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… the colour of the soil or "Im-bola" from which traditional Xhosa huts are built, while white stands for peace and the … as the Transkei incorporated many, though not all, of the Xhosa speaking tribes. These former South African …

… their control to the east, they also fought with the local Xhosa inhabitants. There were nine wars between the government and the Xhosa, called the frontier or border wars. The Dutch farmers also fought with the Xhosa over land. In the end, in about 1838, thousands of …

… Territory of British Kaffraria On 21 December 1834 massed Xhosa armies attacked the eastern regions of the Cape Colony, … 31 March they crossed over the Keiskamma River and invaded Xhosa territory. On 10 May Governor D'Urban extended the … peace treaty signed on 17 September 1835 allowed the Xhosa to remain in specifically designated areas, the bulk of …

… Handwritten circular in Xhosa, with English translation, distributed in the Port …

… site of frequent wars and skirmishes between the Khoisan , Xhosa , and European settlers . Its history is intertwined … with the broader history of the region, including its Xhosa heritage and its role as a frontier town and later a … saw numerous clashes between the indigenous Khoisan and Xhosa people, as well as conflicts with European powers. The …

… in a second conflict, one of many with local peoples, with Xhosa forces for the territory east of the Great Fish River. …

… of the Interior, Mr Marais, on the 'allocation' of Xhosa speaking people to the Ciskei and the Transkei. …

… of resistance. Covers the Khoikhoi and San resistance, the Xhosa wars against dispossession, the Zulu opposition. …

… had to end sooner or later in an open clash, and the Xhosa chief had proved the stronger. British tactics, … missionaries, whose business it was to persuade one of the Xhosa chiefs to accept the friendship and “protection” of the … several attempts before the succeed in penetrating the Xhosa wall at its weakest point, namely, Ngqika, and that …

… 8km from the station on a site known locally as Engcobo, a Xhosa term meaning "a green place next to a stream". In 1879 … received an excellent education by the standards for Xhosa boys of his time,here. His conscience was prickled …

… of Stuterheim on route to Kei Road. The name is of Xhosa origin and refers to the AmaBhele clan. …

… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Drakensburg area for the Ciskei …

… Ciskei Commission, supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Eastern Cape for a Ciskei …

… Xhosa name for the Doorn River, now known as; Indwe!  It …

… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Eastern Transvaal for the Ciskei …

… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Mamelodi, Pretoria for a Ciskei …

… the Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of Xhosa people residing in the Western Transvaal area, for the …

… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing on the East Rand for the Ciskei …

… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in Port Natal for a Ciskei Commission …

… supplying requested population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the East Rand for a Ciskei …

… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people in the Western Cape, for the Ciskei Commission …

… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Orange-Vaal area for the Ciskei …

… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Highveld Area for a Ciskei …

… Ciskei Commission supplying population statistics of the Xhosa people residing in the Southern Orange Free State for a …

… Men’s Social Centre on the 28th of April, 1933 written in Xhosa by a White woman, Oliver Goldsmith. The play was titled … by “uNongqause”, a play based on the mythical tale of the Xhosa cattle-killing. This play received extreme criticism …

… and 20 km South-East of Sterkstroom. It is known by the Xhosa name of 'KwaHelisi', derived from the surname 'Halse', …

… opening carved through its centre by the waves. The local Xhosa call this place "izi Khaleni", which means "place of … than wind or the surf, that has eroded the hole. However, Xhosa mythology tells a far more romantic tale of the sea … this hole spilled the sea people who swept the young Xhosa maiden away."   Hole in the Wall Hotel and Holiday …

… and Idutywa for the Idutywa Reserve. The alienation of Xhosa ancestral lands began during the 1770's when the Dutch … land wars. In 1811 and 1812 the British expelled the Xhosa people from the Zuurveld and annexed it to the Cape as …   . They concluded a verbal treaty which left the Xhosa no alternative but to yield the fertile region between …

… on the grave of Chief Tsiwo! The name is thought to be a Xhosa adaption of Khoikhoi,'Howagu'-graves. Shaka Zulu's …

… The Village of Rabula was named after the Xhosa " ukurabula "-'a term given to a child when it becomes …