to be a semi independent homeland for the Shangaan Tsonga Shangaan people . It was carved out of the former ... numbers more than 2.5 million throughout South Africa. Brief History of Vatsonga Shangaan people The Vatsonga Shangaan are a hybrid or mixture of two Bantu groups, the Zulu and Tsonga . Firstly ... ancestors of the Shangaan people, Gaza I of Nongoma, Northern Kwazulu Natal. It is therefore wrong to refer to someone as Shangaan or Tsonga, Tsonga Shangaan is the correct reference because it incorporates ..., Mageza, Mkhabela, and the list is endless are purely of Shangaan heritage and hence Zulu . While ... Shangaan parents tends to give their children Zulu names, for an outsider this may sound strange ... roots. Even in the post apartheid South Africa , many Shangaan parents continue to give their children ... to dance, a living proof that Tsonga Shangaan is a hybrid or mixture of two Bantu groups, that is Zulu ... come together and compete in ancient dances known as Zulu dance otherwise known in Shangaan ... east of Louis Trichardt . In fact, Elim Hospital was built by Vatsonga Shangaan people who came with Mpisane ... Shangaan surnames at Elim and Valdezia depicts a Zulu heritage, surnames such as Miyeni, Khoza ... party regarded the Nxumalo Royal House in Thulamahashe as a Chief of the Vatsonga Shangaan people and not as a King of all Vatsonga Shangaan people. Hoxane College of education is located in Hazyview. Bushbuckridge is the cultural centre of the Shangaan people, ancient cultural dances ... and the Tsonga Shangaan people in the 1880s as a mission station, it was one of Gazankulu s most important intellectual centres. The majority of Shangaan intellectuals were educated at Elim ... in the former Gazankulu territory. The first Shangaan Christians were converted here at Elim and Valdezia ... of early Shangaan intellectuals. The first Shangaan to write a novel and publish it in 1936 ... government tried to evict Shangaan in these settlements, the Church in Switzerland objected ... more details
Multiple issues unreferenced September 2007 original research September 2007 File Shangaan.jpg right thumb Shangaan people Shangaan women performing a traditional dance, possibly the Xibelani The xibelani dance or shibelani dance is an indigenous peoples indigenous dance of the Shangaan people Shangaan or Tsonga women of the Limpopo province in northern South Africa . The name of the dance comes from the native Tsonga language Xitsonga language. Method In the xibelani dance the Tsonga women tie a type of African skirt the xibelani commonly known as tinguvu around their waist and then shake from the waist. The xibelani skirt is designed to make the wearer s hips look bigger, and thereby to emphasise the shaking. Uses It is Tradition customary for Tsonga girls learn the xibelani dance, and it is a way for them to express pride in their cultural heritage. The xibelani dance is used on occasions such as mkhinyavezo and ku chachula , as well as to accompany other traditional dances such as the makhwaya and mchongolo . Traditionally women dance the xibelani , while men perform the makhwaya , and both participate in the mchongolo . The Tsonga s perform the xibelani dance to their own distinct music, and it has become typical for all Tsonga bands to have female xibelani dancers. The xibelani and tshetsha dances have experienced regained popularity in modern Giyani as the people have embraced their traditional ways. While the xibelani dance is customary for women, some men now also participate in it, especially when there is a xiseveseve a type of party . In modern society the xibelani dance is regarded as an open dance in which everyone can participate, and it is used both in church as well as in ritual s. DEFAULTSORT Xibelani Dance Category African dances Dance stub ... more details
Makalali Conservancy , also known as the Greater Makalali Private Game Reserve , is situated west of Phalaborwa , and north of Hoedspruit , in the Limpopo province, South Africa , and has an area of about 24,500 Ha. Makalali means place of rest in the Shangaan language. See also Protected areas of South Africa coord missing South Africa Category Protected areas of South Africa Category Conservation in South Africa ... more details
Manyeleti Game Reserve , is situated next door to the Kruger Park without fences , and adjacent to the Sabi Sand Game Reserve and the Timbavati Game Reserve , it is managed by Mnisi tribe , the area is over 22,750 ha. Situated in the Limpopo province of South Africa . In the Shangaan language, Manyeleti means Place of Stars. . See also Protected areas of South Africa coord missing South Africa External links http www.manyeleti.com Manyeleti website Category Nature reserves in South Africa ... more details
as the Shangaan, or Tsonga Shangaan. Some Tsonga Shangaan trace their ancestry to the Zulu warriors ... Africa, a Tsonga Shangaan homeland , Gazankulu , was created out of part of northern Transvaal Province ... 500,000 people less than half the Tsonga Shangaan population of South Africa ever lived there. ref ... Jenkins Orville Boyd Jenkins. http strategyleader.org profiles shangaan.html The Shangaan Tsonga People ... of a South African Tribe. London second edition . The Fader Ghetto Palms 90 New Styles Shangaan Electro South Africa Road Epic http www.thefader.com 2010 02 24 ghetto palms 90 new styles shangaan ... Ethnologue entry on Tsonga language http www.krugerpark.co.za africa shangaan tsonga.html Shangaan ... group stub af Sjangaans ca Shangaan de Tsonga Ethnie es Tsonga shangaan eo Congoj fr Tsongas kk mrj lbe nl Shangaan ja no Shangaan pl Tsonga pt Tsongas ru ... more details
Peta Teanet was a South Africa n disco musician of Shangaan Tsonga descent. ref cite web title Peta Teanet Biography first Craig last Harris publisher Allmusic url Allmusic class artist id peta teanet p510656 pure url yes accessdate 2011 01 09 ref He lived at Thapane village, in Bolobedu south at GaModjadji. He attended school at Kgwekgwe high school. His debut album, Maxaka we are relatives was recorded in 1988. His music was influenced by the late Paul Ndlovu. He is the third born of the late Emma Teanet who was also a musician. He was one of the xitsonga disco musician. The former ward 11 under Greater Tzaneen Municipality, Mopani District, has now changed its name to Peta Teanet ward. References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Teanet, Peta ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Musician DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1996 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Teanet, Peta Category Disco musicians Category South African musicians Category Shangaan people Category 1996 deaths SouthAfrica musician stub ... more details
Mergeto Timbavati Game Reserve discuss Talk Timbavati Game Reserve Merge discussion date December 2009 Ngala Game Reserve , or Ngala Private Game Reserve , Ngala, meaning lion in Shangaan , is now part of the larger Timbavati Game Reserve . that has unfenced border with the Kruger Park , in the Limpopo , province of South Africa . Wildlife Including the Big Five game Big Five . Accommodation The park has 2 lodge fascilities Ngala Game Lodge Ngala Tented Safari Camp , situated on the banks of the Timbavati River . See also Protected areas of South Africa Timbavati Game Reserve coord missing South Africa Category Nature reserves in South Africa ... more details
Mahlamba Ndlopfu is the Official Residence for the President of South Africa in Bryntirion Estate Bryntirion , Pretoria . The house, formerly called Libertas , was designed by Architect Gerard Moerdijk in a traditional Cape Dutch architecture Cape Dutch style and completed in 1940 as the official residence for the Prime Minister of South Africa . It is surrounded by impressive gardens. Through the years, slight changes were made on the building. After the post of Prime Minister was abolished in 1984, it became the presidential residence. In 1995 the name of the residence was changed in the present day name. Mahlamba Ndlopfu is a term of the Xitsonga language, the language of the Shangaan or Tsonga people. It means The new dawn . References http www.thepresidency.gov.za main.asp?include about presbuildings ndlopfuhouse.htm coord 25 44 16 S 28 13 36 E display title Category Politics of South Africa Category Buildings and structures in Pretoria Category Presidential palaces SouthAfrica struct stub SouthAfrica gov stub fr Mahlamba Ndlopfu ... more details
notability date October 2009 The Union Bay Post Office in the community of Union Bay, British Columbia Union Bay , Comox Valley Regional District , British Columbia , Canada , was built in 1913 and is one of only two old wooden post office s left in Canada. The main floor of the building is still used by Canada Post to serve the Union Bay, British Columbia Union Bay area. The post office also serves as a sorting point for the communities of Denman Island , Hornby Island , and Fanny Bay . The building was rescued by the local historical society in the 1990s when it was put up for sale. The society restored the building s interior to include original fittings and brass Wicket retail wicket . The post office is the jewel of what is called Heritage Row in Union Bay and was given Historic preservation Heritage conservation in Canada heritage building status after the restoration. References refbegin cite web url http www.vancouverisland.com regions towns ?townID 64 title Regions & Towns Union Bay work VancouverIsland.com publisher Shangaan Webservices accessdate 2009 09 07 refend coord 49 35 00.5 N 124 53 10.5 W region CA BC type landmark display title Category Comox Valley Regional District Category Buildings and structures in British Columbia Category Post office buildings in Canada ... more details
Sipho Hotstix Mabuse was born in Johannesburg on 2 November 1951. Mabuse got his start in the African Soul music soul group the Beaters in the mid 1970s. After a successful tour of Zimbabwe they changed the group s name to Harari. When they returned to their homeland in South Africa they began to draw almost exclusively on American style funk , soul music soul , and pop music , sung in Zulu language Zulu and Sotho language Sotho as well as English. He has also recorded and produced for, amongst others, Miriam Makeba , Hugh Masekela , Ray Phiri and Sibongile Khumalo . Mabuse is responsible for Burn Out song Burn Out in the early 1980s which sold over 500,000 copies, and the giant Disco Shangaan hit of the late 1980s, Jive Soweto . His daughter is the singer MPHO Mpho Skeef . External links http www.mio.co.za article hotstickss daughter making noise in the uk 2009 05 20 Hotsticks s daughter making noise in the UK Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Mabuse, Sipho ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1951 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Mabuse, Sipho Category 1951 births Category Living people Category South African musicians SouthAfrica musician stub de Sipho Mabuse ... more details
unreferenced date January 2011 Tjololo was a male leopard living in the Mala Mala reserve Mala Mala Game Reserve in Mpumalanga Province , South Africa . He was the subject of the National Geographic documentary film Stalking Leopards . He was discovered by wildlife photographer and filmmaker Kim Wolhuter in 1999 as a six year old male looking to establish a territory. His name Tjololo is a melding of words from the Swati language Swazi and Tsonga language Shangaan languages, which means the one that stands alone. He was smaller than most males on the reserve but still managed to take control of a large territory encompassing nearly the whole of Mala Mala. He has had conflicts with bigger males but has emerged the victor in just about every confrontation. He was also featured on the cover of National Geographic Magazine in October 2001 and appeared on other documentaries by Kim Wolhuter. On October 2007 he was found injured by rangers at Mala Mala, where he was darted in order to be treated by vets at Kruger National Park . As the procedure neared its end, the antidote was administered and Tjololo took his last breath and did not stir again. He was 14 years old. Category Individual leopards Category 2007 animal deaths af Tjololo pt Tjololo ... more details
Lashar is a small village in the southeastern province Sistan and Baluchestan in Iran The people of Lashar are Black Africans . It is said that these blacks were brought to the Persian Gulf by Portugal Portuguese slave traders as early as the sixteenth century, they are called Ahl i Hava Followers of the winds and worship the winds. ref http www.angelfire.com rnb bashiri gulf gulf.html Muslims or Shamans Bot generated title ref They are believed to be of Shangaan origin. ref http www.clarence webpage.com AfricanArts bourne002.html East Africa & the Sea in Antiquity Bot generated title ref File Toup.jpg thumb A village in Lashar File Lashar home.JPG thumb Entrance to a toup , house of palm branches. Walls of these houses are covered with a mixture of straw and mud and their ceiling is covered by daz fan palm leaves. See also Black Africans in Iran References reflist coord 26 40 N 60 15 E display title region IR type city source GNS enwiki Category Populated places in Sistan and Baluchestan Province fa ... more details
File Ch kw .jpg thumb right 220px Aerial view of Ch kw in Mozambique Ch kw District is a district of Gaza Province in south western Mozambique . Its principal town is Chokwe, Mozambique Chokwe . It has a population of 187,422 2007 . ref cite web url http www.ine.gov.mz censo2007 rp pop07prov gaza title Popula o da Provincia de Gaza accessdate 2008 03 19 format work Censo 2007 publisher Instituto Nacional de Estat stica language Portuguese archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080222120901 http www.ine.gov.mz censo2007 rp pop07prov gaza Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 02 22 ref References reflist It is regarded as the economical capital of Gaza Province. Chokwe district has one of the most extensive health network in Mozambique. It is inhabitated by Tsonga shangaan speaking people. Though since the post independence period it has seen an influx of people from other ethnic groups. Chokwe, being in the Limpopo Corridor, also is home to many Zimbabwean immigrants. It has Banks, a Community Radio station Radio Vembe , a train station Further reading http www.portaldogoverno.gov.mz Informacao distritos gaza Chokwe.pdf District profile PDF pt Districts of Mozambique coord 13.380 S 39.952 E type adm1st display title DEFAULTSORT Chokwe District Category Ch kw District Category Districts of Mozambique Category Gaza Province mozambique geo stub es Ch kw nl Ch kw district pt Ch kw distrito ... more details
Afropop redirects here. For the radio program, see Afropop Worldwide . African popular music , like Music of Africa African traditional music , is vast and varied. Most contemporary genres of African popular music build on cross pollination with western popular music. Many List of popular music genres genres of popular music like blues , jazz , Salsa music salsa zouk , and African Rumba rumba derive to varying degrees on musical traditions from Africa, taken to the Americas by African slaves. These rhythms and sounds have subsequently been adapted by newer genres like Rock music rock , rhythm and blues . Likewise, African popular music has adopted elements, particularly the musical instruments and recording studio techniques of western music. ref Piero Scaruffi Scaruffi, Piero . 2007 . A History of Popular Music before Rock Music. ISBN 978 0 9765531 2 0 ref Afropop Afropop or Afro Pop is a term sometimes used to refer to contemporary African pop music. The term does not refer to a specific style or sound, ref name secouer http www.bbc.co.uk africabeyond africaonyourstreet glossary African on your street Glossary BBC ref but is used as a general term to describe African popular music. Genres Genres of African popular music include border 0 valign top Afrobeat Apala Benga music Benga Bongo Flava Bikutsi Cape Jazz Chimurenga music Chimurenga Fuji music Genge Highlife Hiplife Isicathamiya Jit J j music J j Boomba music Kapuka small aka Boomba small Kizomba Kuduro Kwaito Kwela Makossa Maloya Marrabenta Mbalax Museve small aka Sungura small Mbaqanga Mbube genre Mbube Morna music Morna Palm wine music Palm wine Pandza Ra Reggae Sakara music Sakara Sega music Sega Semba Shangaan disco Shangaan electro Soukous small aka Congo, Lingala or African rumba small Taarab Zouglou References reflist Afropop An Illustrated Guide to Contemporary African Music by Sean Barlow & Banning Eyre. Book Sales August 1995 ISBN 0 7858 0443 9, ISBN 978 0 7858 0443 7 Genres of African popular mu ... more details
Ghorwane is a Mozambique Mozambican marrabenta band music band . It was founded in 1983. The band got its name after the lake of the same name in the Gaza Province province of Gaza . This name was given by President Samora Machel during a festival to celebrate the ten years of independence in 1985 . Samora has declared that It s prohibited to lie in the People s Republic of Mozambique and cites Ghorwane as an example. Ghorwane is the Shangaan term for Good Boys . Their style is a combination of traditional Mozambique music, Afropop, and fusion. Ghorwane s music is sung in local language s, including Shangaan, Ronga and Chope. The band s composer and saxophone saxophonist , Jose Alage Jose Zeca Alage , was murdered in 1993. Their 2005 album VANA VA NDOTA was dedicated to Zeca Alage 1959 1993 and Pedro Langa 1959 2001 Later that same year, Ghorwane started a music co operative, the first of its kind in Mozambique, with the intention of promoting Mozambican music, improving working conditions for local musicians and protecting composers rights. Discography may not be complete Majurugenta 1993 Muthimba Majurugenta Matarlatanta Xai Xai Mavabwyi Sathuma Buluku Terehumba Akuhanha N o preciso empurrar Soundtrack 1994 Kudumba 1997 U Yo Mussiya Kwini Txongola Salabude Vhory Massotcha Pim Pam Pum Xizambiza Progresso Sathani Mamba Ya Malepfu Mozambique Relief a Compilation album compilation , fundraising album 2000 Mayvavo Ghorwane Matxutxubanga Wavitika Ghorwane Golheani Jos Mucavele Tiyisselane Zebra Xitarato Lanixlamalissa Jos Mucavele Kadivae Mono Stewart Sukuma Danca Marrabenta Gito Baloi As Tuas Trancas Jos Mucavele Mayvavo LL Ghorwane VANA VA NDOTA 2005 Beijinhos Vana Va Ndota Nudez Xindzavane Kadinfuna Tlhanga Ubiwilitolo Tlhary Ndzava Guidema Livengo Xitchukete Tlhivhi References and external links The official Ghorwane http www.ghorwane.com website Ghorwane was featured in episode 5 of the BBC production http www.bbc.co.uk bbcfour music features african rock.shtm ... more details
A head tie is a West and Southern Africa n women s cloth head scarf . It is known as a Duku Malawi, Ghana , Dhuku Zimbabwe , Tukwi Botswana and Gele Nigeria . The head scarf is used specifically ornamental head covering or fashion accessory, or for functionality in different settings. Image On the beach galleryfull.jpg thumb right 225px Gambian women in their head ties. File Ivorian woman.jpg thumb right 125px Ivoirian woman in a head tie. Its uses or meaning can vary depending on the country and or religion. Uses by country Ghana In Ghana opportunity to wear a duku usually falls on a religious day of Friday , Saturday or Sunday, depending on if they are Muslim, Seventh Day Adventists or Sunday church going Christians. Malawi Malawi head tie are usually small and conservative relative to the Nigerian style. They are worn down at weddings and at funerals. At celebrations like weddings, ceremonies, and formal parties, they are worn upwards. In addition, they are worn to sleep to protect the hair. Nigeria In Nigeria they are known as Gele, and can be rather elaborate in size. Most Nigerian head ties are large and colorful ref http www.instructables.com id How to tie a Nigerian Gele using Aso oke ref . South Africa In the church setting, women may wear white Dukus to cover their heads. At the International Pentecostal churches in South Africa, married women wear white Dukus ref http www.evanchurch.com portraits shangaan 20woman shangaan.html ref . Zimbabwe The Shangaan women in Zimbabwe and South Africa wear Dukus as accessories ref http www.east buc.k12.ia.us 99 00 AF Zim zim cul.htm ref . At other social gatherings, women may wear a Dhuku ref http www.east buc.k12.ia.us 99 00 AF Zim zim cul.htm ref . External links Links to how to put a head tie on http www.africastyles.com resources head wrap.html http www.anyiams.com wrapping.htm Links to pictures of head ties http www.africastyles.com Women career wear 457.shtml http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi in pictures 4717608.stm http ... more details
, this is self catering accommodation on the Mwenezi River Mahenye Safari Lodge a group of Shangaan ... . Senuko Safari Lodge meaning the place where animals drink in Shangaan Chilo Gorge Safari Lodge Gonarezhou ... more details
Infobox settlement name Sabie settlement type image skyline Sabie River east of Skukuza 1.jpg imagesize 250 px image caption Sabie River east of Skukuza image map mapsize map caption image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin map caption Location in Mpumalanga pushpin mapsize subdivision type Country subdivision name flag South Africa subdivision type1 Provinces of South Africa Province subdivision name1 Mpumalanga subdivision type2 subdivision name2 subdivision type3 subdivision name3 government footnotes government type leader party leader title leader name established title established date area total km2 elevation m population as of population footnotes population total population density km2 timezone South Africa Standard Time SAST utc offset 2 coordinates display display inline,title latd latm lats latNS S longd longm longs longEW E postal code type Postal code postal code 1260 area code website footnotes http www.sabie.co.za Sabie Sabie is a forestry town situated on the banks of the Sabie River in Mpumalanga , South Africa . Once the Sabie River was teeming with Nile Crocodile crocodiles and the local Shangaan people dubbed it uluSaba or fearful river . The town was started after HT Glynn and JC Ingle found gold here and formed the Glynns Lydenburg Gold Mining Company. Sabie is located 360 kilometres east of Johannesburg and is 64 kilometres west of the popular Kruger National Park . It is known for its breathtaking scenery and beautiful waterfalls, and is a popular tourist destination. Its main industry is forestry. The plantations surrounding Sabie form one of the world s largest man made forests. It is situated approximately 1,000 metres above sea level and is in the summer rainfall area. External links http www.sabie.co.za Sabie website coord 25 06 S 30 47 E region ZA type city display title Category Populated places in Mpumalanga Mpumalanga geo stub af Sabie de Sabie S dafrika es S bi nl Sabie plaats ... more details
Infobox Bilateral relations Mozambique South Africa Mozambique South Africa Mozambique South Africa relations refers to the bilateral relations bilateral relationship of Mozambique and South Africa . Governmental relations began in 1923, during the colonial era, when the Union South Africa entered into formal agreements with the Portuguese Empire for the colony of Portuguese East Africa Mozambique in regards to labour, transport and commercial matters. ref http www.dfa.gov.za foreign bilateral mozambique.html Mozambique from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of South Africa ref Image NkomatiAccord.jpg thumb 300px Graca Machel , Samora Machel , PW Botha and Pik Botha at the signing of the Nkomati Accord, Komatipoort, 1984. Apartheid White relations White South Africans and Whites in Portuguese controlled Mozambique enjoyed very close relations during the colonial era. When South Africa implemented the apartheid laws, Maputo , the capital of Mozambique, became a destination for many Whites to go to escape the conservative social policies of the apartheid government. When Mozambique gained independence from Portugal in 1975, thousands of Mozambique born Whites moved across the border to South Africa, the descendants of which are today Portuguese South African s. Black relations The Shangaan or Tsonga people live on both sides of the Mozambique South Africa border. Black movement between the two states existed to a large extent due to the possibility of employment of Mozambicans in the mines of South Africa. The cross border remissions form an important part of the Economy of Mozambique Mozambican economy . War South Africa played an important role in the Mozambican Civil War in supporting RENAMO against the FRELIMO government. South Africa and Mozambique signed the Nkomati Accord in 1984, which officially ended South Africa s role in the war, though it continued until the advent of Democracy in South Africa in 1994. References reflist Foreign relations of Moz ... more details
Soshanguve is a Township South Africa township situated about 25 km north of Pretoria , Gauteng , South Africa . It was established in 1974 in South Africa 1974 on land scheduled to be incorporated into a bantustan bordering on Mabopane in Bophuthatswana , to Sotho people So tho , Shangaan Sha ngaan , Nguni people Ngu ni and Venda Ve nda people thus the name who were resettled from Atteridgeville and Mamelodi . It later became part of the Tshwane City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality . In 2008 the population of Soshanguve was 600,000 residents. ref cite web url http www.essentialtravelinfo.com accommodation township accommodation southern africa south africa gauteng pretoria soshanguve.html ref . History The name Soshanguve is an abbreviation for So tho, Sha ngaan, Ngu ni, Ve nda, being the languages spoken at this township. Initially Soshanguve was known as Mabopane East before the Bophuthatswana bantustan became an independent State in 1977. During 1977 Mabopne West became known as Mabopane and fell under the control of Bophuthatswana homeland while Mabopane East became known as Soshanguve which fell under the Northern Transvaal administration. Soshanguve was the scene of riot s related to poor service delivery in January 2006. ref http www.sabcnews.com south africa general 0,2172,119360,00.html Officer injured in Soshanguve riots, SABC news ref It was also home to Smangaliso Mkhatshwa the Catholic Priest who was banished from Transkei by the apartheid regime until he later became a member of the first post apartheid parliament 1994 and then mayor of Tshwane . Other well known anti apartheid actvist are Mpho Walter Molema, Thabo Makola, Tamati Matlala and Steven Makena, these were killed during 1985 1986 Struggle and thereafter the State of Emergency was declared by the apartheid Government under PW Botha. Places of interest Soshanguve is home to the Tshwane University of Technology, previously known as Technikon Northern Gauteng TNG . The second fab lab ... more details
File Bridge over Savi River.JPG right 300px thumb A view of the Save in Mozambique The Save or Sabi is a 400km river of southeastern Africa, flowing through Zimbabwe and Mozambique . The river has its source in Zimbabwe, some 80 km south of Harare , then flows south and then east, from the Zimbabwean highveld to its confluence with the Odzi River. It then turns south, drops over the Chivirira Place of Boiling Falls, and flows down the western side of Zimbabwe s Eastern Highlands forming a dry river valley in the rain shadow of these mountains. It is joined by the Runde River or Lundi at the Mozambique border, forming a dramatic confluence at Mahenya. It then crosses Mozambique to flow into the Indian Ocean at about 21 S. It divides Mozambique Public administration administratively , politics politically , ethnology ethnically and ecology ecologically During the colony colonial era, the whole area south of the Save was considered a province of Mozambique presently, the Save separates the provinces of Gaza Province Gaza and Inhambane to the south, from those of Manica and Sofala to the north Politically, the south of the Save can be considered the stronghold of Frelimo , while the region immediately to the north is, in general, more supportive of Renamo From the point of view of the population, the Save separates the ethnic group s that are native speakers of Shangaan or Xi Tsonga , to the south, from those that speak languages of the Shona language Shona group Ecologically, as the Save flows into the Indian Ocean , its mouth corresponds to the separation of tropical marine ecosystem s, to the north, from the subtropical the terrestrial ecosystems show less variation along the coastal plain north and south of the river, but inland where the Chimanimani mountain range starts, a montane forest develops, which is completely different from the forests found in the south. Historically it was a transport route for gold and trade goods between the coast and the hinterland oc ... more details
The Chopi are an ethnic group of Mozambique . They have traditionally lived primarily in the Zavala, Mozambique Zavala region of southern Mozambique, in the Inhambane Province . They traditionally lived a life of subsistence agriculture , traditionally living a rural existence, although many were displaced or killed in the Mozambican Civil War civil war that followed Mozambique s liberation from Portuguese colonial rule in 1975. In addition, drought forced many away from their homeland and into the nation s cities. The Chopi speak Chopi language Chichopi , a tonal language in the Bantu languages Bantu family, with many also speaking Tonga language Zambia chiTonga and Portuguese language Portuguese as secondary languages. Their neighbors include the Shangaan ethnic group who live to the west, in the Gaza Province , and who invaded Chopi territory in the 19th century. Historically, some Chopi were enslaved and others became migrant laborers in South Africa . The Chopi identify culturally, as a people, with the elephant . Music and dance They are famous for their traditional music, the most famous of their instruments being the mbila musical instrument mbila plural timbila , a xylophone played in large groups. This music was proclaimed a Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO in 2005. http www.unesco.org culture intangible heritage 27afr uk.htm Other instruments used by the Chopi include panpipes , whistles, animal horns, rattles, drums of various sizes, musical bow s, and a globular flute with three holes made from the dried shell of the nkuso fruit bush orange . Cuisine The Chopi s traditional foods include cassava manioc and cashew nuts. They also produce a number of traditional alcoholic beverages, which are produced from fermented tangerines or cashews. Films 1980 The Chopi Timbila Dance . Directed by Andrew Tracey . produced in the 1980s but dates found on the Internet var ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 unreferenced date July 2008 Infobox Magazine title Tsotso Magazine image file editor T.O. Mcloughlin, F.R. Mhonyera, M.Mahiri frequency infrequently circulation category Political Magazine company Private firstdate country Flag Zimbabwe language English language English Shona language Shona website http www.chimurengalibrary.co.za periodicals.php?id 18 issn Described as a magazine of new writing in Zimbabwe , Tsotso s mandate was to undermine the continued colonial domination of literature. It sought to create a platform where a new generation of Zimbabwean writers could give expression to their experiences through writing and create new contexts for the discussion, criticism and dissemination of their work. The magazine bypassed traditional channels such as academics and foreign institutes, Tsotso s editorial team T.O. Mcloughlin , F.R. Mhonyera , M.Mahiri , S. Nondo and H. Lewis put out a call for submissions in popular mass media publications such as Parade and the Herald in 1990. The result was a flood of submissions, many by first time writers with little or no experience. This is encouraging, read the editorial response in the second issue of Tsotso, but a note of caution or at least advice is necessary to the young writer. This statement set the tone for what would become the magazine s strong pedagogic praxis. Publishing poetry and prose in English and Shona language Shona but also in Northern Ndebele language Ndebele , Tonga and Shangaan , Tsotso sought to rupture the separatist conceptions of black and white writing, oral and print poetry, Western academic and traditional forms that continued to dominate post independence Zimbabwean literature . A culture of critical reading was advanced through regular reviews and analyses of contemporary and historical Zimbabwean writing, and editorial content was focused on encouraging writers to craft alternative kinds of expression that went beyond surface meaning, dominant myths and traditio ... more details
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