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Sinanatelo · siSwati

Shabalala

  • PeopleemaSwati
  • Grouping Emakhandzambili
  • Surnames recorded Shabalala
  • Places recorded South

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About This Record

What Was Written Down

Bonner, as reported, makes Shabalala a brother of Dlamini waDlovunga who led one of the early Ngwane groups off the Lubombo into southern Eswatini around 1750-1770, so that the clan was in the south before the royal line arrived. Maganeni Dlamini makes Shabalala a brother of Dlamini, Ginindza and Mabuza born of Ludvonga. Duda Shabalala is recorded as a veteran of Lubuya. 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
  • Swaziland Oral History Project, Hamilton series (A8): interview with Velamuva Hlatshwako, 1987, with synopsis and end…, 1987; printed 2021 — https://emandulo.apc.uct.ac.za/collection/WITS/FLOPPYS/DISK2/(A8)HLAT.pdf
  • Swaziland Oral History Project, Hamilton series (A8): interview with Velamuva Hlatshwako, 1987, with synopsis and end…, 1987; printed 2021 — https://emandulo.apc.uct.ac.za/collection/WITS/FLOPPYS/DISK2/(A8)HLAT.pdf (endnote xix (Matsebula: found by Sobhuza I south of the luSutfu)
  • Wikipedia contributors, Emakhandzambili (English Wikipedia), read 2026-09-05, Wikimedia Foundation — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emakhandzambili (citing MATSEBULA1988 pp.21-22)

Recorded Alongside

  • Bhembe Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dladla Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dlamini Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Dvuba Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Fakudze Also recorded among the emaSwati.
  • Gama Also recorded among the emaSwati.

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