Hlatshwayo Family History & Genealogy

Summary

The Hlatshwayo family can be found in the North East of South Africa in a region called Mpumalanga. The family spreads accross from kwa Maphumulo (where they conquered the war against the white people under the leadership of Gobizembe Ntuli) to Swaziland. The three important Maphumulo amakhosi's Gobizembe Ntuli. Mashwili Mthethwa and Ngqokwana Khuzwayo had made up their minds to resist the payment of the tax by going to war.

History

Hlatshwayo and Zikalala are brothers, That is why they are often referred to as oCebisa wako Langa kaMabhengeda. In 1906, the white government introduced a poll tax. Black people in the Gobizembe area near kwa Maphumulo (Stanger) hated that tax because the main burden of the poll tax fell on the Africans, and even more than the hut tax it symbolized the injustice of a system whereby Whites, with an average per capita income over 30 times greater than that of Africans paid no direct taxes.


Although Ndlovu was aware of the injustice meted by the poll tax he had not taken the decision to fight. While still undecided, two messengers arrived from Sitheku, an uncle of Dinuzulu living near Melmoth. That was early in June 1906. Sitheku incited izizwe of Ndlovu, Mashwili and Meseni to rebel and kill all the White people. He told them that Bhambatha kaMancinza had not been killed but was in hiding in the Thukela valley. Sitheku also threatened Ndlovu with violenceif his people did not rise.

The Hlatshwayo family can be found in the North East of South Africa in a region called Mpumalanga. The family spreads accross from kwa Maphumulo (where they conquered the war against the white people under the leadership of Gobizembe Ntuli) to Swaziland. The three important Maphumulo amakhosi's Gobizembe Ntuli. Mashwili Mthethwa and Ngqokwana Khuzwayo had made up their minds to resist the payment of the tax by going to war.

Name Origin

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Spellings & Pronunciations

HLATSHWAYO

Nationality & Ethnicity

The family has its origins in Swaziland and that is where the King of Hlatshwayo's can be found. The fore fathers moved with cattles to KwaZulu Natal looking for greener pastures and settled in the Midlands and some in the coastal regions of Kwa Maphumulo. The majority settled in Mpumalanga.

The Hlatshwayo family is from Swaziland and may be Swazi.

Famous People named Hlatshwayo

JABULANI HLATSHWAYO

Early Hlatshwayos

These are the earliest records we have of the Hlatshwayo family.