The Revelation Spiritual Home (TRSH), hosted its annual National IIntsimbi Conference today at its headquarters in Marshalltown, Johannesburg. The conference, centred on identity restoration, brought together men from TRSH spiritual centres across the globe, including delegates from the United States, Ireland, and various African countries.
Among the notable attendees were His Spiritual Royal Majesty, HSRM, Imboni Doctor uZwi-Lezwe Radebe, founder and leader of TRSH, Prince Thulani Zulu representing the Zulu Royal House, as well as representatives from the Mankind Project South Africa.
The conference served as a platform to address the growing challenges facing men in modern society, particularly absent fathers, unresolved trauma, emotional suppression, and unrealistic societal expectations. Speakers highlighted how these challenges have contributed to declining confidence among men, increasing mental health struggles, rising suicide rates, and ongoing social problems affecting families and communities.
Delivering the keynote address, HSRM stressed that many programmes aimed at rehabilitating men have failed to produce lasting change because they focus only on the psychology of men rather than their spirituality.
“All the implementations put in place by religion and politics aim for the psychology of men instead of their spirit,” said HSRM.
He explained that humanity is not only made up of the mind and emotions, but is fundamentally rooted in spirit. As a result, restoring men requires a spiritual approach rather than programmes based solely on psychology, material success, or behavioural correction.
The conference also challenged harmful societal beliefs surrounding masculinity, particularly the idea that men should suppress their emotions. HSRM criticised societal standards that define manhood through wealth, status, or material possessions.
“Men should not look to society on how to be men because the standards of society are misleading. A man is not a man because of his material wealth, because money comes and goes and status changes. A man is a man because of his spiritual knowledge and his ability to share spiritual wisdom with those around him,” he said.
Speakers emphasised that men also experience pain, fear, trauma, uncertainty, and emotional struggles, and encouraged attendees to embrace emotional healing rather than silence and suppression.
The conference further promoted the importance of being a ‘Straight-Up Man’, a man characterised by honesty, accountability, integrity, discipline, self-respect, responsibility, and positive leadership within society.
HSRM also addressed relationships, spirituality, and masculinity, explaining that while polygamy has historically existed within African traditions, promiscuity weakens men spiritually.
“A man engaging in sexual activities with multiple partners outside of marriage risks attracting negative energies and can ultimately lose his masculinity because he is constantly sleeping around,” he said.
He further stressed that spirituality must remain central in every aspect of a man’s life, including family life, career, health, and professional conduct. Men were encouraged to take care of themselves physically, maintain discipline, and present themselves responsibly in both personal and professional environments.
The conference also highlighted the importance of IIntsimbi as a support structure for men who have been rejected, traumatised, or marginalised by society.
“IIntsimbi is a group that serves as a community for men who have been ostracised by society because they do not meet societal standards, and for young men traumatised by rejection from their fathers,” said HSRM.
Speakers encouraged men who experienced rejection from their fathers not to dwell in bitterness, but to use their pain as motivation to become better fathers, husbands, and leaders capable of breaking generational cycles.
Although the conference stressed that material wealth should not define manhood, attendees were also encouraged to pursue financial literacy and entrepreneurship in order to build sustainable futures for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Mr Bulelani Edward Mnqayana, who is also part of the IIntsimbi group, was honoured with a bouquet of flowers by HSRM for his courage and resilience. “In a time when you could have given up, you persisted and made something of your life.”
Mr Mnqayana was a victim of a crime that resulted in him losing his eyesight, but that did not deter him. He built himself a successful construction company that employs people and develops their skills.
The event concluded with vibrant cultural and musical performances from various groups, reinforcing a spirit of unity, healing, brotherhood, and purpose among all attendees.
