As he was absent from a tense meeting convened for village
heads, the United Kingdom-based Mr Ndiweni spoke to local leaders through a
phone that was connected to a public address system at Ntabazinduna Council
Hall.
The meeting came at a time when Mr Ndiweni is at odds with
a Mr Masuka of Jabulani, over his alleged desecration of the grave of Mrs Agnes
Masuku Ndiweni, the widow of the late Chief Khayisa in February 2022.
Mrs Ndiweni passed away in 2020.
The Ndiweni chieftainship is under dispute after Mr Ndiweni
contested the coronation of his younger brother, Mr Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix
Ndiweni in 2019.
Felix, the second-born son of the late Chief Khayisa, was
later deposed as chief after his ascendency was said to be against Nguni
custom.
Speaking during a meeting where village heads acknowledged Mr Joram Ndiweni
as their leader, but expressed unease at getting involved in the chieftainship
dispute, the UK-based traditional leader said he was now readying himself for a
return to Zimbabwe, although he said broaching the subject of when he would
come back was contrary to tradition.
“To speak about my return is something that is taboo. I am
a child of a family like everyone else and I am working for my family like
everyone else.I will come when the time is right. Our people say that if you
have never led your own home, how can you lead the people? My reply to that is
that these are matters of tradition and I am going to resolve the issues
bedevilling my family and I am close to doing so. You see my sister’s son
already rebuilding our home and it should show you that I’m close to coming
back home,” he said. Sunday News
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