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23 mar 2020 · 122 Chiefly ‘elevations’ by the state are distinctly not rooted in the traditional politics of Kasungu or any other chieftaincy, and the recognition of Gawa Undi, based in Zambia, as a paramount chief is in some ways a return to tradition and in others an example of the transnationality of chieftaincy.
In relation to the trans-border roles of Gawa Undi, there have been several observations that could plausibly explain his growing political influence in the three countries. Firstly, there is the extra-legal official definition of Gawa Undi accorded to his chieftaincy by the state.
The Chewa people are matriarchal Bantu-speaking ethnic group living in Malawi (where they are predominant), Mozambique, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The Chewa are closely related to people in surrounding regions such as the Tumbuka and Nsenga.
The Chewa refer themselves as belonging to a Kingdom (formerly the Maravi Kingdom) which currently cuts across the three modern African states of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia and its paramount, King Gawa Undi, is based in Zambia.
Like MZIHA, the patron of CHEFO is the highest-ranking traditional authority of the Chewa, Kalonga Gawa Undi, who lives in neighboring Zambia. To preserve and celebrate the Chewa culture, CHEFO facilitates the movement of Malawian Chewas to the annual Kulamba ceremony in Zambia.
16 paź 2019 · Kalonga Gawa Undi, the highest-ranking king or chief, who is based in Zambia; but there is also a very powerful and long-serving Paramount Chief Lundu in Malawi, who serves as the chairperson...
12 maj 2018 · The king of Chewa people in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia is Kalonga Gawa Undi. Every year in August, Chewa people from Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique celebrate the Kulamba ceremony at their headquarters in Katete district in Zambia.
