The Ngambela of the Masubia Traditional Authority (MTA), Raphael Mbala, has officially squashed rumours about the alleged death of Masubia chief Munitenge Moraliswani III.
Worried about the ongoing rumours, the senior traditional advisor, Mbala, on Wednesday called a media briefing to set the record straight. The media practitioners present were accorded an opportunity to see and photograph the smiling chief at the Bukalo Royal Palace of the MTA.
“We are gathered here to inform the masses that the rumours you are hearing is propaganda. It’s false and I hope you have seen that our chief is well and fine. . . I’m here with the entire Masubia councillors to show you that all is well here at Bukalo,” said Mbala.
Mbala, a former constituency councillor for Kabbe (before it was divided into north and south), also cautioned that such rumours are “very divisive and can cause havoc among community members who may end up fighting over a mere misrepresentation.”
Queried on what prompted the rumours, Mbala stated that it could be attributed to the fact that they both took a trip to Windhoek for routine medical check-ups.
“He went to Windhoek for a tiny check-up by medical doctors and when we came back last week Friday, I only started seeing messages flowing in stating that the chief is dead and that surprised me,” stated Mbala.
Mutwa was designated as MTA chief in April 2025, ending a four-year leadership vacuum following the death of Munitenge Liswani III in 2021.
Mutwa is a retired legal drafter from the Ministry of Justice and is the eldest son of the late chief (BaShalwisa) Joseph Moraliswani II, who died in 1996. The MTA leadership then transitioned to chief Liswani III who served until his death.
Mbala officially took over in February this year from former Ngambela Albius Kamwi who retired in October 2025 after serving for 13 years.
– Nampa
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