BaKalanga – MTHWAKAZI INDEPENDENT

Defeat ethnocentrism for a stronger Matabeleland

Deepening insularity poses real and ongoing threat to growth and progress in the political space of a multicultural Matabeleland society; we are witnessing many walls being built and not enough bridges due to growing insularity overtures. Insularity is the foundation of ethnocentrism and intolerance. We define ethnocentrism as the belief that one’s own culture is…
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Matabeleland: Put brakes on toxic political conspiracies

Conspiracy theorists within the Matabeleland political sphere believe in conspiracy because it is comforting. The truth of the Matabeleland internal politics is that it is frighteningly chaotic; nobody is in real control, not even the Nguni. Contrary to conspiracy theorists’ assertions, the Nguni weld no control over the political shape in Matabeleland. A well-known Kalanga…
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Take BaKalanga’s co-optation fears serious

Questioning the purposes of the Mthwakazi agenda must be a routine exercise; we must be mature enough to be comfortable with our ideology being questioned. When skeptical communities enquire about the degree of inclusivity of the Mthwakazi agenda and even challenge the use of the name ‘Mthwakazi’, we owe it to the agenda to truthfully…
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Political provocation and the myth of Ndebele Kalanga oppression

Virtue signalling and victimhood can never be a credible founding block for change if the BaKalanga people want to revive their nation and be at the centre of political decisions impacting their lives. To say Ndebeles and Shonas are suppressing BaKalanga culture is a shameful aversion of reality. Some coward within the BaKalanga community is…
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Mthwakazi hit by toxic ethnocentrism

Curiosity is vital and being alert to events in and around Mthwakazi politics is important for growth; our present political reality demands that we face up to the fact that tribal dogma is threatening political rejuvenation by diverting resources away from processes that should enable a Mthwakazi political agenda. This is a disturbing scenario in…
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The attack on Kalangas is a desperate act by an unashamed tribalist

The reprehensible comments about BaKalanga people lacking education made by the ZANU PF leader and president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe at a recent SADC meeting in Harare have no place in modern politics and public life. The comments are abhorrent, out-of-order, bigoted, opportunistic scapegoating and not statesman-like.
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The rebirth of BuKalanga: An honest project or political piracy?

Debate is one of the cornerstones of thriving democracies; it may not always lead to agreement but with every debate there is growth in the knowledge base and tolerance threshold of the participants. For that reason the emergence of Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo and his pet project ‘The Rebirth of BuKalanga’ should be a welcome dimension within…
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