Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah Seleti
… were divided into small chiefdoms. Among the Venda and the Pedi, the process of nation building was in its infancy. The … northern Voortrekkers, obtained the help of Sekwati of the Pedi against his Voortrekker enemies. Andries Pretorius, … The use of guns made a difference in the Sotho, Tswana and Pedi wars against the Voortrekkers and determined the extent …