Gangatha Surname
Gangatha, Cabe, Ncindesi, Tobhe, Msiza, Ziqelekazi, Hlambangobubende, Sukude, Mkhondwana, Santsabe, Mthwa, Sihula, Mpondo, Njanya, Sibiside.
AmaGangatha ngama Mpondo.
Ama Mpondo aphuma Kuba MBO.
Tag: mpondo
Nyawuza, Faku ofakayo ungathi uyifakile kanti uyikade eboyeni, Yindlana, Dakhile, Thahla, Ndayeni, Hlamba ngobubende amanzi ekhona, Ziqelekazi, Ngqungqushe, Mpondo kaNjanya kaSibiside
ufaku,
ungqungqushe,
unyawuza,
uthahle ka ndayeni,
ucitwayo,
ubhala,
ugangatha,
uciya,
ucabe,
uncidisa,
umsiza,
tobe,
ziqelekazi,
hlambangobubende,
santsabe,
mthwa,
sithula,
mpondo,
njanya,
sibiside !!!
- Bhayi (Khetshe, Mkhumbeni, Msuthu – they belong to the amaVundle people)
- Bhele (divides into several sub-clan groups: Dongo, Langa, etc.)
- Cethe (ooChizama)
- Cirha (ooNcibane)
- Deyi
- Debeza – OoDebeza, ngoJebe, Nonyanya, Nongoqo, Mbeka Ntshiyini Bathi uqumbile, Khonkcoshe Mbokodo engava mkwetsho (These are royalty in the Amampondomse group. Their main concentration is in the former Transkei, in Tsolo, Qumbu and Umthatha in the Eastern Cape.)
- Dlamini (or Zizi,Jama kaSjadu, the clan name of Thabo Mbeki, an Mfengu subgroup)
- Dlane
- Dlomo (different lines, Thembu or Hlubi subgroups)
- Dontsa- oNoDlidlu, oNoDlabathi, oSwahla, oMntungwa uNdukuMkhonto, uShembe, bath’ uDontsa akananyongo kant’ abay’bon’ uba igqunywe ngesbhadlalala so mhlehlo… (Hlubi clan)
- Dosini
- Duma (Nxuba)
- Faku (Nyawuza, Thahla, Ndayeni, Mpondo, Hlamba ngobubend’amanz’ekhona)
- Gaba (Mngqosini, Mjobi, Thithiba, Cihoshe, Nozinga, Mnt’womlambo, Thikoloshe, Ndoko, Mbokodw’emnyama Kahili, Msuthu)
- Gadluma
- Ganu
- Gebe (a Bomvana clan name)
- Gqunu
- Gqwashu (with Khoi-khoi ancestry)
- Gxarha (Mpodomise subgroup clan name)
- Hegebe
- Jola SingaMampondomse ngohlanga, oJola, oomphankomo, nomakhala, njuza, sthukuthezi, sithandwa mhla kukubi, hoshode, hakaha, mfaz’omabele made oncancisa naphesha komlambo
- Jwarha (Mtika, Mazaleni, Jotela, Khatiti, Mnangwe, Mayarha, Mbelu, Ndabase, Bantw’abahle noba bapheth’ izikhali,
- Khawuta
- Khiwa (Khonjwayo, a Pondo clan)
- Khumalo (Mfengu clan name)
- Khwetshube (Mpondo clan name)
- Kwayi (Ngconde, Togu, Ubulawi, Ngcond’oneentshaba, etc.)
- Madiba (the clan name of Nelson Mandela, a Thembu. Important rulers and chiefs include Mthikrakra, Ngangelizwe, Dalindyebo, Joyi, Jumba, Sabatha, Buyelekhaya)
- Maduna (Gubevu, Nokhala, an Mfengu clan name)
- Manci(Mbali, Wabane, Tshitshis’intaba, Mdludla ka Bekiso, Zinde Zinde Zinemiqala)
- Maya (omaya oyem yem osophitsho, omagwa, ongqolomsila, obhomoyi)
- Mahlangu
- Matshaya Mbathane
- Mbanjwa
- Mbatha
- Mbotho
- Mdlangathi: Mome mome Sirhama Somntwana, Juta
- Mfene (Olisa, Ojambasi)
- Mhaga
- Miya, Gcwanini
- Mjoli (Qubulashe, Wushe)
- Mkhwemte Dabane Sgadi Mekhi Ntswentswe Fulashe Nojaholo Ncibane Qhanqolo Ntlokwenyathi Ngququ venge
- Mpehle (Mpodomise subgroup clan name)
- Mpemvu (a Thembu clan name)
- Mpinga (Mawawa): the clan of Enoch Sontonga, author of “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika”, part of Nationa Athem of Republic of South Africa.
- Mtakwenda (Leta, Libele, Tyebelendle, Ngcwadi, Kwangeshe, Mentuko, Mboyi, Solizembe)
- Mvulane (Ncilashe, Msuthu – they belong to the amaVundle people)
- Myirha Mzondi Sampu Ziyeka (Ithambo lenyoka lihlaba elimzondayo)
- Ncuthu
- Ndala (Ndala ka Momamana, uMncotshe, Msunu Sdumbu, Thole, Ngxunga Smukumuku, Ndithinina )
- Ndlovu Mntungwa Gengesi Malunga Mancoba (zidlekhaya ngokuswela umalusi)
- Ngcitshane
- Ngxongo
- Ngwanya
- Nkomo (Mntungwa, Khumalo – amaMfengu. They are originally Ndebele from Natal and arrived in as refugees in Thembuland in 1828 during the time of the Mfecane wars.)
- Nkwali (Mfengu/Hlubi clan name: bhukula, Mkhwanazi, Nkwali ye Nkosi)
- Nqarhwane
- Ntshilibe
- Nxasana
- Nxuba (Mduma, Rhudulu)
- Nyawuza (Faku, Mpondo ruling line, chiefs including Faku, Sigcau, Bokleni, Ndamase)
- Nzothwa
- Mqadi Ngqwili Nondlobe
- Qhinebe – Gqugqugqu, Zithonga-zthathu, Haha, Mlunjwa, Mkhomanzi, Duka namahlathi
- Qocwa (Zikhali Mazembe, Jojo, Tiyeka, Butsolo Beentonga Mbizana, Mabombo)
- Qoma
- Qithi (Ndinga, Zondwa, Thembu)
- Mqwambi, Holomi
- Qwathi – Iinkomo zikaXesibe, zikaJojo, zikaMtshutshumbe, ogqaz’indlel’ebhek’ebuNguni. (The amaQwathi are not a clan but an independent nation founded by Mtshutshumbe kaMthetho who split from the amaXesibe nation and settled in the Mqanduli area in Thembuland some 350 years ago. Later they settled in their present capital of Engcobo during the reign of King Dlomo of abaThembu, about 1680. This small but fiercely independent and anti-colonial nation divides into several clans: amaDikela, amaTshaba, ooSdindi, ooBhlangwe, ooBhose, amaNzolo, imiNcayi, amaNtondo, amaKhombayo, ooMkhondweni, amaVumbe, ooKhebesi, amaBangula, amaDumba, ooMhotho, ooCakeni, ooBhabha, amaMvala, amaDabisa, ooS’ximba, etc. Prominent chiefs include the heroic anti-colonial Stokwe ka-Ndlela, the courageous Dalasile kaFubu, the great Fubu himself (who fought and killed both Rharhabe and his son Mlawu in 1872, defended his capital and defeatedMadzikane of the Bhaca in 1824 and Matiwane of Ngwane in 1828 during the Mfecane wars triggered by Shaka, etc), Zwelakhe (present chief))
- Rhadebe ndlebentle’zombini (amaHlubi)
- Rhoyi
- Sithathu – means “third” (the third Khoi-khoi ancestry clan)[oChisana, Khopoyi, Ndebe, Hasa,Lawu]
- Sikhosana
- Skhoji (A group of Xhosa speaking people who mainly occupy the small town called Tsolo on the Tsitsa valley. They are the direct descendants of a Scottish man by the name of William Saunders who befriended a Xhosa girl and later had issue.)
- Shiya
- Sohobese
- Sonani
- Sukwini (with Khoi-khoi ancestry) – [Chwama, Dibashe ,Lawu’ndini, Nja-bomvu, Sandlala-ngca, Ithole loMthwakazi].
- Thangana (Krila, Rhaso, M’bamba, Bodlinja, Gobingca)
- Thole (Gqagqane, Buzini, Ndlangisa, Mzimshe, Lwandle)
- Tolo (amaMfengu – Dlangamandla, Mchenge, Mabhanekazi, Zulu, Mabele-made)
- Tshangisa (Zulu, Skhomo, Mhlatyana, Rhudulu, Nxuba, Mngwevu)
- Tshawe (the ruling house among all the Xhosa. Chiefs include Hintsa, Sigcawu, Sarhili, Xolilizwe, etc.)
- Tshezi (the ruling Bomvana clan of the Jalamba-Gambushe line, with European shipwreck ancestry)
- Tshomane (with shipwreck ancestry, split from the ruling Nyawuza clan of the Mpondo)
- Xesibe (AmaXesibe are a nation made up of several clans and tribes but their history is not well documented. Common clan names are: Nondzaba, Mbathane, Tshomela ka Matsho).
- Xhamela (They are also called amaGcina, found in Thembuland).
- Zangwa (Khwalo – amaMpondo).
Relationship between Mpondo and Mpondomise
Mpondo and Mpondomise were twins. There’s an ongoing argument about which twin is the eldest, the most commonly held view is that Mpondomise is the senior twins.
It is said that while out hunting, Mpondo killed a Lion and refused to hand over the skin to Mpondomise as was the custom (the senior was entitled to skins of certain animals).
The tension between the two started from that day and Mpondo and his followers were the first ones to leave and settle elsewhere away from their father’s land.
Where do Mpondo people come from?
According to the Mpondo oral tradition, they are the legendary descendants of Mpondo, the grandson of Sibiside who was the leader of the once-powerful Mbo nation (AbaMbo or MaMbo).
Mpondo people are part of AbaMbo group who migrated from the Great Lakes into modern-day South Africa, having settled along the way in areas like Zambia and Swaziland.
It is through king Sibiside that Mpondo the forefather of the nation emerges together with other well known nations. Mpondo people share a common lineage with AmaMpondomise, AmaXesibe, AbakwaMkhize, AmaBomvu and AmaBomvana.
Genealogy of Mpondo kings
The most popular of all kings of the Mpondo nation is Faku (1780–1867);
he resided in Qawukeni as it’s still the tradition today. The Nyandeni house was established by Ndamase, Faku’s right-hand son and a prominent general of the Mpondo army during the Mfecane wars.
The genealogy of Mpondo kings in order:
▪ Mpondo
▪ Sihula
▪ Mthwa
▪ Santsabe
▪ Mkhondwane
▪ Sukude
▪ Hlambangobubende
▪ Ziqelekazi
▪ Hlamandana
▪ Thobe
▪ Msiza
▪ Ncindisi
▪ Cabe
▪ Gangatha
▪ Bhala
▪ Chithwayo
▪ Ndayini
▪ Thahle
▪ Nyawuza
▪ Ngqungqushe
▪ Faku
▪ Mqikela
▪ Sigcau
▪ Marelane
▪ Mandlonke
▪ Bhota
▪ Mpondombini
▪ Zanozuko (current)
King Cabe was the first king of the Mpondo nation to cross Mthamvuna river and settled in Siphaqeni. King Ngqungqushe’s mother was the first woman whose “ikhazi” (dowry) was paid for by the kingdom, which makes King Ngqungqushe the first “kumkani” in the modern sense.
King Sigcau is known for his militancy in his fight against colonial rule and imposition of colonial policies, notably the hut taxes in the Mpondo Kingdom. He was later arrested for these actions and incarcerated in Robben Island. He remains a hero to the Mpondo people and admired for his bravery. King Sigcau Bravery Award was launched in his honour. His son King Marelane would become one of the founding Kings of the oldest political party in Africa the African National Congress in 1912 in support of the fight against colonial rule in South Africa. His grandson Nkosi Ntsikayezwe Sigcau would follow in the footsteps of his forefathers and become an ANC liberation activist, contributing in the struggle for liberation in South Africa. This also saw him arrested and harassed for his political activities.
▪ From Sihula we have ImiQwane, AmaNtusi
▪ From Mthwa we have ImiThwa, AmaWoshe, AmaNgcwangule, AmaGingqi, AmaKhwalo
▪ From Mkhondwane we have AmaNtlane, AmaValela, AmaGcuda
▪ From Sukude we have AmaSame, AmaNcenjane
▪ From Cabe we have AmaCabe, AmaTshomane, AmaDwera, AmaQhiya, AmaNjilo, AmaGqwaru, AmaNqanda
▪ From Gangatha we have AmaGangatha, ImiCapathi
▪ From Bhala we have AmaBhala, AmaChithwayo, AmaKhonjwayo, AmaHeleni, AmaNgcoya, AmaNyathi, AmaJola
▪ From Ndayini we have AmaNdayini
▪ From Thahle we have AmaThahle
▪ From Nyawuza we have AmaNyawuza
Some of the following clans were followers of Mpondo kings from the beginning, some only came later during the reign of Faku:
▪ AmaYalo
▪ AmaMpisi
▪ AmaNgcikwa
▪ AmaKhanyayo
▪ ImiZizi
▪ AmaNtshangase
▪ AmaKhwetshube
▪ AmaNgutyana
▪ Izilangwe
▪ AmaXolo
▪ AmaDiba
▪ AmaNci
▪ AmaCwera
▪ AmaMpinge
▪ Omaduna
▪ AmaXhosa
▪ AmaZulu
▪ AmaSwati
▪ AbeSotho