The state owned Sunday News says it has tracked down Chief Felix Ndiweni’s younger brother, Douglas who said his brother had forced himself to the helm of the chieftainship.

The latest development follows moves by the ZANU PF leader to eliminate critics after Chief Ndiweni voiced that Mnangagwa does not have capacity to revive the ailing economy.

Douglas reportedky told them:

“I’m the last born. I lived with our father until he passed away and today his home is in disarray. Some people have chosen not to respect traditions. It’s not that the traditions are not there, the traditions are there but some people just choose to leave the correct path and enter the bush.

“They know the right path but choose to ignore it. This is a path that we were shown by our ancestors, a path that we should also leave for our children. This is the path towards chieftainship.

“According to our customs, it is a disgrace that my brother, Nhlanhla Felix — someone that I grew up with — chose this path. We advised him that the position that he was now angling for was not his, that it has its correct owner. My father’s first born, Joram Thambo Ndiweni (based in the UK), is still alive. That is his seat. Our elders say that no sun can rise before another has set,” said Douglas, in the report.

He said the family’s first born, Joram had been endorsed by the late Chief Khayisa and knew all along that he was the heir to the throne after being groomed by their late father.

He further accused his brother of trying to seek relevance by altering his name from his birth name Nhlanhla to Nhlanhlayamangwe.

“My brother now calls himself Nhlanhlayamangwe but we don’t know how he got that name because at home his christened name is Nhlanhla Felix Ndiweni. To be honest we tried to warn him that he should have never gone for something that doesn’t belong to him when Joram is still alive.

“If Joram had died, there would have been a sit down among the Ndiweni family to determine what is to be done if the eldest son has passed away according to tradition. Besides, according to Nguni culture, he would have never ascended to the throne as only the eldest son can lead the people followed by the youngest. The middle child cannot lead the community,” Douglas was quoted as saying.