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The clincher was some years ago, when it was discovered that these people had a very distinct DNA segment unique to the Jewish priestly subdivision of the Levi tribe, called the Kohanim, the modern descendants of which is Cohen, Kohn, and other variations of that name.

Unlike the other tribes, the Levi were not granted territory, but were supposed to be itinerant (travelers) in the territories of the other tribes. But with the diaspora, the Kohanim eventually settled down where other Jews lived, more or less. One of their big enclaves was in Yemen. And this is where this southern African tribe is believed to have originated.

In their tribal mythology, a great leader named “Bubu”, or something like that, took a large number of the Kohanim from Yemen and led them through Africa to their destination in the south of the continent.

Lot of studies regarding the Yemeni Jews. Many of them have substantial signs of "blondism" ~ light hair, light skin, light eyes, etc.

Still, some of them were very primitive ~ I recall reading about one group that didn't have a word for "ball".

Thanks for your input. I found it fascinating. Seems to me that this “new” tribe is nothing more than many of the Levites relocating to the South. I have never given much stock to the “lost tribe” musings. I think God, the Father of Abraham, Issac and Joseph, knows exactly where every member of every tribe is at this exact moment. If he has counted and labeled every hair on our head and knows the condition of every sparrow, and hears the prayers of millions if not billions of believers, then keeping up with the lineage of 12 tribes over the millennia is child's play to Him. That is why He is Omniscient.