Indaba

An indaba (/ɪnˈdɑːbə/; Xhosa pronunciation: [íⁿd̥a̤ːɓa][1]) is an important conference held by the izinDuna (principal men) of the Zulu and Xhosa peoples of South Africa.

[2][3] (Such meetings are also practised by the Swazi, who refer to them using the close cognate indzaba.)

[2] The term "Indaba" comes from the Zulu and Xhosa languages.

It means "business" or "matter".

[4] The term is used by various organisations around the world for their meetups or conferences; for instance, the Wiki Indaba, South African Tourism's Africa’s Travel Indaba[5] and Canonical's Ubuntu Indaba.