Zulu kaMalandela (1627-1709), son of
Malandela, was the founder and chief of the
Zulu clan which came from the
Nguni people. The Zulus and the Qwabes come from the Ngunis, when the King of the Ngunis Malandela died he divided the Kingdom into two clans, The Qwabes and the Zulus. In the
Zulu language,
Zulu means
heaven.