IZIBONGO ZAKWAGULE
UKHOKHO USPHAHLANKUNZI NONONGENA NOMALAMBULEGULE,
MAGWABANE,
NDLOVU,
NKOMEZADLEKHAYA NGOKUSWELA ABELUSI,
NTIMANE LUMNYAMA LUKANYEMBEZI !!
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Ndlovu, Mntungwa, Gengezi,
uSoshawushawu, Gatsheni kaMalunga kaSigonyela,
Boya benyathi Buyasongwa
Buyasombuluka. Mpongo kaZingelwayo.
Nina bakwandlovu zidl’ ekhaya,Ngokweswel’ abelusi.
Nina bakwakhumbula amagwala. Nina
Bakwa Demazane ntombazana.
Nina bakwasihlangu sihle.
Mthiyane! Ngokuthiy’amadod’emazibukweni.
Usithebe sithezela amavila namavilakazi.
Into ezimlomo uthe nca ngathi ngowokusela edwaleni.
Osoja ngengca abanye besoja ngeenkuni.
Uphondo olukhulu oluzala izingwe nezingonyama.
UGenge oludla umthi lodwa lamanye AmaGenge edla ehlanganyela.
Nina baka Silwa Ngoswana!
Began career as graduate trainee engineer earning R1,500 per month, rose through ranks at Anglo American Platinum. Led Thungela following its demerger from Anglo American in 2021. Under his leadership, company grew from R3 billion market cap to returning R22 billion to shareholders in four years. Earned R59.79 million in 2024. Born to peasant farming parents in rural Zimbabwe, holds degree in metallurgical engineering from University of Zimbabwe. His reign established the royal lineage that would continue for over 700 years. The Hlubi are a Bantu ethnic group predominantly found in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa. His leadership maintained the sovereignty and identity of the AmaHlubi people in the face of regional upheaval. His reign saw significant challenges as the Hlubi people were caught up in the expansion of the Zulu empire. Born as Dlomo II and later known as Mthethwa, he was commonly called Langalibalele I. His defiance of colonial authority in Natal led to his trial and exile, becoming a symbol of African resistance to colonial rule. Son of Tatazela kaSiyephu. He was crowned in September 1976 and is the current reigning King of the Hlubi people. Married to Queen Phumaphi Dlamini Hadebe with issue: Prince Bhekamahlubi Hadebe, Prince Mandlenkosi Hadebe, Princess Zibuyile Zamahlubi Hadebe, and Prince Sondezi Hadebe. The Hlubi people continue to seek official recognition of their kingship and nation by the South African government.Let me first address a brief history behind this surname.
In our Nguni culture, we originally did not have such surnames as Olifant.
What happened is that when the colonizers came to South Africa, they changed some of our surnames such as Ndlovu to Olifant and Mthimkhulu to Grootboom. ‘Groot’ is Afrikaans for ‘Great/ Big’ and ‘Boom’ simply means ‘tree’.
In conclusion, Olifant is an Afrikaans surname which is an exact translation of Ndlovu, so people who’s surnames are Olifant are originally Ndlovu.
Olifant / Ndlovu clan names:
Gatsheni,
Boya benyathi, obusonga busombuluka,
Mpongo kaZingelwayo,
Nina bakwaNdlovuzidl’ekhaya, ngokweswel’abelusi,
Zaze zeluswa intombi uDemazane,
Nina bakwaKhumbul’amagwala,
Nina bakwaDemazane Ntombazana,
Nina bakwaS’hlangu sihle,
Mthiyane,
Ngokuthiy’amadoda emazibukweni,
Nina bakwaMdubusi!