We have prominent people who have contributed a lot to our society, sibazi ngenzwa bethi njekuphela. Ma ulakho ongakubeka ebandla kuhle wenze njalo lathi sazi imbali yamaqhawe akithi. Lapha sikhuluma ngamaqhawe aphilayo kanye langasekho emhlabeni. From politicians to academics, from Sport people to business people. From Peter Ndlovu to Trevour Ncube, From Nkosana Moyo to Mthuli Ncube, From Mthandazo Ndema to Ndabezinhle Sigogo. From Continueloving Mhlanga to Ezra Tshisa Sibanda From Khayisa Ndiweni to Vezi Mafu njalo njalo. Abapheli Mthwakazi omuhle

Ndabezinhle Sigogo 1932 - 2006

Biography

Ndabezinhle Sibanda Sigogo was born in 1932 at Shamba in Filabusi in the Matabeleland South region of the country. His father was Sigogo Sibanda hence Ndabezinhle’s use of his father’s name as his double surname, Sibanda Sigogo.

He did his primary education at Filabusi where in 1941 he did his first year at Malole. In 1942 - 1943 he attained sub standard A and B. He moved to Shamba 2 where he did standard 1. He later proceeded to Shamba 1 and did standard 2 and 3 in 1945 – 1946.

He went to Wanezi mission still in the same province and did standard 4, 5 and 6 from 1947 – 1949. In 1965 he wrote his O levels at Mkoba Teachers College. He did Book keeping and attained an intermediate level certificate in Filabusi. In 1980 he attained a certificate in journalism and professional writings in Harare.

He has worked a s a teacher in the following schools: Ngome Primary School (1950), Makorokoro Primary school in Plumtree (1951 – 1953) , Mabhenkani in Filabusi (1954 – 1955), Tshazi primary school in Filabusi (1956).

From September 1956 up to 1959 he worked for the African Development Fund responsible for distributing land to people and his special area was mapping the distributed land. Between 1960 and 1962 he became the Internal Affairs Clerk at Fort Rixon before moving to Internal Affairs Clerk at Selukwe(present day Shurugwi) where he stayed until May 1989.

In June 1969 to Nov 1974 he became an editor at Mambo Press in Gweru’s Ndebele Department and in Dec 1974 up to July 1975 he worked at translating at the Catholic Liturgy of English texts to Ndebele. In August 1975 he moved to the Literature Bureau Ndebele section in Bulawayo. Between 1980 and 1992 he worked for the Bishop’s Catholic Office in Bulawayo until a time of his retirement at the end year 1992.

Sigogo was an author of Ndebele poems, short stories in anthologies, Ndebele novels, plays and cultural collections. He has published a number of books among them poetry anthologies; such as; Emayini Kangisabuyeli, (1957, African Parade), Imbongi Zalamhla LayiZolo, (1959, Shutter and Shooter), Kusile Mbongi Zohlanga, (1969, Longman, Harare), Ugqozi Lwezimbongi, (1973, Mambo Press), Inkundla Yezimbongi, (1979, Mambo Press, Gweru), Umdumo Wezinkondlo, (1993, Mambo Press, Gweru), Ezivusa Usinga, (1989, Mambo Press, Gweru), Giya Mthwakazi, (1990, Longman, Harare), Izinkondlo Zomdabu, (1996, Ezomdabu Publishers) and Imisebe Yelanga, (2000, College Press, Harare).

In the English category he has published poems in the following anthologies: Poetry from an Emerging Africa, (1961, Eked Publishers, Israel), Chirimo, (1968, Bureau Trust) and The Voice of Black Africa, (1970. Pergamon Press, U.K).

As the foremost Ndebele novelist he has published novels such as USethi Ebukhweni Bakhe, (1962), that he published with Panel & Sons Publishers. This being Sigogo’s first novel, he shows his expertise in the Ndebele language and the experiences of the speakers of the language as his book USethi Ebukhweni Bakhe (Sethi at her Bethrodal) is pregnant with Ndebele tradition and culture. This book won Sigogo an award for the best Ndebele literature in 1961 with Literature Bureau.

Gudl’Indlu mntanami, 1967 published by Mambo Press Gweru. This is the second book from the pen of Sigogo, the poet from Filabusi. His first novel USethi Ebukhweni Bakhe established him as a leader Ndebele writer. He has also gained a reputation as a poet. Some of his poems appeared in Imbongi Zalamhla Layizolo, a collection of Ndebele Praise Songs. One of his poems was included in an anthology of African verse published in Israel. His poems were frequently broadcast on the then Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation. Gudlindlu Mntanami can be interpreted as Steal away around the house and disappear, my son. It describes how the careless acts of one or two people can set in motion a spirit of revenge that costs many lives. The story evolves swiftly, and as it does so the tension mounts until the reader does not want to put the book down before he has finished it.- The manuscript of this book was entered for the literature Bureau literary competition and won first prize in Ndebele section.

The other novels are; Akula Zulu Emhlabeni, (1971, Mambo Press), Akugobo Lingeqondiswe, (1981, Longman, Harare), Yeyeni Madoda, (1982, College Press) and Umhlaba Umangele, (1984, Mambo Press, Gweru).

Source: http://www.amakhosi.org/id24.html

Jerry Zondo
(Zimbabwe, 1957)

Jerry Zondo is a lecturer in the Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Zimbabwe. He lectures on Ndebele poetry, drama, oral literature, and philosophical thought, as well as the theory and practise of translation. He is also a protest poet but, interestingly, has only one published poem to his credit, ‘Awubuzanga Etsheni’ (You did not ask).

Zondo was born on 22nd April 1957 at Matopo Mission Hospital in Matabeleland South and was educated locally. He read for a BA General Degree in Ndebele/Zulu, English and Religious Studies from 1977-1979, and a BA Special Honours Degree in Ndebele/Zulu in 1980, which allowed him to join the University of Zimbabwe lecturing staff as junior lecturer in 1981. Zondo lectured in language and linguistics between 1981 and 1993.

Taking a break from academia, he then became Regional Director of the National Gallery in Bulawayo, before going back to teaching at the Dominican Convent in Bulawayo, Foundation High School, Mzingwane High School and the Gwanda Zintec and United College of Education all between 1996 and 2002. In 2003, he once again became a university lecturer, first at Masvingo State University and then, in 2006, at the University of Zimbabwe.

If Zondo’s interest in poetry developed during his teaching and lecturing activities, it began with his first encounters with Gudugwe Mlilo (LINK!) in the 1950s and 1960s in the Ntunjambili Communal area. Mlilo was a wandering poet of the old school.

Zondo argues that the general limitation of Ndebele poetry lies in its social accountability. In part he feels this is due to constraints imposed by publishers, and in part by self-censorship. Poets do not fully express their innermost feelings, their dissatisfaction with their environment, and their treatment by central authority – although the Ndebele have experienced more persecution than celebration, both before and after Zimbabwe’s independence.

In his analysis, Zondo sees a current need for more poetry that is relevant to the Ndebele experience; and less of the “acceptable patriotic” poetry. Zondo has sometimes used advocacy meetings as a platform for reading his poetry as a positive alternative to having it published. His poetry focuses on the everyday trials and tribulations of the Ndebele as they seek to gain more recognition for their language and culture within the nation-state of Zimbabwe.


Irene Staunton


Bibliography

Giya Mthwakazi, Longman Pvt. Ltd., Harare, 1989

POEMS Jerry Zondo
FROM ... TO ...
THE SEARCH: 1997
"WE CANNOT PULL DOWN OUR SHACKS"


ARTICLES ABOUT Jerry Zondo
Glossary of Ndebele terms (2007)

The Ndebele Past Revisited (2007)

Gudugwe Mlilo
(Zimbabwe, 1892 - 1966)
Imbongis (praise-singers) represent the traditional school and order of poets, they are wandering bards, creating his poetry for any audience, especially at rural, beer-drinking parties. Since Gudugwe Milos is such an oral poet, very little of his work has been transcribed or recorded, apart from the few poems presented here.

Mlilo lived and died in the Matopo Hills. As a young man in the Amawaba Amnyama, he served in King Lobhengula’s regiment based at Mawabeni, a communal area some sixty kilometres south of Bulawayo. His military involvement served as the basis for his nostalgic reflections, as well as forming a constant reference point for a warrior displaced by colonialism and modernity.

Mlilo was an exceptional poet but never had his work recorded, he was probably not even aware that this could be done. He believed that locals would listen to him, and, if they liked his poetry, would preserve it in their minds to recite to another audience at another time. (The few poems that survive were memorised by Jerry Zondo.)

Mlilo had a good memory and was inevitably the ‘official’ repository of clan praises – he could recite the praises of any family in the Ntunjambili community and was constantly involved in the long, ceremonial greetings which had to include the various clan names of the many, distinguished individuals in the broad locality.

The poet was buried in a cave because locals believed that he had been one of the band of poets in the official entourage in King Lobhengula’s court. (When Mlilo died, his dog which had followed him everywhere, disappeared and its bones were never found. Mlilo had an unusual ritualistic relationship with the animal: for example, its food first had to be pressed against Mlilo’s feet before being fed to it.)

http://zimbabwe.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=8540

SOLOMON SKUZA

Biography

Born in 1956 in Plumtree, Solomon Skuza has risen to prominence as one of Zimbabwe's top Bulawayo musicians. As with many Zimabbwean artists, Solomon's inspiration grew from his time in the army. Joining the liberation struggle, he moved to Zambia in the early 70s to train at rebel bases. By 1975 he was playing in army bands and entertaining soldiers at ZIPRA camps. A later injury had him transferred to the entertainment corps where he cut his teeth as a composer and bandleader.

In 1980 Solomon returned to Zimbabwe and produced an immedaite hit, as his single Banolila sold over 75 000 copies. His album, Love and Scandals, was a commercial and critical success, due to its political content regarding the Mugabe government's Willowgate Scandal of the time.

Solomon Skuza has been backed bands such as Fallen Heroes. He also has released two "best of..." compilations, Zihlangene Vol. 1 and Zihlangene Vol. 2 which cover his earlier and later hits, respectively. Solomon sang in both Shona and Ndebele. Unfortunately, Solomon recently died in both poor health and poverty.

Sources: Zindi, Roots Rocking in Zimbabwe, Zindi, MusicYeZimbabwe, Graham: The World of African Music.

Pathisa Nyathi

The leading Ndebele writer and historian, Pathisa Nyathi, is the fifth generation of his family lineage. He was born on the 10th of July 1951 in Kezi, Matobo district in Matabeleland South region. He went through primary, secondary and tertiary education institutions that include Sankonjana Primary school in Matobo district from 1958 to 1962, Tuli where he did standard 4 in 1963, Mazowe High school in Mashonaland Central from 1967 to 1970 where he did his secondary education. In 1976 he did his A levels majoring in Geography and Biology through distance education. He sat for the A Level exams at Mzilikazi High School. He later trained as a secondary school teacher at Gweru Teachers’ College majoring in science from 1971 and obtained a certificate in education in 1973. In 1978 he enrolled with University of South Africa (UNISA) majoring in Geography and Development Administration. In 1982 he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and in 1985 a BA (Hon) from the same university. He has taught at a number of schools and a college in the country. Presently he works for the Ministry of Education Sports and Culture responsible for non – formal education, early childhood education and care, arts and culture.

As a writer he has a lot of his books to his name among them school textbooks and as a historian he has published Igugu LikaMthwakazi – Imbali YamaNdebele 1820 – 1893, Uchuku Olungelandiswe 1893 – 1895 and Madoda Lolani Incukuthu – Imbali YamaNdebele 1896.

He is also a columnists for The Sunday News (Cultural heritage), The Sunday Mirror (View from Bulawayo) and The Daily Mirror (Giya Mthwakazi).

As a traditional or cultural preservationist, Nyathi, has published Traditional Ceremonies of AmaNdebele and Material Culture of AmaNdebele.
As a committed writer and cultural worker, Nyathi sees a tomorrow where Zimbabweans will respect their cultural past and regards the degradation of traditions as a passing phenomenon. Most of his publications are in Ndebele. His argument in writing in Ndebele is that it enables constant development of the language to achieve a rich cultural heritage for future generations. He is married to Elizabeth and they have three children, 2 girls – Sikhanyisiwe and Fikile and one boy, Butholezwe.

Enos Nkala
Enos Nkala is one of the founders of the Zimbabwe African National Union. During the war, he served on the ZANU high command, or Dare reChimurenga. He was detained by the Rhodesian government at Gonakudzingwa.[1].

Since independence in 1980, he has served as the Minister of Finance, National Supplies, Home Affairs and Defense. As Defence Minister he was involved in the notorious Gukurahundi massacre of Ndebele people.

He has stated he regrets his involvement in the Gukurahundi. He says that if he had the chance he would never do it again. Not only does he describe his involvement as "eternal hell," but publicly blamed Robert Mugabe for having given ordering it. At the Imbovane YaMhlabezulu meeting held in Bulawayo on 26 February 1998, Nkala, who was one of the guest speakers alongside Joseph Msika (National Chairman of ZANU-PF), repeatedly denied any involvement and responsibility in the Gukurahundi genocide.

While serving as Zimbabwe's Home Affairs Minister Nkala rejected allegations by Amnesty International, the London-based human rights organization, who had reported beatings, electric shocks and other torture at Government detention camps after the general election in Zimbabwe in July 2006.[2]

Mthente or is it Mthwente?

Strange that Nkala is now regarded as a prominent Mthwakazian. You so called Mthwakazians never cease to amaze me? On one breath nigxeka uMugabe, then on another you laud isigebengu esasebenzelana noMugabe ukuni bulala as a prominent Mthwakazian.

Shocking.

Shamase Nkwali yenkosi

I suspect ukuthi uMthwentwe is just giving his personal opinion. Then again maybe uyisitha (CIO) coz i dont think any Mthwakazian in his right mind would consider Enos 'sellout' nkala to be a hero but hey stranger things have happened.

The point is that mthwentwe does not speak for all of us so wena munto stop being naughty u sound like a cio yourself, kumbe lisebenza lobabili.

Indwangu zihlekana izphongo la. Nkosilathi, lawe uphika ubu Ndebele bakho nsukuzonke la so uhlukene kuphi lo Enos "leth' isepa" Nkala? Umehluko nje yikuthi wena kawuzange wabulala amaNdebele otherwise same fanana.

liangimangalisa bo'mthwakazi' i thought this discussion was abt biographies of prominentmthwakazians who hav contributed one way or the other. whether u like it or not Mthwakazian history will neva b complete without mentioning pple like Enos. so if u start selective labeling of prominent mthwakazians u run the risk of rigging history if i can say so. maybe u need to go back n define prominent. i dont do biographies its available online. so yo CIO suspicions ARE MALICIOUS lies burnt on causing mayhem like johno wld say. aM 66 000% ndebele and very proud to be one. surely there is lil diference btwn yo assertions and distortions by Chigwedere n co. if u cant accept Enos as a prominent mthwakazi then u surely need to b examined. lest u poison us all here. emotions aside a prominent mthwakazi will always be one iregardless of whether he did rite or rong. thats the way i see it.

Bobaba Labomama
PLEASE MAY ALL THE PEOPLE HERE NOTE,MTHENTWE OR MTHWENTE IS NOT ME. I find it very strange that anyone could suggest that Enos Nkala is a prominent Mthwakazian. In this forum are also the enemies of this forum. LET IT BE KNOWN TO THE ENEMIES: HERE YOU HAVE BEEN OUTCLASSED. THIS MOVEMENT CAN NOT BE STOPPED OR CORRUPTED. WE ARE NOT JOKERS , WE ARE AFTER UZIBUSE. pHUMANI LIPHELE LA EKHAYA, OIL CAN NEVER MIX WITH WATER, LINGA KHOHLWA UENOS NKALA.DRAG HIM WITH YOU.

Kanti ndoda lo kungabe kunguNkosilathi Mkhwananzi esasisapota sonke iBosso sise Nyuvesi yaseZimbabwe? Uyazi izinto zimana ukwenzeka.hkhkhkhkhk!

Hatshi uyamkhutha kancane. Ngu-Nkosinathi hatshi Nkosilathi. UNkosinathi wansondo uyokuthi phecelezi aphike nje esebenzisa umahluko lowo. Usile njalo ukhaliphile phela umfokazi lo lanxa elibhoxongwana lomnumnzana nje.

Okwamanje iTsheli yakhe lena eseUK eyakoMgodoyi wansondo eyayimkhombile eDLM oyidinga ngamehlo abomvu isingeyami. hk hk hk

Mthwakazi wansondo

This is the plain reason why I always say this Mthwakazi is a lost people.

How on earth can one trust abantu aba bhoke nge nzwabethi? How on earth can one take seriously abantu abathatha i-hearsay & unproven allegations?

Mayi bekwe ogqokweni indaba. I’ll use my legal mind to full effect ke njengo muntu oyi do-it-yourselfer lawyer. Kudala ngiwa ngivuka ezi ngadini zabelungu - I've learnt the Law of Evidence inside out.

I have said it before ukuthi akekho noyedwa ongaziyo laph' esigungwini. Baya dukuza nje. Ukuphumputha nje. Angisiyena loyo N-k-o-s-i-n-a-t-h-i/N-k-o-s-i-l-a-t-h-i wansondo.

People are not stupid. They can see the truth from lies.

Surely, if this Sinathamahewu really knows me & is a reasonable man, he would have some measure of respect for a former school/class mate & not seek to score cheap points kuyena, right in the midst of strangers. Njalo if ejola i-cherry yami, ekwazi futhi ukuthi lelo gwivi le cherry ngili funa ngamehlo abomvu, abuye ayi beke 9 9 ebandla – what does that say about him! How did he know that ngifuna lawo ma left overs e-cherry yami ase zwana nayo? Has he ever been in touch with me to get it straight from me ukuthi ngiyali funa lelo gwivi le cherry? When & where? If azi ngiyali funa, assuming I’m in touch naye, then why would he hang his dirty linen (yokuba yi backstabber) in a forum (of people that he & I don’t even know - granted mina naye sazana esgela, much deeper than the faceless forumites esi ngazazi)? How does he expect people me & him don’t even know to perceive him? Where is brotherly love on that score?

Kunjalo nje, if kuwukuthi uyangazi ngempela, common sense dictates that nami kube ngiya mazi & would be in touch naye kuma private messages in this very forum. Kube siya hloniphana, sithi reminisce about old days like all ex-school/class mates would do. Kube sine old boys mentality – defending each other’s honour to the death. But ke, how come angimazi kwaku mazi lo masaka & I haven’t ever exchanged one word naye? Why? Simply because he don’t know me & I don’t know him.

Issue is, this Sinathamahewu has proven to be an inconsistent witness, a liar & a clown. His allegations are frivolous & hollow - a sieve holds more water. His behaviour is childish & stupid & not consistent with one who assumingly would have taken over i-cherry yomuntu, knowing fully well ukuthi loyo muntu uyayi funa leyo cherry. Akwenzayo lokhu wubufazi – gay mentality. Kukhona akufunayo kumfoka Nkwali. He must just go get a life, ahlukane negama lami in seeking to please his friends. I’m a clean & honest man, pure class – I don’t seek to elevate my self esteem by peddling lies about people I don’t know.

I see other morons have taken into this Sinathamahewu’s nonsense. Issue is, why begibela isitimela sombhedo lona? Why bethi baya ngazi kube mina angibazi? There must be something sinister to these idiots' actions. Yisandla soM-g-o-d-o-y-i lesi. Typical Zanu PF tactics of ukuqamba amanga ngenhloso yoku hlaza abantu abamsulwa. Uma befuna ukungi bulala, I forewarn them: angithintwa mina ngiyi ngane yamakhosi. Kofa nina bofelebandini!

Shamase Nkwali yenkosi

how can i be u wen i registered more than 2yrs b4 u did. unless if u hav a habit of changing usernames. what really makes u think that by mentioning Enos am derailing yo cyber mthwakazi movement.zibuse wethu.As 4 me and my family neither mthwakazi nor zim let alone u, can be of any productive nature to my family. i can do for myself what mthwakazi/zim&/u cant do. so am not here to promote anybody's interest but mine. the very fact that u cannot accomodate other pple's views renders u unfit to champion yo so called movement.

Baba Shamase wansondo usuyakhala futhi.

Tshiyana lobudlwangu dlwangu!

Musa ukuhlala ungojikijele amatshe wena usendlini yamaGilazi!

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I’m a clean & honest man, pure class – I don’t seek to elevate my self NGOBA NGIVELE NGIPHAKEME

Who said these words? Kwakutheni ngesikhathi ekhuluma lamagama?

Peter Ndlovu

Peter Ndlovu (born February 25, 1973 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean football (soccer) striker.

Between 1991 and 2004 he played for the English clubs Coventry City, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, and Sheffield United before signing for South African Premier Soccer League outfit Mamelodi Sundowns during the 2004 off-season.

Ndlovu is remembered as a quick and skilful winger/forward, perhaps one of the most popular and talented footballers to play at Coventry's Highfield Road ground, scoring the first away team hat-trick at Liverpool's Anfield stadium in over 30 years. He also scored the second premiership goal. It is thought that the club turned down a then-massive £4 million offer from Arsenal at the end of the 1994 season for his services. However, whilst at Coventry he also courted controversy with his off-field antics involving several local women who claimed he had fathered their children. Ndlovu also enjoyed success at Sheffield United and was known to their fans as 'Nuddy'. With him playing on the right side of midfield, Sheffield United managed to get to two semi-finals of major cup competitions, in addition to the final of the Championship (formerly Division 1) play-offs in the 2002-03 season. In all, Ndlovu scored more than 90 goals (many memorable) during his 12 seasons and 338 appearances in the top two flights of the English football league.

Ndlovu is the all-time leading scorer for the Zimbabwean national team. He also led his nation to qualification for their first African Cup of Nations (held in 2004 in Tunisia) as well as their second appearance at the 2006 tournament in Egypt. He played several international games alongside former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar in the early-1990s.

Ndlovu's brothers, Adam and Madinda, were also international players. The brothers played on the streets of Makokoba, Zimbabwe, where they grew up. Peter also played in both his primary and secondary schools and his hometown team Highlanders before joining Coventry in 1991.

Peter Ndlovu's biography is not complete until you mention his philanderous ways & his several children out of wedlock. Kusafanele kucaciswe ukuthi leli yisoka lamanyala - umuntu waba fazifazi!

That's the plain truth about the man.

Shamase Nkwali yenkosi

[censored] Mkwananzi, the one who ran away from his young family koMgaxa.Yu are a good accountant indeed saUNATHI.

Desperation knows no bounderies. Manje ke you've lost it completely bantu boMthwakazi wansondo. This is a smear campaign,fabrication, framework. Nakhu this moron ingigaya a young family nengcosi - izinto enginga kaze ngize ngibe nazo selokhu ngazalwa. My signature is clear - ngiyi mpohlo engena nkinga, a man of principles, single, clean & honest - I don't do children out of wedlock! I don't go around ngi mithisa indiscriminately. AIDS is a killer.

Now that this has failed: next thing uzozwa kuthiwa ngabulala usibanibani. Hogwash.

You may try as hard as you can to trace my true identity, ngeshwa noqhubeka nishaye eceleni. I speak the truth with conviction & will never be intimidated & diverted from critical issues of ukuni xukuzisa ugebhezi. Noma ngabe nidayisa ngami ku makhosi enu imi-g-o-t-s, angeke nize nilunge - kofa nina.

Okwasho enye insizwa yakwaShangase yathi: niya hlanya aningazi! Nakhona. Qhubekani nishaya eceleni kwi mizamo yokuthi identify me & sell me kumakhosi enu me for a hyper-inflation riddled dollar.

Shamase Nkwali yenkosi

Baba Muntu, lets please try to understand the English language. PROMINENT means exactly that, PROMINENT - it does not mean POPULAR. SIYEZWANA?

Cont Mhlanga

Ngizwa banye bethi kuthiwa ngu Continueloving Mhlanga angikwazisisi, ongabe ele biography yale indoda enganceda bakwethu, he is one of the icons zala koMthwakazi

Ngithole lokhu okulandelayo, ncedani bafowethu ngembali yaleli jaha, selenze umsebenzi oncomekayo ezweni.


Cont Mhlanga has had an illustrious career in the arts industry and his notable achievement has been the founding of Amakhosi Productions in 1980 and subsequently founded and spearheaded the building of a multi purpose arts complex, Amakhosi Township Square Cultural Center in Bulawayo which was the first of its kind in Zimbabwe in 1995. He also founded http://www.amakhosi.org and http://www.voicesfromzimbabwe.com.

Cont Mhlanga has written 21 plays and published 3 books and has produced several TV programs. He has directed and produced over 15 productions by other writers. He founded Amakhosi Performing Arts Academy that provides formal arts training in 1987 and the arts training academy has provided graduates in the fields of music, theatre, drama, television and film in the country.

His works have been produced in various countries and some of it has toured extensively internationally.
Mhlanga has performed in stage and film productions. He created a television soap Amakorokoza and a radio soap Ngokwako Sigadula. He also founded Inxusa Festival in 1990 and with Sam Mkhithika and the late Maxwell Mhlanga founded Intwasa Festival Ko Bulawayo.

He has participated in several joint projects of top of the shelf productions with various international partners. He is an arts trainer and arts consultant of note who has traveled to all the five continents to run workshops, seminars design and manage arts and culture projects for both community institutions, groups, NGO’s academic institutions including colleges and universities under his training brand The Cont Institute.

Cont Mhlanga is the holder of several awards both in Zimbabwe and Internationally including Civic Honors from the City of Bulawayo his home town and a Rotary Citation in recognition of his contribution to arts and culture. He is largely self taught in the fields of arts as he graduated in agriculture and not the arts. His projects and clients are too numerous to count in a carrier that has been brilliantly guided by his ancestors and God for the past 27years. He is currently working with one of his performing arts graduate, Sarah Mpofu, a newspaper fashion columnist, actress, businesswoman in writing and recording his experiences for the past years in the industry in a magazine series called ‘Cont Mhlanga-Episodes Of His Life’ This is to capture his experiences. He is also a Karateka

maybe the link mite help

http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/prominent?view=uk

prominent

• adjective 1 important; famous. 2 protuberant. 3 particularly noticeable.

— DERIVATIVES prominently adverb.

— ORIGIN from Latin prominere ‘jut out’.

umthwentwe uhlaba usamila

ye ndoda
Our usernames are similar. I was only notifying uzulu to be aware of that similarity. I think that is important.To be honest with you I never looked at when u registered because it was not important to me that moment.
I am not here to champion any movement but I am here living amongst my own, expressing my personhood as a member of this society.
I believe with all my heart that this movement can never be derailed and I mentioned on my post you are not happy with.The subject of the post as I understand it was the biographies of people that contributed to our society and needless to say, positively. As for Enos he has meted upon us so much harm, pain and suffering.
I must also confess I dont know you enough to say anything about you and let alone your family, and I note your subscription about some nitty gritties about your family. As such if you revisit my post you will note that I elaborate that some, and not yourself, are enemies of what we are building. And how does on tell whether they are dealing with an enemy or not? By their fruits, in other words each and everyone who comes to Inkundla places themself whether they come to build or destroy. I m not being personally at all. Its either or not, there is no middle ground. Here we all need one another, each and every one of matters. BUT definitely not Enos, unless he changes his ways, nor any who is not for the same cause as Inkundla. So please dont be soon angry, angilwi lawe mina. sizokwakha, si- serious we have no time to do other things including fights.

An update of Peter Ndlovu's biography

Ha! Ha! wayevele esenzani, just becoz Peter is a famous person wahle wavula imilenze yakhe eqala nje ukuhlangana laye. Next time uzacina, uma uyintombazana kufanele uziqhenye ngomzimba wakho, waye cabanga ukuthi usezakuba yintombi ephezulu ngoba esehlangane lo Peter.

Hope ufundile isifundo and abekwazi ukuthi kulemikhuhlane and she was lucky she survived after the miscarriage.

Kanti yona yakeyaphonguphiwa nje mhla abantu bebonana, kumbe uthatha ithuba uzewazi umuntu mhlawumbe uzamnika phela. Phela lakho kuya ngokuthi uvele ungubani, ngoba ngesinye isikhathi phela sasifune ukuthi kube yikuthi umuntu athi phela lami ngakengawadlalisa phela akaPita, ungazi ukuthi uzithelile. Uzakwenza into ajayele ukuyenza enkundleni. Basala bebambe phansi esedlule labo.

Mthwakazi, ziqhenye ngobuntu bakho kungelani yisilhisa kumbe yisifazane. Kambe zake zaphong'embulwanje kumbe lehliswanje umuntu libonene namuhla? Hawu bakithi lingatshiphi kangaka bo.

ha ha ha ingxenye yembali ka Peter leyi l think it makes him less of role model.....ha ha ha u Peter uyangibulala what sort of nonsense is that.....kakhule mani

u Peter uyinkonjwa , indoda yamadoda ... He is a hero to many, although kumele asebenzise i'protection' otherwise he will end up like Zombo.

Muntu, hate the game and not the player!!!

Dangerous game wo!!! asazi insunku zobu nkonjwa ziphelile

ha ha ha