Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo ka Mzilikazi
Reign28 September 2018 – present[1]
Coronation28 September 2018[2]
PredecessorLozikeyi
Born (1984-02-11) 11 February 1984
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Names
Bulelani Colin Lobengula Khumalo
HouseHouse of Khumalo
FatherPrince Humphrey Mncedisi Lobengula

Bulelani Lobengula Mzilikazi Khumalo is a Zimbabwean politician who claims to be the third king of the Ndebele tribe,[2] an assertion rejected as unlawful by the High Court of Zimbabwe.[3] He claimed to have succeeded King Lobengula who was overthrown by colonial forces during the 1893 First Matabele War, after which Lozikeyi became queen regnant of the Ndebele. His coronation took place in a private ceremony in Bulawayo on 28 September 2018.[1] In 2019 he held his first Imbizo in Beria Park, Johannesburg.[4]

History

King Bulelani Lobengula was the first to take up rule in the Mthwakazi Kingdom since 1894. He became the third king in September 2018 after the disappearance of King Lobengula. Bayethe Ndabezitha![5] He currently resides in the royal palace Ntabamhlophe.[6] Despite several attempts to temporarily put a pause on his coronation for review and process by the Zimbabwean government, Bulelani Lobengula was crowned in a private ceremony by the Khumalo house.[3]

2023 Incwala In eSwatini

In 2023, King Bulelani Lobengula attended the Incwala Cultural Festival In eSwatini.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo installed as King of Ndebele nation". Zimbabwe News Now. October 2, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "New Ndebele King CROWNED in top secret ceremony". October 3, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Correspondent, Bulawayo (October 2, 2018). "Southern Africa: New Ndebele King Installed As Family Defies High Court". allAfrica.com.
  4. ↑ "Khumalo-Anointed Ndebele King Bulelani Lobhengula Promises to Set Up Biogas, Electricity Projects". VOA.
  5. ↑ "Prince Lobengula Khumalo to be crowned new king". SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. July 8, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mzilikazi royal palace officially opened near Kaapmuiden". July 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ "King Bulelani Lobhengula KaMzilikazi impressed by Eswatini government's relationship with the monarchy". Swaziland News Online. January 12, 2023.
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