WATCH LIVE as Gambakwe looks at the appointment of a king in Zimbabwe who is aligned to Zimbabwe President, ED Mnangagwa and the long term implications of this action.
Mnangagwa is trying to revive the old traditional kingdoms of Zimbabwe and change from the constitutional democracy.
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Topics
1. Mnangagwa has appointed a new King Munhumutapa ( Timothy Chiminya), of the Rozvi clan who is going around the country installing chiefs).
2. The new King Munhumutapa has been appointed by Mnangagwa as part of the rituals being performedin preparation of the new constitutional order.
3. Mnangagwa has also secretly appointed a new Nehanda who is being kept at a secret location.
4. Traditional experts have warned that Mnangagwa’s actions are not being accepted by the Zimbabwe spirit mediums and are not valid.
5. 6. Zimbabwe does not have chiefs but has a supreme leader, a spirit that overseas the country. Murenga. Murenga is the supreme leader of Zimbabwe and id above any President.
6. When Zimbabweans first arrived they had superpowers such as being able to fly and build massive structures like the great Zimbabwe.
7. Zimbabwe does not have chiefs and does not have a king. It has a supreme god.
8. Anomalous occurrences are common in Zimbabwe and the Great Zimbabwe is named along with the Bermuda Triangle as having unexplainable occurrences.
9. Aliens have been seen in Zimbabwe and witnesses are still dealing with the trauma of seeing them.
10. Zimbabwe is the only country with a God that speaks with a human voice.
11. The spirit of Murenga was resident at and was found at Njelele.
12. I will unpack the gods of Zimbabwe on Saturday
13. The origins of the people in Zimbabwe according to Claude Maredza.
14. When the Mwene Mbire came to Zimbabwe, their Ancestor was Murenga.
15. The Mwene Mbire arrived in Zimbabwe around 1000AD. Their Totem was the Shoko Matarira, Chirongo or Mukanya.
16. The Shoko Mbire clan are credited with building the Great Zimbabwe. The Great Zimbabwe builders were descendants of the people who built the earlier Kingdom of Mapungubwe, another Shona civilization.
17. Other spiritual centres in Zimbawe include Khami and Domboshava.
18. Mapungwe thrived between 11AD and 13AD.
19. The Moyo Chirandu came from the Shoko Mbire.
20. Females Aunts etc are called VaPaMoyo and should be recognised during every function.
21. The Shoko Mbire tribe travelled into Zimbabwe from Tanzania.
22. The Paramount Chief, Chibatamatosi is rumoured to have commited incest with his sister, Nyakwava. This then resulted in the pregnancy of Nyakwava being attributed to the divine God. Therefore the Chirandu people are said to have been originated without a father (Like Jesus).
23. When the child was born, he was called Dyembeu.
24. Since they could not assign a totem due to the incest, the child was given the totem va Moyo ( from vapa Moyo) and Chirandu ( The bull).
25. Dyembeu is the father of all Moyos as there was no other Moyos before him.
26. The coming of Dyembeu meant that there were now five disticnt groups: The Shoko Mbire, the Tonga, the (Dziva/Hungwe/Kalanga), Vamwenyi ( Cross breeding with Arab traders) and the newly created Moyo Chirandu.
27. The Vamwenyi have moved and setteled in the Masvingo, Mberengwa, Buhera, chivi area. They are called Lemba, Varemba or Musoni. Their Totem was Zhou, not to be confused with Zhou Samanyanga.
28. Zvongombe is believed to be the first capital city of the Kingdom of Mutapa, established around 1450 [1]. The city’s founding coincided with the decline of Great Zimbabwe, another major kingdom in the region. Nyatsimba Mutota was sent north by the Mutapa king to find salt. He discovered the area around Zvongombe, rich in salt and gold, and settled there, founding the city.
Phases of the Shona
Mapungubwe phase – which marks its earliest emergence from c. 1040 – 1270 in the dry mopane woodlands of the Shashe-Limpopo basin
Great Zimbabwe phase – dating from c. 1270 – 1550 in the wetter Brachystegia-dominated miombo of the south-central Mashonaland highveld
Decline of the Great Zimbabwe phase – which split into two regions:
(i)The northern plateau of Mashonaland south of the Zambesi river which evolved into the Mutapa state from c. 1450 – 1900
(ii)Torwa state based around Khami from c. 1450 – 1650, that was replaced by a Rozvi-Changamire state from c. 1680 – 1830
Kingdoms and Kings
Dande: This likely refers to the Dande River, not a chiefdom.
Mukaranga: This was a powerful kingdom ruled by the “Mwene Mutapa,” a title meaning “Monomotapa” referring to the king [1].
Guruuswa: This might be Guruve, a town within the historical realm of the Rozwi Empire, another powerful Shona kingdom. The Rozwi had a paramount chief known as the “Changamire” [2].
Batau: There’s a strong chance “Batau” is a misspelling or variant term for the Batonga people. The Batonga are a Bantu ethnic group who primarily live in southern Zambia along the Kafue River, with some settlements in southwestern Zimbabwe [1]. The Batonga people have a rich cultural heritage and social structure with chiefs called “indunas” [.
Shangwe: The Shangwe people don’t have a centralized monarchy. They have a more decentralized leadership structure [3].
Manyika: This region was historically part of the Mutapa Kingdom and later the Rozwi Empire. So, the Mwene Mutapa or Changamire would’ve held some authority. The Manyika people also have their own traditional leadership structures [4].
Danda: Uncertain. This could be another spelling of “Dande” or a lesser-known locality with a local chief.
Chidima and Uteve: There’s limited information available to definitively link them to specific chiefs or kingdoms. They could be place names or names with significance in a local language.
Locations
Zvongombe: This was an early capital of the Kingdom of Mutapa. The Mutapa king, holding the title Mwene Mutapa, would have held significant authority here.
Nhunguza, Ruanga, Tere: There’s limited information available to pinpoint specific chiefs who ruled these exact locations. They could have been smaller settlements under the authority of larger kingdoms like Mutapa or Rozwi or even governed by their own local chiefs.
Mutoko: This region was historically within the realm of the Mutapa Kingdom and later the Rozwi Empire. So, the Mwene Mutapa or Changamire (Rozwi leader) would have held some influence. The area probably also had its own local chiefs.
Tsindi and Zvipadze: Similar to Nhunguza and Ruanga, information about specific historical chiefs for these locations is limited. They could have been part of larger kingdoms or had their own local leadership.
Kings
Great Zimbabwe
Multiple leaders have gone with the name Mutapa with some being pupets of the portuguese.
Paramount leader
1. Matanda ya Chiwawa
2. Ruswingo wa Kasekete
3. Zinjanja
4. Danangombe (Dhlo Dhlo)
5. Matendere
6. Mapungubwe
Senior Chief
1. Chibvumani
2. Naletale
The title “Chibvumani” refers to a hereditary chieftaincy in Zimbabwe, not a single individual. It’s associated with the Chivi people, a subgroup of the Shona people in the southeastern part of the country
The Chibvumani is not just a political leader, but also holds spiritual significance for the Chivi people.
In today’s headline news
In our headline, the Zimbabwe Energey regulator that the new ZIG currency will not be accepted for the purchase ofnfuel at service stations.
This comes as most government services have continued to be priced in USD. This means the ZIG currency is dead in the water or dead on arrival.
CCC MP, Caston Matewu has asked Mthuli Ncube to explain the new ZIG currency.
Economist Tony Hawkins has warned that the new currency is not actually backed by gold .
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