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Mlimo, the Ndebele spiritual/religious leader, is credited with fomenting much of the anger that led to this confrontation. He convinced the Ndebele and Shona that the white settlers (almost 4,000 strong by then) were responsible for the drought, locust plagues and the cattle disease rinderpest ravaging the country at the time. Mlimo's call to ...
There is a much earlier source for Ndebele hostility to the Shona, going back to the arrival in 1837 of Mzilikazi and his Matabeleland kingdom. Mzilikazi carved out a territory for himself by fighting and dispossessing the local VaRozvi led by Changamire Chirisamhuru , the then patriach.
This resulted in several confrontations of which Mzilikazi won several, until at length the Voortrekkers over powered Mzilikazi. The battle took two years during which the Matabele suffered heavy losses. By early 1838, Mzilikazi and his people were forced northwards and out of Transvaal altogether, across the Limpopo River. He decided to split ...
The Jameson Raid (Afrikaans: Jameson-inval, lit. ' 'Jameson's Invasion' ', 29 December 1895 – 2 January 1896) was a botched raid against the South African Republic (commonly known as the Transvaal) carried out by British colonial administrator Leander Starr Jameson, under the employment of Cecil Rhodes.
Legendary rulers of The Ama-Ndebele-Kingdom; Name Notes King Ndebele: He was the Son of King Mabhudu: Originally a Chief in the lands of the Bhaca and Hlubi. King Mntungwe: He was the son of King Ndebele. King Ndebele also had a daughter named MaKoro. King Mkhalangwana: He was The son of King Mntungwe. King Jonono: He was the Son of King ...
The name Chimurenga is coined from the great ancestor of the now Shona, Venda and Kalanga people.The Nambya people are also a part of this group. Their ancestor was known by the name Murenga Musorowenzou (Head of an Elephant), known by the Venda as Thoho yaNdou and Sholo reZhou. [2]
The Boers defeat the Ndebele under chief Makopane at Makapansgat 1854 [3]; Campaign against Batlhaping (Batlapin) Bantu people under Gasibone and Mahura in West Transvaal 1858 [3]
Around 1896 the Shona and the Ndbele had around 10,000 guns between the two groups, and by 1879 the Zulu tribes had around 8,000 guns. The Shona were even taught how to manufacture ammunition as well as repair broken or damaged guns. The guns were also used to attract miners because they were sold at and close to mining camps.