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Ndiweni

  • PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
  • Grouping Zansi; the clan of Mzilikazi's mother; hereditary chieftaincy at Ntabazinduna
  • Surnames recorded Ndiweni
  • Places recorded Ntabazinduna, Mbembesi, Insiza, Ncema, Mzingwane
  • Branch Matabeleland

Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.

About This Record

What Was Written Down

Wikipedia, citing Rasmussen's 1977 article, records Gundwane (Khondwane, also Mkhaliphi) Ndiweni as brother of Mzilikazi's mother Cikose Ndiweni, leader of the advance party that reached the Bulawayo area ahead of the king and installed the young Nkulumane, and either killed in battle or executed after the king arrived; his son Monyebe was executed in 1862. Nyathi's column independently names the Khondwane Ndiweni group that settled first along the Insiza, Ncema and Mzingwane. Ndlovu-Gatsheni records Thunzi Ndiweni among prominent men eliminated in the 1870-72 succession crisis. The Ndiweni chieftaincy at Ntabazinduna continues (Khayisa, then Nhlanhlayamangwe Felix Ndiweni). Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.

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Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Who Ruled by the Spear? Rethinking the Form of Governance in the Ndebele State (African Studies Quarterly 10(2-3)), 2008, University of Florida Center for African Studies — https://asq.africa.ufl.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/168/Ndlovu-Gatsheni-Vol10Issue23.pdf
  • Pathisa Nyathi, Names and naming: Mabhena history captured in names (Sunday News column), 2020-02-23, Zimpapers (Sunday News / heraldonline.co.zw) — https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/names-and-naming-mabhena-history-captured-in-names/
  • Gundwane Ndiweni, read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundwane_Ndiweni
  • Gundwane Ndiweni, read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundwane_Ndiweni (citing Rasmussen 1977)
  • Wikipedia contributors, Northern Ndebele people, read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ndebele_people

Recorded Alongside

  • Bhebhe Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Dlamini Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Dlodlo Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Dube Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Gumbo Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Gumede Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).

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