The tonga people of zimbabwe pdf

The tonga people of zambia and zimbabwe also called batonga are a bantu ethnic group of southern zambia and the neighboring northern. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of the gwembe tonga development project gtdp on the gwembe tonga gt people. The zambian tonga people are the patrons of kafue twa. Instead the federal government overlooked the needs of the tonga people. Funeral of chief aaron chipepo and the installation of new chief chipepo. The tonga people of zambia and zimbabwe also called batonga are a bantu ethnic group of. Towards intercultural mission in the reformed church in zimbabwe abstract this article addresses the challenges that confront the reformed church in zimbabwe rcz in reaching out to other groups of people in zimbabwe.

Military branches of the government are the zimbabwe national army, the air force of zimbabwe, the zimbabwe republic police including the police support unit and the paramilitary police. The tonga people could harvest crops twice a year and were seldom afflicted by hunger and famine. Page 3 of 19 the matrilineal system followed by the tonga people means that the maternal uncle holds a powerful position in the extended family structure. Tonga is a member of the commonwealth and of the united nations.

Older people recall the process of resettlement and its effects on their communities, lifestyles and traditions. The lemba people of south africa are proved to be a lost tribe of israel. The tonga people of zambia and zimbabwe also called batonga are a bantu ethnic group of southern zambia and neighbouring northern zimbabwe, and to a lesser extent, in mozambique. They reside precisely in and around the binga district, binga village the kariba area, and other parts of matabeleland. The above is taken from a book the people of the great river, the tonga hoped the water would follow them, by michael tremmel and the river tonga people. The kariba dam leaves the descendents of the 57,000 tonga people which were resettled with force still impoverished nowadays, after 60 years from its construction. Overpopulation at great zimbabwe and mutota volunteered to leave by ian phimister. They are also found in the northern part of zambabwe and in mozambique. The gt people were displaced in 1956 to pave way for the construction of the kariba dam that would increase the electricity supply to the mines in the copperbelt and farmers.

Archeological findings show the tonga in the zambezi valley as long as 900 years ago. History and ethnic relations emergence of the nation. The vanguishing of the states like teve, barwe,guruuswa,tonga,dande etc by mutota thereby earning the name master of the ravaged land which means munhumutapa by t. Bernard manyena disaster and development centre, northumbria university, newcastle upon tyne, uk abstract purpose building disasterresilient communities is one of the strategies of reducing the impact of disasters in marginalised communities. They cultivated alluvial soils based on recession agriculture which depended on the flood regime of the river. Whole villages were flooded, displacing 57,000 indigenous people. With growing worldwide environmental awareness, there is increasing attention on the impacts of dams on communities. Rural local authorities and disaster resilience in zimbabwe s. During construction of the kariba dam in the 1950s. Most people follow a subsistence way of life, growing food mainly for their own needs with little left over. They had lived for centuries in the gwembe valley along the northern and southern banks of the zambezi river. Apr 25, 2017 what languages are spoken in zimbabwe.

It shares a 125mile 200km border on the south with the republic of south africa and is bounded on the southwest and west by botswana, on the north by zambia, and on the northeast and east by mozambique. Gokwe north, binga, hwange and other districts are other centres of tonga culture. Sep, 20 a fishing village in lake kariba, zimbabwe. But in 1958, this wide valley turned from river to reservoir. They discovered that they were defaulting to the missionary paradigm of the dutch reformed church. Cliggett, by contrast, focuses on the support strategies available to elderly tonga living in the rural areas. There were, however, certain people within tonga society who had authority. Mike tremmel came to zimbabwe in 1986 and joined the pastoral team of all souls catholic church, binga. When bantuspeaking peoples migrated from the north at the end of the second century, the san moved on or were absorbed rapidly into the farming and cattleherding culture of the bantu. The tonga people of zambia and zimbabwe also called batonga are a bantu ethnic group of southern zambia and the neighboring northern zimbabwe, and to a lesser extent, in mozambique. Mar 22, 2012 the malawian tonga have a different culture from the zambian tonga editor the tonga people are found in southern and western provinces of zambia. In, the tongaspeaking peoples of zambia and zimbabwe, pp. The ndebele are an offshoot of the zulu people, who split from the tribal group in the early 19th century.

Zambia, a country in southern africa, has 73 ethnic tribes. Songs for entertainment from the valley tonga people of. Jan 03, 2009 other languages spoken in zimbabwe are tonga, shangaan, and venda, which are shared with large groups of tonga in zambia and shangaan and venda in south africa. Our thoughts now are with the people and staff we have worked alongside in the global south, such as the yemeni, somali, southern african and central american men, women and young people as they continue to work to counter deeply entrenched abuses of their rights and violence targeted against them, while striving for sustainable livelihoods. Tonga african people britannica encyclopedia britannica. They are related to the batoka who are part of the tokaleya people in the same area, but not to the tonga people of malawi. The national flag and the zimbabwe bird the african fish eagle are the most important symbolic representations of the nation. Tonga introduction, location, language, folklore, religion. For many years the tonga people a seminomadic people lived peacefully along both sides of the zambezi river in northwestern zimbabwe.

Tongas total land area is dispersed between latitudes 15 and 23 s and longitudes 173 and 177 w. The batonga people of zimbabwe are found in and around the binga district, binga village the kariba area, and other parts of zambia. Tonga speaking people of zambia and zimbabwe prepared by elizabeth colson updated jan 2008 abeshai, sibbuyu. Other cultural groups found in zimbabwe include the shangaan, venda and tonga. The kariba dam was the largest manmade dam in the world at that time. The tonga people are believed to be the oldest bantu settlers in zambia and make up approximately 15% of. The language is also spoken by the iwe, toka and leya people, and perhaps by the kafwe twa if they are not ila, as well as many bilingual zambians and zimbabweans. The tonga are known to be the first bantu people to occupy zimbezi valley at around 1100 ad before spreading to the various countries they occupy today.

The tonga people were displaced from the shores of the zambezi river in the late 1950s when kariba dam was built and filled. Zimbabwe holds the guinness world record for being the country with the highest number of official languages, having 16 languages officially designated as such. The tonga could be and so could be some other tribes settled in this part of africa and those who were taken to america through slave trade. The tonga are matrilineal and peaceloving bantu people living zambia, northwestern zimbabwe, northern malawi and mozambique. Pdf the advent of digital media, which incorporates social media, has increased the visibility of the othered indigenous people.

Despite their rich heritage, the tonga people in northern zimbabwe lack a suitable local public platform to express themselves, with the only online publication being, launched on 25 march 2001 in vienna, austria. May 21, 2017 in short hebrew israelis migrated into africa and most of them settled in sub sahara africa. They are related to the batoka who are part of the tokaleya people in the same area, and also to the tonga people of malawi. Tonga chitonga, also known as zambezi, is a bantu language primarily spoken by the tonga people who live mainly in the southern and western provinces of zambia, and in northern zimbabwe, with a few in mozambique. San bushmen hunters are believed to have been the earliest inhabitants of the area that is now zimbabwe. For the gwembe tonga and kore kore peoples, the kariba dam was a death blow to their communities and culture. Hugh tracey recorded this set of songs, performed for entertainment by a variety of tonga people from the gwembe district of the zambezi valley, zambia.

They number up to 300,000 and are mostly subsistence farmers. Humans appear to have been drawn to the area by its caves, wet vlei areas, fertile river valleys and rich land. The tonga people are believed to be the oldest bantu settlers in zambia and make up approximately 15% of the population. In the late 1950s, the tonga people of zambia and zimbabwe were subject to forced removal on a massive scale, to make way for the construction of a huge hydroelectric dam across the zambezi river in southern africa. Many other ethnic groups in southern africa traditionally had centralized forms of government, but the tonga recognized no chiefs. The songs are accompanied by a variety of instruments ranging from musical bow to wooden xylophone. Zimbabwe is a unitary, democratic and sovereign republic. The colonial southern rhodesian government displaced the minority tonga people from the ecologically rich zambezi river plains due to the construction of the world bank funded hydroelectric power. The batonga people of zimbabwe are found in and around the binga district, binga village the kariba area, and other parts of matabeleland. As tonga language and culture are synonymous with the zambezi river that borders zimbabwe and zambia, the riverine chief molas area in the northwest of zimbabwe is one of the bastions of tonga language and culture.

Dpm rural local authorities and disaster resilience in zimbabwe. Abstractthe advent of digital media, which incorporates social media, has increased the visibility of the othered indigenous people. Their forced resettlement resulted in serious disruptions of the socioeconomic and cultural environment of the tonga people. Apart from that understanding the livelihoods of people living in binga makes it easier. Reynolds one of two contributors to have worked in tonga speaking areas in zimbabwe rather than zambia, maps out for tonga society that period of life between childhood and adulthood defined by the global north as adolescence. Zimbabwe tonga the intriguing tonga people of zimbabwe lives in remotest parts of northern zimbabwe, an area that is hot, dry and arid. The name tonga is apparently from a word in the shona language that means independent. Culture of zimbabwe history, people, traditions, women. Tongaspeaking people of zambia and zimbabwe prepared by. Tonga people, their language, history and culture while it also contributes to the various. Tonga, bantuspeaking people who inhabit the southern portion of zambia and neighbouring areas of northern zimbabwe and botswana. The shona people speak the shona language in the country. This incident has revealed that the practice, which is mostly reported about in other parts of africa, is actually prevalent in zimbabwe among the tonga people. After spending 60 years studying the gwembe valley, the expert on dams thayer scudder 2005 concludes that overall the kariba dam brought unacceptable environmental.