DEVELOPMENTS


Our Developments and Programs

King Zwelozuko! Tournament
Youth of the 20th century is involved in all sorts of illegal activities, from selling and buying drugs, excess alcohol consumption, theft, and may more. It has been observed that one of the causes of this is the psychological and social circumstances that interact with each other, causing a particular behaviour. To eliminate this the King will have a tournament where youth from different communities are involved and more especially from all the traditional councils under the jurisdiction of Amampondomise. The initiative aims to promote sports and related activities to prevent crime and to effectively build resilience of at-risk youth. Strengthening the life skills of youth is a key objective to minimize risk factors and maximize protective factors related to crime, violence, and drug use.

Cultural festival and Inkciyo
For the past 104 years of not having a King to lead Amampondomse nation, people have discarded and neglected their customs and traditions. Amampondomise have been regarded as a non-existent tribe as a result Mpondomise girls were forced to represent other nations on Indoni SA because they had no king. The Queen hosts a Annual camp that focuses on educating young girls and boys on customs and traditions of Amampondomise, their values and boost their self-esteem and confidence (bazidle ngobuntu babo), life skills and other learning points of their teenage life (ie; Hiv and Aids, STI/D, TB)

Amampondomise initiation school and cultural village
The role of the king is to protect and defend customs and traditions of the kingdom. The king is the custodian of all traditions and customs of his nation. The king must lead from the front and where appropriate develop the customs in line with the constitution and the living of the people. Circumcision is an ancient custom of the African people. Amampondomise have practised this custom from time immemorial. The custom is loved and appreciated even to date. The custom is regarded as
sacred. However, in recent years, the custom has been abused resulting in high levels of death of the initiates. These deaths are because of an unorganised practise for initiation, high levels of unemployment and exploitation of the young minds. In the present circumstances the custom would be turned into a human extinction or destruction. The kingdom cannot afford the death of young men in its society. For these reasons the king will establish and initiation school which must be monitored and managed by the kingdom. Protocols and rules will be developed for the initiates and will be announced in the nation. The king will provide dedicated men to oversee the circumcision in the kingdom working with the department of health and other institutions. Land will be identified for the establishment of a village where initiations will be carried out in a safer and more organised environment. Amamkhankatha will be provided at the instance of the king. The project would be approved by the entire kingdom.

Back to school Drive
A Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) General Household Survey reported that approximately 51% of learners who start Grade 1 will complete Grade 12 and obtain a National Senior Certificate. It is further estimated that 250 000 learners drop out of school every year. The Department of Basic Education has come up with several prevention strategies to ensure that these statistics are decreasing each year In its efforts to support these strategies, the Amampondomise Kingdom under HRH Queen Sinokuhle Matiwane have A school retention Program initiative to promote school retention and completion by children and adolescent youth of the Amampondomise Kingdom.Part of the Kings and Queens role is to regulate social behavior, promote social cohesion and preserve the traditions and customs of the people best integrated within a democratic society. Founded upon the African Proverb “it takes a village to raise a child”, to the Amampondomise Kingdom education is not only a tool to skill individuals and breaking the cycle of poverty but it is a critical institution where acceptable social norms and values of respect, responsibility, justice, good etiquette, discipline and compassion can be further nurtured to ensure good citizens and prosperous communities.This is a annual program coordinated by the Queen that aims at assisting under privileged children in our rural communities with school necessities. The Queen donates School shoes school uniform, backpacks, stationery, textbooks and many other items to children in different schools within our kingdom.