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Jan 5 11 tweets 4 min read
1/11. Born in the early 1790s, Mzilikazi KaMatshobana of the Khumalo clan grew into a leader during the rise of Shaka Zulu and his powerful warriors of the Zulu Kingdom.Shaka’s ambition led to a relentless campaign of conquest, with his warriors marching across the land.
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2/11 Mzilikazi, burdened with the responsibility of his people’s future, faced the immense challenge of confronting Shaka’s forces. In the heart of the 1820s, Mzilikazi found himself entangled in a web of intrigue and power struggles. His fate became inseparably linked with that Image
Mar 27, 2023 4 tweets 2 min read
1/4.Did you know that the most prominent Tonga distinguishing mark is MATRILINITY. This means that the family units are dominated by women not by men. When a Tonga man marries, he migrates to the home of his bride. The children he breeds with his bride are not his but belong to 2/4. the bride's family. His children adopt the totem of their mother. They also inherit the property and positions from their maternal uncles. If a Tonga man happens to be a chief, his chieftainship is not inherited by his brothers or sons after his death but by the son of the