Abenguni History

  The Dlamini sisters, Mercy Dlamini Mdhletshe and Griselia Dlamini captured just before the week of the Incwala, in Lusaka,Zambia. These two are Ingoma Dancers under Shanganani (Hlangagani) Ingoma Dance group of Lusaka. Now, these Dlaminis, although they are in Zambia, also fall under the House of Dlamini, which is the  royal house  of the Kingdom of  Eswatini .  Mswati III , as king and  Ngwenyama  of Eswatini, is the current head of the house of Dlamini. They were led into their present base by Zwangendabas,son Mphezeni. Now,it is important to maker make mention of the fact that Swazi kings up to the present day are referred to as  Ingwenyama  and they rule together with the Queen Mother who is called  Indlovukati . The Dlamini dynasty traces itself back to a chief  Dlamini I  (also known as  Matalatala ), who is said to have migrated with the Swazi people from  East Africa  through  Tanzania ...

The glorious and unrivaled Northern trek of King Zwangendaba from   kwaZulu-Natal  in  South Africa  is well documented, yet the world has for a long time remained divided on who he really was. Different clans or indeed Nations have indeed claimed 'ownership' of the sung hero of the Northern Nguni Kingdoms which has grown in mighty to encompass different   Nguni    States such as the  Zulu ,  Swazis , and those from the  Mthwakazi  kingdom. It has thus been a disappointing journey for most researchers and historians who have ventured into this area of discovering the roots of Zwangendaba as they have been left with more questions than answers.                                            An artistic impression of King Zwangendaba as a Youth as gotten from a Malawian Nguni artist.   After researching for more tha...

Who was M'mbelwa?  Perhaps before expounding on the recognizable names of M'mbelwa's wives and sons, we should initially explain to the readers who this highly distinguished man was.  Now, M'mbelwa was the first born son of King Zwangendaba Jele and Queen Munene of the Nzima clan of present day Eswatini. He was born in present day  Malawi  in 1841. He was not the first born child of King Zwangendaba and Queen Munene as the later initially only bore the King female children such as Lomagazi Jele who married a missionary called Mayayi Nhlane Chiputula.  M'mbelwa's in law, Mayayi Nhlane Chiputula captured with Dr Laws and William Mthusane Koyi in the 1800 in Northern Malawi .  Prince M'mbelwa's was born when his father's Kingdom was experiencing a number of deaths especially among the people that had initially started the trek with the Ngonis inspirational figurehead. This may as well explain why the young brother of Lomagazi was named by such a name th...

  UPCLOSE WITH MAZULU NKOSI VILLAGE IN EASTERN ZAMBIA Behind Chipata Day Secondary School,in    Chipata District ,  Eastern  region of Zambia, there is a settlement called Kalongola site and service. To the uninitiated, this looks like a simply a name of a settlement without paying much attention to the fact that Kalongola was in fact a person. And this person continues being glorified in the city of Chipata and his tribal area.  Who was Kalongola? Kalongola was a renowned builder who was based in the then Town of Chipata. Some of the urban buildings of the city bear his hands. In fact, the first Methodist Church in Chipata which is near Lunkhwanka tavern was opened by Kalongola. He was of the Nkosi clan whose descendants hailed from present day Swaziland. These joined the Zwangendaba crusade alongside other Swati clans such as the Mgomezulu,Dube Tshongwes, Mdletshe, Dlamini, Nzimas and Khosa just to mention a few. Kalongola Nkosi's Royal  Swaziland/Ng...

Who was Emperor Haile Selassie? It is a public secret that Ethiopia has a long  history , tracing back to the first millennium BC. Indeed two kingdoms were established during antiquity: the Kingdom of  Dʿmt  and  Kingdom of Aksum ; the latter's civilization was considered a great power by the third century AD.  Christianity  reached Aksum in the 4th century and has been the state religion since;  Islam  was introduced in Ethiopia in the seventh century. After the collapse of Aksum in the 10th century, a variety of kingdoms existed in the area that would later be known as Ethiopia. The  Zagwe dynasty  ruled the northern-central part of Ethiopia and Eritrea for over three centuries until being overthrown by  Yekuno Amlak , who- inaugurated the  Ethiopian Empire  and its  Solomonic line dynasty  in 1270; this dynasty claimed descent from  Biblical Solomon  and the  Queen of Sheba  under their son...

CHRONOLOGY OF THE NZAMANE DYNASTY AND THEIR HISTORY! 1.Mchelile Ntuto Jele: Son of Ntuto Mphezeni Jele and Queen Mtizwa Soko, Mchelile was the first Inkhosi Nzamane. He married up to 18 wives. His Great Wife was Makumbi Nzima from Ndima village of the Madzimawe Chiefdom. Its Queen Makumbi who birthed Inkhosi Mchelile's Crown Prince who was named Chazemba Mchelile Jele. Inkhosi Nzamane I died in 1919/1920. He had collapsed at a place called Nkhuti, between the Kanyawa Stream and present day Chilobwe Village. It is the Qwabes (Khawes) who had lifted him after he collapsed whilst coming from Nkhuti where he used to store his valubles. The body was taken to his palace and he was buried near the Kanyawa stream not far from his palace. 2. Chazemba Mchelile Jele succeeded his father in 1920 and started his reign Inkhosi Nzamane II. He married Mayase Sakala who had a son who was named Kuku Chazemba Jele. The Inkhosana was born in March 1924. Inkhosi Chazemba reigned for 39 years and died o...

  A BIRTHDAY SHOUT-OUT TO INKOSI YAMAKHOSI MBELWA V Today, the Mzimba Nguni/Ngoni Nation is in a celebratory mood as it's traditional head, King Mbelwa V was born on this day in the 1980s. The current King Mbelwa is of the bloodline of Zwangendaba Jele.  Current King Mbelwa dressed in his traditional Zulu like attire.  CHRONOLOGY OF NGUNI INKHOSI YA MAKHOSIS OF MZIMBA . 1.Mhlahlo(M’Mbelwa)Jele: Zwangendabas son from the Munene household.His elder sister was Lomagazi and he was born at Chulu in Malawi in 1841. He reigned from 1855 upto 1891, this 36 years reign is still unrivarled, he died aged 51.  2.Mbalekelwa Chimphepo-Jele (Chimtunga): born in 1875, he started his reign in 1895 upto 1915 when he was desposed by the British colonialists for forbidding Mzimba men from fighting their wars. He only reigned for 19 years and died aged 49. 3.  Lazalo, Mkhosi, Chikupizya Jele: he was born in 1896 and reigned from 1928 upto 1959. He reigned for 31 years and died aged ...

  AN END OF AN ERA'. THE GIANT FALLS !  One of the villages founded by, Zwangendaba called Emveyewyeni (Emthenguleni), which is located in Eastern Zambia, is in the mourning period. One of it's most celebrated son's Baba uMtwalo Nzima passed on yesterday, in Chipata, the headquarters of Eastern Zambia. Baba Mtwalo Nzima hailed from the village of Lushangeni (Makwatata) which is under Inkosi Madzimawe. His death has silenced not only the Ngoni Nation but also the media fraternity in Eastern Zambia. Baba Nzima was a regular voice for the very first private radio station in the Eastern region of Zambia. Baba Nzima was at the time of his death a marriage counselor for Radio Breeze which was for a long time, the face of private radio stations in Chipata. Particularly for the Ngonis, Baba uMtwalo Nzima's name can never be erased. Just like his father, he too served the Ngoni Nation in the best way he could. For example, in the 1980s,during the tenure of Blackson Lukhelo as...