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Ndebele
Ndebele or Matabele , Bantu-speaking people inhabiting Matabeleland North and South, W Zimbabwe. The Ndebele, now numbering close to 2 million, originated as a tribal following in 1823, when Mzilikazi, a general under the Zulu king Shaka, fled with a number of warriors across the Drakensberg int... Read more
Bulawayo
Bulawayo , city (1992 est. pop. 621,742), SW Zimbabwe. It is the second largest city of Zimbabwe and an important industrial, commercial, and railroad center. Among its manufactures are textiles, motor vehicles, tires, metal products, and cement. Founded by the British in 1893, it was the scene (189... Read more
Lobengula
Lobengula , c.1833-94, king of Matabeleland (now in Zimbabwe). After succeeding his father (1870), he tried to turn aside the approaches of European colonizers. In 1888, however, under pressure from Cecil Rhodes , he ceded his mineral rights in exchange for small payment, and Rhodes used those conc... Read more
Bantu
Bantu , ethnic and linguistic group of Africa, numbering about 120 million. The Bantu inhabit most of the continent S of the Congo River except the extreme southwest. The classification is primarily linguistic, and there are almost a hundred Bantu languages, including Luganda, Zulu, and Swahili. Few... Read more
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe , formerly Rhodesia, officially Republic of Zimbabwe, republic (2005 est. pop. 12,747,000), 150,803 sq mi (390,580 sq km), S central Africa. It is bordered on the north by Zambia, on the northeast and east by Mozambique, on the south by South Africa, and on the southwest and west by Bot... Read more
Cecil John Rhodes
Cecil John Rhodes , 1853-1902, British imperialist and business magnate. Business Career The son of a Hertfordshire clergyman, he first went to South Africa in 1870, joining his oldest brother, Herbert, on a cotton plantation in Natal. In 1871 the brothers staked a claim in the newly opene... Read more
Botswana
Botswana , officially Republic of Botswana, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,640,000), 231,804 sq mi (600,372 sq km), S central Africa. It is bordered by Namibia on the west and north, by Zambia at a narrow strip in the north, by Zimbabwe on the east, and by South Africa on the east and south. Gaborone ... Read more
apartheid
apartheid [Afrik.,=apartness], system of racial segregation peculiar to the Republic of South Africa, the legal basis of which was largely repealed in 1991-92. History Racial segregation and the supremacy of whites had been traditionally accepted in South Africa prior to 1948, but in the ... Read more
South Africa
South Africa Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Namibia in the northwest, on Botswana and Zimbabwe in the north, on Mozambique and Swaziland i... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Ndebele"

Ndebele
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Ndebele ETHNONYMS: Amandebele, Mapoggers, Ndzundza, Ndzundza-Ndebele or Manala-Ndebele, Southern Ndebele Orientation Identification. The people refer to themselves as "Amandebele," or "Ndzundza" or "Manala," denoting the two main...
Lobengula
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...died ca. 1894) was a South African Ndebele king. His kingdom was the last of the...Rhodesia, where he established the Ndebele (Matabele) kingdom. Lobengula was his son. Lobengula ruled the Ndebele during a time of crisis in central Africa...
Zimbabwe
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the Shona ethnic group, while 14% are Ndebele. There are small minorities of mixed...official language is English, with Shona and Ndebele being the predominant African languages...Shona-speaking people were subjected to Ndebele invaders, who forced them to pay tribute...
Mzilikazi
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...driven out of his homeland, created the Ndebele, or Matabele, kingdom. Ayounger son...incorporating Nguni refugees from Zululand, his Ndebele state became the dominant power on the...An epic journey followed in which the Ndebele made their way northward in two contingents...
Rhodes, Cecil
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1888 Rhodes secured mining grants from Lobengula, King of the Ndebele, which by highly stretched interpretations gave Rhodes a claim...Salisbury and other towns. This sparked conflict with the Ndebele, but they were crushed by British forces in the war of 1893...
Zimbabweans
Encyclopedia entry from: Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures ...speaking a different language. The two largest are the Shona and Ndebele. The Shona people make up about 60 percent of the population...their skill in working with iron, gold, and copper. The Ndebele people, recognized for their skill as military strategists...
Cecil John Rhodes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...agents secured mining concessions from Lobengula, King of the Ndebele, which by highly stretched interpretations gave Rhodes a claim...territories and founded Salisbury and other towns. This provoked Ndebele hostility, but they were crushed in the war of 1893. By this...
Botswana
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...disrupted by the expansion of the Zulu and their offshoot, the Ndebele. However, Khama II, chief of the Ngwato (the largest Tswana nation), curbed the depredations of the Ndebele and established a fairly unified state. A new threat arose in...
South Africa
Encyclopedia entry from: World Education Encyclopedia ...Population: 43,421,021 Language(s): Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa...South Africa has 11 official languages: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho, Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa...
Bulawayo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...by the British in 1893, it was the scene (1896) of a Ndebele (Matabele) revolt. Nearby are the 18th-century precolonial...Bulawayo was beset with violence between the Shona and Ndebele peoples until 1988 when an accord was reached.

Dictionary entries related to "Ndebele"

Ndebele
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Ndebele A Bantu-speaking Zulu people, branches of which are found in Zimbabwe (where they are better known as Matabele ) and in the Transvaal.
Zimbabwe
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...empire. In the early 19th century, the Ndebele, under their leader MZILIKAZI , invaded...a revival of tension between Shona and Ndebele, personified by Mugabe and Nkomo. The...0% Ethnic Groups: Shona 70.8%; Ndebele Nguni 15.8%; Nyanja 5.0%; European...
Mzilikazi
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Mzilikazi ( c. 1796–1868) NDEBELE leader. The first great ruler of the Ndebele, he united his people into a nation under his leadership...fled north, subduing the Shona, and ruling the Ndebele until his death.
Lobengula
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Lobengula ( c. 1836–94) Ndebele leader. The son of MZILIKAZI , he was the second and last NDEBELE king (1870–93). After his...acceded to the throne. He compromised Ndebele independence by land concessions to the...
Rozvi empire
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...controlled gold-mining in the interior and for a time successfully warded off Portuguese attempts to conquer them, but in 1629 the Mwene Mutapa acknowledged Portuguese suzerainty. The empire was finally broken up by the Ndebele in the 1830s.
Nguni
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Refugees from Shaka, copying the military discipline and strategy of their Zulu conquerors, established themselves in the NDEBELE state in Zimbabwe, the Gaza state in Mozambique, the Swazi state in Swaziland, and a group of Nguni states in Tanzania...
Rhodes, Cecil John
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...x2013;5. To secure control and mineral rights in Matabeleland (now Zimbabwe), his agents secured a treaty with the Ndebele King Lobengula. On 13 July 1889 he founded the British South Africa Company , which subsequently administered and colonized...
Botswana
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Roman Catholic 9.4% Ethnic Groups: Tswana 97.0%; Shona, !Kung San (Bushmen), Khoikhoin (Hottentot), and Ndebele minorities Languages: Tswana, English (both official); Shona and local languages International Organizations: UN; OAU...

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Ndebele rejects car again; Contractors wanted family to accept gift.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (South Africa); 5/20/2009; 700+ words ; ...Mkhwanazi TRANSPORT Minister Sibusiso Ndebele today rejected - for the second time...the car to a member of his family, but Ndebele stood firm and insisted it be sold and...up a trust for emerging contractors. Ndebele was controversially awarded the vehicle...
Ndebele returns gift Merc.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 5/20/2009; 700+ words ; ...and Gaye Davis TRANSPORT Minister S'bu Ndebele will return the luxury S500 Mercedes...worth more than R1 million, engulfed Ndebele in a wave of controversy within days of...partner Cosatu, both of which had urged Ndebele to return the gift to avoid a conflict...
Ndebele gives up Mercedes.(News)
Newspaper article from: Pretoria News (South Africa); 5/20/2009; 700+ words ; ...and Gaye Davis TRANSPORT Minister S'bu Ndebele will return the luxury S500 Mercedes...worth more than R1 million, engulfed Ndebele in a wave of controversy within days of...partner Cosatu, both of which had urged Ndebele to return the gift to avoid a conflict...
Ndebele rejects car again; Contractors wanted family to take gift.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (South Africa); 5/20/2009; 700+ words ; ...Mkhwanazi TRANSPORT Minister Sibusiso Ndebele today rejected - for the second time...the car to a member of his family, but Ndebele stood firm and insisted it be sold and...up a trust for emerging contractors. Ndebele was controversially awarded the vehicle...
Ndebele painted geometry
Newspaper article from: The Press; 10/8/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...in their artistic tradition means the Ndebele painted culture is flourishing, writes...she always used. She wore her casual Ndebele costume -- brass neck, arm, and leg...Swasi, Xhosa, and the Shanga, the Ndebele's historical homeland occupies an area...
Ndebele debates whether or not wecan ever be one nation.(Dispatches)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 10/21/2007; 700+ words ; ...from the Box is a selection of Njabulo Ndebele's essays from 1987 to 2006 compiled...volume is of considerable interest because Ndebele - the outgoing vice-chancellor of my...surprising and, therefore, writerly. Ndebele is intent on raising the level of the...
Identificative copulatives in Southern Ndebele: evidence for diachronic postulations in Zulu (1)/ Identifiserende kopulatiewe in Suid-Ndebele: ondersteuning vir diachroniese postulerings in Zoeloe.
Magazine article from: Literator: Journal of Literary Criticism, comparative linguistics and literary studies; 8/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...Identificative copulatives in Southern Ndebele: evidence for diachronic postulations in Zulu Southern Ndebele is the language with the smallest number...identificative copulatives of Southern Ndebele. The basic grammatical structure of the...
Pride of the Ndebele. (African indigenous people)
Magazine article from: The Architectural Review; 3/1/1995; ; 700+ words ; ...spatial, formal and decorative qualities of southern Ndebele art and architecture strongly affirm the identity of...quest for cultural identity. They are the southern Ndebele. Ndebele architecture has been viewed as a style, but the inherent...
Ndebele Art: A South African Symbol of Power
Newspaper article from: Washington Informer; 8/17/1994; ; 623 words ; ...Randi Payton Washington Informer 08-17-1994 Ndebele Art: A South African Symbol of Power. by Randi...world -- now we too can share in the beauty of Ndebele art. The art of the Ndebele women of South Africa is not only vibrantly displayed...
The farce of homeland independence: Kwa-Ndebele, the untold story.
Magazine article from: Journal of Asian and African Studies; 12/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...not have seen the light of day in Kwa-Ndebele, having succumbed to the serious congenital...was belatedly re-lived in the Kwa-Ndebele of 1986. In South Africa at large, the...specter of Uhuru for the minuscule Kwa-Ndebele homeland, due on 11 December 1986. The...