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Biography of Lindiwe Mabuza by Kayla Johansen

… she first developed her love for literature. Here, she was exposed to a wider variety of poems and other works than the Zulu works she had been exposed to growing up. Though she had a heart for this Zulu storytelling, Mabuza fell in love with the way that literature allowed her to connect with people from vastly different … and many non-white teachers resigned. This led Mabuza to turn, once again, to foreign education. She taught English and Zulu literature at a university in Swaziland. After this teaching stint, in 1964, Mabuza returned to America to earn a …

A history of Soweto

… some people realised the potential benefits of opening a business near the mines. Such people were the AmaWasha, Zulu laundry washers, Zulu 'houseboys' who served as domestic workers for white middle class and prostitutes who alarmed the authorities by …

Rev. Aldin Grout

… (present-day Durban) from Cape Town on “The Dove” and proceeded to the capital of Dingane at Mgungundhlovu to obtain the Zulu King’s permission to work among his subjects. Despite Dingane’s indunas voicing some objections to their presence in … Great Trek . Following Dingane’s death in 1840, Grout set out to obtain permission from Mpanda (Dingane’s successor as Zulu King) to establish a new mission station in Mpanda’s area. In April 1841 Grout and his wife moved across the Tugela to …

Paul Michael Sibisi

… Graphic Art Award at the Black Expo of 1973. In 1974 he held a joint exhibition at the NSA Gallery, Durban, with Vuminkosi Zulu. From 1975 to mid-1977 he taught at Kwathambo Combined School, near Amanzimtoti and then moved to Mzuvele High School in … (Black Expo). DAM (Art SA Today). Bojo Gallery', Durban (solo). 1974: NSA, Durban (two-person exhibition with Vuminkosi Zulu). UFH (Annual Exhibition). 1976: Norman Dunn Gallery, Hilton College, Natal (Urban African Art). 1980: NSA, Durban …

Nokukhanya Luthuli

… of Maphitha and Nozincwadi Bhengu. Nokukhanya was considered of royal blood, since she was the granddaughter of the Zulu Chief Dhlokolo Bhengu of the Ngcolosi. Her father, Maphitha, was a convert of the Umngeni American Board Mission and … Marriage and Family Life In 1925, Nokukhanya met Albert Luthuli at Adams College when she became one of his students in Zulu and school organization class. They began a courtship some months later. Interestingly, they were also together in … democratic means to elect their chiefs. The chieftainship was therefore not inherited, as was the case with traditional Zulu chieftains. Furthermore, the distinction between male and female work tended to disappear, or at least become less …

Chief Dingiswayo

… up under Dingiswayo's protective wing. His name was Shaka. He was the son of Senzangakhona, chief of a small clan known as Zulu. Dingiswayo encouraged Shaka to try and overcome his half-brother, Sigujana, who had meanwhile established himself as Zulu chief. In 1816, Dingiswayo lent Shaka a regiment and with this support, Shaka was able to overcome Sigujana and kill him, and the Zulu recognized Dingiswayo's appointment of Shaka as their chief. Dingiswayo disclosed to Shaka his plan to conquer Matiwane, …

Biography of Miriam Makeba by Narcy Negrete

… is also referred to as “The Clicking Song”, was one of the first songs to introduce Western listeners to the clicks of the Zulu languages. In her autobiography she stated “the song that [boosted] my career higher than it has ever been… is also one … was no real message in the song. She originally wrote “Phatha Phatha” (the original spelling is Phatha which is a word in Zulu and Xhosa) in 1956 while she was still in South Africa. The song has a very upbeat rhythm and makes listeners want to get up and dance. The word Phatha means “touch” in both Zulu and Xhosa; she revealed that she wrote the song about a dance she would do while at home. Later on she decided to revise …

Nokutela (nee Mdima) Dube

… She specialised in Music and Home Economics. She is the co-author with John L. Dube of a book titled Amagama Abantu (A Zulu Song Book) published in 1911. This book stands as a landmark in the development of Zulu Choral music. Up until her death in 1917, she travelled many times with her husband to the USA to gather financial …

Community histories in Port Elizabeth

… that have their origins in their Nguni ancestors. The majority of central northern Nguni people became part of the Zulu kingdom, whose language and traditions are very similar to the Xhosa nations - the main difference is that the latter … Gcaleka, Xesibe, Bhaca, Cele, Hlubi, Ntlangwini, Ngqika, Mfengu (also names of different groups or clans). Unlike the Zulu and the Ndebele in the north, the position of the king as head of a lineage did not make him an absolute king. As they …

Boipatong massacre - 17 June 1992

… South Africa, passing Boipatong by. Just when an end to popular violence appeared in sight, machete and spear-wielding “Zulu impis” struck, generating widespread condemnation for the IFP and Chief Mangosutho Buthelezi . After the massacre, on … Township legends often invoke the use of the potion known as “intelezi” administered by traditional doctors before the “Zulu warriors” set out to attack. It is believed the potion numbs the warriors of any feeling of compassion for the victims. … (present day Gauteng), where popular violence involving the IFP was widespread and intense, the brutality of the “Zulu warriors” have become legendary. The attack on students at the University of Zululand in 1983 was carried out with the …