Nongqawuse | |
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 Nongqawuse (right) with fellow prophet Nonkosi | |
| Born | c. 1841 Gxarha, Cape Colony (today Centane, South Africa) |
| Died | 1898 Gxarha, Cape Colony |
| Occupation | Prophet |
| Known for | Xhosa cattle-killing movement and famine of 1856–1857 |
Nongqawuse (Xhosa pronunciation: [noᵑǃʱawuːse]; c. 1841 – 1898) was a Xhosa prophet. Her prophecies resulted in a millenarian belief that culminated in the Xhosa cattle-killing and famine of 1856–1857, in what is now Eastern Cape, South Africa.