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EventKing Goodwill Zwelithini is installed
… Zwelithini was installed as the eight monarch of the Zulu nation. He took reigns over from Prince Israel … was however resented by the Chief Executive…
EventHistory of December 16
… Day,’ when the Voortrekkers triumphed against the Zulu army led by Dingane at the Battle of Blood River, it … for what Voortrekkers viewed as a 'victory'…
EventPort Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 1837
… able to secure a cession of the land after he 'saved' the Zulu King Shaka's life by washing with camomile tea a stab … another settler Isaacs constitute the…
ArticleBritain takes control of the Cape
… 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 migration…
PlaceMhlathuze River
… Battle of Mhlatuze River was a battle fought between the Zulu and Ndwandwe tribes in 1820, following the Zulu Civil War . The Ndwandwe hierarchy was a…
ArticleGeneral South African History Timeline: Pre-1500
… Early Iron Age people settle in what is now known as Kwa-Zulu Natal . c. AD 500 Early Iron Age people develop a new … people in South Africa (later split to…
EventThe Ncome Museum is opened
… of the river. The Ncome Museum, its design inspired by the Zulu war horn formation, offers a re-interpretation of the 1838 battle and Zulu culture in general…
EventDay of Reconciliation celebrated as a public holiday in SA for the first time
… they intended to settle on was already inhabited by the Zulu people. Thus the Voortrekker leader, Piet Retief was eager to negotiate with the Zulu chief…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
… during the mid 1800s, fleeing from the wave of Shaka Zulu's territorial expansion. His paternal grandparents, …
ArticleMatabele Wars 1836-1896
… (originally of the Khumalo clan) broke away from their Zulu kindred in the 1820s and moved from present day Kwazulu …
EventFirst Indian workers arrive in South Africa
… farmers were unable to secure enough workers from the Zulu population because they still had access to land. In later years the colonial frontier expanded…
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…
PlaceRorke's Drift, KZN
… Is the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo-Zulu War . Years later in 1847, an Irishman named; Jim Rorke, … between what Britain controlled…
PlaceKwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)
… Kwa-Zulu Natal has a diverse literary heritage, from the legacy … part of our proposal included not only the promotion of Zulu, but also of Indian languages…
EventKenyan mediates in SA election deadlock
… and Mangosuthu Buthelezi to participate in the elections. Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini called on his subjects to take … agreed to recognise and protect the…
The Black Homeland Citizenship Act of 1970
… Venda (given "independence" 13 September, 1979) kwaZulu – Zulu (“Self-government status” in 1 December 1977 ) Lebowa …
ArticlePretoria: The Founding of the City
… also led the Battle of Blood River against Dingane and the Zulu kingdom [viii] . In 1852, Andries Pretorius led the …
EventKing George V visits the SANLC
… The whole speech was translated to the men in isiXhosa, Zulu and Sesuto. In response to the speech the men gave the King the Zulu Royal Salute. The King…
EventDr. Margaret Roach ‘Killie’ Campbell, collector of Africana, dies in Durban
… which is made up of items specific to Natal and the Zulu people. She collected manuscripts, books, photographs … maps over her lifetime, and encouraged both…
PlaceShakaland, Northern Natal
… km North of the City of Durban is a living monument, to Zulu culture . It is here that people from all over the World … the lifestyle, social system and rich…
ArticleFirst Anglo Boer War
… a reality, a fact that was proved by the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879. Problems within the Transvaal Government T. … lack of control over black people like the…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa 1910
… the Natal government, the traditional way of life of the Zulu people came under renewed pressure, as the colonial … Mpanza valley with his family and was…
ArticleRole of Black people in the South African War
… in South Africa but other populations groups like the Zulu, Xhosa, Swazis and Basotho and Sothos were also involved … into the area by Free State commandos…
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…
EventBambatha Rebellion
… Over 7,000 British troops were called out to suppress the Zulu aggression and 4 000 rebels died. The Bambatha Rebellion … to colonial rule for nearly fifty…
The Court’s position in the justice system
… of Good Hope; Eastern Cape; Northern Cape; Free State; Kwa-Zulu Natal; Transvaal; Transkei; Ciskei; Venda and …
ArticlePedi & Anglo-Pedi Wars 1876-1879
… diplomatic ties with the Boers, the Swazi, and the Zulu, Sekwati established peace and prosperity. By 1852, …
EventBambata Rebellion: The Natal government offers a reward of £500 for the capture of Bambata
… the Natal Government, the traditional way of life of the Zulu people came under renewed pressure, as the colonial … Mpanza Valley with his family and was…
PlaceKing Shaka International Airport, La Mercy-Durban
… International Airport is named after the founder of the Zulu Kingdom , King Shaka . King Shaka Airport stands on- … District land, which is Culturally…
PlaceWeenan
… reached Natal. This Area was primarily occupied by the Zulu people . The Voortrekkers sought out new Land. Setting their focus on the royal Kraal of the Zulu…