Chief Monze is the spiritual leader of the Tonga people of southern

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are ...

. The chief's palace is south of the town of

Monze Monze is a small town (population 30,000) in the Southern Province of Zambia and is about 180 km south-west of Lusaka. It is the administrative centre of Monze District.Lwiindi Lwiindi is an annual festival of the Tonga people of might southern Zambia. It is a thanksgiving ceremony to appease the gods for the good rains and haverst. A number of farm produce are brought for display. The ceremony usually attracts people fr ...

takes place. This annual festival is a thanksgiving ceremony which attracts a lot of people from around Zambia. The current Chief Monze, Chief Magunza Monze who assumed this position in 1990, is descendant of a line dating back to the 1700s.

References

'Chief Monze' on Monze Education Fund
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