Army recruits were armed with assegais and knobkerries. The four became suspicious of their knobkerries, and started to open fire. Gomani II was born Zitonga (child of knobkerries) at Chipiri in present-day Mozambique. Knobkerries are still commonly carried by protesters. Knobkerries commonly feature on national and other symbols in Southern Africa. Knobkerries were an indispensable weapon of war both in Africa and abroad.