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ArticleMafika Gwala Third Annual Lecture, 5 October 2017
… and is run in partnership with both the University of Kwa Zulu Natal (UKZN) and the National Institute for Humanities …
ArticleGrade 10 - Topic 4: Transformations in southern Africa after 1750
… place, but most of them were not caused by Shaka and the Zulu. This unit investigates the recent research and explores …
ArticleHeritage day, Braai Day or Shaka Day: Whose Heritage is it Anyway?
… as 'Shaka's Day,' in commemoration of the legendary Zulu king, King Shaka Zulu . When the proposed Public Holidays Bill before the New … Party (IFP) , a…
The National Anthem
… held in Johannesburg by Reverend JL Dube's Ohlange Zulu Choir. It became a popular church hymn that was later … years. The first stanza is generally sung in…
BiographyGovindasamy Krishnasamy Thambi Naidoo
… Creole (which he had learned in Mauritius as a child) and Zulu. He came to South Africa with his sister and brother and …
ArticleXhosa
… four distinct groups; the Northern and Central Nguni (the Zulu-speaking peoples), the Southern Nguni (the … second largest cultural group in South Africa,…
Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900
… of huge significance - the rise to power of the great Zulu King, Shaka . His wars of conquest and those of … Sotho-speakers as the difaqane (forced…
ArticleThe Mfecane: Understanding a Period of Transformation in Southern Africa
… Colonial Expansion Key Events and Leaders The Rise of the Zulu Kingdom Mzilikazi and the Ndebele Kingdom Moshoeshoe and … their own interests and biases. The…
ArticleDurban Timeline 1497-1990
… the OFS. Fynn had previously made contact with Shaka, the Zulu king, whose suzerainty included the bay area, and he introduced Farewell to the royal Zulu…
ArticleTimeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899
The nineteenth century was a period of several events whose socio-political and economic impact profoundly changed South Africa and the African continent…
ArticleThe Linton Panel & the San language
… mouth and click hard. This is similar to the q sound in Zulu, for example in iqanda (egg). k Not pronounced and … of the tongue. The sound is similar to the…
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…
ArticleCuba and the struggle for democracy in South Africa
… Angola) troops in Nova Lisboa, Savimbi’s capital. A2. The Zulu Column Eyes Luanda On 14 October the ‘Zulu column’ – a 4,000-strong force of Angolans, FNLA ……
BiographyRick Turner
… established by Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi , the Zulu homeland leader. TUACC’s John Copelyn was particularly …
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…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: 1600s
… chiefdoms, into the groups that we know today (Zulu, Ndebele, Tswana, Xhosa etc). 1601 Joris van Spilbergen, … the coast of Natal. 1670 According to oral…
ArticleDefining culture, heritage and identity
… Such an enquiry clearly makes little sense, for the Xhosa, Zulu, Pedi, Dinka, Himba, Berber, Arab, and so forth all … in relation to the rest of the globe…
ArticleBasotho Wars 1858 - 1868
… groups. This migration occurred during the reign of the Zulu King Shaka , who conquered several Nguni groups, which were absorbed into the Zulu kingdom…
ArticleThe African Students Association (ASA)
… place near the Ncome River in KwaZulu Natal, between the Zulu's and the Voortrekkers. About 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors led by Dingane's generals Dambuza …
EventThe Battle of Gingindlovu
… The Anglo-Zulu War Battle of Gingindlovu took place on 2 February 1879. … In this battle British troops were supported by 2800 Zulu troops. This battle was…
PlaceZululand District Municipality
… Known as: 'The Kingdom of the Zulu' . KwaZulu-Natal is a: "melting pot of African, European … and Indian cultures" . Known as the Kingdom of the Zulu ! This…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
… and Defeat of African Kingdoms (Xhosa, 1878 & Pedi and Zulu, 1879) An alliance between Khoikhoi rebels in the colony … and forming the foundation for future…
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…
Event19 die at Shell House massacre
… on undermining traditional authorities and the power of Zulu Chiefs. The ANC saw it as a power struggle as the demise of apartheid was finalised. The IFP is…
ArticleAfrican Traditional Religion
… many South Africans, especially the Nguni groups like the Zulu and Xhosa. Traditional African religion and culture is … spiritual and religious survival of…
PlaceKwazulu Natal Province
… The homeland of KwaZulu (or place of the Zulu) was granted self-government under apartheid on 1 … development', it was intended to be the home of the Zulu…
EventThe Battle of Blood River
… under the leadership of Andries Pretorius and the Zulu's under the leadership of Dingane the Zulu King. About 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors led by Dingane's…
List of Robben Island Political Prisoners
… Mapiki Dlomo Albert Dlomo Saayman Donnovan Gabula Douglas Zulu Douglas Mthetho Douglas Mkaba Douglas Manqina Douglas Mnyamana Doyle Anwa Dramat Nyeni…
BiographyDr. Neville Edward Alexander
… occasion of the translation of the Communist Manifesto in Zulu, he wrote a foreword for the document. In it, he makes …
Bibliography: Missionary settlement in southern Africa
… BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS. 1886. Zulu Mission: a Condensed Sketch. 1835-1886. Boston: American … Dublin: J Dollard, Printer. BERGLUND, Axel…