Umsuka wamaQwabe

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AmaQwabe ayisizwe esikhulu nesikhudlwana sakwaMakhanya kanye namaZulu aphuma kukhokho oyedwa uMalandela. Bayinzalo kaQwabe (ogama lakhe lichaza ‘umnsalo womculo’ omkhulu ) indodana endala kaMalandela kanye nomkakhe uNozidiya/Nozinja wakwaZungu.Emuva kokushona kukaMalandela uQwabe waba yinkosi.

Ngokulandela imikhuba yabeNguni ngesikhathi uQwabe ethatha ifa lobukhosi, wahamba wayokwakha umuzi omusha waba yisizinda sobukhosi, washiya umfowabo omncane uZulu ebusa idlanzana labantu abasala efeni likayise uMalandela.

Lo mbuso wadlondlobala ngekhulu le-18 “njengesinye sezizwe zakudala nezidumile eNatali nakwaZulu”. Ekuphakameni kwawo amaQwabe adla maphakathi neKwaZulu-Natal, atholakala ngaphansi kwezintaba zase-Amandawe kanye noNgoye, eningizimu yomfula uMhlathuze aze ayofika endaweni yakwaMthethwa nakwaDube, ekhuphuka nomfula uMhlathuze acishe afinyelele ehlathini laseNkandla, ejika phakathi kwentaba. UMhlathuze noThukela nomfula wagcina uphuphuma eNatal.

Ukunwetshwa kanye nesakhiwo sezepolitiki

Ngemva kokuhlukana nabafowabo neningi labantu bakaMalandela, uQwabe nabalandeli bakhe bazinza ngaphansi kwezintaba zasoNgoye. Yilapho uQwabe akhe khona isizinda esisha sobukhosi, eMthandeni. Ngaphambi kokuthi kuthathwe amaQwabe indawo ephakathi komfula uMhlathuze noThukela yayiphethwe abakwaCele okuyigatsha lobukhosi bakwaMthethwa. AbakwaQwabe baxosha abakwaThuli nabakwaCele kanye nesizwe samaMbili, amaKwela kanye namaKomo, phakathi koMhlathuze noThukela bangena esifundeni esisogwini lwaseNatali. Ngaphambi kwenkathi kaShaka umbuso wamaQwabe wawusuvele unwetshiwe ukulawula izingxenye zaseNatali eningizimu yomfula uThukela. Ukwandiswa kwalo mbuso phezu kwezindawo kanye nobukhosi obuncane kwakwanele ukuwuthatha njengomunye wemibuso embalwa emikhudlwana yesifunda.

Umbuso ngaphansi kukaPhakatwayo kaKhondlo futhi ngokuvamile wawunemizana emikhulu eyisikhombisa, ngayinye ephethwe yilungu elibalulekile elivela ohlwini lozalo olubusayo. Amarejimeni ayeqoqwa ngokwedolobhana kunokuba abe neminyaka, lokhu kwakuhlanganisa namaqembu abesifazane. Ubufakazi buveza ukuthi igunya lokubumba amabutho abesifazane (isigodlo) lanikwa amakhosi amakhulu anamandla afana noPhakatwayo wamaQwabe, uDingiswayo wakwaMthetwa kanye

Zwide wamaNdwandwe.

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  • Ntokozo Qwabe Ntokozo Qwabe (Legal)
    Lawyer and Rhodes Scholar, co-founder of Rhodes Must Fall movement at Oxford.
  • Mzonjani Michael Qwabe Mzonjani Michael Qwabe (Historical)
    Name recorded in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) archives.

  • Ntokozo Qwabe (Legal) – South African lawyer and Rhodes Scholar. Co-founder of the Rhodes Must Fall movement at Oxford University. Holds degrees from UKZN, UCT, and Oxford.
  • Felokwakhe Qwabe (Community) – Father of Ntokozo Qwabe, a school caretaker from Oyaya, Eshowe in KwaZulu-Natal who raised 13 children, with Ntokozo being the first to attend university.
The kingdom thrived in the 18th century as “one of the most ancient and famous tribes in Natal and Zululand.” At its peak, the amaQwabe occupied central KwaZulu-Natal, from beneath the Amandawe and Ngoye Hills, south of the Mhlathuze River, up to the Nkandla forest, and between the Mhlathuze and Tugela Rivers . Under his leadership, the Qwabe kingdom had already expanded control over parts of Natal south of the Thukela River. His kingdom was characterized by seven large villages, each headed by an important member from the ruling lineage. He had the authority to form women regiments (isigodlo), a privilege only given to senior powerful kings such as Dingiswayo of the Mthethwa and Zwide of the Ndwandwe . The Qwabe royal lineage remains an important traditional institution in KwaZulu-Natal . Following his father’s death, Qwabe became king and built a new homestead called eMthandeni beneath the Ngoye hills, which served as the center of his kingdom. He left his younger brother Zulu to rule over a few people who remained at their father’s estate. The kingdom thrived in the 18th century as one of the most ancient and famous tribes in Natal and Zululand. At its peak, the amaQwabe occupied central KwaZulu-Natal, from beneath the Amandawe and Ngoye Hills, south of the Mhlathuze River, up to the Nkandla forest, and between the Mhlathuze and Tugela Rivers. Under his leadership, the Qwabe kingdom had already expanded control over parts of Natal south of the Thukela River. His kingdom was characterized by seven large villages, each headed by an important member from the ruling lineage. He had the authority to form women regiments, a privilege only given to senior powerful kings such as Dingiswayo of the Mthethwa and Zwide of the Ndwandwe. The Qwabe royal lineage remains an important traditional institution in KwaZulu-Natal.


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