Zwangendaba's story sounds almost mythical: a leader who fled the upheavals of southern Africa, led his followers across vast stretches of the continent and crossed the Zambezi during a solar eclipse. His journey eventually shaped Ngoni communities across Zambia, Malawi and Tanzania.
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