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The tragedy of King Lobhengula and Chaminuka Pasipamire fallout

Two political dynasties in the present-day Harare province and surrounding areas aligned themselves with the Ndebele in the mid to late 1800s. These were the Rwizi and Hwata dynasties. The relationship was one based on mutual benefits. The…

Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 11:51hrs | 613 | by Mzala Tom

Chamisa's CCC faction rebukes Tshabangu, Mudenda 'connivance'

Jameson Timba, an administrator of a faction of the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), strongly criticized Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda for what he perceives as biased behavior favoring another faction within the opposition party. …

Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

How Princess Zinkabi attempted a coup on King Lobhengula

Princess Zinkabi was King Mzilikazi's daughter. She was married to Mbiko the son of Madlenya Masuku. Mbiko was a powerful warrior who was respected in the northern Ndebele kingdom.Mbiko Masuku was a powerful military leader of the feared Z…

Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 16:24hrs | 19 | by Thomas Sibanda

Lobhengula's legacy embodied unique tactful diplomacy, military heroism

DISTINGUISHED researchers and historians have utterly dismissed the narrative that Ndebele monarch King Lobhengula Khumalo is associated with selling out to colonial settlers, arguing his distinct legacy embodies tactful diplomatic and mil…

Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:05hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

King Lobhengula: The Statesman Par Excellence

The man who is credited to have expanded Buthwakazi until it covered virtually the whole of Budlanondo (present day Zimbabwe and parts of present day Botswana) is King Lobhengula (named after Prince Nombengula, one of Zwide's sons who fell…

Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 17:31hrs | 37 | by George Mkhwanazi

Open Letter to Mthwakazi and Beyond - I can't be a Ndebele King

I hereby write to the generality of Mthwakazi, and the world at large, regarding a simmering issue in Zimbabwe. I am aware that the issues I am going to discuss here are important to the people of my forefathers, and I shall be as honest a…

Published: 02 Feb 2018 at 19:12hrs | | by Bulelani Collins Lobhengula Khumalo

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The tragedy of King Lobhengula and Chaminuka Pasipamire fallout

Chamisa's CCC faction rebukes Tshabangu, Mudenda 'connivance'

How Princess Zinkabi attempted a coup on King Lobhengula

Lobhengula's legacy embodied unique tactful diplomacy, military heroism

King Lobhengula: The Statesman Par Excellence

Open Letter to Mthwakazi and Beyond - I can't be a Ndebele King

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