Mfengu biography of barack
This study argues that humor served as a primary means through which writers, performers and audiences processed the events of this era.
Born in in South Africa, he grew up in a culture of government-enforced racism and became involved in the anti-apartheid movement at a young age....
Fengu people
Xhosa Tribe
Ethnic group
| Person | uMfengu |
|---|---|
| People | AmaMFengu |
| Language | IsiXhosa |
| Country | KwaMfengu |
The amaMfengu (in the Xhosa languageMfengu, plural amafengu) were a group of Xhosa clans whose ancestors were refugees that fled from the Mfecane in the early-mid 19th century to seek land and protection from the Xhosa.
These refugees were assimilated into the Xhosa nation and were officially recognized by the then king, Hintsa.[1]
The word Fengu comes from the old Xhosa word which is "ukumfenguza" which in the old Xhosa dialect meant to wander.
The Fengu people are of a confederation of clans from the Natal province near the Embo river, these clans include Miya, Ndlangisa, Gatyeni, Bhele, Tolo and Tshezi clans.
During the 6th Frontier War, they were promised independence from the oppressive Xhosa government by the Cape Colony and it was proposed that they would be given their own land which would be called Fingoland, the southwest