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King Bulelani Lobengula kaMzilikazi Khumalo is a Zimbabwean Ndebele king of the Northern Ndebele nation also known as Amahlabezulu tribe, [2] an assertion rejected as unlawful by the High Court of Zimbabwe. [3] He succeeded King Lobengula who was overthrown by colonial forces during the 1893 First Matabele War, after which Lozikeyi became queen ...
The roles, powers, and influence of non-sovereign monarchs throughout Africa vary greatly depending on the state. In some states, such as Angola, the local king may play an integral role in the local governing council of a region, such is the case with the king of Bailundo, [1] or on a smaller level, such as many of the Fons of Cameroon, they may be seen as leaders or heads of a particular ...
This article lists the heads of state of Zimbabwe from the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) of Rhodesia in 1965 to the present day. From 1965 to 1970 the head of state under the UDI was the Monarch in person of Elizabeth II , who simultaneously reigned as the Monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms .
Zimbabwe last carried out an execution by hanging in 2005, but its courts continued to hand down the death sentence for serious crimes like murder. About 60 people were on death row at the end of ...
Jayne Mnangagwa died on 31 January 2002 of cervical cancer. [161] While still married to Jayne, Mnangagwa began a relationship with Auxillia Kutyauripo. [161] Their first son, Emmerson Jr., was born in 1984, followed by twins Sean and Collins. [161] They reportedly married only after Jayne's death in 2002. [161]
Lobengula Khumalo (c. 1835 – c. 1894) was the second and last official king of the Northern Ndebele people (historically called Matabele in English). Both names in the Ndebele language mean "the men of the long shields", a reference to the Ndebele warriors' use of the Nguni shield.
John Smyth, a known child abuser in the UK, went to Zimbabwe and set up Christian holiday camps. I blame the Church for my brother’s death, says Zimbabwean sister of UK child abuser's victim ...
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's cabinet on Tuesday agreed to abolish the death penalty following months of debate in parliament, choosing instead to impose lengthy prison sentences for the worst ...