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Nineteen Zulus are killed during a march at Shell House, ANC head office in Johannesburg.
BiographyPhyllis Naidoo
… when she asked for the boy a very dignified, traditional Zulu woman confronted her. “The boy you want is my husband.” …
BiographyProfessor Fatima Meer
… community work to improve relations between Indian and Zulu people in Durban. She became Secretary of the League and …
Political changes from 1750 to 1820
… 1835) was land given to the British Colony by King Shaka Zulu. Boer response to British control: trekking into the … Along the way they encountered an area…
Britain signs peace treaty with Zulus in South Africa. Another source gives the date as 2 September.
Tsonga
… century when the Tsonga came under the influence of the Zulu nation. Their cultural change has been slow, but since … down rapidly. The name Tsonga was given…
ArticleBambatha Rebellion 1906
… In mid 1906, the Natal colonialist in the face of rising Zulu resentment against the imposition of a 'Poll Tax' … after Chief Bambatha kaMancinza , head of…
ArticleHeritage and identity of Provinces
… moved around. One reason for this was to flee from the Zulu king Shaka, who started wars with the groups around him. … one with its own chief. One of these…
ArticlePrehistory of the Durban area
… The Durban area is probably best known for the historic Zulu kingdom, dating to the early 19th century. To understand the prehistory of the Zulu and related…
Britain signs a peace treaty with the Zulus, banishing Cetshwayo and dividing Zululand in thirteen separate chiefdoms under a B
Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu is installed as the eighth king of the Zulus at a traditional ceremony at Nongoma
ArticleThe Empty Land Myth
… crushing’, was a time of great political upheaval in the Zulu Kingdom in the first half of the nineteenth century. … occupying had been ‘deserted’. A map of…
ArticleThe Homelands
… homeland. For example, if a Black man or woman was of Zulu origin, they were assigned to go to KwaZulu, the … created only for the Tswana people, KwaZulu was…
ArticleAftermath of the Bhambatha Rebellion 1906
… The Bambatha Rebellion claimed the lives of 4000 Zulu and 30 white people and cost the colonial government £740,000. Some of the Zulu died fighting on the…
BiographyHermanus Gabriel Loots
… eight languages, namely English, Afrikaans, French, Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho, Russian and Malagasy, [xx] he is described as …
BiographyJoyce Sikhakhane-Rankin
… Witwatersrand who concentrated on writing; he also wrote a Zulu-English dictionary. Her parents' home was in the Mandela …
EventThe Battle of Kambula takes place
… On 29 March 1879, the Anglo-Zulu War Battle of Kambula took place. The battle involved … Number 4 Column, led by Colonel Evelyn Wood VC and the Zulu Army,…
Cyprian Bhekuzulu Nyangayezizwe KaDinuzulu, fourth son of Solomon KaDinuzulu and Paramount Chief of the Zulus for twenty years,
Cyprian Bhekuzulu Nyangayezizwe KaDinuzulu, fourth son of Solomon KaDinuzulu and Paramount Chief of the Zulus for twenty years,
ArticlePeople and Culture of South Africa
… clans that were the ancestors of the Nguni (today's Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, and Ndebele peoples) and Tswana-Sotho … chieftaincies. The result was the emergence…
ArticleDecember 16, the reflection of a changing South African heritage
… and stood for the triumph of the Voortrekkers against the Zulu army led by Dingaan at the ‘Battle of Blood River’. It … for what Voortrekkers viewed as a …
EventThe Battle of Ulundi begins
… Battle of Ulundi was the decisive battle during the Anglo-Zulu War. It took place on the 4th July 1879 and marked the end of the Anglo-Zulu War, as well as…
One of the biggest faction fights ever recorded on the Witwatersrand, starts as a canteen brawl. Zulus, Shangaan, Chopis and
ArticleSouth Africa Cabinet Members 2014
… Social Development Bathabile Dlamini Henrietta Bogopane-Zulu Public Enterprise Lyn Brown Gratitude Magwanishe Sport & … Rejoice Mabudafhasi Small Business…
BiographyGovin Reddy
… in radio, and who had worked for the broadcaster’s Zulu service during apartheid. Reddy’s questioning of the …
Why is sexual violence so endemic in South Africa and why has it been so hard to combat? by Jessica Clarke
… hindered for numerous reasons. Firstly, the example of Zulu culture and the rape trial of President Zuma (2005/2006) … was made up of many tribal cultures…
ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1800-1899
… from the Gamtoos River to the Fish River. The emergence of Zulu King Tshaka , his conquest of large parts of Natal, and the consequent expansion of the Zulu…