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… History is not kind to Nongqawuse. What we know of her is mainly related to the … and speculations based on the evidence available. Nongqawuse is said to have been an orphan and the niece of … with Christianity. He returned to Xhosaland in 1853. [1]   Nongqawuse’s parents died in the battles of the Waterkloof . …

… lands and sovereignty of the Xhosa , 2) the prophecy of Nongqawuse and 3) lungsickness which spread rapidly among the … of unity to the Xhosa nation – until the prophecy made by Nongqawuse was revealed to him. [28] Nongqawuse was the orphaned niece of Mhlakaza, a councillor …

… they hatched a plan to convince the youthful and naive Nongqawuse that she had been spoken to by the ancestors and …