Isibongo · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)
Sithole (Matabeleland)
- PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
- Grouping Nguni isibongo marking the Zansi; leaders of the iGabha section
- Surnames recorded Sithole
- Places recorded Matabeleland
- Branch Matabeleland
Also Spelled
Sithole (Matabeleland) is also written Sithole.
Spellings differ between families, between records and between countries. Wozekhaya keeps the name as each source wrote it rather than settling on one form.
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About This Record
What Was Written Down
Ndlovu-Gatsheni names Maqhekeni Sithole as Mzilikazi's brother-in-law and an influential figure, and lists Sithole among the Zansi izibongo. Nyathi records the iGabha group under Maqhekeni Sithole arriving with the king's own party. 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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- 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/
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