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Great Zimbabwe's Mambo Chikanda and the Golden Beetle Cult of 1330
In this episode of Fexingo History, Lucas and Luna explore a shadowy chapter from Great Zimbabwe's golden age: the rise of the Golden Beetle cult in 1330. When a drought threatened the kingdom, a mysterious svikiro named Nyamuzuwe claimed that a sacred golden beetle—said to be an emissary of Mwari—had appeared in the Matopo Hills. Mambo Chikanda, already facing internal dissent from the mhondoro spirit mediums, saw an opportunity to consolidate power. But the beetle cult soon spiraled out of control, sparking a crisis of authority that pitted the mambo against the svikiro and the…
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