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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…
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…
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…
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…
PlaceHammarsdale, KZN
… political party, has long been associated with Zulu nationalism and draws most of its support from Zulu-speaking people. They have successfully put behind…
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 …
PlaceKwaDukuza timeline
… where he was engaged in forming a vast and very effective Zulu army of warriors (impis), which led to his reputation as … some open patches or grassland on…
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…
EventButhelezi snubs ANC and homeland leaders
… not originate with the tribal conflict between Xhosas and Zulu, as it was initially believed. These leaders were of the …
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…
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…
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. …
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…
ArchiveJohnny Clegg: South Africa’s universal man of uncommon passion by David Coplan, 25 July 2019
… Man: Jonathan Clegg “Sikeyi” (1953-2019). “Sikeyi” is a Zulu dance praise name: “The peg through a yoke that secures … a formidable dancer to hold his stand…
BiographyKeorapetse William Kgositsile
Keorapetse William Kgositsile (popularly known as Bra Willie) was born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (now Gauteng). He attended Matibane High School. Influenced…
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…
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…
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 …
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…