Komjekejeke annual commemoration 2020,Ndebele Kingdom, South Africa

Komjekejeke annual commemoration or King silamba commemoration is an annual event that is usually held in March at Komjekejeke culture site by the ndebele people of South Africa. Komjekejeke festival or King Silamba annual commemoration is the largest royal event among the Ndebele people of Ndebele Kingdom, South Africa held annually in the first week of March. It involves remembrance of King Silamba of Ndebele, honouring the life and deeds of ancestral kings who ruled the Ndebele Nation, as well as showcasing ndebele culture and dances. It is hosted at Komjekejeke heritage site by King Makhosoke II of Ndebele, attended by various royals in South Africa. A place declared a heritage site in 1998 by the National Heritage Council of South Africa. In the 1960s, the Group Areas Act evicted people from KoMjekejeke until 1979 when the last group of settlers were removed. Due to the separate development policy based on apartheid practice, KoMjekejeke was declared a white man’s area and black people were prohibited to buy property in this area. The King Silamba Trust was established in 1985 with a sole purpose of buying this area and developing it for cultural benefits for AmaNdebele.

This year numerous royals from various kingdoms of South Africa were in attendance.

HM King/Ingwenyama Makhosoke ii Mabhena of Ndebele Kingdom, South Africa
HM Queen/Indlovukazi Sekhothali Mabhena of Ndebele Kingdom (Manala clan)
Sisters in law
HRH Prince Masupha Seeiso of Lesotho
Prince Lerotholi Seeiso of Lesotho
HRH Princess Mngetshani Mabhena of Ndebele Kingdom, daughter of HM King Makhosoke ii Mabhena
HRH Princess Ketumile Mabhena of Ndebele Kingdom, daughter of HM King Makhosoke ii Mabhena
Right: HRH Princess Stella Sigcau ii of Mpondo Kingdom (aseQaukeni)
Prince Zukisani Ndamase of Mpondo Kingdom (aseNyandeni), Princess Stella Sigcau ii of Mpondo Kingdom (aseQaukeni) – red hat
King Toni Mphephu of vhaVenda, South Africa and King Makhosoke ii Mabhena of Ndebele, South Africa
Chieftess Nandipha mahlangu of ndundza pungutja (green hat), Queen Mahlangu of ndundza ndebele (blue hat), Princess Dr Modjadji of baLobedu (red hat)
HM Queen Sekhothali Mabhena of Ndebele Kingdom, South Africa
HM King Makhosoke ii Mabhena of Ndebele Kingdom (Manala clan) and his entourage
Ndebele girls dancing led by TRH Princesses, daughters of King Makhosoke ii Mabhena of Ndebele Kingdom

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