HISTORY & GENEALOGY OF KINGS:
Originally these people came from what they call Maponong (i.e. amongst the Zulus, probably Zululand), and were Nguni folk. They first settled at Makgophane (Mooiplaats 502, east of Pretoria) at the source of the Moretele or Pienaars River. The King, who had led them them from Zululand, King Musi. During his lifetime they had Moved from Mokgophane to the very site of Pretoria itself, on the banks of the Tshwane or Aapies River, “which is called after King Musi’s son and successor King TSHWANE, ,Who also lived there a while but subsequently settled at Sefateng-sa-Phitsane (Wonderboompoort) on the north side of this defile through the Magaliesberg. Their King Tshwane died.
King Tshwane ‘was Mhwaduba son, Mhwaduba was King Musi’s son, (King of amaNdebele in 1500s),King Musi was -King uMhlanga’s Son -King of amaNdebele before they left Natal modern day KwaZulu Natal, King Umhlanga was King Ndebele’s son, King Ndebele was King Nguni son, other Son’s of King Nguni were Zulu, Xhosa and Swazi.
BAHWADUBA TERRITORIES:
The Great and Historically significant Territories of Bahwadua are:
City of Tshwane which is re-named after King Tshwane Mohwaduba’s son ,City of Tshwane
The City of Tshwane is a Metropolitan Municipality that forms part of the local gvoernemnt of Northern Gauteng in South Africa.
Wonderboompoort /wonderboom nature reserve is a world heritage site , an acheotourism destination , Mohwaduba, King Musi’s son was buried there with other Bahwaduba and Southern Ndebele Chiefs. Four main attractions in Wonderboompoort are the Wonderboom Tree(Wonder Tree), Fort Wonderboompoort, the Waterfall, and caves, the reserve also offers hiking,It is also a historically Sacred and important reserve for the Bahwaduba and the Southern Ndebele people.
Randfotein: Around the year 1500 ,the Southern Ndebele broke away from the Nguni main group,which included the Swazi,Zulu and Xhosa.(Horn 1998:216;Var Warmelo 1998:216 1944b:24)Eventually the Southern Ndebele ,migrated to a place 60 km southwest of Pretoria,to Randfotein ,Known as Emhlangeni, where they lived there for more than 30years, from Emhlangeni they Moved to KwaMynamana /Pretoria, the present day Wonderboomport/Bon Accord. After King Musi’s death; the Son of King Umhlanga, Each of His Son’s became chiefs of his own group. The King’s sons broke into three major groups namely Hwaduba(Mohwaduba),Manala and Ndzundza who now constitute the Southern Ndebele.