- 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).
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Dlamini
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Ngxilinoboya,
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Popular people from Dlamini last name
Lindiwe Dlamini (Finance/Legal)
Over 25 years financial services experience. CEO of GBVF Response Fund, former CEO of Safrican, Group Executive at PPS, Managing Director at Alexander Forbes. Holds BA (Law), LLB, LLM. Board member at African Bank Holdings. [Source: InsidEntity]
Over 25 years financial services experience. CEO of GBVF Response Fund, former CEO of Safrican, Group Executive at PPS, Managing Director at Alexander Forbes. Holds BA (Law), LLB, LLM. Board member at African Bank Holdings. [Source: InsidEntity]
Popular people from Jama last name
Nathif Jama (Finance/Politics)
Kenyan banker and politician, Governor of Garissa County since August 2022. Former Senior Vice President and Head of Investments & International Banking at Sharjah Islamic Bank, and founding Managing Director of First Community Bank (Kenya’s first Sharia-compliant bank). Co-author of pioneering book on sukuk investments “Islamic Bonds: Your Issuing, Structuring and Investing in Sukuk.” Holds master’s in Islamic Banking, Finance and Management from University of Gloucestershire. [citation:6]
Kenyan banker and politician, Governor of Garissa County since August 2022. Former Senior Vice President and Head of Investments & International Banking at Sharjah Islamic Bank, and founding Managing Director of First Community Bank (Kenya’s first Sharia-compliant bank). Co-author of pioneering book on sukuk investments “Islamic Bonds: Your Issuing, Structuring and Investing in Sukuk.” Holds master’s in Islamic Banking, Finance and Management from University of Gloucestershire. [citation:6]
Royalty from Dlamini last name
Dlamini I (Matalatala) (Royal Ancestor)
The founding ancestor of the Dlamini clan, from whom all Dlamini lineages trace their origin. His descendants would go on to establish royal houses across Southern Africa, including the reigning monarchy of Eswatini.
The founding ancestor of the Dlamini clan, from whom all Dlamini lineages trace their origin. His descendants would go on to establish royal houses across Southern Africa, including the reigning monarchy of Eswatini.
King Mbandzeni (Dlamini IV) (1858-1889)
Became King of the Swazi in 1874, ruling from his royal capital at Embekelweni. His reign saw significant challenges as much Swazi land was lost to Boer concessionaires. He was given the title Dlamini IV upon ascending the throne, chosen by Sisile Khumalo, the late king’s mother, to take the kingship.
Became King of the Swazi in 1874, ruling from his royal capital at Embekelweni. His reign saw significant challenges as much Swazi land was lost to Boer concessionaires. He was given the title Dlamini IV upon ascending the throne, chosen by Sisile Khumalo, the late king’s mother, to take the kingship.
House of Dlamini (Reigning Royal Family)
The Dlamini dynasty grew increasingly powerful under Sobhuza I in the early 19th century, shifting their power center to the Ezulwini valley in central Eswatini. They conquered and incorporated many earlier inhabitants, eventually ruling over all of present-day Eswatini. The House of Dlamini continues to serve as Eswatini’s reigning royal family to this day.
The Dlamini dynasty grew increasingly powerful under Sobhuza I in the early 19th century, shifting their power center to the Ezulwini valley in central Eswatini. They conquered and incorporated many earlier inhabitants, eventually ruling over all of present-day Eswatini. The House of Dlamini continues to serve as Eswatini’s reigning royal family to this day.
Inkosi Melizwe Dlamini (c.1950-2021)
King of the Nhlangwini people who sought recognition as an independent kingdom within KwaZulu-Natal. Despite his claims being rejected by the Nhlapo Commission in 2009, he maintained his status as king until his death. His son Nqalabutho kaMelizwe Dlamini succeeded him and continues his father’s legacy, receiving a certificate of recognition from the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa in 2024.
King of the Nhlangwini people who sought recognition as an independent kingdom within KwaZulu-Natal. Despite his claims being rejected by the Nhlapo Commission in 2009, he maintained his status as king until his death. His son Nqalabutho kaMelizwe Dlamini succeeded him and continues his father’s legacy, receiving a certificate of recognition from the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa in 2024.
Prince Nqalabutho kaMelizwe Dlamini (Contemporary Royalty)
Current king of the Nhlangwini people, ascending after his father’s death in 2021. He continues to seek full constitutional recognition of his kingdom, maintaining that the Nhlangwini have never bowed to the Zulu king and have no historical relationship with the Zulu monarchy. His cause represents one of several KZN tribes seeking recognition as independent kingdoms.
Current king of the Nhlangwini people, ascending after his father’s death in 2021. He continues to seek full constitutional recognition of his kingdom, maintaining that the Nhlangwini have never bowed to the Zulu king and have no historical relationship with the Zulu monarchy. His cause represents one of several KZN tribes seeking recognition as independent kingdoms.
Imvelaphi yamaZizi
Molweni maqhawe amahle. Nanku uKawa iZizi lakwaShweme/
Limakhwe kwincwadi yakhe yango 1929 ethi, “Ibali lamaMfengu”, ulanda imvelaphi
yamaZizi uthi azalwa eSwatini nguMatalatala (uDlamini wokuqala) aza wona aphuma
ngaphasi kombuso kayise ngokumka kukaSongolo kaDlamini 1. Azinze eluThukela
ixesha elide kakhulu amaZizi, ehlalelene nesizwe samaHlubi, esamaBhele, amaKhuze neNtlangwini.
Ngokwabanye ababhali umhlaba wamaZizi kususela ngeminyaka yo 1495 kuya ko 1845 wawusuka eKlip River uye apho kuqala khona umlambo uluThukela, uhambe njalo ngeentaba zoKhahlamba (Dragensberg) ukuya ku Bushman’s river, ujikeleze
eMtshezi (Escourt) ukuya a endaweni ekwakuthiwa yi Doorn-kop apho kuqala khona owamaKhuze umhlaba, ube sewuya kwa Hamilton’s farm.
Ngaphambi kokuba bachitheke bechithwa nguMatiwane kaMasumpa, iNkosi yamaNgwane kaNgwadi, abekhona amaZizi afudukileyo andulukela eLesotho
kwiminyaka ephambili. Ngokwemibhalo yaseLesotho (History of Basotho), amaZizi
akwaTendza ngawo awokuqala ukungena kulomhlaba waziwa ngeLesotho lomhlanje. LamaZizi ayesebenzisa izikhumba zemfene
aphetha sele ebizwa ngamaMfene lawa angoHlathi, Malukazi, Lisa, Jambase. Kanti ayebizwa ngaMaphetla okuchaza ukuba
ngabo abokuqala kulamhlaba.
AmaTendza alandelwa ngamaZizi akwaMafu anduluka ebizwa ngabakwaLanga (Bahalanga), aphetha sewebizwa ngokuba
ngamaBholani/Polane emveni kokuduma kuka Polane unyana kaMakhwele kaKakene.
Emva kwethuba elingangeminyaka engamashumi amahlanu kwalandela amaZizi
akwaDlamini (uDlamini wesibini)
awayekhokhelwa ngoTiti noKobo unyana nomzukulwana kaLanga
owayengumntakwabo kaLamyeni, Ndlovu, Tenya noJama.
LamaZizi akwaDlamini adibana nesizwe saBaphothing, bendiselana banduluka bonke, kodwa aBaphothing bashiyeka, wona amaZizi athatha igama
elithi Phuthi, abangaBaphuthi, ayokuwa eLesotho afika abaziiKumkani zamaZizi ayenduluke ngaphambili. LamaZizi asaligcinile ulwimi lwemveli elifana neSiswati, neselibizwa ngeSephuthi lomhla.
Amanye amaZizi afuduka eluThukela ekuqaleni kweemfazwe zemfecane,
alibangisa eMpumakoloni ekhokhelwe ngooNjokweni kaMrhawu (abanye bathi
ngokaMtshibe), noNzila kaDweba uyisemkhulu kaBikitsha. LamaZizi sele aziwa ngokuthi ziiMfengu.
Afikela kwikumkani yamaGcaleka, uHintsa, ah Zanzolo! Kodwa ekubhubheni kukaHintsa, kuye kwavela ukungavani phakathi kwamaXhosa nabaMbo abangamaMfengu, aquka nezizwe zamaHlubi namaBhele nezinye.
AmaMfengu ke agqibele sewesilwa kwicala lamaNgisi ekhokhelwe nguVeldtman kaBikitsha kaMabidlili kaNzila kaDweba, inkosi eyayudume ngokubuza isizwe sakhe ngelihlobo, “Nidze natsi yintsaba ni na leya maTiti (maZizi), yintsaba ni na le?”, baphendule bathi, “yiSandlulube, Dlamini!”
Amanye wamaZizi adumileyo ngoGovan Mbeki noonyana bakhe ooThabo no Moeletsi Mbeki.