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List of people who died in exile
… Cassius Zondo, Charlton Zondo, Thomas Petros Zono, Lamula Zulu, Thami Zungu, Funani Zwelonke, Zulu …
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 …
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…
BiographySindiso Mfenyana
… during the mid 1800s, fleeing from the wave of Shaka Zulu's territorial expansion. His paternal grandparents, …
PlaceHeritage Route of King Shaka
… stone was erected over Shakas grave in 1932 by the Zulu nation and was declared a national monument on the 29 … War Graves and the Ultimatum Tree- All from…
PlaceKwaMashu
… Map Formerly a sugar cane plantation, KwaMashu’s name is a Zulu adaptation of Marshall which means ‘the place of … has an area of 21.47km squared, with Zulu…
EventField-Cornet Jan Potgieter’s commando burns Chief Sikhobobo’s kraal at Qulusini
… while all the cattle at the camp were driven off. The Zulu impi suffered the loss of 52 killed and 48 wounded. …
EventField-Cornet Jan Potgieter's commando burns Chief Sikhobobo's kraal at Qulusini
… while all the cattle at the camp were driven off. The Zulu impi suffered the loss of 52 killed and 48 wounded. …
Interview with Albert Luthuli by Studs Terkel, 6 May 1963, Chicago
… you came to be chief of the Abase-Makolweni tribe of the Zulu? LUTULI: Since I became the President-General of the … founded the mission station of…
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…
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…
BiographyVincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews
Vincent Joseph Gaobakwe Matthews born in Durban, on 17 June 1929, Matthews was one of five children of Frieda and ZK Matthews, a professor, academic lawyer and…
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…
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 …