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Siyandhani Chabalala, during the 1880s, in search of pastures for their livestock and settled on the foothills of
Manombe Mountain, similar to the lands they left behind
at Elim/Shirley. At Elim District, the Risinga community
left behind the other Chabalala headman, Nwa-Mhandzi
Chabalala, who remained at Levubu river valley until the
1960s, when he was forcefully removed in terms of Group
Areas Act and dumped at Bungeni village and became
a headman of Hosi Bungeni. Headman Nwa-Mhandzi
Chabalala is the only Chabalala headman left today at
Elim district and has a big village called eka-Nwamhandzi
under Hosi Bungeni.
The entire land on the foothills of Manombe Mountain
belonged to the Risinga Community until they were uprooted by the Apartheid Government to make way for the
establishment of the town of Giyani. The Old Parliament
Buildings at Giyani and the old Ministerial Houses as well
as the Palace of the then Chief Minister of Gazankulu
were built on what used to be the Chiefs Kraal and headquarters of the Risinga Community. Across the main
road, the Risinga Community used to drive their herds
of cattle for grazing at a place known today as Giyani
Golf course. Giyani Section E, Section A, Section D1
and D2 and CBD of Giyani, known as Bendstore were
villages of the Risinga Community. The Risinga Community was forcefully removed from their land during
the 1960s in order to make way for a new Capital of
Gazankulu and were dumped at place known today as
Homu Block 14 and Makoxa Village with their chief,
Hosi Homu Chabalala. Upon their arrival at the foothills
of Monombe mountain, they became independent and
had their own chief, Hosi Homu Chabalala, he ruled the
Homu Tribe which included the Risinga Community until
they were expelled from Giyani during the consolidation
of Gazankulu homeland. The name Risinga was replaced
by 'Giyani'and the Risinga Community lost their land.
The only thing that remain of the Risinga Community was
a High School at Giyani section D2, named Risinga High
School, the school was named after the Risinga chieftainship that was destroyed during the 1960s by the apartheid
Government.
History
The Mabunda Tribe, under chief/ Hosi Ngobe, was situated not far from the Risinga Community, but was not
their chief and chief Ngobe or the Mabunda Tribe did
not have Authority over the Risinga Community, the
Risinga Community had their own independent chief,
Chief Risinga. After the expulsion and removal of the
Risinga Community in the 1960s, the Mabunda Tribe
was allocated land that traditionally belong to the Risinga
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Community. All the lands where the town of Giyani is September and March, while the winter season is from
situated and surrounding lands belonged to the Risinga April to August.
Community but the apartheid Government wrongly allocated that land to the Mabunda tribe and banished the
Risinga Community into the wilderness at Homu Block 5 Culture
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Demographics
Giyani is composed of the following areas (in alphabetical order): B9, Babangu, Bambeni, Basani, Bode, Bode,
Dingamazi, Dzingidzingi, Dzumeri, Gawula, Giyani,
Town, (Sections: A, D1, D2, E, F), Gon'on'o, Guwela,
Hlaneki, Homu, Jimu Nghalalume, Khakhala, Khaxani,
Kheyi, Kremetart, Loloka, Mageva, Makhuva, Makoxa,
Maphata, Maswanganyi, Matsotsosela, Mavalani,
Mavhuza, Mayephu, Mbatlo, Mbawula, Mbhedhle,
Mghonghoma, Mhlava-Willem, Mpepule, Muxiyani,
Muyexe, Mzilela, N'wa-Dzekudzeku, N'wa-Mankena,
N'wa-Marhanga, Ndhambi, Ngove, Nkomo, Noblehoek, Nsavulani, Phalawubeni, Sikhunyani, Siyandhani,
Thomo, Xamfana, Xawela, Xikhumba, Xikukwana,
Ximange, Ximausa, Xitlakati, Xivulani.
Climate
Most residents of Giyani speak Xitsonga as their rst language. The Tsonga women perform the xibelani dance
and the men enjoy mpuluto and makhwaya. The Tsonga
people also engage in a custom dance called mchongolo.
Xibelani is an African skirt designed to make the wearers
hips look bigger so the shaking can be more apparent.
The Tsonga people have their own distinct music when
the xibelani dance is performed. The staple diet in Giyani
is maize porridge (vuswa or pap in Afrikaans and rice often eaten with meat, chicken and vegetables (matsavu).
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Giyani Stadium is the home of National First Division
club Dynamos Football Club. Giyani has been home to
Giyani United and Giyani Classic.
On the athletics front the 100 metre sprint ace Peter
Manero Ngobeni stayed in Giyani section A during the
1980s.
7 Economy
Giyanis economy is predominately rural-based. Cattle
ranching and producing maize, peanuts, tomatoes, potatoes, mangoes and bananas forms the backbone of farming. With the economic boom, Giyani has now become a
major retail and entertainment centre for the local population. Modern shopping centres, with all the well-known
chain stores presented, have vastly uplifted the local trade.
8 Residential areas
Giyani is having 89 villages, 9 Tribal Authorities of
Tsonga and 2 Tribal Authorities of Balobedu. The large
part of the towns open land is not developed or settled.
Giyani Section A, D1, D2, E,F and Kremetart are auent
residential areas in the town. There are new settlements
closer to town but falling under Tribal Authorities such as
Risinga view and Church view - Homu block 15 .
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ity Education Centre. For higher education, the youth by car can also shorten their itenarary by using this new
of Giyani typically attend the University of Limpopo, route.
the University of Venda, the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Tshwane University of Technology,
University of Johannesburg, University of the Western 12 References
Cape, University of Cape Town as well as the North-West
University in Potchefstroom and the Vaal University of [1] Main Place Giyani. Census 2011.
Technology.
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