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Ntombela, Ntuli, Mdletshe, Ndlovu

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Xaba
Shwabade, Nonkosi

Ntombela

  • Mpangazitha,
  • Mahlobo,
  • Ntanzi,
  • Msangula,
  • Gebhezi,
  • Zulu,
  • Lukhwazi,
  • Mageba,
  • Hlongwa,
  • Mahaye,
  • Nodangu,
  • Sokhela,
  • Nzuza,
  • Khawula,
  • Mshazi

Khuboni
Maseko, Simelane

Ndlovu

  • Gatsheni,
  • Boyabenyathi,
  • Zingelwayo,
  • Mpongo,
  • Mthiyane,
  • Mdubusi

Ntuli

  • Mbhele,
  • Mphemba,
  • Nyathi,
  • Godide,
  • Ndlela ka Sompisi,
  • Sothole,
  • Gudukazi uyi Ncwayo,
  • Khuboni,
  • Guqa,
  • Masalela,
  • Mazimuzimu,
  • Mgwabini,
  • Langa

Jiyane-Lamola
Zinyane, Mthembu

Gambu
Memela, Msuthu, Nontuli

Mdletshe

  • Ngomane,
  • Msindazwe,
  • Nzamela,
  • Gwaza

Keabetswe Ntuli (Finance)
Head of Sanlam Private Wealth, Johannesburg region. Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) with BAcc(Hons). Founding CEO and director of Africa Collective Investments. Independent non-executive and chairperson of audit committee for Cloud Atlas Investing. Board member at Equites Property Fund Limited. Strong technical skills in investments, accounting, governance, risk and assurance. Passionate about cultivating young entrepreneurs, design thinking and innovation.

Ngomane Mdletshe (Traditional Prime Minister)
Loyal advisor to King Shaka Zulu who was appointed as the traditional prime minister of the Zulu nation. His loyalty to the king established a centuries-long relationship between the Mdletshe clan and the Zulu royal house. Unfortunately, King Dingane did not favour the Mdletshes and there is evidence that he killed Ngomane’s son after the War of Gongqo.

Mfusi Mdletshe (Royal Loyalist)
During the reign of King Mpande in 1840, Mfusi Mdletshe demonstrated loyalty to the king and was rewarded with a piece of land in Nhlwathi, northern KwaZulu-Natal. His service continued the Mdletshe clan’s tradition of supporting the Zulu monarchy.

Msushwana Mdletshe (Royal Companion)
Close companion to King Cetshwayo who reigned with his assistance. Both men were the same age, and Msushwana played a significant role during King Cetshwayo’s reign. When the king was arrested and fell ill, he asked the nation to protect his son King Dinuzulu. Msushwana’s grandson was one of those who protected the future king, hiding in the bush with him for two years.

Nogotshwa Mdletshe (Royal Advisor)
Father of praise singer Buzetsheni Mdletshe who played a significant role during the reigns of King Bhekuzulu and King Zwelithini, continuing the family’s tradition of service to the Zulu monarchy.

Buzetsheni Mdletshe (Royal Praise Singer)
King Zwelithini and King Misuzulu’s praise singer who first became the late king’s imbongi at age 19 in 1974. He published a book titled “Inyosi” documenting the history of the Mdletshe clan and their relationship with the Zulu royal house, which began during King Shaka’s reign and continues to the present day.

Inkosi Bonga Nkanyiso Mdletshe (1955-2024)
Inkosi (chief) of the Mdletshe tribe in Hlabisa, a lifetime appointment he took up in 1987. Born on 15 May 1955, he matriculated in 1975 at King Bhekuzulu College. He worked as a clerk in the offices of the Hlabisa magistrate from 1976 to 1986 before becoming chief. He represented Hlabisa in the KwaZulu Legislative Assembly in 1992 and served as Deputy Minister of Justice and Correctional Services in the KwaZulu government until 1994. He earned his BJuris degree from the University of Zululand in 1996. He served as a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature from 1996 to 2014 and was Speaker of the legislature from 1998 to 2004. He passed away in 2024.

Ntuli People (Chiefdom)
The Ntuli people were a Zulu clan in South Africa that held their own chiefdom title. They lived along the bank of the Thukela River in KwaZulu-Natal. Under the leadership of Godide kaNdlela and Mavumengwana kaNdlela, sons of Ndlela kaSompisi, they played a major part in the Zulu counter-raid at Middle Drift in June 1879 and in the Battle of Isandlwana. After the partition of Zululand, they were placed in John Robert Dunn’s chiefdom.

Pitika Ntuli (Contemporary Royal Connection)
Member of the larger amaZulu community, and also an artist, poet and historian. He spoke about the late King Goodwill Zwelithini, noting that the king gave nine farms to the Ntuli people, demonstrating the ongoing relationship between the Zulu royal house and the Ntuli clan.

Zuma, Zwane, Mazibuko, Ntshangase

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Ntshangase:

  • Mgazi,
  • Biyela,
  • Menziwa

Mthiyane:

  • Ndaba,
  • Sokhulu,
  • Luvuno,
  • Zondo,
  • Mazwi,
  • Mzwili,
  • Nqoboka,
  • Skhangane,
  • Langa,
  • Ndlovu,
  • Dlemdlem,
  • Sokotshane,
  • Mhlungu,
  • Madela,
  • Lingode,
  • Sibhene,
  • Gobholubabayo,
  • Masingasilele,
  • Sokhulu

Zuma:

  • Nxamalala,
  • Msholozi,
  • Matomela,
  • Bophela,
  • Novela,
  • Mpisi,
  • Zitha,
  • Lugaju,
  • Chongochi,
  • Nyambisa,
  • Hlokohloko,
  • Maphumephethe

Zwane:

  • Mangethe,
  • Cebekhulu,
  • Mbengo,
  • Mbambo,
  • Mungwe,
  • Phikelela,
  • Nsela,
  • Ndabakansele,
  • Zikode,
  • Nsele,
  • Mafu,
  • Mthayi,
  • Mgabhi,
  • Mhlaba,
  • Mchwayo,
  • Ntshosho,
  • Cengesi,
  • Thinta

Maseko:

  • Ngcamane,
  • Sidwabasiluthuli,
  • Mdandulukwane,
  • Khubonye,
  • Ndlovu,
  • Maphanga,
  • Khabangobe,
  • Simelane

Msomi:

  • Meyiwa,
  • Mdayi,
  • Mlamula,
  • Bheshwana,
  • Maboza

Mlambo:

  • Mabhedla,
  • Sishango,
  • Mahwaqakazi,
  • Phisa,
  • Mandeku,
  • Mdineka,
  • Nhlabathi,
  • Manzi,
  • Nobamba,
  • Ntshikantshikana,
  • Makhokhoba

Mazibuko:

  • Mwelase,
  • Khondlo,
  • Nzima,
  • Phuthini,
  • Mgabhi,
  • Manzezulu,
  • Nkobeni,
  • Mzila,
    Mangwe,
  • Mpulo,
  • Siwela

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Ndwandwe, Nxumalo

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Abantu bakwa Ndwandwe baduma kakhulu ngesikhathi kubusa u Zwide eLangeni. Banobuhlobo obukhulu nabakwa Ngwane.
ULanga wazala uMavuso owazala u Ludonga yena wazala u Xaba owazala uLanga wesibili yena owazala uZwide.
UZwide yena wazala uNomhlanjana, Shemane, no Sikhonyana.
Khona kwa Ndwandwe kukhona no Manukuza owazala uNxumalo owazala uGasa, owazala uZikode, owazala uSoshangane owazala uMzila no Mawewe. UMzila yena wazala uNgungunyane.
Ake sibathakazele:
Zwide ka Langa
Ndwandwe, Mkhatshwa
Wena wase Gudunkomo
Wena wasezikhotheni
Ezingakhothi ngomlomo kodwa ezikhotha ngo mkhonto,
Mkhatshwa
Nkabanhle
Somaphunga
Masuku
Zwangendaba
Simelane…

Ndwandwe Kingdom (Nxumalo)
The Ndwandwe are a Bantu Nguni-speaking people who owe their name to one of their early chiefs and are also known as the Nxumalo. They established a powerful kingdom between the Pongola River and the Black Umfolozi River during the eighteenth century. Under the leadership of their king Yaka, they dominated the region. Today, they can be found in South Africa, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe.

King Zwide kaLanga (c.1758-1825)
The most renowned king of the Ndwandwe, ruling from about 1805 to 1820 from his capital on Magudu Mountain south of present-day Pongola. Around 1818, his armies destroyed the Mthethwa under King Dingiswayo at Mbuzi Hill, leaving Zwide as the most powerful leader in the region. In 1819, he launched a second expedition against Shaka’s Zulu, but his forces were decisively defeated at the Battle of Mhlatuze River in 1820, leading to the fragmentation of the Ndwandwe nation. His generals and sons, including Soshangane and Zwangendaba, led segments of the Ndwandwe northwards, establishing the Gaza Empire in Mozambique and the Ngoni peoples in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania. The remaining majority were absorbed into the Zulu Kingdom.

Dr Siyabonga Nxumalo (Royal Historian)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg. His research focuses on the histories of chiefdoms and the British strategy to dismantle the senior branch of the Zulu royal family (Usuthu) from 1880 to 1913. His work examines the intersection of social structures, power dynamics, and historical narratives, contributing to a deeper understanding of South Africa’s royal past.

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