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wealthy groups became distinguished from poor ones. As European
intrusion accelerated and intensified in the Makgabeng area, some identities
were changed, some were destroyed, while new ones were formed,
especially as a result of acquisition of wealth and power by various groups.
For instance, as a result of increased levels of interaction, groups of traders,
cattle-herders, landlords, preachers, messengers, and other identities which
resulted from group contacts, emerged among those groups who
assembled in the Makgabeng area.
The impact of Mfecane/Difaqane on political
identities in Makgabeng
Taking place almost simultaneously with the intensification of the European
movement into the Makgabeng area was an important phenomenon which
was known as the Mfecane/Difaqane. These two processes – arrival of
Europeans in the Makgabeng area and the Mfecane/Difaqane – took place
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