Tsholomnqa

Place in Eastern Cape, South Africa
33°09′40″S 27°31′41″E / 33.161190°S 27.528158°E / -33.161190; 27.528158CountrySouth AfricaProvinceEastern CapeMunicipalityBuffalo City Metropolitan MunicipalityTime zoneUTC+2 (SAST)

Tsholomnqa is a rural area and village situated in Eastern Cape in South Africa in the Mdantsane District.

Geography

Situated in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality near East London, it is the home village of the rugby player Makazole Mapimpi.[1][2]

History

Historic battles involving the Xhosa people took place in this region.[3][4]

Notable people

  • Makazole Mapimpi

References

  1. ^ Bcmnews
  2. ^ SABC News
  3. ^ Mail and Gardian
  4. ^ Jeffrey B. Peires, The House of Phalo: A History of the Xhosa People in the Days of Their Independence, University of California Press, 1982, p.51


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