People group profile · PG015530
The Ronga of South Africa
The Ronga of South Africa, numbering about 1,100 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a Tswa-Ronga Bantu ethnolinguistic group indigenous to Mozambique's Maputo province.
They are a diaspora people in the Bantu, Central-Southeast people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Ronga.
Fast facts
- Country
- South Africa
- Population
- 1,100
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Bantu, Central-Southeast
- Primary language
- Ronga (rng)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority
- Expanding Unreached People Group
- Region
- Southern Africa, Africa
- Location
- KwaZulu-Natal province
Where they live
Gospel status
The Ronga are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Ronga
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Primary language
Ronga · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Ronga
Gospel resources in Ronga
- Bible available
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings not available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Bibles
- Bible Society of Mozambique · video, audio
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Ronga
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
Ronga in other countries
The same people (ROP3 108410) is reported in 1 other country.
| People group | Country | Population | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronga | Mozambique | 1,050,000 | No Longer Unreached |
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