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ArticleNelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999
… violence spreads to Soweto . Fighting started there when Zulu migrant workers armed with axes and spears attacked … between Mandela, F W de Klerk ,…
Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete
… songs to introduce Western listeners to the clicks of the Zulu languages. In her autobiography she stated “the song … (the original spelling is Phatha which…
ArticleCommunity histories in Port Elizabeth
… of central northern Nguni people became part of the Zulu kingdom, whose language and traditions are very similar … (also names of different groups or clans)…
ArticleTimeline of the 1973 Durban Strikes
… and Tile workers appoint representatives, with Nathaniel Zulu as their leader. The leaders meet with management and …
South Africa in the 1900s (1900-1917)
… ) where they appointed a delegation to negotiate with the Zulu king, Dingaan , for land. Thomas Bains painting of Trek … delegation left they were ambushed…
ArticleNatal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s
… and stalling union goals. Animosity between Indian and Zulu peaked in the 1949 Durban riots that resulted in 142 … their ages ranging from 20 to 55, all…
ArticleThe following is a list of 43 names of those killed in the stampede at a soccer match at Ellis Park stadium
… Hlongwane, 40, from Katlehong, East Rand Nhlanhla Meshack Zulu, 30, from Duduza, East Rand Raymond Mfana Gwala, 47, …
ArticleAll Members of South Africa’s 5th Democratic Parliament 2014
… ANC Bilankulu Nkhensani Kate ANC Bogopane-Zulu Hendrietta Ipeleng ANC Bongo Bongani Thomas … Zokwana Senzeni ANC Zondi Winile…
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… or given the role of the faithful servant, (Quartermain's Zulu retainer eventually gives his life for his master). 1883 … their military encounter with the…
ArticleThe Bambatha Rebellion begins
… its forces, mistakenly believing that it had beaten the Zulu population into submission. Chief Bambatha kaMancinza, …
Black Peoples Convention - National Leadership
… H.J. Bhengu W. Zondo E.N. Baartman H.N. Motlana L. Zulu M. Mphahlele B. A Khoapa - Executive Director D. LIST OF …
KwaMsiza - A Ndebele village: References/Bibliography
… Regina . 1951. Beads as Regulating the Social Life of the Zulu and the Swazi . African Studies, September 1951, Vol 1O, …
ArticleThe Basotho
… the scattered Sotho peoples who had been driven apart by Zulu and Ndebele raids, and for creating Lesotho, the Basotho …
ArticleAZAPO’s Women’s Wing - Imbeleko
… carries profound cultural meaning in Nguni tradition. In Zulu and Xhosa cultures, imbeleko refers to both a material …
ArticleA history of Soweto
… a business near the mines. Such people were the AmaWasha, Zulu laundry washers, Zulu 'houseboys' who served as domestic workers for white …
ArticleGreat Trek 1835-1846
… annihilation, and defeated the 'barbarous' Ndebele and Zulu warriors. Africans did indeed move temporarily into … Retief's fateful encounter with Dingane,…
ArticleThe Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic
… 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…
ArticleTswana
… disruption, and migration commonly termed the difiqane (Zulu: mfecane ) characterized the first quarter of the … the remainder were other Sotho peoples,…
ArticleThe Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953
… of what became known as the ‘Shakan system’, based on the Zulu model of a centralized state. The second was a hybrid … and those connected to chiefs and…
ArticleXenophobic violence in democratic South Africa
… to the dominant ethnic groups in the main cities, Zulu or Xhosa, was attacked. Members of smaller ethnic groups … the shop owners reported loss of stock. On…
ArticleDecember 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism
… fought a battle for survival against Dingaan’s Zulu army, and were victorious. Later, the day was … vow to commemorate the day of their victory over Dingaan…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1866-1909
… fought in response to the hut tax which was imposed on the Zulu by British Colonial rule. The SANC and the Transvaal …
Launch of uMkhonto weSizwe (MK)
… where, in 1838, the Boers had defeated King Dingaan's Zulu impis. In preparation, night after night they ground …
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…
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…
Nelson Mandela Timeline 1920-1929
… formed as a cultural movement and gains the support of the Zulu monarchy. The cultural movements’ political iteration, …
Defining the term 'Bantu'
… [2] Abantu (or 'Bantu' as it was used by colonists) is the Zulu word for people. It is the plural of the word 'umuntu', …