu chieftaincy
President Mnangagwa has restored the Mudzimu chieftaincy, which was relegated to headmanship by the white minority regime 63 years ago. The has seen Headman Mudzimu - Mr Joseph Mudzimu - being...Published: 25 Jul 2018 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints chiefs
President Mnangagwa has appointed Mr Tsaurai Alphios Chitsa as substantive Chief Chitsa of Gutu and Mr Mhumhi Mapfumo as Chief Zimuto of Masvingo, paving the way for their investiture. The app...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Chieftainship wrangles stall 13 installations
Government will over the next two months install 13 substantive chiefs across Masvingo Province, where several chieftainship wrangles are awaiting determination by the provincial chiefs' assembly....Published: 14 May 2018 at 06:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu accused of dividing Chief Khayisa Ndiweni's family
HOME Affairs minister Obert Mpofu's name has been thrust into the messy dispute over Ndebele paramount chief Khayisa Ndiweni's succession amid accusations that the Zanu-PF politician is blocking the i...Published: 13 May 2018 at 11:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Rhodesia can teach Zimbabwe a lot about democracy
If ever there is one thing that will forever be engraved in this country's history, it is that: Rhodesia took great care of its Whites, whereas, Zimbabwe treated its people as rubbish - only to be use...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 09:41hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa to install chiefs in resettlement areas
Government is contemplating installing chiefs in resettlement areas thereby increasing the number of traditional leaders, Local Government minister July Moyo has revealed.Moyo told Senators on...Published: 26 Mar 2018 at 10:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ndebele monarchy more Zimbabwean than the presidency
I found the near hysterical rejection, if not paranoic repression, by the Zimbabwe government of the restoration of the Ndebele monarchy, both very flabbergasting and worrying.I might not be p...Published: 12 Mar 2018 at 08:58hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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