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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…
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 ……
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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,…
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 …
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…