BUTIMBA DAY 6: Umbutfo Vulindlela and Vodlavodla took centre stage during the customary Butimba ritual, simulating Libutfo before the hunt. | Eswatini Observer

BUTIMBA DAY 5: The warriors led by Army Commander Mashikilisane Hulumende Fakudze staged a ritual hunting performance at Emalahleni as part of the ongoing Butimba ceremony. The Army Commander highlighted that the display symbolized the expectation for each warrior to return with more than one carcass. | Eswatini Observer

…….. BUTIMBA DAY 9…… 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐊𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐃𝐋𝐀 By Mbongeni Ndlela HLANE - His Majesty King Mswati III has officially commissioned the Butimba warriors to Ndukumangedla as the cultural event reaches its ninth day. The warriors, dressed in traditional regalia, will first carry out veld burning, a practice that symbolizes renewal and preparation of the land, before they proceed to their final destination. It is there that they wil