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News / NationalPush for unity among Ndebele Royal claimantsby Staff reporter1 hr ago |62ViewsCultural organisation Umthondo Wesizwe says it has engaged all five claimants to the Ndebele throne in a bid to persuade them to unite under a collective and spiritually guided process to identify the rightful heir to the revived monarchy.The Ndebele kingship revival, which began nearly a decade ago, has deeply divided the Khumalo royal clan, with five individuals asserting claims to be King Mzilikazi’s successor.
Two of them – Bulelani Khumalo and Stanely Raphael Tshuma Khumalo – have already been crowned in private ceremonies after government authorities blocked public coronations in Bulawayo.The other known claimants include Peter Zwide Khumalo and Mcijwana Khumalo, while other royal houses have also hinted at potential heirs.Speaking in an interview, Umthondo Wesizwe chairperson Ernest Langalitshoni Ncube said that despite the various coronations and public claims, there is still no officially recognised Ndebele King.”As far as Ndebele society is concerned, there is still no crowned king,” Ncube said.
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