The Ndebele people are broadly divided into Northern and Southern Ndebele.
The Northern Ndebele people are in Zimbabwe and Botswana, while the Southern Ndebele are in South Africa (Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Limpopo provinces).
Ndebele Art is a popular trademark of the Ndebeles. The Ndebele women are usually artistic, creating and painting patterns on their houses.
The Northern Ndebele were initially called “Matebele” in Sesotho language. They have roots with the Zulu tribe in South Africa, as their foremost ancestor, Mzilikazi, split from Shaka Zulu.
