These deaths are almost exclusively among amaXhosa people of the province. Each year these deaths are met with outrage from the public, traditional leaders and government. Year after year ...

The rift in the great amaXhosa nation seems to be widening as a group within the ruling elite wants its own kingdom. The amaXhosa royals have been at loggerheads over who should succeed King Mpendulo ...

A traditional leader from the Eastern Cape, a chief, has been arrested after viral videos showed him allegedly assaulting two women in Sholorha Location, Elliotdale, prompting the AmaXhosa Kingdom ...

amaXhosa king Zwelonke Sigcawu is seeking to halt the distribution of a film depicting a homosexual relationship during the traditional amaXhosa manhood initiations, saying there are limits to the ...

The late King of the amaXhosa, King Zwelonke Mpendulo Sigcawu, is to be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 1, which means the funeral will have military ceremonial elements.

Nqadu – In a historic moment for South Africa, Mpendulo "Zwelonke" Sigcawu has been sworn in as king of the amaXhosa nation in Nqadu Great Place in the Eastern Cape. It is the first coronation of an ...

AmaXhosa King Mpendulo Calvin Zwelonke Sigcawu passed away early on Thursday morning. The king was rushed to hospital at 6pm on Wednesday evening. His passing has been confirmed by his uncle ...

AmaXhosa acting king Nkosi Dumehleli Nongudle Mapasa. Seated is amaRharhabe queen Noloyiso Sandile, who pronounced on Mapasa's appointment during a meeting by close family of the Phalo House at ...

The war between the amaXhosa and the British in South Africa (known to Westerners as the Zulu Wars) was interrupted by a strange, messianic interlude in which the amaXhosa followed the self ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a special “category 1" funeral to honour the late AmaXhosa King Zwelonke Mpendulo Sigcawu. The announcement was made on Thursday, a week after Sigcawu's death.

The philosophy of ubuntu means that good health is for everybody and disability is not regarded as a difference. It is not hard to see the roots of 20th century apartheid policies in the legacy of ...