Umlando Wesibongo SakwaShezi | The Ulwazi ProgrammeUmlando wesibongo sakwaShezi (amaChube)AmaChube yisizwe esinomlando obalulekile KwaZulu. Imvelaphi yabantu bakwaShezi iseNkandla ngoba ingxenye enkulu yalendawo kuhlanganisa nehlathi lakhona kungokwakaShezi. Bayisizwe asisiphe ngokwekhono ngoba babesebenza ngensimbi bakha amageja nemikhonto. Endaweni yaseNkandla kunentaba ebizwa ngokuthi kukaNomachi lapho lesizwe esasiphala amadwala bawancibilikise bese kuphuma insimbi ababenza ngayo lezinto ezibalwe ngenhla. Lokhu babengakwenzi bodwa babesebenzisana nesizwe sakwaWosiyana (abakwaNzama).English Summary: History of Shezi SurnameOriginally the Shezi people are from Inkandla. They own most of the land and the forest of Inkandla. They were skilled in melting iron and made hoes and spears. The Shezi people worked hand in hand with the Wosiyana (Nzama) clan in doing these. There was a good relationship between the Shezi and King Shaka or the Zulu tribe because during Chief Zwide of the Ndwandwes and King Shaka clashes it was in this forest that King Shaka of the Zulu’s hid women, children and cows. Sgananda was the son of Zokufa who was a cousin to King Shaka because his mother was from a Mhlongo family like King Shaka’s mother.Reference: Jele M. 30-1 February 2012. Ilanga Newspaper.Clan Praises, Communities, History of Surnames, Imiphakathi, Izibongo, izithakazelo, Shezi, Surnames, Umlando Wezibongo
