We start our conversation about the meaning of a word Zimbabwe. Faroah later answers where the Shone people came from. In the end we talk about the current situation in Zimbabwe. Must watch.
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Hi folks, this is your boy vlogger Zupa. We are here in Zimbabwe, a beautiful Zimbabwe. We are here with Farro, a very knowledgeable man. You used to work in few museums, the great Zimbabwe museum, the natural human science museum in Harare and we'll be asking about Zimbabwe. So guys stay with us. Faroh. Yeah. What the name Zimbabwe means? The name Zimbabwe means Zimba Zimbabwe like houses of stones. That's the meaning of Zimbabwe. Uh in Sha stones we call them a Sha group in the southern part of Zimbabwe is called they are called the Karangas. The kangas call stones when there are many when it's just one. So zimba it means house zimba zab. So houses of stones like houses made of stones. So Zimbabwe comes from there. That's how the name Zimbabwe was derived. Right? Is that because you people been able to build houses of stones? uh like your culture developed that techniques of uh building houses of stones from the like what centuries we talking about here? We are talking about like in the 15th century. 15th century. Yeah. Our ancestors were already able to bring up very big walls made made of very huge blocks of stones. Much much big. Some of them would measure like uh 50 cm by 50 cm a block a single block. So these blocks would be uh built to make a a a a very big wall of a radius of around sayaba is around um 200 m. Yeahve I've seen that. Hopefully we will get there one day. Uh but why people here in Zimbabwe developed that techniques of of building houses of stones? I don't think this can be found anywhere else in Africa. They are there in Africa. But the biggest in the world is great Zimbabwe. In Botswana, you can find some almost the same architecture. All right. Right. In Bosswana you also find some I I'm sure in Kenya even in Mozambi but it is in Zimbabwe where we have the most immaculate uh houses of stones. In fact the house they are not like houses we we we stay in today right they would built a very big wall inside the wall. Then houses would be built small around the house mostly these are der structures they would be built inside the the wall but uh historians are not so sure whether the wall was for protection whether it was for just beautifification or marking the territory. Historians argue about that uh some say uh these walls are too thick. They are built in such a way that they are supposed to be a fortress for defense. But most historians dispute that fact. It was just to glorify the the tribe living there like it was the Mutapa people first. Okay. Mutaba people they they this is like some sort of sha people. Shaa people sure sha people. So they settled at great Zimbabwe around this time which is around late 1500 up to a time when they left the area supposedly because there was lack of salt supply of salt got depleted around Grace Babu so they moved further north into what we now call their area. All right. What about the salt? Where was the salt coming from? Again, it's not clear where they would get this salt because salt was quite important. Once you had the salt, you could preserve meat for for longer, right? So, it was very important and it was like very expensive. It was price of gold. I think in like 15th century, I know some of the Polish cities were growing when wherever there was a salt mine. It was a rich city. Did you have salt mines here in Zimbabwe? Not any discovered yet. Yeah, not any salt as But you were you were exporting salt. No, not salt. What? What was the trade that was there during the time? It's mostly from the late Portuguese settlers who in Sofala around Mozambique there. All right. from the from the coast of the coast. Indian Ocean. Exactly. They would trade uh mostly clo jewelry. Jewelry, right? Yes. They would also buy like gold from the local people. Remember Zimbabwe is already mining gold. Traditional mines. They would mine gold smelled into the gold using very small furnaces. I see. So there was a trade between the Indian Ocean ports, the Portuguese people coming uh with Shaa people that could uh provide gold to them. Yes. So I see that was gold beads. You were selling gold and getting salt. Yes. Right. You see, so then salt was obtained I think locally although our historians and archaeologists perhaps have not established how exactly salt was obtained locally because the very reason why they to leave that Zimbabwe for in the northwards is because there was no longer good supply of salt around the area. All right. And that was the end of the great Zimbabwe. There was the salt was not coming in anymore from the something stopped the salt from the Indian Ocean coming to to Zimbabwe. Something probably. Yeah, I see. And that's the the end of the the great Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe. Yes. When when the the the trade with the salt trade uh finished. Well, we are here uh what do you call this lake? It's called the lecture. And this is actually a dam. It was Yeah. Yeah. It's a dam. It was um during the colonial era, remember it was built by the the colonial administration, but the British, right? British. Yes. So it was they named it Lake um
leg is the Shaing. Okay. But they name it like like Victoria or something like British name. Why do I forget this one? It just finished. Yes, it was named but actually it's le. Yes. Right. And uh we are here. How far we are from Harare the capital city? It's about um 25 km from capital city from Har. It's a beautiful place worth coming. Uh if if you would like to stay, this is like a resort. You've got few cottages and uh apartments to rent here. Swimming pool. It's absolutely lovely. I'm staying here myself. Uh do recommend coming here. You've got wild animals, monkeys running around. But let's get back to Faroh who's a very knowledgeable man and let's ask more about Zimbabwe. Hello. Hello. This is your boy Vlogger Zupa. Welcome to the new series from Africa. Zimbabwe. I have 3 weeks to travel around this country. The size of Zimbabwe is about the size of the UK, but it's only inhabited by 14 million people. 80% of that population is Shauna tribe. And we will look closely at them. We will look at their oral traditions, music, food, and of course, night life. Snuff tobacco is a big part of Sha culture. I had the experience to use it myself. Find out if I've connected with my ancestors. Ancestors, totems, and spirituality is a big thing in Shona culture. So is the music. A traditional instrument called serves as the telephone to the spirits. Debia has been estimated to exist in Shona society for the past thousand years. It is a mystical instrument full of tradition and history. The repatory dates itself back many centuries and it's only passed down orally. I was very fortunate to meet the right people who explained to me complicated history of this region. Zimbabwan street food is amazing. Watch the episode where I eat chicken and cow feet. At Lake Chiver, I've met Gary who shown me his birds and told me interesting history of his Dutch side of the family. I've also met Ian Darl and Alex whose stories were as incredible. Make sure you watch the interviews I've had with them. Also, definitely watch the episode about the Johan Masawa church, which is a phenomena of Zimbabwan church. It is a church without a church. Yes, they pray in nature. 30% of Zimbabwean territories covered with national parks or protected areas. Animals are protected by the common belief of totems. But it is the people of Zimbabwe that made the biggest impression on me. They were very kind and helpful and I never felt unsafe. Subscribe to the channel and watch the series from Africa. How would you describe Shauna people that Shauna is? How how many tribes do you have in Zimbabwe? In Zimbabwe the there are two main tribes the Sha and the right. The Sha first settled Zimbabwe before the people. It is believed they moved into Zimbabwe from North Africa. Uh it was called the Bandu migration. All right. Banu is an African word meaning
people. people mean people means people. Yes. So this bantto migration uh brought in many people from North Africa through central Africa and eventually into southern Africa. So the band people migrated they settled in several countries in the north of Zimbabwe and eventually settled into Zimbabwe itself. um the period might not be but it's a long back anyway but then they formed what is called the the the sha group of people then in the late 1800s like 1898 I suppose around there then people uh moved into Zimbabwe as well from South Africa the it was called by then uh you know the Shona people or the African people the way they were living in Lomb. They would survive on raiding each other's wealth. I come to your area I raid the all the ket. Okay. They used to raid them the Zulu people that is like a warrior nation. Yeah. The warriors while the Shon are more farmers. So far what is the difference between the Sha and Embele people which is the the Zulu group? The difference uh lies in the places of origin. The band people came from uh North Africa. They migrated into southern Africa mostly and a lot of them settled in the areas uh before they were the these European boundaries they settled in most places like Mosambique, Central Africa, Malawi and so on. But eventually we want to talk about the band people that then settled into Zimbabwe. The bandu people came from north right from central Africa. Sure. And then and then Bellis Zulu people came from South Africa. The Zulu people. Yes. Yes. They came the Zulu people came from South Africa and there's a a reason why they to migrate northwards. uh the Zul people had a culture of fighting raiding each other taking each other's wealth and at the time wealth was marked by the number or the the size of the head of kettle that you have. So then if that other group that chief had a lot of kettle the other chief would prepare a regiment to go and fight raid them take the wealth and then build an empire. This is how they were living. All right. So if the other people had a lot of kettle, the other tribe would decide to rape them and take the kettle. Take the kettle. Yes. And it was so it was all about the kettle in in the past. Even women they would take women. Most beautiful women would be taken. They would choose this one we can take for ourel and uh the men would be killed because they are not necessary anyway. Uh so then uh there was internal conflict again within the Zuru people themselves the settlers of the Zulu Shaka Shaka Dulu they call Shaka Dulu Shaka had a lot of generals some of these generals included people like Musazi and Shangaba. So Sangani because there was a rebellion these generals thought to run away from Chaka after they raided a lot of all right so so that's how the Nella because it's a different name Nell and Zulu it's a different name that was one of the generals of Chaka Zulu that run away from Chaka right they had the conflicts within its own tribe within his own tribe and this one is exactly uh Miras is called Misilas. So Mr. Mikas he was the the founder of the Nambella people. The founder of people exactly was came through Bosswana from Botswana right into Mand. And then this went from the place we now call Esatini or Swazland in the eastern part of southern Africa and then into Mozambique partly into Zimbabwe. There's a place called Gaza. We call them Machangan. But actually they are a group from then the other general ran away through the western side of Zimbabwe and then into Zambia. This is Jeangaba. So you find in Zambia there are people in Uganda there are people in Uganda. Yeah. They went as far as Uganda. As far as Uganda Shak was very serious when it came to battles. So they wanted just to make sure we are free from this uh any ruthless attack from Chaga. So just a few who were not that. So he was attacking their own generals and the generals run away to countries as far as Uganda which is I would say what 2,000 kilometers at least 3,000 kilometers from was in that days I would mean like couple of weeks of of of of walking and because that was the only means of transport that back even if months and years because you know it took raiding the people along the way to to get food supplies if the place is not suitable or if you they think a would still reach them and then move further. So I think it took years not just weeks or months no it took years I suppose. So so then came through Botswana which was Bana the colonial name of Bosswana Bana and then they settled in the place we now call Blau but it was not called Blaw by then. I'm not so sure what was the name of the place. Is Bulawayo a sha name? Blau is name. Yeah. The word means um uh a place of killing. Place of killing. Yeah. So when the the people under the leadership of reached bl like their culture they raided people around the area. So uh you know if you are a prisoner of war or you you would then be killed on a particular day. So they were taken to a place this blow place this whereas whoever was supposed to be punished was and that was killed there. Who are they killing? Shauna people. No thea people. It's the sha people now. There must be a lot of like hate between you guys. If even Bulawayo a city that is the center of the Nambella people is called the place of killing place of killing. So there must is there still a lot of well let's get back to the history and we get back to that question later. Okay then so that makes uh that answers the question that you asked. How many uh tribes or groups of people in Zimbabwe? there the sha who migrated from North Africa first before and before the and then the who then arrived when the sha were already in Zimbabwe. So these are the main groups. There are of course some that we call minority groups like the Tonga people. The Tonga people are mostly from Mo from Zambia and they settled along the the Zambzi river. If you have ever heard that there's a one of the largest fall sir Yes. Yes. Yeah. The Dora Falls. So the area of Dora Falls through Kariba down along the the the river is mostly the Tonga people. It's a minority. It's considered a minority group. And uh do you know the numbers roughly? Oh, not sure. But perhaps they would make say 3% of Zimbabwe's population, right? And they they they are they still the banto people? They could be the banned people by virtue of them coming from Zambia. Remember we said the bann people settled in many countries from from North Africa including Zambia. So they could be bandw. All right. So you've got three tribes in in in Zimbabwe. Shauna, Nell, and did you say to Tonga? Tonga. Let me say two tribes. Yeah. Tonga is a it's mostly we can say Tonga then we can even talk about the Shangani. But the Shangani people are also dissol because they Yes. So I think three. All right. Yeah. Very very interesting. Yeah. Zimbabwe. And uh so it seems like everybody in Zimbabwe is in commer that came to Zimbabwe. Do do you know anything about like the the indigenous people indig indigenous people from Zimbabwe? The endangered group. Yeah. No, the people that been here before the Bantto people came and the and B. Were there any settlements before that time? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Interesting. Yes, there were people already in Zimbabwe. The these are called the hotentos or hotened hotentos. Sometimes they are called they call them bushmen but that term is now discouraged because to call someone a bush person is so the bushmen if if you go around Zimbabwe like in in most of the mountains there are a lot of rock paintings. So these water they were basically handers. They did not practice any farming or pastoralism. They were just handers. They would just hand animals, kill them, eat them. When they are animals sort of depleted, they would move to the next norm. Normally they would move and then they were living like that. So the band people actually displaced the thes because the band people remember were farmers. All right. And then since they were farmers they would keep kettle they would keep go or livestock but then the hotels would hunt from the band and then they were bless they were chased their way. Uh if if you know there are still some hotels even today in in Botswana. Right. Right. Yeah. You can go and see them. They are very short people and they are very fast when it comes to to running and chasing anything. They are very fast. All right. So they got different features and they different features. Yes. Almost adapting to their culture of wanding. And I remember the hot tented wars or something like that. There was there was something in the history that we in Europe learn about about the hoten tots but that's I think it's mostly to do with South Africa. Yeah [clears throat] it's mostly South Africa both South they bundle the in Zimbabwe they were there but mostly it is South Africa and Bosswana which is why even in Bosswana today you can still find them. They are considered a group that should be given special attention because endangered. Endangered. They are sort of getting extinct so to speak. All right. All right. Did Banto get as far as to South Africa? The band. The Bantto tribes. There any Bantto tribes in South Africa would you say? No. Perhaps in the very north of South Africa, the Limpopo province, just around the Capricorn area, there should be some band. We call them the
What do you call this? The Kangas. The Kangas. The Karangas. The Kanga people. They speak almost is Sha like Sha. Yeah. Sha. And I can understand everything they speak although I cannot speak. All right. All right. Far, how would you describe Shauna people? Because Zimbabwe is is is located is like here around Harare we are about 1,500 m. Even though it doesn't look like highlands, we are quite far high. Uh does that impact your culture? You know, you the weather is quite pleasant for me. Northern European. This is, you know, we are here in the summer. This is not like equator weather. This is not tropics. Would you, how would you I think that helped to shape the the Shauna culture. How would you describe the Shauna culture? The Sha culture is very diverse. Like I told you, it it's Sha, but then there are small groups of people practicing something very differently from this. You've got three or four different groups within Shaa people. Yes, within the Sha people, we have the Kalanga like I told you the Kalanga they are in the central part of Zimbabwe which is called Mashingo. a place where we find this great Zimbabwe the the the great wars. There are people called the Karanga they make the Sha group the place where I come from myself is called MCO or Masha in the east today. We have also the Sha people who are called Korees from that area. So are you Machanga? Would you say you you you from Machanga tribe or Shaa tribe? How would you call yourself? I am Shaa but in the Korea group in the coror group group. Yes, we have sha in the kanga group. We have sha in the manika group. Those around man
if you heard about it perhaps not because they are just new into Africa. Yes. So these are the main uh sha groups. There are three the mana the karanga and the kori. Then these zuru people four they make the sha people. But the zulu people are not the sha people. They are not they they made Zimbabwe. Yes. And the Zulu people there are no distinct tribe tribes between the Zulu. Zulu is just Zulu. one group of people but they migrated into Zimbabwe is Zur and formed Zimbab state which uh still exists today. Faroh tell us how is the situation in Zimbabwe now I know you had a lot of conflicts lots of troubles uh Robert Mababa Mugaba passing and hipper inflation here how is the situation now? Yeah, the situation uh I may not say it's getting much better but we are coping and the good thing is like we said before we talked about the the people coming from South Africa taking is normal it's all history people are now staying together they accept each other we are like one people at the moment remember If you get to know it, our national team is of is nicknamed the warriors. A word that derived from the the very people who were called the the warriors or who were the warriors anyway when they came from South Africa. So that shows some acceptance and things like that. And of course Zimbabwe yes like any other African country life is not a symbol. Zimbabweans and the people in the they are hardworking people. They work very hard in order to survive. Uh you might not be a professional in anything but you have to make sure you are doing something at least in order to survive. So you find people selling in the streets. You find people even selling air time for those who if you want to for communication systems you it's like if you get to you get better information from what I'm saying everyone is busy it's a market hub and bar is that where we'll be going to today there right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You going to definitely you have to be in we say in Zimbabwe. If you have never been tomb, you have never been in Zimbabwe. So Zimbabwe is Zimbabwe. Even the biggest football team, football club in Zimbabwe. It's called Dynamos Football Club. It is nicknamed Dimari. Dimari. Soari is part of Harare, right? Yeah, it's photo and that's the essence of of Zimbabwe is there. It's there. Guys, you have to stay with us. We will take you there. Uh we've got Faroh with us. Cameraman Stevie is with us as well. Uh and we are discovering Zimbabwe with Zupa. So stick with us and see where we be going. [music] [singing]
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