Isibongo · isiNdebele (Southern Ndebele)
Masilela
This name is also recorded in siSwati. See Masilela clan names in every language.
- PeopleamaNdebele (Southern)
- Grouping Ndzundza (per SAHO); also listed among abeNhla in Matabeleland
- Surnames recorded Masilela
- Places recorded Mpumalanga
- Branch Southern
Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.
About This Record
What Was Written Down
SAHO states that after Mabhogo's death in 1865 Ndzundza leadership passed to the Masilela family; other sources read here name the same rulers as Mahlangu. Sokhela lists Masilela among the abeNhla izibongo of Mzilikazi's kingdom. No praise source read. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.
Families Tell This Differently
Families who carry this name tell parts of it differently. Each way it has been told is below.
Where This Comes From
- Written down by
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- South African History Online, The Ndebele in history (article A-0063369; project researched by Franco Frescura), 2011 (updated 2026), South African History Online — https://sahistory.org.za/article/ndebele-history
- Mloyiswayizizwe Sokhela, Reconstruction of the Kalanga history welcome but beware of distortions! (opinion column, Bulawayo24, reprinted on ka…, 2012-05-09, Bulawayo24 / kalanga.org — https://kalanga.org/blogs/reconstruction-of-the-kalanga-history-welcome-but-beware-of-distortions/
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