Zana Masombuka's work explores often features elements of her Ndebele heritage, such as the iconic beadwork. Often a multi-generational practice, it is passed down over the years in the KwaNdebele ...
The Ndebele language contains some of the percussive clicks that so fascinate foreigners. For a little comic relief, Petrus tried to teach us to say "Coca-Cola," which sounds something like, ...
We are not sure exactly how many languages have been added but we expect Shona and Ndebele to be on the list. Digital route permits were announced a couple of months ago. See, public transport ...
In a few hours, he will be whisked off to the mountains of his Mpumalanga village of Manyebethwana, where he and thousands of his cohorts will undergo the Ndebele rite of passage ritual or Ingoma.
Pretoria – Respected Ndebele artist, 87-year-old Dr Esther Nostokana Mahlangu, was robbed of her personal firearm as well as undisclosed amount of cash, the South African Police Service (SAPS ...
Esther Mahlangu is almost 80 but she's still going strong. For decades, she has practiced the traditional art of her tribe, the Ndebele, located in northeastern South Africa. "This was the old way ...
<p>IN Part I we explained that ukuhlonipha was a much wider term than the English word “respect”. We further explained that ukuhlonipha was fundamental to the Ndebele culture and that it went across all age groups. </p>
Garwe attracted brickbats from cultural activists, politicians and other groupings after he wrote an unprovoked letter describing Ndebele King Bulelani as a charlatan. The minister wrote the ...
Taking a break from painting, Mahlangu smiled and giggled with the students and admired the pencil drawings they made of her mural's Ndebele design. Still spry at 78, Mahlangu was working in her ...
Inspired by her Ndebele roots, she explores concepts including African identity and cultural complexity, as well as how indigenous cultures and modernity both collide and coexist. Under the ...
They cannot peacefully coexist without Leander Johnson's demarcations between Ndebele and Shona nations! British colonialist Leander Johnson realized the animos...
Join us for a playful Ndebele nursery rhyme adventure in stunning 3D! In this exciting animation, Nguyenal'umntwana, ...
the army’s massacre of as many as 20,000 people from the minority Ndebele ethnic group in the 1980s. Mnangagwa, who replaced Robert Mugabe as president in November, was minister of state ...
King Mzilikazi broke away from King Shaka Zulus' kingdom in 1821 and led a migration to present day Zimbabwe where he established the Ndebele nation in the southwest. Mzilikazi and his son King ...
THE Ndebele, like most people, did not eat their food raw. They prepared it in a certain way and cooked it before they ate it. For example their meat was cut into pieces or big chunks, depending ...
Inspired by her Ndebele roots, she explores concepts including African identity and cultural complexity, as well as how indigenous cultures and modernity both collide and coexist. Under the ...
Pietermaritzburg - KwaZulu-Natal had moved from a violent past to become a model province characterised by development, former premier Sbu Ndebele after casting his vote near Wartburg, outside ...
ENTERTAINMENT WRITERSVETERAN sungura musician Somandla “Mafia” Ndebele is set to embark on a nationwide and regional tour to ...
Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo’s visit to Bulawayo reignited debate over the Ndebele monarchy, drawing sharp criticism from government officials.
A seemingly innocuous picture of Bulawayo mayor David Coltart and Bulelani Khumalo, who claims to be the Ndebele king, seems ...