Bokoni (meaning 'land of the people from the north') was a pre-colonial, agro-pastoral society found in northwestern and southern parts of present-day Mpumalanga province, South Africa. …

Mar 29, 2022 · The ruins are believed to be structural remains that were created by the Bakoni people who used to live in that region during the 16th century. However, some believe that the …

Jul 3, 2018 · For 150km in Mpumalanga, the ruins of the Bakoni lie like figurative gravestones, marking a culture that fell from prosperity to extinction in little more than a generation, writes …

Nov 20, 2022 · Bokoni’s relatively unique form of political organization and agricultural specialization greatly transformed conventional understanding of African history. This article …

Apr 1, 2022 · Research on Bakoni ruins of South Africa debunks colonial perceptions of primitivism. There are many Bakoni ruins around the modern town of Machadodorp in South …

This report first sets out to present the political history of the Bakoni baMabula under Kgwedi chiefdom. Pre-colonial settlements sites occupied by this group of Bakoni have been studied …

May 5, 2019 · Due to being attacked by various tribes, the Bokoni built walls around their settlements and villages, and they were positioned on top of mountains and hills so that they …

There are many Bakoni ruins around the modern town of Machadodorp in South Africa’s Mpumalanga Province, most of them situated on the hills above the town. The slopes here are …

In the hills around Machadodorp - an unremarkable town on the edge of the escarpment, also known as eNtokozweni, or Place of Happiness where today there is a huge toll plaza - are the …

South of Machadodorp, on the lands of the farm Rietvlei lies the former Bokoni capital Moxomatsi. Archaeologists and historians have described the ruins as settlements of the baKoni people. …