What are the Effects of the Shona and Ndebele ( Chimulenga) Uprising of 1896-1897

The Effects of the Shona and Ndebele Uprising of 1896-1897

• The Chimurenga warriors were taught bitter lesson and many of them died during the confrontation.

• The BSAC administration incorporated and expropriated more fertile land and cattle as war indemnity.

• The company administration received much criticism from the colonial office for mistreatments of the natives. Then Cecil Rhodes guaranteed to make changes in governing the Matebeleland.

• The Ndebele were redistributed new lands in the lowlands where they lived happily unperturbed by the company and European mistreatment.

• The Ndebele Indunas were considered and employed in various administrative positions under the BSAC administration.

• Most of the educated Ndebele were given responsibilities as administrators in Mashonaland.

• Mashonaland and Matebeleland were allocated to Most European settlers created their settlement in the fertile land that formerly belonged to Shona and Ndebele.

• Many Africans adopted Christianity due to the inability of Mwari cult and the Chanimuka (medium spirit) to defeat the Whiteman.

• Because of the failure in war the Mwari cult leaders could no longer command popularity in the eyes of a rising number of people abandoning traditional religion and adopting Christianity.

• The confrontations witnessed the unification of traditional foes against the shared enemy, a cohesion that was exploited well.

• The Ndebele's claims were recognized and were given worthy treatments from the whites, because the Ndebele looked for peace while the Shona persisted in war.