She was born in 1795 at a place called Likotsi (Lesotho) and she died at the age of 111. Her death was registered as 11 November 1906.
Over the years, Mantsopa's prophetic powers acquired mythic proportions extending over space and time....
She was credited with foretelling the rinderpest epidemic after Union and World War I, warning Africans against involvement. The sinking of the SS Mendi with the huge loss of African life is attributed to their disregard of this warning...
SS Mendi was a British GRT passenger steamship that was built in 1905 as a troopship..Mendi sank killing lot of people, most of whom were 'brown' South African troops as it was an increase in ritual murders in Lesotho at the time...
Her other prophecies included the coming of the motor car (people would travel sitting down) and the aeroplane (birds would fly between the earth and the sky) as with all prestige myths...
In 1851 she also prophesied that the Basotho would win a battle against the British troops led by Major Warden, she became renowned as a prophetess, living legend and advisor to Moshoeshoe I when her prophesies about successive wars were fulfilled...
(When there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, reveal myself to them in visions, I speak to them in dreams" Numbers 12:6)
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AmaSwati consist of various clans; for instance, the Dlaminis belong to the abaMbo. Among them, some are originally Sotho, others are originally Ntungwa, and others are Khwe, yet linguistically, they are Lala...
AmaLala comprises clans like Ngcobo, Ngcolosi, Ndlanzi, Bhengu, Mthethwa, Mhlongo, and Cele (who communicate in the IsiCele language), along with Hlabisa. IsiLala consists of a network of related dialects from communities like Cele, Mhlongo, Mthethwa...
Dlamini, and Swati, among others. Ukutekela is the way these individuals articulate words, hence it is essentially identical. IsiLala and XiTsonga have similarities. In KZN, isiThonga existed as a combination of IsiLala and Tsonga...
MAKE YOUR OWN DELICIOUS HEALTHY SUGAR-FREE MULBERRY JAM:
This jam is filled with Vitamin C and iron, mulberries are little powerhouses of nutrients. Harness their goodness with this simple and delicious homemade mulberry jam recipe...
Mulberries are often used for making jam, desserts and wine and they blend well with other fruits, especially pears and apples.
. 3 cups fresh picked, ripe mulberries
. A mixture of 2 cups of natural spring water and 2 red sweet apples
. juice from ½ squeezed lime...
INSTRUCTIONS:
After thoroughly washing the berries, put them in a medium sized saucepan. Heat it over a medium heat, pressing down on the berries to release the juices. Bring to a boil then add the blended apple juice and lime juice...