Ngwane refers to a tribe that is part of the
Nguni people
The Nguni people are an ethnolinguistic group of Bantu peoples, Bantu ethnic groups native to Southern Africa where they form the single largest ethnolinguistic community.
Predecessors of Nguni people migrated from Central Africa into Southern A ...
. It may also refer to:
*Country
** Ngwane, a historical name of
Eswatini
Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where i ...
** South Africa, a country where many descendants of the tribe are found today.
*People
** King
Ngwane III of Swaziland
Ngwane III was King of kaNgwane from 1745 to 1780. He is considered to be the first King of modern Eswatini. For his name the people were called ''bakaNgwane'' and the country was called ''kaNgwane'' or ''lakaNgwane''. Ngwane was the son of D ...
** King
Sobhuza I of Swaziland
King Sobhuza I (also known as Ngwane IV, Somhlolo) () was king of Eswatini, from 1815 to 1850.
Born around the year 1788, his father was King Ndvungunye (also known as ''Zikodze''), and his mother was Somnjalose Simelane. He was called Som ...
(Ngwane IV)
** King
Ngwane V of Swaziland
Ngwane V (also known as Mahlokohla, Bhunu, Hhili) (11 May 1876 – 10 December 1899) was the King of Swaziland from 1895 until his death on 10 December 1899. Ngwane was born the son of Mbandzeni and his mother was Labotsibeni Mdluli. He ascende ...
*Others
**
Ngwane National Liberatory Congress
The Ngwane National Liberatory Congress (NNLC) is a political party in Eswatini. It was founded on 12 April 1963 as a breakaway party from the Swaziland Progressive Party (SPP) led by Dr. J. J. Nquku.
History
It was launched on 24 February ...
*Clan Names
**Hlongwane
**Tshabalala
**Matiwane
**Mgele
**Sangweni
**Cemle
*History
Between 1818 and 1828, Shaka's wars contributed to a series of forced migrations known as the Mfecane, Difaqane, Lifaqane, or Fetcani. During this period, groups of refugees fleeing Shaka's assaults—such as the Hlubi and Ngwane clans were followed later by the Mantatees and the Matabele under Mzilikazi and crossed the Drakensberg to the west, devastating other chiefdoms in their path.
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