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Umthetho Cultural Festival in Mzimba
Umthetho Cultural Festival is the annual gathering of Malawi's Ngoni people, held at the foot of Hora Mountain in Mzimba District in the country's Northern Region, typically over a long weekend in late July or early August. Organised by the Mzimba Heritage Association under the patronage of Inkosi ya Makhosi M'mbelwa, paramount chief of the Jere Ngoni, it draws Ngoni communities from Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa as well as Malawi.
At the foot of Hora Mountain in Mzimba District, Malawi's Ngoni people gather each year for Umthetho, a cultural festival organised by the Mzimba Heritage Association under the patronage of Inkosi ya Makhosi M'mbelwa, the paramount chief descended from the Jere Ngoni ruling line.