From about 1810, however, the trend was curtailed by two factors: the turmoil created by Nguni-speaking and other invaders during the Shakan wars; and the danger of land dispossession when white settlers came into the area, first in search of land and cattle and later in search of labour for the new diamond and gold mining industries.
Fela, go tloga ka bo-1810, setlwaedi seno se ne sa fokotswa ke mabaka ale mabedi: merusu e e neng e bakilwe ke ba-Nguni le batlhasedi ba bangwe ka motsi wa dintwa tsa ga Shaka; le matshosetsi a go tseelwa lefatshe fa bathibeledi ba basweu ba goroga mo kgaolong, lantlha go tla go batla lefatshe le dikgomo mme morago mo patlong ya badiri jwa madirelo a mantšhwa a meepo ya taemane le gauta.