Zwide's mother may have been a witch doctor, but that didn't stop him killing Dingiswayo, sending Mzilikaze running, fighting with Shaka and forming the Shangaan people of Mozambique! Go Zwide...go go go! Chief Zwide Zwide kaLanga lived from 1758 to 1820 and was chief of the Ndwandwe from 1805 to around 1820 Supposedly his mother was a sangoma or witch doctor The ferocious Zwide wanted to extend the Ndwandwe's power and lands and killed his rival Dingiswayo of the Mthethwa He destroyed other local rivals, and executed King Matshobane, whose son Mzilikazi fled the land. but Zwide was stopped by the rising Zulu kingdom under Shaka, Dingiswayo's protégé, who incorporated the remaining Mthethwa people. In 1818 Zwide fought the Zulu at Battle of Gqokli Hill, part of the Zulu civil war As Shaka's powers grew Zwide tried to demolish him, so in 1820 he led his army into the Battle of the Mhlatuze, but his army was caught in the river by Zulu guerrillas and scattered. Zwide escaped, and his people fled north, some of the escapees of the Crushing became the Shangaan people in Mozambique. The Zwide name lives on in Zwide township. Never forget Chief Zwide And don't forget to like and subscribe to manic minutes Tags: zulu, south Africa, history, chief, shaka, crushing, mfecane, mthethwa, ndwandwe, dingiswayo, zwide, shangaan, mzilikazi Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwide_kaLanga http://roarafricaroar.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/the-forgotten-tribes-of-langa-kaxaba-the-ndwandwe/ SA history online

• published: 10 Nov 2013
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