Dictionary project moves forward
Compiled by Stonehouse Maphosa The much awaited dictionary of Zimbabwean Kalanga is reaching its final stages. The author, Ambassador Mabed Ngulani, held a workshop in Hillside, a Bulawayo suburb, on...
View ArticleWho are the Kalanga, or Bakalanga, BaNambya and Vhavenda?
by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo (repr. from ZimEye) One day not many years ago whilst passing by the Plumtree District Hospital, I overheard two men arguing about the people bearing the surname ‘Moyo’....
View ArticleKaranga, Kalanga originally from the same area?
t is easy to note the linguistic similarities between Kalanga and Karanga languages. Ordinarily, where the Karanga use the letter “r” in a word, the Kalanga use “l”. This linguistic relationship,...
View ArticleEnter the Libilibi
GOSSIPING is one of the popular activities that idle minds drift into to kill time. It involves casual engagement in discussions about others and it is usually spiced with some falsehoods or...
View ArticleKLCDA’s textbook series arrives
THE KALANGA Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA) has published primary school textbooks in an effort to step up its campaign to have the language fully introduced in schools in line...
View ArticleThe 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...
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Kalanga textbook scheme launched
reprinted from the Chronicle. PRIMARY schools in Bulilima and Mangwe Districts have received Kalanga textbooks published by the Kalanga Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA)....
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Schools receive Kalanga books
Matabeleland South provincial education director, Tumisang Thabela has urged teachers to promote indigenous languages saying they were oblidged to do so by the Bill of Rights. Provincial education...
View ArticleKalanga textbooks launched
by Pindai Dube, reprinted from Daily News BULAWAYO – A community development organisation last week launched the first Kalanga language textbooks which will be used in the country’s primary and...
View ArticleBaKalanga Mukani Sensitisation Conference
By Divine Dube A baKalanga sensitisation mini conference was held in Bulawayo on the 1st February 2014. It was attended by sixteen people, mainly youth of Kalanga origin. The major aim of the...
View ArticleMangwe priest pens book on Kalanga, Ndebele burial rituals
FATHER Innocent Makawule Ndlovu, a priest with the Roman Catholic Church has written a book that addresses succinct issues concerning death and burial rites among the Kalanga and their Ndebele...
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Call for Cultural diversity
By Bridgette Bugalo, repr. from The Zimbabwe Mail The Kalanga Language and Cultural Development Association (KLCDA) has implored government to foster cultural diversity by establishing a policy that...
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Still going strong at 77 — Kalanga dancer Basetse Mamo
By Pini Bothoko, reprinted from MmegiOnline FRANCISTOWN: As she performs energy-sapping Kalanga moves at the age of 77, the only thing that differentiates Basetse Mamo from dancers young enough to be...
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Domboshaba Festival grows in leaps and bounds
by Maureen Odubeng, reprinted from MmegiOnline Domboshaba Cultural Festival continues to grow in leaps and bounds. This year the cultural spectacle promises to live up to its reputation of giving the...
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Ndingo Johwa at Supa Ngwao
by Shingirai Madondo, reprinted from theVoiceBW Legendary Ika-jazz maestro Ndingo Johwa on Sunday night serenaded his fans at Supa Ngwao Museum in Francistown. With the Independence celebratory mood...
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Stop 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 ArticleNotice of KLCDA Annual General Meeting
Kalanga Language and Cultural Development Association Notice of Annual General Meeting DATE: Saturday, 28 March 2015 — 10:00 am VENUE: Plumtree High School Hall In terms of Section 11.1 of the...
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Bukalanga Festival 2015
by Simanga Phakathi Moyo The Kalanga traditional practices, culture and ethnics is not lost in its people even if they reside in the diaspora where they are deeply engulfed by other cultural groups and...
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KLCDA Johannesburg chapter to hold inaugural Kalanga festival Kalanga Language and cultural Development Association (KLCDA) an organisation that exists for the promotion and development of TjiKalanga...
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REVEALING HIDDEN TREASURES OF BUKALANGA
PART I Reclaiming A Stolen Identity By Liverson Mdongo wa Habe In this series of short articles, the author seeks to share the mystery of great treasures of heritage and exceptional achievement of a...
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