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Encyclopedia > Ndebele people (South Africa)
Ndebele
The women of Loopspruit Cultural Village, near Bronkhorstspruit, in front of a traditionally-painted Ndebele dwelling.
Total population

703,906 (2001 Census) Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1200x864, 75 KB) Summary Women at the Ndebele Cultural Village, Loopspruit, Gauteng, South Africa. ... Bronkhorstspruit is a small farming town 50km east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along the N4 highway towards Witbank. ... // In the 18th Century the Ndzundza Ndebele people of South Africa created their own tradition and style of house painting. ...

Regions with significant populations
Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng provinces
in Flag of South Africa South Africa
Languages
Ndebele language
Religions
Christian, Animist
Related ethnic groups
Nguni

The Ndebele people are three tribes or nations of people living in South Africa and Zimbabwe; there are three main groups of Ndebele: Capital Polokwane Largest city Polokwane Area  - Total Ranked 5th 123,900 km² Premier Mbhazima Shilowa (ANC) Population   - 2001   - 1996   - Density (2001) Ranked 4th 5,273,637 4,929,368 43/km² (Ranked 3rd) Languages Races Black (97. ... Mpumalanga, (name changed from Eastern Transvaal on 24 August 1995), is a province in South Africa. ... Categories: South Africa stubs | Provinces of South Africa | Gauteng Province ... Image File history File links Flag_of_South_Africa. ... The Ndebele language, or isiNdebele, or Sindebele, is an African language belonging to the Nguni group of Bantu languages, and spoken by the AmaNdebele (the Ndebele people). ... Christianity percentage by country, purple is highest, orange is lowest Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch... This article is in need of attention. ... For the cattle breed see Nguni cattle. ... http://www. ... One of the most influential doctrines in history is that all humans are divided into groups called nations. ...

The Northern Transvaal Ndebele have largely adopted the language and culture of their Sotho and Tswana neighbours. Their spoken language is sometimes mistakenly grouped under the Northern Sotho group of dialects, and is becoming extinct. The new generation mostly speaks Northern Sotho. This article refers to the Southern Transvaal Ndebele people. Flag of Transvaal For the Russian theme park, see Transvaal Park. ... Bronkhorstspruit is a small farming town 50km east of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along the N4 highway towards Witbank. ... Capital Polokwane Largest city Polokwane Area  - Total Ranked 5th 123,900 km² Premier Mbhazima Shilowa (ANC) Population   - 2001   - 1996   - Density (2001) Ranked 4th 5,273,637 4,929,368 43/km² (Ranked 3rd) Languages Races Black (97. ... Flag of Transvaal For the Russian theme park, see Transvaal Park. ... Mokopane (previously called Potgietersrus) is a town in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. ... Polokwane (previously known as Pietersburg) is a city, municipality and the capital of the Limpopo province in South Africa. ... The Matabele are a branch of the Zulus who split from King Shaka in the early 1820s under the leadership of Mzilikazi, a former general in Shakas army. ... The Matabele are a branch of the Zulus who split from King Shaka in the early 1820s under the leadership of Mzilikazi, a former general in Shakas army. ... Sesotho (Sotho, Southern Sotho or Southern Sesotho[1]) is a Bantu language spoken primarily in South Africa, where it is one of the 11 official languages, and in Lesotho, where it is the national language. ... Tswana (Motswana, plural Batswana) is the name of a Southern African people. ...


History

The Ndebele are part of the larger Nguni ethnic group. They are thought to have travelled from kwaZulu to the Transvaal region, led by a chief called Musi and settling near Pretoria in about 1600. In the mid-seventeenth century, the nation split over a succession dispute between his two sons, Manala and Ndzundza. For the cattle breed see Nguni cattle. ... Flag of KwaZulu KwaZulu was a bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government as a semi-independent homeland for the Zulu people. ... 1600 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ...


In 1882, following friction with Voortrekker settlers over land and other resources, the Boer leader Piet Joubert led a campaign against the Ndebele leader Nyabela. Nyabela was imprisoned, finally being released in the late 1890s, and many of his people were indentured to white farmers. Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Voortrekker Monument built in 1949. ... This article is about the Boer people (Boerevolk). ... Petrus Jacobus Joubert Petrus Jacobus Joubert (January 20, 1834 - March 28, 1900), better known as Piet Joubert was Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900. ... An Indentured servant is an unfree labourer under contract to work (for a specified amount of time) for another person, often without any pay, but in exchange for accommodation, food, other essentials and/or free passage to a new country. ...


During the apartheid era, Nyabela's successor as leader, Cornelius, was forcibly moved with his people to a tribal "homeland" called KwaNdebele, which was given nominal self-government. A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... A homeland is the concept of the territory to which one belongs; usually, the country in which a particular nationality was born. ... Flag of KwaNdebele KwaNdebele was a bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government as a semi-independent homeland for the Matabele people. ...


References

  • Ndebele: The art of an African tribe, 1986. Margaret Courtney-Clarke, London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-28387-7

External links

  • History of the Ndebele (Matabele) people of zimbabwe
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Ethnic groups in South Africa

Afrikaner · Anglo-African · Asians · Cape Malay · Coloured · Griqua · Khoisan · Ndebele · Sotho · Tsonga · Swazi · Tswana · Venda · Xhosa · Zulu Afrikaners are an ethnic group of Northwestern European ancestry and associated with Southern Africa and the Afrikaans language. ... Anglo-Africans are primarily associated with Southern Africa and British ancestry. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The Cape Malay community is an ethnic group or community in South Africa, taking its name from what is now known as the Western Cape of South Africa and the people originally from the Malay archipelago who started this community in South Africa. ... In the South African, Namibian, Zambian and Zimbabwean context, the term Coloured (also known as Bruinmense, Kleurlinge or Bruin Afrikaners in Afrikaans) refers to a heterogeneous group of people who posess some degree of sub-Saharan ancestry, but not enough to be considered Black under South African law. ... The Griqua (Afrikaans Griekwa) are a subgroup of South Africas heterogeneous and multiracial Coloured people. ... Khoisan (increasingly commonly spelled Khoesan or Khoe-San) is the name for two major ethnic groups of southern Africa. ... The Basotho (Sotho-speaking people) have lived in southern Africa since around the 15th century. ... The Shangaan (Vatsonga or Vitsonga) are a large group of people living mainly in southern Mozambique in Maputo and in Gaza Province; there is also a large Shangaan grouping in Limpopo Province in South Africa. ... Tswana (Motswana, plural Batswana) is the name of a Southern African people. ... Venda was a bantustan in northern South Africa, now part of Limpopo province. ... The Xhosa (IPA ( )) people are peoples of Bantu origin living in south-east South Africa, and in the last two centuries throughout the southern and central-southern parts of the country. ... Languages Zulu Religions Christian, African Traditional Religion Related ethnic groups Bantu Nguni Basotho Xhosa Swazi Matabele Khoisan The Zulu (South African English and isiZulu: amaZulu) are a South African ethnic group of an estimated 17-22 million people who live mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ...

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Ndebele people (South Africa) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (319 words)
The Northern Transvaal Ndebele have largely adopted the language and culture of their Sotho and Tswana neighbours.
Nyabela was imprisoned, finally being released in the late 1890s, and many of his people were indentured to white farmers.
During the apartheid era, Nyabela's successor as leader, Cornelius, was forcibly moved with his people to a tribal "homeland" called KwaNdebele, which was given nominal self-government.
MSN Encarta - South Africa (1315 words)
The Ndebele people are known for the bold and brightly colored patterns with which they paint their traditional rural homes.
South Africa’s first professional artists, including Hugo Naude and Jan Volschenck, depicted landscapes and were strongly influenced by the artistic traditions of Britain and the Netherlands.
South Africa is changing economically from a producer of raw materials to an industrial nation that produces both raw materials and commercial products.
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