ROYAL KRAAL, 2 HOUSES BURNT IN CHIEFTAINCY DISPUTE

MBABANE - Defiance!

This best describe what happened at Mpolonjeni in Siteki a day after the Ludzidzini Council had issued a ruling in a long standing chieftaincy dispute. Instead of accepting the ruling, an aggrieved faction allegedly burnt down structures including ones at the area’s umphakatsi (royal kraal). Information gathered was to the effect that the Ludzidzini Council ruled that one Mgumlane Gamedze, was the rightful inner council indvuna of the area after deliberations.

It has been alleged that the faction had elevated a chief runner (umgijimi) to the position of inner council’s indvuna. An indvuna plays a crucial role in a royal kraal as he heads the inner council and takes charge of all activities taking place. The activities include, among other things, allocating land.  The name of the indvuna also features in graded tax documents. The verdict, which was issued last Tuesday, according to residents of the area, was necessitated by the fact that for some time, some residents did not want to accept Gamedze.

Confirmed

This was also confirmed by acting Ludzidzini Governor Chief Lusendvo Fakudze, when called yesterday. It is alleged that the aggrieved faction called the residents into a meeting held at one of the late Chief Macebo Dvuba’s son’s homestead. The homestead in question is situated as few metres from the actual royal kraal. This was a day after they were informed of the ruling, which did not go down well with some of the area’s residents. According to the residents, the purpose of the meeting was to inform them about the verdict issued by the council.
“I don’t know how the faction relayed the message to the residents. The residents seemed to have been angered by what they were told by the faction.  They proceeded to the royal kraal, where they burnt down the cattle byre and destroyed the fence at night,” said one of the residents.

Last Thursday, it is alleged that the residents proceeded to Majahencwala Magagula’s homestead, where they petrol-bombed his house. Magagula confirmed the incident. He alleged that the assailants threw the petrol bomb through a window of the house he occupied.

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