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The history of the Ndebele people begin with the Bantu Migrations southwards from the Great Lakes region of East Africa. Bantu speaking peoples moved across the Limpopo river into modern day South Africa and over time assimilated and conquered the indigenous San people in the North Eastern regions of South Africa.
Nyabela (1825/30 - 1902) [1] also known in Afrikaans as Niabel, was a chief of the Ndzundza-Ndebele during the nineteenth century. He is remembered for his struggle against whites for control of his tribe's own territory.
From October 1977 to 30 September 1979, the territory was known as the Ndebele Territorial Authority. On 1 October 1979, it was officially established as a homeland with a legislative assembly under the new name KwaNdebele.
KwaNdebele 1981–1994 Flag Coat of arms Location of KwaNdebele (red) within South Africa (yellow). Status Bantustan Capital KwaMhlanga Common languages Southern Ndebele Northern Ndebele Sepedi History • Self-government 1 April 1981 • Re-integrated into South Africa 27 April 1994 Area 1980 1,970 km 2 (760 sq mi) Population • 1980 156,380 • 1991 404,246 Currency South African rand ...
Temba is located in the greater Hammanskraal area which includes Mahube and Mathibestad. Tswana speaking people have lived in the area known as Temba from the 1700s. In the mid 18th century, Amandebele-a-Moletlane (changed to Amandebele a Lebelo in the 1990s)settled in the area known as Leeuwkraal 396 among groups of Tswana-speaking people.
The Ndebele named the river 'Tshwane' which means 'Place of the abaTshwa'. It is also argued that they named the river after one of their chiefs "Tshwane" who is reputedly buried under the Wonderboom. It is also proposed that 'Tshwane' is a corruption of 'tshwene' which is the Sotho and Tswana word for monkey. However, the river is still ...
Mogale wa Mogale (c. 1810 - c. 1869) was a Sotho-Tswana Kgosi (Tswana: Chief or leader) of the BaPo ba Mogale (also called Bapo, abaMbo, or BaKwena ba Mogale) in what is now South Africa. Mogale reigned for almost 50 years and through his prowess as both a military leader and strategic diplomat ended local conflicts with neighbouring tribes and ...
All have a traditional Paramount Chief, styled Kgosikgolo, who is entitled to a seat in the Ntlo ya Dikgosi (an advisory body to the country's Parliament). The Tswana dynasties are all related. A person who lives in Botswana is a Motswana and the plural is Batswana. [18] [19] The three main branches of the Tswana tribe formed during the 17th ...