Origin of clans in Eastern Cape

All the clans in the Eastern Cape originate in the Natal or KZN region. Before the diaspora or forced migration, there were no tribes in SA , only Nguni or Bantu nation. The early white settlers came with the name “tribe” to distinguish different groups of migrants using the clan names of their chiefs: The group led by Shaka Zulu which was interestingly a combination of different clansceg Abathethwa was given the name Zulu after the clan name of their chief Shaka ka Zulu, they did the same in the EC calling a mixture of different clans AmaXhosa after the clan name of their leader.