Traditional and cultural South and Central African Homes

The countries of Southern Africa are closely related to each other and some of their houses though in different countries may resemble. Countries like the Republic of South Africa were colonised the longest yet have retained some of their Historic past through their houses.

The countries in South and Central Africa include the Republic of South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, Swaziland, Angola, Malawi and Mozambique. The material used to construct most African traditional homes included, brick, mud, dung, grass and stone depnding on the area on the person status in society. Most African societies were ran by kings and chiefs and those who held  such positions were ranked highly in society and consequently would have homes signifying this status.

Bee-hive like Zulu hut, South Africa: The Zulus are ethnic South African group who have a rich History. The famous Shaka Zulu was from thsi group. This traditional Zulu hut of South Africa is made using stone at the base and the upper part has the design of a  beehive-style dome look. This house is more modern as the traditional ones as shown below used differnt materials.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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