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5.7K views · 70 reactions | PARAMOUNT Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people has directed people attending this year's Nc'wala traditional ceremony slated for February 26 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. This year's ceremony is expected to attract thousand of local and international tourists especially that the annual event never took place last year due COVID- pandemic. Video Courtesy of Mayengo Nyirenda | Zambia Daily Mail | Facebook

Ngoni Migration Remembered After 190 Years By Memory Bbuku Paramount Chief MPEZENI has crossed the Zambezi River in Feira, Luangwa District to relive the entry of the Ngoni people into Zambia 190 years ago. These Ngonis crossed the Zambezi in 1835 and went northwards as far as Lake Tanganyika where they settled for a while. And Tourism Minister RODNEY SIKUMBA said his Ministry will work with the Nc'wala Organising Committee to promote the Zambezi crossing ceremony as an annual event. Mr. SIKUMBA

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Nc’wala is an annual traditional ceremony where the Ngoni people of the Eastern Province of Zambia come together during the last weekend of February to pay homage to their chief Mpezeni and God for the gift of the first fruits and food. 📍Mtenguleni Village , Zambia 🇿🇲 Follow @africachanneltv | The Africa Channel

The Ngoni anthem "Nguba" is a traditional song deeply rooted in the history and cultural identity of the Ngoni people, particularly associated with the Ncwala ceremony in Zambia. The lyrics, though not widely documented in full, reflect themes of leadership, unity, and resilience. The opening lines of the anthem are: > "Oh! Ubu khosi Ngoba Mphezeni, Nguba Nguban x2 Nguba Ngubani Ohamba? Oh! siHambe Mzila Nguba Nguba x2 Ebuhlungu! Uku gwaza abafo Ubatshele…" Ncwala Zambia | Ncwala Zambia