Izithakazelo zakwaMemela
Memela clan names 😍 Izithakazelo
Gambu,
Msuthu,
Ntethe,
Mathamahle,
Sikhakha simantwenguntwengu ngokudliwa yinundu,
Ngwekazi kaLanga,
Nontuli!
1823)
Fallen leader of the Memela clan who died in 1823. His forefathers date back to the 1800s and were true followers of the Zulu nation who respected the Zulu king. They served as peace-makers when rivalry existed between various clans. After much investigation by descendants, it was confirmed that Mdingi died a natural death and was not killed during a faction fight as was long claimed. He was buried without honour in a common grave in the Kwamgayi area on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
Under his leadership, the family held a special ceremony to honour their fallen leader Mdingi Memela, attended by more than 3,000 members of the clan where seven cows were slaughtered. A special site was chosen in the Memelas’ longtime rural home in the foothills of the Donnybrook mountains in southern KwaZulu-Natal in memory of their leader.
The Memela people are scattered across KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho.