Nongoma (Südafrika)

Nongoma is a town in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It is the seat of the Nongoma Local Municipality. It is situated 300 km north of Durban and 56 km from Ulundi; it is surrounded by the Ngome Forest. It is a busy market town that serves a large surrounding area.Royal palacesThe area has five royal palaces belonging to the current Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini: Khethomthandayo Royal Palace — His first wife, Queen MaDlamini, lives here. EMahhashini Royal Palace - Queen KaMathe lives here. Kwakhangelamankengane Royal Palace — Princess Queen Mantfombi Dlamini-Zulu lives here. Linduzulu Royal Palace — Queen MaNdlovu, lives here. Enyokeni Royal Palace — Queen MaMchiza lives here, and it is the King's only 'traditional' palace. In early September it is the site of the Umhlanga (Reed Dance).HistoryThis area was once the home of King Zwide, a late 18th-century Ndwandwe monarch who was eventually defeated by Shaka at the beginning of the Mfecane wars. On 30 March 1883, a Zulu regiment, the Mandlakazi under Zibhebhu, defeated the uSuthu (another Zulu regiment representing King Cetshwayo kaMpande) in the Msebe Valley near Nongoma.