Isibongo Ndlovu is a very complex surname that has a complex history for one to simply deploy as a way to understand identity. For example, isibongo Ndlovu does not signify a single clan group.
There are Ndlovu (Gatsheni) who are Nguni, Ndlovu (Gabula) who are Kalanga, Ndlovu (Mthombeni) who are Nguni and other Ndlovus with various ethnic origins. So one cannot use and take isibongo Ndlovu to mean a single clan and then quickly assign ethnic origin to the concept.
On top of this there were numerous people of Lozwi-Shona origin who used their own agency to translate their original Shona surnames into Ndlovu. The reality is that one finds numerous Ndlovus in Matabeleland and the Midlands regions sharing a common totem (elephant) but not tracing their descent from common clans or ethnic groups. Eyami iNdlovu originates from South Africa and itemwa ngo ‘Mlondeni’ njalo ngiliTshangane.
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Edlekhaya
Mina nginguNdlovu weMakhwatheni eMaguswini eMatebeland North. Our totems have been Mthombeni and Gatsheni what could be the other extensions
Thomas Ndlovu
Ngokwazi kwami o Ndlovu o Gatsheni nabo Ndlovu o Mthombeni they are two different groups. Although they are both Ngunies o Gatsheni Ngama Zulu and kanti o Mthombeni Ngama Ndebele adabuka enkosini U Musi owayakhe ngaphesheya kwe Gwa the (Vaal River) ngase Mhlangeni (Mohlakeng ngase Randfontein) u Musi yena wazala u Mthombeni namanye amadodana amahlanu. U Mthombeni waqanjwa elinye igama Kwathiwa ngu Gegana or Kekana. yibona ke labo o Ndlovu bakwa Mthombeni u Gegana Elobulembu.
Mercy Ndlovu,Gomoza,Nzalikwa
Amanye amadodana amagama abo be athini
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