This year’s edition of the Umthetho Cultural Festival will be held on August 3 at Hora Mountain in Mzimba District.
In setting the tone for the festival’s preparations, Ngoni King Inkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa V led the M’mbelwa Chiefs Council in engaging Mzimba Heritage Association (Mziha) and the district’s council of elders (Esangweni) to appreciate their plans for the event.
“We were seeking to learn about their state of preparedness as regards the 2024 Umthetho Cultural Festival,” M’mbelwa said.
During the engagement held at Mzimba boma, the king urged the two entities to remain as transparent and accountable as possible bearing in mind that companies and individuals, who support the festival do so on trust.
“It is just a question of maintaining what they have been doing before. We want Mziha and ESangweni to continue with the good work they have been doing over the years in ensuring that every penny donated to the festival is put to good use and properly accounted for,” he said.
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The king then hailed Mziha for the tremendous work it was doing in its preparations for the annual festival and how they perfectly executed the 2023 edition.
Mziha Secretary General Kingsley Jele said activities for the event will start on July 31 at the boma.
“We have lined up several activities before the main event on August 3. We expect to have a conference for our amakhosi [chiefs], a youth and women’s conference and a visit to Mzalangwe to pay homage to Inkosi ya Makhosi M’mbelwa I at his tomb.
“So, we have started our preparations and things are going according to plan,” Jele said.
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He also called on stakeholders to help with erecting a fence around M’mbelwa I’s tomb.
