Abantu abamnyama baseNingizimu Afrika begukhona izikhathi babizwa ngokomthetho ngokuthi Bantu (isiBhunu: Bantoe) ngombuso wobandlululo. Igama elithi Bantu lisuselwa egameni elithi "abantu" elivamile ezilimini eziningi zabantu. I- Oxford Dictionary of South African English ichaza ngokusetshenziswa kwayo kwanamuhla esimweni sobuhlanga ngokuthi "ubudala futhi enyantisayo" ngenxa yokuhlangana kwayo okuqinile nomthetho wokuqotshwa kwabamhlophe kanye nohlelo lobandlululo. Kodwa-ke, uBantu usetshenziswa ngaphandle kokuxhunyaniswa ngokuhlangana kwezinye izingxenye ze-Afrika futhi usasetshenziswa ngokufanele eNingizimu Afrika ukubiza njengegama lezilimi abantu abamnyama baseNingizimu Afrika abalukhulumayo kunokuba kusetshenziswe kulo igama noma ukubizwa kwalaba bantu. Umlando ophathelene abantu bomdabu baseNingizimu Afrika phambilini uthinteke kakhulu ekusakazweni ngamabomu kanye nemizamo yokufaka ngempumelelo izindaba ezingezona iqiniso ngokulandela okusekelwe kwizinhloso zokucwasana isib. Izinganekwane ezamanga zomhlaba ongenalutho, nezindlela zokulondolozwa ohlangothini lwabantu bomdabu baseNingizimu Afrika (kufaka phakathi amaqembu amaKhoisan ) azikwazanga ukuvikela ngempumelelo ngokumelene nokukhohlisa ngalezo zikhathi ezedlule. Ukutholakala kokuqala okuhlobene nezikhulumi zolimi lesiBantu imisebenzi ehlobene nabo esifundeni saseNingizimu Afrika (Izwekazi) kusuka kumasayithi amathathu acwaningiwe anezinto zakudala kusukela ngekhulu lesi-4 kuya kwele-1 leminyaka BCE (kungekazalwa uJesu), ngokuningiliziwe ngo-354 kuya ku-68 BCE lapho kuhlanganiswa izingosi ezintathu ezakhiwe ngokulinganisa, ezisendaweni eseningizimu kakhulu yalokho manje eseMozambiki ziqanjwe amagama athi yiZitundo, University Campus neChangalane II. Kumasayithi atholakale eNingizimu Afrika endala kunawonke atholakele ibizwa Amahlamvu esiliva (NgeSingisi:Silver Leaves), 209-370 CE (sekuzalwe uJesu).