Chief Dingani-Nelukoba of Mabale in Hwange District has called upon the government to reconsider the boundaries of his chiefdom, citing a significant reduction .
ZIMBABWE – A 74-year-old villager from Mabale in Zimbabwe escaped death by the skin of his teeth after he was attacked by an adult elephant weighing 6 tonnes which fractured his right leg.
Hlanganani Dube of Simukululwe Village under Chief Dingani-Nelukoba was attacked at 2 PM while herding cattle on 5 May in a nearby bush.
He dragged himself on his buttocks for eight hours until he reached the main road where he got help at around 10 PM.
Dube said he could neither rise on his feet nor crawl because of the pain on the fractured leg and started pushing himself on his buttocks while using his arms for balance until he reached the Bulawayo-Hwange main road where he flagged down passing cars.
By Matabeleland North Correspondent
GWAYI: A boundary dispute has erupted among three chiefs in Matabeleland North with critics saying the row was tribal and politically motivated.
The contested areas are in Dete between Chief Dingani-Nelukoba and Chief Nekatambe, both of Hwange district, and in Gwayi area between Chief Dingani-Nelukoba and Menyezwa of Lupane.
Chief Dingani, whose chieftainship has Ndebele roots, reportedly adopted the name Nelukoba when he allocated part of his land to the Nambyas, hence the name Nelukoba from kukoba (to share in the local Nambya language).
Chief Dingani is one of five Hwange chiefs namely, Nekatambe, Wange, Shana and Mvuthu.