Mtshali is derived from the name ‘tshala’ meaning to plant. There was a man who was good at planting crops such that people called him ‘Mtshali’ meaning ‘the planter’. This became his first name. Mtshali people are situated in the North Coast of KwaZulu Natal in a place called Ntabankulu after Vryheid. Mtshali’s father was Mabhedla. Mabhedla had Mtshali and Mlambo and another son of Mabhedla was Mandeku. Mtshali’s son was Khondlo who became a well-known and feared chief of the clan. Khondlo was killed by King Shaka. Khondlo had two sons Hlangabeza and Hlabangane. Hlangabeza was also killed. Hlabangane’s son was Magalela whose son was Mantshinga whose son was Nsele. Nsele’s son was Mduna whose son was Shishi. The Mtshali clan was led by Shishi of Mduna when they ran away from Shaka with Mzilikazi kaMashobane. And they settled in KwaBulawayo, Zimbabwe. They called themselves by their great grandfather’s name Hlabangane. Mandeku, another son of Mabhedla had a sone called Shangu whose son was Vezi. Vezi’s son was Mdineka whose sone was Nhlabathi then Manzi. During Mtshali’s time there was a man related to Mtshali called Mkhathini who impregnated his sister and he was chased away from his home and clan and they named him Jiyane hence the beginning of Jiyane surname. Mkhathini’s son was Mkhabisanyathi who was well known as Magolwana and he was a praise singer or poet of Dingane and Mpande. Magolwana had 217 children. Jiyane people are situated at Mazungeni after Babanango.