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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 from both government officials and cultura…

Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:46hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter

Chief Ndiweni accuses Zanu of hypocrisy

Outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has accused the Zanu-PF government of "hypocrisy" in commissioning the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupane.Chief Ndiweni claims the act is merely an attem…

Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 15:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Ndiweni spearheads petition against Mnangagwa poll win

Exiled former Ntabazinduna chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has launched an online petition challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's victory in the disputed August election.In the petition Ndiweni, who is the chairperson of the diasp…

Published: 10 Sep 2023 at 08:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Ndiweni says time had come for Zimbabweans to decide the country's future

DETHRONED Ntabazinduna traditional leader Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has challenged voters, particularly those who support opposition parties, to vote, guard and protect their votes at polling stations until results are announced to prevent …

Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Mass exodus if Zanu-PF wins'

FORMER Ntabazinduna chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni (pictured) has predicted a mass exodus of Zimbabwean nationals if the ruling Zanu-PF wins the August general elections.Ndiweni was dethroned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government in…

Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean teenager signs first professional contract with Newcastle United

England-born Zimbabwean teenage striker Michael Ndiweni and seven other teenagers have put pen to paper on their first professional contracts with Newcastle United.Michael Ndiweni, Jamie Miley, Kyle Crossley, Harry Barclay, James Huntley, …

Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 18:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Ndiweni High Court appeal fails to take off

BULAWAYO High Court judges Justices Martin Makonese and Nokuthula Moyo declined to hear dethroned Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni's appeal against conviction and sentence in his absence.Ndiweni (58) was last year declared a fug…

Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter

Chamisa boycotts, Nhlanhla Ndiweni calls for sanctions on Zimbabwe

On Wednesday this week, the Mike Campbell Foundation (MCF), held its 10th Anniversary Celebrations at the Royal Geographical Society in London, themed: "An exciting journey of hope: Stories from the past and a vision for Zimbabwe's future"…

Published: 02 Apr 2022 at 06:57hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza

Being Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni

Chief Ndiweni from Ntabazinduna is easily one of the newsmakers for 2019.The traditional leader, who has on many occasions angered President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government with his sharp criticism of his administration, was last week rele…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 15:05hrs | | by The Sunday Times

Mthwakazi activists freed

FIVE Mthwakazi activists, who were arrested at the Bulawayo High Court during Ntabazinduna Chief Nhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni's bail hearing, were on Friday released on bail.Prince Ncube (28), Mongameli Mlotshwa (33), Patron Xaba (43), Ackim N…

Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ndiweni catalyst for debate

WHY has Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna in Matabeleland North, outside Bulawayo, raised so much controversy and debate in Zimbabwean social and political circles to a point where his public profile is growing at a dramatic r…

Published: 30 Aug 2019 at 20:22hrs | 6 | by Dumisani Muleya

The Chief can do no wrong

In Nguni "inkosi ayoni" the Chief can do no wrong. This is derived from the concept that all decisions made by the Chief represent the collective wisdom and aspirations of his people. Unlike a Judge the Chief in Nguni culture does not make…

Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 09:07hrs | 4 | by L Dube

Ibutho leNqama press release on Chief Ndiweni issue

Monday 19 August 2018Hundreds of Mthwakazi people residing in Johannesburg in South Africa converged at Joubert Park Johannesburg on Sunday 18 August 2018.The emergency meeting which was facilitated by Ibutho leNqama followed the public ou…

Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 14:02hrs | 2 | by Ibutho leNqama Spokesperson

Chief Ndiweni's dilemma: A balanced analysis

The obfuscation of issues seems to have reached unprecedented levels and it is therefore necessary for sober voices and sound arguments to be part of the national discourse to preclude the noise from overtaking the truth. The throne of the…

Published: 21 Aug 2019 at 08:46hrs | 6 | by L Dube

MDC's campaign for Chief Ndiweni release worrisome

THE imprisonment of outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhlayemangwe Ndiweni, who was sentenced to 18 months last week for maliciously damaging his subject's property has torched a storm, with the Nelson Chamisa-led opposi…

Published: 20 Aug 2019 at 15:14hrs | 5 | by Editorial - Newsday

An open letter to Magistrate Gladmore Mushove

It is our belief that you sit in court to deliver true justice to all who place themselves above the law, without you being influenced by any one in which-soever way or on tribal lines. Therefore magistrate, it is best that you absolve you…

Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 17:23hrs | 2 | by MLF

Lawyer speak on Chief Ndiweni sentence

Chief Ndiweni seen here inside court at the Tredgold Magistrates Court. He was sentenced to an effective 18 months in jail for malicious damage to property.Legal practitioner, Kucaca Phulu, says the courts should have explored other "creat…

Published: 19 Aug 2019 at 11:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Chief Ndiweni's incarÃ§eration an attack on peoples rights

Chief Ndiweni has been incarcerated not only because of the crime he is alleged to have committed but he has long been an undesirable element according to ZANU PF.The sending away of the chief from the people is a well-calculated ploy by t…

Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 21:30hrs | | by Iphithule Maphosa

Royal Crown Council condemns Chief Ndiweni judgement

The Royal Crown Council unreservedly condemns the conviction and subsequent sentencing of Chief Ndiweni to an effective 18 months in prison after 6 months of the 24 months were suspended on condition he doesn't commit a similar offence wit…

Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 18:24hrs | 2 | by The Royal Crown Council

Ndiweni is an MDC-affiliated Chief and so can do no wrong

The discussion around the Chief Ndiweni case is so disappointing I am going to start my own here. In fact, I am slowly coming to the conclusion that I probably should start writing public think pieces after 2 years of silence.Almost all in…

Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 18:01hrs | 1 | by Petina Gappa

The judgement on Chief Ndiweni is a provocation of Mthwakazi

The judgement against Chief Ndiweni by the unlearned magistrate is unfortunate, political motivated and a clear provocation of Mthwakazi by Zimbabwe and the Shona regime. It is clear that ZANU is taking advantage of the conflict that the C…

Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 14:47hrs | 1 | by MLF

Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration calls for Chief Ndiweni's release

The 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) has been made aware that a Matebeleland Chief of Ntabazinduna area, Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Khayisa Ndiweni, has been arrested and remanded in prison by the genocidal regime …

Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 15:42hrs | | by Thembani Dube, 1893 MHRRM Secretary for Information and Publicity

Chief Ndiweni's incarceration is political

Today Bulawayo Magistrate courts found Chief Khayisa guilty and was immediately sent to prison pending judgement tomorrow.This happens on the eve of the opposition's scheduled demo which Chief Khayisa is on record supporting it. The Zimbab…

Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 15:40hrs | | by Mbonisi Solomon Gumbo

Hands off Chief Ndiweni

As MLF, we would like to warn the Zimbabwe justice department to cancel their plans of ever prosecuting Chief Ndiweni. It is unfair for Mnangagwa and Shona government to use the courts to lay their dirty hands on a man who only seeks to be…

Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:58hrs | 7 | by Mthwakazi Liberation Front

Ndiweni, the chief who dared bell the cat

IF ever you did history in a Zimbabwean school or at least watched ZBC-TV, you are sure to have come across the name of Manicaland traditional leader Chief Rekayi Tangwena, who is famed for helping Robert Mugabe and the now late Edgar Teke…

Published: 06 Jun 2019 at 07:32hrs | | by Nqaba Matshazi

Goat-herder's attack on Chief Ndiweni outrageous, uncivil and un-African!

The daringly outrageous, uncivil, abusive and un-African article of the 28th of May 2019 by The Chronicle, viciously attacking Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna smells goaty and belongs to the primitive Stone Age society and e…

Published: 05 Jun 2019 at 11:22hrs | | by Nhlanhla Moses

Nhlanhla Ndiweni the Chief culprit

Controversial and attention seeking Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna's call for violence and support for sanction callers and elements of regime change is not only surprising but not expected from a traditional leader w…

Published: 29 May 2019 at 15:47hrs | | by Christopher Makaza

Call for imposition of sanctions by Zimbabwean citizens unconstitutional

Zimbabwe is currently experiencing extreme hardships as a result of sanctions which were imposed at the instigation of some of Zimbabwean citizens. Zimbabwe Democratic Economic Recovery Act (ZIDERA) for example, was crafted with the help o…

Published: 29 May 2019 at 07:55hrs | 9 | by Charles Mutema

Ndiweni: A goat skinner in the place of a chief

Back in my village, when elders with cotton tuft hair sit to discuss matters of State and governance, among intermittent sips and sniffs, there are those whose contribution is known to stupidly go against the thread and are dismissively se…

Published: 28 May 2019 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Isdore Guvamombe

Bambanani Association stands with Chief Ndiweni

There is little doubt that the recent garbled, inane vitriol against Chief Ndiweni, emanated from the office of the Zimbabwean President. Rarely does one find such a match between messenger and message as was discernible from simply watchi…

Published: 18 May 2019 at 18:23hrs | | by Dr Ralph Mguni

Open letter to Chief Ndiweni

Dear Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni.As a concerned Zimbabwean citizen, I write this letter in dismay pertaining to the bad behaviour that you exhibited to the nation. To begin with, the path that you have decided to travel undermines your office, …

Published: 17 May 2019 at 06:29hrs | 1 | by Peacemaker Zano

Mthwakazi must stand with Chief Ndiweni - MLF

As MLF, we warn Zimbabwe and ZANU not to dare touch Chief Ndiweni and we say absolutely no one under the sun will insult our Chief and get away with a mile. What Zanu is doing, is simply trying to pick up a fight not only with him but all …

Published: 15 May 2019 at 15:06hrs | 2 | by MLF

Inina lumiyani indoda amaphambili ngoba likhandwe lilenye indoda

KULENINA leNtabazinduna elixhanxathe laxhanxatha umkalo amaphambili ngemva kokuficwa litshisa uthando lejaha lakomakhelwane, uMthunywa uyakuveza lokhu lamhlanje.Lesi simanga sitshiye izakhamizi zesiqintini seSifelani khonale eNtabazinduna …

Published: 14 Jul 2017 at 16:07hrs | 5 | by Umlobi

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