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Massabalala (Bonnie) Yengwa

… Massabalala Yengwa, was the son of the Zulu labourer who had been jailed during the African National Congress (ANC) anti-pass campaign of 1919. Yengwa was born near … years, he moved to London, where he has since been the director of the Luthuli Memorial Foundation. His writings include a Zulu Novel, Inqaba ka Mabelemade , published in the 1940s, and a chapter in Apartheid (1971), edited by Alex La Guma . …

Ndebele

… of South Africa’s Black population and can be divided into four distinct groups; the Northern and Central Nguni (the Zulu-speaking peoples), the Southern Nguni (the Xhosa-speaking peoples), the Swazi people from Swaziland and adjacent areas … group speaks a variation of isiNdebele that is considered a ‘purer’ form of the language, and is closely related to the Zulu language. This version is the only written form of the language. Strongly patriarchal attitudes and practices are … Mhlanga, had a son named Musi who, in the early 1600’s, decided to move away from his family (later to become the mighty Zulu nation) and to settle in the hills of Gauteng near Pretoria. After Chief Musi’s death, his eldest son, Manala was named …

The Empty Land Myth

… of the Mfecane. The Mfecane, translated roughly as ‘the crushing’, was a time of great political upheaval in the Zulu Kingdom in the first half of the nineteenth century. Both the British and the Afrikaner used the Mfecane to make the argument that the land they were occupying had been ‘deserted’. A map of the rise of the Zulu Empire under Shaka during the Mfecane. Source In the 1850s, when the British began to consolidate the colony of Natal in what is today Kwa-Zulu Natal , they claimed that only 4 000 to 5 000 inhabitants of the land were actually 'indigenous' inhabitants who had a …

A History of Abantu-Batho Newspaper 1912-1931

… Congress ( SANNC), later renamed as the African National Congress (ANC). The newspaper was published in English, SeSotho, Zulu, Xhosa and SeTswana in order to attract wide readership and honour the SANNC’s goal of being a national organization. … Seme supervised the project as the first managing editor. For instance, Cleopas Kunene was the editor responsible for the Zulu and Xhosa sections, while Letanka was the editor overseeing the SeSotho and SeTswana sections. Notably, all five of …

The Linton Panel & the San language

… the tip of the tongue against the gum root in the middle of the mouth and click hard. This is similar to the q sound in Zulu, for example in iqanda (egg). k Not pronounced and followed by a short ê sound, as in nest. e: A very long ê which is … teeth in the middle front of the mouth. Then click with the middle of the tongue. The sound is similar to the c sound in Zulu, for example in ucingo (telephone). x Similar to a prolonged gggg sound in Afrikaans, leading to gggarra. // Another …

Customary Marriages in South Africa: Understanding The Recognition of Customary Marriages Act of 1998

… position in terms of section 11(3) of the Repeal of the Black Administration Act (BAA), section , and the Natal Code of Zulu Law of 1985. The BAA applied to customary marriages only, and as result, in terms of the position for African women, it … leasehold and ownership, it did not extend to their legal status. An attempt to better the position was made in both Zulu Codes which stated that women over the age of 21 were considered legal majorities. However, Section 27(3) of the Natal …

Piet Retief

… the missionary Francis Owen, Piet Retief sent a letter to Dingane telling him that he wished to live in peace with the Zulu people. In the same letter he pointed to the Voortrekker defeat of King Mzilikazi as a tactic to threaten King Dingane … them land to live on. Their success made Dingane aware that an outright battle with the Voortrekkers would not lead to Zulu victory. Dingane was also suspicious that the Voortrekkers were planning to ambush him. One night Piet Retief's men were seen moving closer to the inkandla, a Zulu royal homestead. These events, together with Retief's messages that bad kings do not rule forever, was seen as …

Nhlangakazi, the Holy Mountain of the Shembe

… day barefoot walk from the headquarters of the Nazareth Baptist Church, or Shembe . Shembe is staunchly a traditionalist Zulu cult that was founded in 1913 by Isaiah Shembe after a vision. Their beliefs are a mix of Old and New Testament and the ancestral veneration of traditional Zulu culture. The Nazareth Baptist Church (Church of Shembe) has Millions of members, but the group is still a mystery to … in KwaZulu-Natal. Isaiah Shembe, was born in 1867 among the Sotho people of the Free State Province of South Africa, to a Zulu polygamous father Mayekisa, and Sitheya Mlindi. 'Makeyisa' was a landless Farm dweller in Harrismith. As legend has it, …

The Battle of Ulundi begins

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The Battle of Ulundi begins

… The Battle of Ulundi was the decisive battle during the Anglo-Zulu War. It took place on the 4th July 1879 and marked the end of the Anglo-Zulu War, as well as the breakup of the Zulu nation. In July, Lord Chelmsford (British Commander) moved on Ndini, and in a final onslaught, known as the battle of …

The Battle of Blood River

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… in KwaZulu Natal. The Battle of Blood River was between the Voortrekkers under the leadership of Andries Pretorius and the Zulu's under the leadership of Dingane the Zulu King. About 10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors led by Dingane's generals Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi attacked the Voortrekkers, but the 470 …