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The man and the dream
In the Msana river the king laid buried by his queen, the king led his people from the present KwaZulu Natal area to Dedesi the from Dedesi to Msana river where he laid to rest to this day. All those who were present during his time will respect him for his hard work in leading his people. The Msana river is a tributary to Mbashe river in Mthatha Eastern Cape which the Xhosa people call Impumakoloni.
At Msana his great palace accommodates. Merged and assimilated various fragments from Amabomvana, Amavundle, and Amampondomise as well as Amamfengu to build his kingship. All those are different tribes of the Xhosa people in South Africa. Even though these tribes had their own kings or traditional leaders they voted him as their
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