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Sobhuza I

… his power in the region. Eventually his rule extended as far as Lydenburg. He managed to avoid the worst of the Zulu invasion, which was driven by Shaka , and the mfecane, through diplomacy. He managed to establish a new nation in a tie … groups were broken up and in process of losing their identity. In 1836 the Dlamini under Sobhuza I did defeat the invading Zulu forces by adopting their military strategy. There is some contention as to the year of the Swazi king's. Some sources …

Defining the term 'Bantu'

… was used to refer to the people that spoke these languages. [2] Abantu (or 'Bantu' as it was used by colonists) is the Zulu word for people. It is the plural of the word 'umuntu', meaning 'person', and is based on the stem '--ntu' plus the …

Spark: A Progressive Arts Project Publication

… categories - the language of the oppressed and the languages of the oppressors. Any one language, English, or Afrikaans or Zulu, ma1, be used to oppress other people, or to liberate people. Zulu, spoken by Buthelezi, is the language of the oppressor. Spoken by Mzwakhe it is the language of the oppressed fighting …

Benedict Wallet Vilakazi

… Africa and was a prize winner of the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures. He was a distinguished Zulu poet and wrote the first book of Zulu poems to be published. Some of the poems were traditional "praise-songs". Vilakazi became the first African in the Union …

King Sobhuza I

… his power in the region. Eventually his rule extended as far as Lydenburg. He managed to avoid the worst of the Zulu invasion, which was driven by Shaka , and the mfecane, through diplomacy. He managed to establish a new nation in a tie … groups were broken up and in process of losing their identity. In 1836 the Dlamini under Sobhuza I did defeat the invading Zulu forces by adopting their military strategy. There is some contention as to the year of the Swazi king's. Some sources …

19 die at Shell House massacre

This day in history

… provinces in the 1990s. The IFP claimed that the ANC was intent 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 based on a Zulu cultural organisation formed in the 1920s, originally only called Inkatha. The Zulu word means "grass coil" and has come to be associated with powerful cultural connotations of Zulu identity. The initial …

Percy Ndithembile Konqobe

… around 1976, when he felt called to become a sangoma or traditional healer. Since that time he worked as a traditional Zulu healer in Soweto . This work has informed his art, instilling a sense of mysticism in many of his pieces. Konqobe began …

Isaac Zakes Nkosi

… He played with the legendary Jazz Maniacs, formed by the popular Doornfontein shebeen pianist-turned-saxophonist, Solomon “Zulu Boy” Cele. Mbaqanga (the name derives from Zulu, meaning something like “steamed maize bread”) developed to become an important genre of South African music. It is a …

Mhlathuze River

… The 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 largely scattered population after this Battle. The Ndwandwe, with the … Zwide , the Ndwandwe Nation destroyed the Mthethwa under their king Dingiswayo, and the power vacuum was filled by Shaka Zulu and the Zulu tribe. Zwide makes a mistake by thinking that he can surprise Shaka, and hastily sends off his much greater …

Cynthia Shange

… SA’s first black feature film, Udeliwe , alongside co-star Joe Mafela. Udeliwe tells the story of a country girl from Kwa Zulu-Natal to the City of Gold, Johannesburg. She enters the world of fashion and wins a beauty queen title. The fairytale … involved in a car accident that scars her for life. In 1986 Shange was cast as “Mkabi” in the five part mini-series Shaka Zulu . She co-starred alongside the late Henry Cele. Shaka Zulu was well received in the USA. Shange became a household name in South Africa, and she became recognised as an actress, …