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Launch of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… where, in 1838, the Boers had defeated King Dingaan's Zulu impis. In preparation, night after night they ground …
PlaceMtubatuba
… after a chief of the Mkwanazi Tribe, originating from the Zulu's. The name is said to mean: "creator of opportunities", in Zulu. It is a small town north of…
EventThe Bethal Treason Trial resumes
… notable members of the defence were Masina, Ganya and Zulu. During the course of the 1979 trial of PAC members (the …
EventJohn Lawrence, Winnie Mandela’s bodyguard, dies after a shoot
… comment on the incident, Nelson Mandela, who was in Kwa-Zulu Natal at the time, said that he hoped justice would be …
PlacePiet Retief now officially known as eMkhondo
… the Assegai River is a misnomer that was derived from the Zulu name for this river. In those days, Piet Retief used to … “Boxer” , is still called “Piet…
Statement of the African National Congress and the South African Tamil Federation National Working Committee, 14 November 2014
… a radio frequency for the Tamil people - Southside FM, Kwa-Zulu Natal; Challenges facing the youth and women; An …
EventIngrid Jonker, SA poet, commits suicide.
… English, German, French, Dutch, Polish, Hindi and Zulu. The collected works of Jonker, including several short …
Book 6: Negotiation, Transition and Freedom - Glossary
… especially as associated with African society; (Xhosa and Zulu, literally humanity, goodness) Umkhonto we Sizwe – the … armed wing of the African National…
ArticleCustomary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998
… Administration Act (BAA), section , and the Natal Code of Zulu Law of 1985. The BAA applied to customary marriages … status. An attempt to better the…
ArticleThe Roots of Segregation: 1860-1910
… settlers. African chiefdom's and polities such as the Zulu, Tswana and Pedi still exerted considerable control over … in these areas and as a result of this,…
ArticleSotho (South Sotho or Basotho)
… Nguni speakers, who had been displaced by the difiqane (Zulu: mfecane ). Some of these communities had established … cultural differences between the Sotho…
A new class struggle
… from standing room." According to Spencer Tyron, in the Zulu War of 1879 and in the Boer War, the Whites were capable … other diseases. The Indian was…
BiographyNelson Rolihlahla Mandela
… the Kruger Park between Mandela, De Klerk, Buthelezi and Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini to try to break the deadlock on …
PlaceLutheran Church, New Germany
… that he could carry on with his missionary work among the Zulu. On 12 May 1885, Wilhlem Posselt passed away after a …
EventSouth African poet, writer and political activist, Mafika Pascal Gwala is born in Durban.
… South African poet and editor, writing in both English and Zulu. Gwala studied at the University of Natal (now …
PlaceRailway Station and Post Office, Point Road, Durban
… shoreline where passengers were carried ashore by strong Zulu Men from Longboats. Later the development of projecting …
PlaceMobeni
… Metropolitan Municipality. The spoken languages are: 'Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, English, Tswana, Southern Sotho, …
PlaceCyril Ceoghegan Cycling Track, Durban
… president, Cyril Geoghegan. It is situated in Durban, Kwa Zulu Natal, behind the Kings Park rugby Stadium. A lap on … president, Cyril Geoghegan. It is…
PlaceKwaNzimakwe, South Coast
… to purchase a traditional meal, consisting of chicken, Zulu steamed bread with spicy beans or spinach, delicious!" … to earth and unique. The KwaZulu Natal…
ArchiveAll That Glitters - Before the mineral discoveries by Emilia Potenza
… Swazi expected the Boers to help them in the event of a Zulu invasion. While Africans still had access to the land, … cattle through raids. Their land was…
EventChief of the Zondi, Bambata is killed
… returned from exile in 1898. It is not certain whether the Zulu king offered tangible support, but Bhambatha's wife did …
The Storming: Insurrections Ensemble by Dilip Menon, Centre for Indian Studies in Africa, University of Witwatersrand, June 2017
… is addressed, it is in the ringing tones of praise in Zulu reserved for a king and warrior. The Malayalam lyrics … as well as the demotic register of the…
ArticleGrade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860
… When the sugar industry was established in Natal the local Zulu labourers were recruited to work on the sugar … Natal colonial authorities were not initially…
PlaceDitsong National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg
… the centuries including the Anglo-Boer Wars, the Anglo-Zulu War, World War I and II, the conflict in South West …
Book 2: The Impact and Limitations of Colonialism - Bibliography
… . Johannesburg, Ravan, 1973. Marks, Shula. Natal, the Zulu Royal Family and the Ideology of Segregation . In …
Interview with Archibald Gumede 22 July 1992
… that the formation of the UDF in Natal was splitting the Zulu nation. So all means for dissuading people from … opposed by Inkatha because they charged that…
PlaceUmhlanga, Durban
… united under King Shaka in the early 1800's into the proud Zulu nation. The Umhlanga Area came under British control … Sir Marshall Campbell . uMhlanga…
PlaceValley of a Thousand Hills
… Shaka made his mark here when he became king of the Zulu people in 1816 and started out on his path of conquest. … history . The Province was once the…
PlaceMatatiele Local Municipality
… Alfred Nzo District Municipality , nestled in between Kwa-Zulu Natal , Lesotho and the Eastern Cape . It adjoins … as well as the cultures of the Xhosa,…
PlacePietermaritzburg, Umgungundlovu District Municipality
… governed by the: ' Msunduzi Local Municipality ' . Its Zulu name: ' uMgungundlovu' , is the name used for the … popularly called: "Maritzburg" , in Afrikaans…