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Chieftains Exile Over Ruth Williams Row Sparks Zimbabwean Rift
The Bassang tribe leaders refuse to recognize Ruth Williams and M P Meretes Khama as chieftain designate, sending letters to Regent Tabehedi Khams and Britain’s high commissioner urging a judicial inquiry. Meretes and his wife Ruth, married in South Africa, face exile as tensions rise in a crisis tied to colonial governance.
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