There is something eerily familiar about the narrative that immigrants, documented or not, are the source of our pain in ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. amaMpondo environmental defenders on South Africa’s Wild Coast bring the same spirit of resistance to extractive mining interests today as their ...

Often wrongly grouped under the Xhosa tribe, the Pondo or AmaMpondo tribe historically holds its own as one of South Africa’s most resilient tribes. Tracing their lineage to King Mpondo ka-Njanya, the ...

General Jan Smuts in 1936 ironically described the amaMpondo as “a native tribe considered somewhat backward in comparison to other tribes of the Union of South Africa”, yet “unusually conservative ...

Mourners have been asked to respect the special category 1 funeral for the late AmaMpondo King Zanozuko Tyelovuyo Sigcau after the service almost descended into chaos on Tuesday when a young man ...

The proposed N2 Wild Coast highway between East London and Durban has split the amaMpondo nation right down the middle, with opposing factions calling each other names and threatening retribution. The ...

An Eastern Cape senior traditional leader has likened the AmaMpondo nation’s initiation death toll to genocide, according to a report. The Dispatch Online reported that Bizana community leader Ndumiso ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the eulogy at the funeral service of the late AmaMpondo King Zanozuko Tyelovuyo Sigcau on Tuesday. King Zanozuko passed away late last month following ...

The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Dr Zweli Mkhize, wishes to announce that the Royal Family of AmaMpondo aseNyandeni Kingship will be hosting the coronation of His ...

Johannesburg - Cape Town's favourite marimba and percussion band, Amampondo, is to join international and local musicians in performing at Nelson Mandela's 46664 HIV/Aids Benefit Concert on Saturday, ...