Ndebele groups began surrendering to the Boers.[670] After being scattered by the Boers, Mzilikazi and his remaining followers fled from Marico to the eastern parts of modern-day Botswana. In 1840, they settled in an area that later became known as Matabeleland, located in present-day Zimbabwe.[671] There was now no significant power posing a threat to the Boers on the highveld.[672]
