Balobedu Tribe

 The Lobedu or Balobedu (also known as the BaLozwi or Bathobolo) are a southern African ethnic group that speak a Northern Sotho dialect. Their area is called Bolobedu. They are initially known as Bakwebo (wild pigs). The name "balobedu" means "the mineral miners" lobela / go loba - to mine , their ancestors are part of the great Mapungbuwe early civilization. They have their own kingdom, the Balobedu Kingdom, within the Limpopo Province of South Africa with a female ruler, the Rain Queen Modjadji.

This is the traditional attire of the balobedu tribe 

This is the type of food the lobedu people eat:pap and mashonje (mopani worms),mogodu and morogo.

This is the attire that the lobedu women wear when they are dancing khekhapa.