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Isibongo · isiNdebele (Northern Ndebele)

Masuku

Also spelled Phenyane, Dungandaba.

  • PeopleamaNdebele (Matabeleland)
  • Grouping Zwangendaba section leaders (Madlenya, Mbiko); also Ndubazi/Enhla sub-lines
  • Surnames recorded Masuku
  • Places recorded Matabeleland
  • Branch Matabeleland

Written down by families and by the people who recorded them.

About This Record

What Was Written Down

Ndlovu-Gatsheni records Mbiko Masuku, son of Madlenya who headed the Zwangendaba isigaba, married to Mzilikazi's daughter Zinkabi and the main challenger to Lobengula's accession in the civil war. Nyathi separately lists Masuku (Phenyane, Dungandaba) among the Ndubazi lineages counted as abeNhla. Lookout Masuku of ZIPRA appears in Wikipedia's list of notable Ndebele. Recorded from the sources named on this entry; the wording here is Sibaya's own.

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Where This Comes From

Written down by
  • Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Article in Southern African Humanities vol. 20 (same governance material; PDF hosted by the BLAC Foundation), 2008, Natal Museum / Southern African Humanities — https://blacfoundation.org/pdf/Ndlovu-Gatsheni-24.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/

Recorded Alongside

  • Bhebhe Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Dlamini Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Dlodlo Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Dube Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Gumbo Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).
  • Gumede Also recorded among the amaNdebele (Matabeleland).

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