Govt machinery moves to protect Kaguvi, Nehanda shrines amid mining row
By Victor Fanuel MHONDORO — Government agencies have moved to investigate and safeguard the Sekuru Kaguvi, Mbuya Nehanda and Chinengundu Mashayamombe heritage sites after communities raised alarm over mining-linked developments they fear could damage sacred shrines and ancestral sites in Mhondoro. Ahead of Heroes Day commemorations, when Zimbabwe honours heroes of the First and Second Chimurenga, […]
Mahiya wades into Kaguvi, Mashayamombe shrines dispute, says miners must keep off heritage sites
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Zanu PF secretary for War Veterans Douglas Mahiya has joined the escalating dispute over mining activities at shrines linked to First Chimurenga heroes Sekuru Kaguvi and Chief Chinegundu Mashayamombe, saying reports of miners tampering with national heritage sites are “uncalled for.” Comments come as descendants of Kaguvi, Mbuya Nehanda and Mashayamombe […]
Community appeals to Mnangagwa to save Kaguvi, Nehanda shrines amid mining-linked destruction fears
By Victor Fanuel MHONDORO — Descendants of First Chimurenga heroes Sekuru Kaguvi, Mbuya Nehanda and Chief Chinegundu Mashayamombe have appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa and government to urgently intervene over what they say is the destruction of sacred cultural sites by Chinese mining company GritMine Minerals. Community leaders fear excavation works linked […]
Four-year succession vacuum revives battle over Mashayamombe’s ancestral authority
By Victor Fanuel CHEGUTU — A vacancy of more than four years in the Mashayamombe chieftaincy has reignited a long-running struggle over traditional authority, sacred shrines, and ancestral land in Mhondoro and Chegutu. Members of the Mashayamombe royal family accuse senior traditional leaders of undermining efforts to install an acting chief while encroaching on territory they […]