Thaba Nchu

Thaba Nchu rises above the grasslands of the southern African interior. In the early nineteenth century it became a centre for Barolong communities displaced by warfare, as well as a place where African rulers and newcomers from the Cape met and negotiated.

In 1833 Moroka II led the Barolong boo Seleka to settle here after an agreement with Moshoeshoe. Other Barolong, scattered by Mzilikazi's forces, joined them at the mountain, accompanied by Wesleyan missionaries. In 1835 the travellers Louis Trichardt and Hans van Rensburg arrived; later, Voortrekkers received supplies and refuge from Moroka's people during the conflicts of the 1830s. The refugee camp was known as Moroka's Hoek. Barolong chiefs and their Boer and Griqua allies joined forces against Mzilikazi, who subsequently moved north.

The later city of Botshabelo lies here.