Xhosa . Approximately 18 percent of South Africa's population speaks the language , spoken throughout southern Africa by the Shangaan - Tsonga culture .
Rather, Xhosa culture today is a blend that has resulted from these influences In 1986 the total population of Xhosa in South Africa was estimated at
The Transkei, home to the Xhosa people, is the only part of the country still governed by tribal authorities, and most of the region's inhabitants maintain
A brief cultural profile of the Xhosa people of South Africa . The Xhosa culture (and Nguni culture as a whole) has borrowed from the Khoisan culture and
Traditional Xhosa culture includes diviners known as amagqirha, "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika", part of the National anthem of South Africa is a Xhosa hymn
