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Zulu warriors ambush Petrus Lafras (Piet) Uys and his men at Italeni. Uys, his son Dirkie and seven of his followers are ki
… Zulu warriors ambush Petrus Lafras (Piet) Uys and his men at …
Zulu warriors ambush Petrus Lafras (Piet) Uys and his men at Italeni. Uys, his son Dirkie and seven of his followers are ki
… Zulu warriors ambush Petrus Lafras (Piet) Uys and his men at …
BiographyMzwakhe Mbuli
… Mzwakhe Mbuli, the “People’s Poet,” was born into a poor Zulu family in Sophiatown on 1 August 1959. His parents … Msuthukazi Mbuli, a Xhosa woman, and…
Benjamin Johnson Langa
Benjamin (Ben) Johnson, Langa’s father, was a Minister of Religion and his mother was a housewife who was also intensely involved in the church. There were…
Eugene Louis Jean Joseph Napoleon, the 22 year old Prince Imperial of France, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a Bri
… year old Prince Imperial of France, is killed in the Anglo-Zulu War when he and a Bri …
The Zulu chiefs are informed that their land has been annexed to the British Empire. This date is given as 19 May in anothe
… The Zulu chiefs are informed that their land has been annexed to …
Henry Francis Fynn, pioneer and settler who was a member of an expedition to the Zulu chief Shaka in the 1820s, is born in Lo
… and settler who was a member of an expedition to the Zulu chief Shaka in the 1820s, is born in Lo …
BiographyKing Sekhukhune
… Transvaal by England. When war was declared against the Zulu king, operation went on simultaneously against … State prisoner and his land was settled…
EventButhelezi says Zulus would continue carrying cultural weapons
… implemented would have prevented IFP members from carrying Zulu " cultural weapons " during their marches. The intention …
BiographyChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli
… Football Association was founded by the “mabalanes”, or Zulu-speaking clerks. Structured along ethnic lines, these … Luthuli, although christened Albert John…
BiographyChief Bhambatha kaMancinza Zondi
… Macinga, was the daughter of Chief Pakade of an important Zulu chieftaincy, the Cunu. From early childhood, chief …
BiographyLauretta Ngcobo
… Ngcobo is generous in her criticisms of apartheid and of Zulu traditions that clamped tightly on women. She once made …
EventDinizulu succeeds his father, Cetshwayo, as King of the Zulus.
… This was precipitated when the British divided the Zulu Kingdom into 11 chiefdoms, some headed by chiefs who had … This led to a civil war. Dinizulu’s…
The Lady in White: British Imperial Loyalism and Women’s Volunteerism in Second World War Durban by Jonathan Hyslop (Journal of Natal and Zulu History), 2018
… World War Durban by Jonathan Hyslop (Journal of Natal and Zulu History), 2018 …
BiographyJordan Kush Ngubane
… River (1975), numerous articles, and a number of works in Zulu, including a novel, Uvalo Lwezinhlonze (Terror in the …
BiographyMiriam Makeba
… herbal medicine, divination and counselling in traditional Zulu , Xhosa , Ndebele and Swazi (Nguni) societies of … medicine, divination and counselling in…
BiographySibusiso Robert Duma
… Art Centre 2007: Bad “Best Of African Design” 100% Zulu, London 2008: “Haibo”, Fresh Paint Gallery, Durban …
BiographyJosie Palmer
… 1921. ‘Palmer’ is the anglicised version of her father’s Zulu name, ‘Mpama’. She would later adopt the surname ‘Mpama’ …
BiographyJohnstone Mfanafuthi Makhathini
… remains and he was reburied at Heroes Acre Cemetery, Kwa-Zulu Natal, where Moses Mabhida was also reburied, on 27 …
BiographyEric Mtshali
… the Deputy-Commissioner of Criminal Intelligence in Kwa-Zulu Natal. In the 2000 elections Mtshali served as the ANC …
BiographyPenny Heyns
… primary school and later Amanzimtoti High School in Kwa Zulu Natal where she matriculated in 1992. At school Heyns …
EventRuben Xulu is born
South African artist Ruben Xulu was born in Hlabisa, Natal. Xulu, born deaf, began carving with Bernard Gcwensa at Hlabisa mission station and embarked on a…
BiographyIngrid Jonker
… English, German, French, Dutch, Polish, Hindi and Zulu. The collected works of Jonker, including several short …
BiographyAnna De Koningh
… 27 slaves, one of which was from Bengal and one even a Zulu from Natal. As the mother of 12 children Anna, like her …
BiographyDumile Feni
… intrinsic attributes to sculpture. Albert Luthuli was a Zulu chief, teacher and religious leader that became …
BiographyPhila Portia Ndwandwe
… (MK) in 1985 under the leadership of Muzi Ngwenya (Thami Zulu or “TZ”) operating from Swaziland . She was in the unit …
BiographySydney Brenner
… he could speak English, Yiddish, Russian Afrikaans and Zulu. Brenner was highly intelligent and learned to read at …
BiographyJacqueline (Jackie) Arenstein
… such as The New Age . She also wrote articles for the Zulu medium Ilanga Lase Natal , before the Inkatha Freedom …
Hlonipha Mokoena, author of THE NIGHTWATCHMAN: Representing Black Men in Colonial South Africa, a book on Zulu men in colonial dress will be discussion with Kwezi Gule
… Representing Black Men in Colonial South Africa, a book on Zulu men in colonial dress will be discussion with Kwezi … Representing Black Men in Colonial…
BiographyStephen Zelwane Nkadimeng
… He refused a job loading state trucks, taught himself Zulu and established good relations with the local Chief. He …