Tjakastad (known as Sidvwashini before colonialismHistory of Emaswati (2016). Page 55) is a village in Gert Sibande District Municipality in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, east of Badplaas.
Etymology The area was named after Shaka Maseko, one of King Mswati II's headmen who lived in the area in the 1800s. The Boers dubbed the area 'Tjakastad', with the Afrikaans word 'stad' meaning 'stead' or 'homestead' (Tjaka+stad for 'Shakastead' or 'Shaka homestead').Matsebula, J.S; Mlotshwa, D.K.; Mlotshwa, J M; Ntiwane, N.D (2016): The History of Emaswati in South Africa. South Africa: Mbokodo Publishers. Page 78. It was known as Sidvwashini before colonialism.
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