History of shangana cultural village

The beautiful traditional villages of Shangana are owned by the Mapulana community, who present their traditional way of life.
By supporting Shangana, you are supporting over 100 jobs in a rural area.

Set in the shade of ancient trees in a reserve area of grassland and forest, Shangana Cultural Village was created by members of the local Shangaan tribe as a means of preserving their rich heritage, and serves as a superb example of the great cultural diversity present in South Africa.

How many Shangaan people live in South Africa?

An estimated 500 000 Shangaan people lived there - the rest of the Shangaan can now be found in urban areas such as Pretoria and Johannesburg

In a traditional setting, the economy is driven by agriculture and pastoralism, and the staple food of the Tsonga includes corn, millet, sorghum and other crops

What is Shangana Cultural Village?

Why should you visit Shangana?

Shangana has been created and Built by Local Shangaan people, and forms a place of great pride and a way of preserving a rich Heritage for us, and an example of South Africa's great Cultural diversity

This picturesque Market has been described by many Visitors as the most beautiful in Africa

Ethnic descriptor in South Africa

South African Bantu-speaking peoples represent the overwhelming majority ethno-racial group of South Africans.
Occasionally grouped as Bantu, the term itself is derived from the English word people, common to many of the Bantu languages.
The Oxford Dictionary of South African English describes Bantu, when used in a contemporary usage or racial context as obsolescent and offensive, because of its strong association with the white minority rule with their apartheid system.
However, Bantu is used without pejorative connotations in other parts of Africa and is still used in South Africa as the group term for the language family.

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