MLFM removes “Vatsonga/Machangani” from their website after public pressure
Handle ka guwa yo chavisa, va Munghana Lonene FM va boheki ku lulamisa no susa vito ra “Vatsonga/Machangani” eka ntumani …
5 reasons Amashangaan failed to get a homeland separate from Vatsonga
When the Apartheid government started with the Bantustans project, the aim was twofold: To emphasize the separation between European colonial …
10 Things Vatsonga need to stop saying to/about each other
Vatsonga, ku na swilo leswi hina tani hi rixaka, tani hi vanhu, hi faneleke ku swi hunguta kumbe ku swi …
Did Soshangani speak Xichangani?
Soshangani Nxumayo spoke isiLala, which is a Nguni dialect. So how did Soshangani end up with a language named after …
The year 2020 marks 200 years of Tsonga-Shangaan conflict
Various people have tried to talk down the conflicting nature of the existence of amashangane among Vatsonga. For so many …
October, 2005 – N’wheti leyi Vatsonga va nga yimela Vutsonga
Vutsonga i Vukosi, kambe Mutsonga a hi wa rimhondzo. Etikweni ra Afrika-dzonga, ku na Vinyi (Royals), Swidyondeki na Vadzinga (Commoners) …
Shangaan-Tsonga Dynamics in Mozambique
There have been many calls on the South African context, which have been made to validate the Shangaanisation (Ngunification) of …
Memoirs of a Shangaan
My first struggle in life is being a Shangaan; it was never an issue until we moved to Gauteng. I …
Is Shangaan Nguni or Tsonga or Both?
The Shangaan (Machangani) identity is very much confusing, especially within the Tsonga ethnic group. There is an identity crisis, and …
Seven Amazing Tsonga Heroines
Ndzawini! Hosikati Xikhumbani Daughter of Chief N’wateva, she was elected to be Queen by her father and grandfather, King Henhla of …
Difference between Tsonga & Shangaan in 500 words
Vatsonga suffer from an identity crisis, and this is a result of centuries of oppression, in the form of – …
Samora Moisés Maxele’s role in Tsonga History
Maxele (Xitsonga)/ Machel (Portuguese) / Mashele (Nguni & Sotho) Samora comes from a powerful family in the Limpopo valley. His grandfather, …