The Kalanga Origins of the Thembu and Nelson Mandela Revealed
by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo (repr. from Bulawayo24) Alan Dershowitz notes his feelings about his Jewish identity when he was a Yale law student: “When I went home for the Jewish holidays, I told my...
View ArticleStop tribalism
Reporter Portia Ngwako of Botswana’s The Voice recently boarded the Block 8 Route 4 combi from game city when they found a traffic cop controlling the movement of traffic on the road. The naughty...
View ArticleRole of culture, the missing link to sustainable development
By Ntandoyenkosi Dumani (Development practitioner and cultural activist) The development of marginalised and poor communities has been a phenomenon pursued by various development partners the world...
View ArticleTjiKalanga atjitotukana, atjitotolikiwa
Ndi Ntando Dumani Andite ndili mhihha yendebo kakale andina luzibo gungapani nekwebuKalanga, tjiKalanga nebaKalanga koga ndotongo zwibhuzwa kuti apa kuyi tjiKalanga (lulimi) kobviwani. Mumwa luzibo...
View ArticleCall for Nominations
ATTENTION: KLCDA Members Date: 7 March 2016 The above subject matter refers, This is a call for KLCDA members to nominate members to hold positions in the Executive Committee as well as in the Board of...
View ArticleKalanga Writers to Launch 5 Books
BaKalanga abazozwibiga pasi, bakulukugwi bakabe belebesa kuti “Wasudza mankuku ndewalibulaya, walimenha masiba loobuya likasinila amwe!” Hawo ke masiba osinila ! The Kalanga Language and Cultural...
View ArticleLuswingo Heritage Site
Luswingo heritage site lies 36 km North of Plumtree Town in Zimbabwe on a hill by the riverbank of Thekwane River at Tokwana Village in Bulilima. Luswingo was built by BaKalanga in their...
View ArticleKLCDA in 2020
THE Kalanga Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA) has continued to promote Kalanga culture and its traditions. This vision is part of the association to preserve Kalanga traditional...
View ArticleKalanga National Anthem (Zimbabwe)
TJIKALANGA NATIONAL ANTHEM Milidzani fulegi yedu yeZimbabwe Yakazwagwa nengwa yelusununguko (Nelopa) Nelopa njinji lebagwi bedu Tiyidzibilile mubabengi bose Ayipiwe mhahha hango yeZimbabwe Lingani...
View ArticleSeasons
SEASONS OF THE YEARSUMMERHhihhaAUTUMNPepweWINTERMbabaSPRINGTjilimo SEASON ACTIVITIES OF THE SEASONSHhihhaKulimiwa kuhakugwa Pepwe.Kudliwa zwinobva kumindaMbaba.Tivuna zwidlo, kuphugwaTjilimo....
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