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This book is an account of the history of the abaThembu, from the reign of uKumkani Nxeko in c.1650 to the death of uKumkani Dalindyebo in 1920. The importance of this cut-off date lies in the fact that uKumkani Dalindyebo's reign was characterised by relative stability compared to those of his predecessors. His prestige, however, was demeaned by the Department of Native Affairs' Secretary whose instruction was that uKumkani Dalindyebo should not be addressed as a 'paramount chief' as that title applied exclusively to the government, thereby strengthening the government's position and elevating it to be above customary law. AbaThembuland was - and still is - central to the history of the former Transkei region and South Africa. Not only does it form part of the former Transkei region, but it also constitutes South Africa, and so divisions, conflicts, developments and/or underdevelopments in abaThembuland inevitably affected not only the former Transkei region but also the greater part of South Africa in no small measure. Thus, the history of abaThembuland and the divisions thereof overlap with the history of the former Transkei region and South Africa.

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Dr Jongikhaya Mvenene was born in Centane, in the Eastern Cape. He did his primary education at Nyhityaba Primary School and Wili Junior Secondary School. He matriculated from Dondashe Senior Secondary School. He holds B Paed (Arts) and BA Hons degrees in history from the University of Fort Hare. He holds an MA (History) degree from the University of Transkei and DEd (History Education) from Walter Sisulu University. A historian and history educationist, he lectures History Education to B Ed and PGCE students, and supervises students at master's and PhD levels at the Mthatha Campus of Walter Sisulu University, where he currently is the Head of the Department of Humanities and Creative Arts Education. He has presented papers at national and international conferences, including Botswana, China and Spain, and has a number of publications to his credit.

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