“We want to assure AbaThembu tribe that this is the beginning of their emancipation. The royal family is fully aware that most of them had been inactive members in their own space due to ...

Cape Town - Supporters of the abaThembu tribe's independence should ignore "distractions" such as government propaganda, spokesperson for the movement Votani Majola said on Monday. "The state ...

A local South African king was arrested on Friday after an early morning rampage at the royal palace of the AbaThembu tribe, local media reported. King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, 56, who is a nephew ...

Mthatha - King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo’s arrest on Wednesday means that the abaThembu nation is left without a leader and the royal family have been urged to step into the breach. Spokesperson ...

His announcement on an independent state followed his earlier ultimatum to President Jacob Zuma to publicly apologise to the abaThembu tribe for the "humiliation" of the king, in court.

The three blue-gum trees under which Nelson Mandela learned to be a leader still stand at the Mqhekezweni Great Place near Qunu, formerly the seat of kings of the abaThembu tribe in South Africa ...

The AbaThembu nation will meet today to discuss the fate of its king, Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo. All the people of Thembuland – including those based in KwaZulu-Natal and in neighbouring countries – have ...

AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo wants to claim the whole of Mthatha for his tribe and has lodged a claim to this effect. Image: Blue Mercury Dalindyebo has approached the Land Claims ...

TV and radio personality Anele Mdoda has reportedly married Bonelela “Buzza” James, a respected lawyer and Xhosa royal from the AbaThembu tribe. The pair tied the knot this past weekend ...