The Tembe-Thonga people (also known as Vatsonga or Mathonga) are a Southern African Bantu ethnic group primarily inhabiting northern KwaZulu Natal in South Africa and southern Mozambique. They are part of the broader Tsonga-Nguni cultural and linguistic family that inhabited the Southern African region of Maputaland-Lubombo since the Bantu expansion era.Tsonga – African tribe, Mozambique.co.za, accessed 24 November 2025Beyer, Greg South African Languages and Their Histories (Nguni-Tsonga Group), TheCollector, 2 October 2022. Accessed 24 November 2025
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