The Valambya Discourse – Ngoveni, Mahlaule & Mapengo grouping
There have been confusion about Valambya due to similarity of the Ngoveni surname and Ngubani; as such, many of Ngoveni’s …
Ku hambana exikarhi ka Shivamba na Shivambu
Many people get confused about Shivamba and Shivambu (Xivambu). Hi leswi; Va ka Shivamba i vana va ka Xikhumba xa …
Yi fambile Nhenha ya Xitsonga, Risimati “Ali” Mathonsi
Loyi hi un’wana wa vavanuna lava nga lwa siwnene leswaku Xitsonga xi hoxiwa eka vumbiwa ra tiko ra Zimbabwe. Nkulukumba …
Book Review: U ya va rungula by Nzama Mtileni
U ya va Rungula is a Poetry book by Tsonga writer and academic Nzama Mtileni. In this book Mtileni delves …
Vuwani – The repeat of 1979 (History of Tsonga-Venda Power Struggles)
Tribalism shows its head each time there is a service protest in Vhembe district. In 2014, Mihloti Masuluke was forced …
Types of Tsonga Greetings (Ancient & Formal)
Vatsonga have unique ways of greeting each other. Vatsonga use greetings to acknowledge their origins, roots and status. Greetings afforded …
Maendlelo: Loko Ku Loviwile Emutini wa Vatsonga
Loko Ku Loviwile Emutini wa Vatsonga, ku tivisiwa maxaka ya le kusuhi na le kule; kasi Makholwa wona ya fayeriwa …
1961 – The year Tsonga became Shangaan Part 1
1961 In 1961, a conference was held in Ben Store, which was later named Giyani. This conference was organized by …
1961 – The year Tsonga became Shangaan Part 2
DECISION TO DISBAND THE TSONGA ETHNIC GROUP BY APARTHEID Afrikaners initially wanted Vatsonga to be under Venda or split them …
Remembering Reverend Mboweni & Hosi Katekisa (Nkosi sikelela) of 1899
Reverend John Hlengani Mboweni was the first Tsonga Methodist priest to be ordained in 1899; his ordination service gave birth …
The Tsonga arrival in Southern Africa from 200 AD (Oral History)
The second group to arrive in Southern Africa after the Khoi and San are the precursor people who made up …
Tinxaka ta Vayivi (Makhamba) hi Xitsonga
GWAKURA MAPANDZI: Loyi i muyivi lowo tshova a nghenela a tlhela a yiva. MUSWUKURHUTI: Loyi hi lowo yiva timhova a …