User:Maenetja

Maenetja is a surname that belongs to people who originaly came from central south east africa which is now known as Zimbabwe and presently live in South Africa. They were nomads who settled in the Bolepye moutains where the JCI mine is located and ruled there as kings for hudreds of years, living in harmony with the neighboring chiefs. The land is located between Phalaborwa to the east and Tzaneen to the west. On the northern part of the land is Selwane. In the early 1920s they were chased away from their land by the then white capitalist rulers due to some developments. They have since lost their kingdom. The people came to live in the regions like Mashishimale, Makhushane and Selwane areas.

Since the land claims act has been established in South Africa, they have put a claim to get their land back and be reconised as kings of the land again but the process has been slow.