""The BaKalanga are not Ndebeles and will never be, whether by association or otherwise," Dube said in the statement. Your assertion that BaKalanga are Ndebeles is a blatant disregard for the history and identity of the Kalanga people. We want to make it clear that BaKalanga are not Ndebeles and will never be, whether by association or otherwise.The presence of Ndebele chiefs in BuKalanga is a stark reminder of how the Ndebeles destroyed the social fabric of BuKalanga and installed their own by way of colonization. These Ndebele chiefs will be replaced by our own in due course. In fact, it is the Ndebeles who can be Kalanga, as the land called Matebeleland and Midlands is actually BuKalanga.