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Mhlabunzima Joseph Maphumulo

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… at Bhekuzulu College for the sons of chiefs in 1971.As an ex officio member of the Kwazulu legislative assembly, he joined Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and other in 1975 in forming Inala party in opposition to Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi's … used threatening tactics to force the Inala Party to dissolve,denouncing Maphumulo as someone bent on destroying Zulu unity. In December of 1975, Maphumulo made his intentions of forming a royalist party, that he would name the Inala …

Benedict Wallet Vilakazi

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… 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 …

Percy Ndithembile Konqobe

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… 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 …

Spark: A Progressive Arts Project Publication

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… 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 …

Weenan

Place

… migration initially faced little resistance and eventually reached Natal. This Area was primarily occupied by the Zulu people. The Voortrekkers sought out new Land. Setting their focus on the royal Kraal of the Zulu King, Dingaan. Their presence, unfortunately, led to heightened tensions. In a series of tragic events in 1838, … Battle of Ncome River). Its proximate cause was a clash over Land Rights in Natal and the massacre of Voortrekkers by the Zulu King Dingaan. The Town was named Weenen, which means "place of weeping" in Dutch, a grim nod to its blood-soaked …

Shakaland, Northern Natal

Place

… Shakaland, situated just 160 km North of the City of Durban is a living monument, to Zulu culture . It is here that people from all over the World come to experience the lifestyle, social system and rich culture of the Zulu nation .  In keeping with the rural surrounds, Shakaland’ accommodation features authentic African decor, complete with … thatched roofs and an earthy, warm ambience. The 'Shisa Nyama'- restaurant with its authentic setting and traditional Zulu style offers guests an opportunity to enjoy ethnic dishes. Don’t miss out on the Nandi Experience (a 3-hour daytime …

Rorke's Drift, Museum

Place

… situated 46 km South East of Dundee; on the Battlefields Route. Is the site of one of the most famous battles of the Anglo-Zulu War! In 1847, an Irishman named; Jim Rorke, bought some Land alongside a Fjord, in the Buffalo River. This was the boundary between what Britain controlled the Natal Province and the Zulu Kingdom- (a State which was founded by King Shaka Zulu). Just up from the Fjord, Rorke built a typical frontier home, comprising of two long single-storey stone Buildings with …

Busisiwe Victoria Mhlongo

Biography

… music defies categorisation. Drawing on various South African styles such as mbaqanga, maskandi, marabi and traditional Zulu music, fused with contemporary elements from jazz, funk, rock, gospel, rap, opera, reggae and West African music, she … Corporation to honour and celebrate Mhlongo’s birthday as well as to raise funds for her hospital bills. Her album Urban Zulu was a novel exmple of traditional Maskandi sung by a Zulu woman to an international audience. Busi Mhlongo passed away on 15 June 2010. On 27 April 2011, the State President, …

The Homelands

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… meant that whatever their culture was, they had to go to the given homeland. For example, if a Black man or woman was of Zulu origin, they were assigned to go to KwaZulu, the Bantustan designated for Zulus. In total, ten homelands were created in … were created only for the Xhosa people, while Bophuthatswana was created only for the Tswana people, KwaZulu was only for Zulu people, Lebowa for the Pedi and Northern Ndebele, Venda only for Vendas, Gazankulu was for Shangaan and Tsonga people …

Timeline of Land Dispossession and Segregation in South Africa 1800-1899

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