Abstract
The dissertation is mainly focused on the effects of cultural contact between the San and the
Kalanga in Western Zimbabwe, Bulilima area from pre-colonial. The San solely survived on the
environment, their religion was defined by the environment this has been evidenced by the
supernatural phenomena and myths which were grounded on the environment. Before the advent
of the Bantu speaking groups, the San were nomadic in nature, non-pastoralists, hence the study
reflected on how the Bantu speaking groups turned the San into labourers. The research further
highlighted on the origins of the Kalanga people who became the masters of the San on the San
areas. The reasons why the San were not able to resist the Kalanga domination were simple based
on the lack of leadership structures hence they were loosely united. The study concluded that there
was no cultural diffusion but there was cultural hybridity because both the San and the Kalanga
borrowed from each others’ culture however, it was noted that the San were affected the most as
they were subjects of the Kalanga thus it was forced on them. The dissertation further highlighted
on the effects of colonialism to both the San and the Kalanga people. The San were affected by
colonial legislative policies which were meant to turn the Africans into colonial labour force. The
San were mainly affected by the NLHA which entailed on the confiscation of land hence the San
nomadic nature was dealt a blow, as it was regarded as vagrancy. Moreover, the GFPA
criminalized San hunting activities hence the San were forced to rely on both the Kalanga and the
Ndebele, the colonialists viewed the San hunting as poaching though it was not harmful to the
environment because they hunted down sick animals.
NCUBE, S (2021). An Examination Of The Impact Of The Historical Cultural Contact Between The Kalanga And San Groups In Western Zimbabwe Since The Pre-Colonial Period The Case Of Bulilima. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/an-examination-of-the-impact-of-the-historical-cultural-contact-between-the-kalanga-and-san-groups-in-western-zimbabwe-since-the-pre-colonial-period-the-case-of-bulilima
NCUBE, SIZO "An Examination Of The Impact Of The Historical Cultural Contact Between The Kalanga And San Groups In Western Zimbabwe Since The Pre-Colonial Period The Case Of Bulilima" Afribary. Afribary, 01 May. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/an-examination-of-the-impact-of-the-historical-cultural-contact-between-the-kalanga-and-san-groups-in-western-zimbabwe-since-the-pre-colonial-period-the-case-of-bulilima. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
NCUBE, SIZO . "An Examination Of The Impact Of The Historical Cultural Contact Between The Kalanga And San Groups In Western Zimbabwe Since The Pre-Colonial Period The Case Of Bulilima". Afribary, Afribary, 01 May. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/an-examination-of-the-impact-of-the-historical-cultural-contact-between-the-kalanga-and-san-groups-in-western-zimbabwe-since-the-pre-colonial-period-the-case-of-bulilima >.
NCUBE, SIZO . "An Examination Of The Impact Of The Historical Cultural Contact Between The Kalanga And San Groups In Western Zimbabwe Since The Pre-Colonial Period The Case Of Bulilima" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/an-examination-of-the-impact-of-the-historical-cultural-contact-between-the-kalanga-and-san-groups-in-western-zimbabwe-since-the-pre-colonial-period-the-case-of-bulilima