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EventSouth African Actor, Henry Cele , dies
… actor, most famous for his chilling portrayal of the Zulu King, Shaka in the 1985 mini-series, Shaka Zulu. Cele landed the role after he portrayed the same ……
ArticleIndigenous medicine and traditional healing
… is a ritual. ‘Inyanga’ means ‘man of the trees’ in Zulu. Inyangas are healers that make medicines from herbs, … given. The Bitter Aloe The Bitter Aloe …
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… mixed family and was born in KwaZulu Natal. Her father was Zulu and her mother Xhosa. This means that she grew up with … sometimes. She tells her stories…
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,…
EventZuid-Afrikaansche Republiek decides that December 16 will be a public holiday called Dingaan’s Day
… for what Voortrekkers viewed as a 'victory' over Zulu warriors near the Ncome River in KwaZulu Natal. On that day an estimated 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors…
ArticleEvents leading to the Bambatha Rebellion
… In 1887 Zululand was annexed by the colony of Natal and the Zulu were gradually stripped of most of their arable land. …
EventHeadman Tshabalala, founding member of the band Ladysmith Black Mambazo, is shot and killed
… Headman Tshabalala was born in 1945 in Ladysmith, Kwa-Zulu Natal. In 1960, he joined the first incarnation of the … area, but by 1967, they began to make…
ArticleBoipatong massacre - 17 June 1992
… violence appeared in sight, machete and spear-wielding “Zulu impis” struck, generating widespread condemnation for … “intelezi” administered by traditional…
Archive of documents pertaining to Pixley ka Isaka Seme
… address by Dr. Pixley ka Seme, 1933 (PDF) Royal Zulu willing to become a valet - Pixley Seme - Newpaper … of Africa - speech by Pixley Seme 5 April 1906 Zulu…
ArticleA History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931
… (ANC). The newspaper was published in English, SeSotho, Zulu, Xhosa and SeTswana in order to attract wide readership … Cleopas Kunene was the editor…
ArticleCongress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa
… Klass Makhosana Mahlangu, a Prince who married Nonhlanhla Zulu, sister of the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini. Mahlangu believed in the … of KwaZulu-Natal was…
EventJohn Langalibalele Dube is born
… was born at the Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal to James and Elizabeth Dube. His … Dube was one of the first ordained…
PlaceUmlazi
… bank where the settlement was established. Mlazi is a Zulu name for ‘whey’ (milk curdle) referring to its colour … also conceivably have been adapted from "…
EventKing Dinuzulu defies British order
… Allegedly Zulu Paramount Chief Dinuzulu (Dinizulu) refused British … military law had been imposed on the region and the Zulu people were armed by the…
ArchiveBlack Peoples Convention
… A flyer published in Zulu by the Black Peoples Convention urging unity and … a handwritten draft in English and a translation from the Zulu version by the…
ArticleNdebele
… four distinct groups; the Northern and Central Nguni (the Zulu-speaking peoples), the Southern Nguni (the … form of the language, and is closely related to…
ArticleChief Albert John Mvumbi Luthuli timeline 1800 - 1967
… Luthuli, although christened Albert John, preferred his Zulu name Mvumbi, which means continuous rain. 1820s Shaka , the Zulu king, allows a small party of…
ArticleRace and ethnicity in South Africa
… ethnic groups; namely Nguni people which consisted of: Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swazi, Sotho people which consisted … schools. The largest ethnic group in…
In summary: Factors resulting in the crisis
… the country. * Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi and the Zulu nationalist movement called Inkatha: The resistance … was complicated by Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi…
Chapter 1 - Striking a balance between Tribalism and Christianity
… years offers no apology for his close identification with Zulu tradition and history, had his ancestral home outside … It dates back to a historical period…
Grade 4 Term 2 Timeline: Mahatma Gandhi
… He organizes stretcher-bearer corps that serves during the Zulu uprising Gandhi introduces the non-violent protest …
ArticleAfrican Nationalism
… the identity of Africans. Rather than seeing themselves as Zulu, Xhoasa, Sotho, etc, nationalist leaders wanted Africans …
ArticleCODESA 1 Timeline
… that Buthelezi is withdrawing from CODESA because the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has not been invited to the …
EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is born in Nongoma
… Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, eldest son of King … He recieved formal instruction in traditional Zulu customs while he was at his father's…
EventANC leads march through central Durban
… voting rights. The march was organised a few days after Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini called on his loyal subjects to … his subjects that the interim…
EventA.W.G. Champion, outspoken opponent of apartheid dies
… known as a campaigner for racial equality and, himself a Zulu, devoted his life to the betterment of the Zulu people. In 1942, he was elected to the Native ……
EventChoirmaster and composer Kumalo dies
… Alfred Assegai (Mkhonto) Kumalo, Zulu choirmaster and composer who was a founder member and … acclaimed and are still regarded as amongst the best of Zulu…
EventConclusive Battle of Ndondakusuka takes place
… known as the Battle of Ndondakusuka, was fought between Zulu factions of Cetewayo, eldest son of the Zulu chief Mpande, and his father's younger brother,…
EventDinuzulu refuses British instructions to take up arms against Boers
… King Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo of the Zulu Kingdom in northern Natal, which is now part of the … direct actions against the Boer Republics. Initially, the Zulu…
ArticleA history of Kwaito music
… in the ghettos, and they spoke in a mixture of English, Zulu, Sesotho and Iscamtho (slang)." The word Kwaito is …