{"id":334,"date":"2013-07-15T20:16:49","date_gmt":"2013-07-15T19:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=334"},"modified":"2020-07-20T00:06:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-19T23:06:30","slug":"ndebele-culture-tribe-and-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/ndebele-culture-tribe-and-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Ndebele Tribe – Culture, Traditional Attire & Art Patterns"},"content":{"rendered":"
Did you know that the Ndebele tribe also regarded as the amaNdebele or the Matabele are part of the larger Bantu tribe? Although the origin of the southern African Ndebele people is shrouded in mystery, they are however considered as one of the Nguni ethnic group, and to some extent, the Ndebele tribe is regarded as a branch of the Zulu’s who split from King Shaka under the leadership of Mzilikazi. However, over time and due to some serious internal conflicts, the tribe has further been divided into two groups – the northern Ndebele and the southern Ndebele and each group stays in their respective locations of north and south in Zimbabwe and South Africa.<\/p>\n