Bnei Brak is a city located on the central Mediterranean coastal plain in Israel, just east of Tel Aviv. A center of Ultra Orthodox Judaism, Bnei Brak covers an area of 709 hectares, and had a population of 193,774 in 2017. It is one of the poorest and most densely populated cities in Israel, and fifth most densely populated city in the world.
The term Batlôkwa refers to several Kgatla communities that reside in Botswana, Lesotho and South Africa. It is comprised by the followers of Tlôkwa kings and the members of clans identified as Tlôkwa, or individuals who identify themselves as of Tlôkwa descent. Most of the Batlôkwa clans trace their royal lineages to Kgwadi son of King Tabane, who was the father and founder of the Batlokwa nation,. The Tlôkwa considers the Tlokwe-cat as their original totem which has since become extinct due to over-hunting for its fur, which was used by clan chiefs.
Mohmand (Pashto:مومند) is a Pashtun tribe son of Daulatyar tribe grandson of Ghoryakhel mainly live in Nangarhar, Afghanistan and Mohmand Agency, FATA.
Ghana is a country of 28.21 million people, comprising many native groups, such as:
Balobedu(BaLodzwi/Bathobolo) is a southern African tribe and an ethnic group of the Northern Sotho group. They were initially known as BaKwebo .The name "bolobedu" means place of tribute, go loba/lobela. Hence BaLobedu are people who receive tribute from others.They have their own kingdom, the Balobedu Kingdom, within the Limpopo Province of South Africa with a female ruler, the Rain Queen Modjadji.
Giyani is a north-eastern city in the Limpopo province of South Africa and a former capital of the Gazankulu bantustan. Giyani is situated at the intersection between R578 road and R81. It is located in the heart of Limpopo Bushveld, on the northern bank of the Klein (Little) Letaba River west of Kruger National Park. Situated in the northern portion of former Gazankulu, Giyani was established in the 1960s as the administrative centre for the Tsonga people. Giyani is now the administrative capital of Mopani District Municipality. Giyani lies 470 km north east of Johannesburg by road, 104 km from Tzaneen, 105 km from the Phalaborwa Gate of the Kruger National Park and 35 km from Malamulele.
Barolong is a tribal name for the Tswana (Barolong) living in north west South Africa, principally in Mafikeng .Barolong ba bina Tshipi are living in Polokwane Moletjie,Matlala,Mmalebogo.Other Barolong communities are found in Lotlhakane and Thaba Nchu. The Barolong chiefs, Moroka and Dr Silas Molema, played a key role in formation of the liberation movement.
Moshupa is a large village in the Southern District of Botswana with a population of 20016 per the 2011 census. The people of Moshupa are called the Bakgatla-ba-ga Mmanaana, a group also found in Thamaga. Along with the related Bakgatla-ba-ga Kgafela of Mochudi, they arrived to the region from the Transvaal region in South Africa throughout the eighteenth century.
The Sotho-Tswana languages form a subgroup of Southern Bantu. It is sometimes also called "Sotho", but it is more common now to reserve "Sotho" for Sesotho or "Southern Sotho", the group of dialects spoken by the Sotho people (Basotho). The "Western Sotho" branch or "Tswanaic" branch includes the Tswana language, spoken by the Tswana people (Batswana). In addition, Northern Sotho is a geographical grouping for dialects that are neither part of the Southern nor the Western group.
Black people from South Africa were at times officially called Bantu by the apartheid regime. The term Bantu is derived from the word for "people" common to many of the Bantu languages. The Oxford Dictionary of South African English describes its contemporary usage in a racial context as "obsolescent and offensive" because of its strong association with white minority rule and the apartheid system. However, Bantu is used without pejorative connotations in other parts of Africa.
Ga-Rankuwa is a township located about 37 km north of Pretoria. Provincially it falls Gauteng province, but it used to be under North West Province, as it belonged to Bophuthatswana, ruled by Lucas Mangope, during the apartheid years.
Lebowakgomo is the seat of the Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality and was the capital of the former Bantustan of Lebowa. Lebowakgomo lies 45 km southeast of the Limpopo capital of Polokwane. The inhabitants speak SePedi as the first home language.
The Nguni people are a group of Bantu peoples who primarily speak Nguni languages and currently reside predominantly in Southern Africa. The Nguni people are Xhosa, Zulu, Mpondo people, Ndebele and Swati people. They predominantly live in South Africa. Swati people live in both South Africa and Eswatini. While Ndebele and Xhosa people live in both South Africa and Zimbabwe. In South Africa, the historic Nguni kingdoms of the Xhosa, Zulu, Mpondo, Ndebele, Tsonga and Swazi lie on the present provinces of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga. The most notable of these kingdoms is the Zulu Kingdom, which was ruled by Shaka kaSenzangakhona, a powerful warrior king whose conquest took place in the early nineteenth century. In Zimbabwe, the Ndebele people live primarily in Matebeleland, Bulawayo, and Midlands.
Pedi – in its broadest sense – is a cultural/linguistic term. Northern Sotho is used to describe the entire set of people speaking various dialects of the Sotho language who live in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
Phokeng is a town in Rustenburg of the North West province of South Africa. It is the capital of the Royal Bafokeng Nation. Historically, it was known as Magatostad among white South Africans.
Bogogobo is a village in Kgalagadi District of Botswana. It is located close to the border with South Africa and has a primary school. The population was 360 in 2011 census.
BaTalaote are an ethnic group found in the central district of Botswana and south-western parts of Zimbabwe. They are part of a large group of ethnic groups called Bakalanga. Over the years Batalaote lost their language and adopted Kalanga for those in Zimbabwe and Sengwato, which is spoken by the Bangwato, for those in Botswana. The Talaunda and the Wadoma could share a common ancestor. Both tribes have significantly high cases of ectrodactyly.
Ga Masemola is a village community about 180 km North East of Pretoria/Tshwane. The area was founded in the 12th century by King Mowena II the first born son of King Matlebjane II of Batau.
Silwerkrans is a village in Bojanala District Municipality in the North West province of South Africa. The village is occupied by the Batlokwa ba ga Bogatsu community. The Batlokwa are thought to have occupied this village around 1820. Kgosi (Chief) Mokalake Bennet Motsatsi of the village passed 18 September 2012. The village Tribal Athourity has still not appointed and inaugurated a new Kgosi for the village. His death was preceded by that of his brother Gabonewe William Motsatsi. Kgosi Motsatsi has a son who has been touted as his successor but to date he has not taken over from his late father. Tlokweng village has different sub-clans (makgotla) and amongst them the following; BaTlokwa ba kwa Masiana, ba kwa Mokgwa, ba kwa RaMoji, ba kwa RraMokgothu, ba kwa Monneng, ba kwa Siko, ba kwa RraSennelo, ba kwa RraMothibe and others.
Batlhaping is one of the Tswana tribes which resides mostly in the Northern Cape and North West of South Africa and in Botswana. "Tlhapi" means "Fish", and this is the tribe's totem.
