As the southern groups of Bantu speakers migrated southwards two main groups emerged, the Nguni (Xhosa, Zulu, Ndebele, Swazi), who occupied the eastern coastal plains, and the Sotho–Tswana who lived on the interior plateau.
Batau broke away from mainline Swazi nation around 1100 AD.They then settled at Wakkerstroom and then Seokodibeng, a place that is now called Lake Chrissie.
In the Lubombo mountains they separated from the group now known as the amaSwati.
The origin of the name is disputed but was corrupted from the swazi.
Currently they are the Swazi club with most national titles in the history of the country even though they have not won a national title since 2001.
Mkhaya is staffed and patrolled entirely by local Swazi people.
"Be quiet and calm, my countrymen. What is happening now is what you came to do...you are going to die, but that is what you came to do. Brothers, we are drilling the death drill. I, a Xhosa, say you are my brothers...Swazis, Pondos, Basotho...so let us die like brothers. We are the sons of Africa. Raise your war-cries, brothers, for though they made us leave our assegais in the kraal, our voices are left with our bodies."
The kings of Swaziland date back to some considerable time to when the Royal line of Dlamini lived in the vicinity of Delagoa Bay.
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