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A new class struggle

… ousted the White man not only from his occupation, but literally from standing room." According to Spencer Tyron, in the Zulu War of 1879 and in the Boer War, the Whites were capable of mustering a thousand (possibly more) volunteers to the … that Indians introduced the bubonic plague, smallpox and other diseases. The Indian was accused of outclassing the Zulu in crime. At one time "the Indians had the bulk of the illicit liquor traffic with the ?natives? in their hands. The …

Natal Workers’ Theatre in the 1980s

… workers, causing violent tensions between the two workforces and stalling union goals. Animosity between Indian and Zulu peaked in the 1949 Durban riots that resulted in 142 deaths. By the mid 20th century South Africa’s local economy was … The response was overwhelming and they selected 13 cast members, their ages ranging from 20 to 55, all first language Zulu speakers, literate and fairly well versed in English. Their backgrounds varied in that they were a mix of … [4] against traditionalist; Christian of the official churches against Zionist; Muslim against Hindu; Pondo against Zulu; Zulu royalist against Zibhebhu’s offspring; migrant against urban, Zulu against Indian; black against…oh, this is …

Leleti Khumalo

… James Earl Jones. In 1997, she also starred in husband, Ngema's Sarafina 2 . Leleti was also acclaimed for her role in The Zulu (1999), written and directed by Mbongeni Ngema, about King Cetshwayo and the Battle of Isandlwana, fought during the Anglo Zulu War . Khumalo also appeared in the television series The African Skies and in a number of television commercials. Her …

Indigenous medicine and traditional healing

… are customs or ways of doing things, for example, a wedding ceremony is a ritual. ‘Inyanga’ means ‘man of the trees’ in Zulu. Inyangas are healers that make medicines from herbs, roots and bark. Ground up rocks, animal horns and bones can also … are powerful medicines that can be toxic if the wrong dose is given. The Bitter Aloe The Bitter Aloe (umhlaba in Xhosa, Zulu and Sotho) is used as a traditional medicine. The leaves or roots are boiled in water. The liquid is used for the …

The Land Act, Traditional Authorities and the Native Affairs Department (NAD) 1913-1953

… Africa with varying degrees of success. The first was elements of what became known as the ‘Shakan system’, based on the Zulu model of a centralized state. The second was a hybrid form of government based on both the direct and indirect systems. … Consequently, land was allotted mainly to the older generation and those connected to chiefs and headmen. Following the Zulu model of traditional law, women did not enjoy the right to land. Only widowed women who could prove that they had family …

Colonial conquest and resistance, Pre 1900

… The early decades of the century had seen another event of huge significance - the rise to power of the great Zulu King, Shaka . His wars of conquest and those of Mzilikazi - a general who broke away from Shaka on a northern path of … - caused a calamitous disruption of the interior known to Sotho-speakers as the difaqane (forced migration); while Zulu-speakers call it the mfecane (crushing). Shaka set out on a massive programme of expansion, killing or enslaving those … (present day KwaZulu-Natal) where they appointed a delegation, under the leadership of Piet Retief to negotiate with the Zulu King, Dingaan (Shaka's successor), for land. Initially, Dingaan granted them a large area of land in the central and …

The National Anthem

… Mphahlele in 1942. Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika was popularised at concerts held in Johannesburg by Reverend JL Dube's Ohlange Zulu Choir. It became a popular church hymn that was later adopted as an anthem at political meetings. It was sung as an act of defiance during the apartheid years. The first stanza is generally sung in Xhosa or Zulu followed by the Sesotho version. Apparently there is no standard version or translations of Nkosi and the words vary …

First Anglo Boer War

… State will follow." He was prepared to use force to make the confederation a reality, a fact that was proved by the Anglo-Zulu War in 1879. Problems within the Transvaal Government T. F. Burgers was the president of the Transvaal Republic from … the dangers of a bankrupt state and focusing on the government’s lack of control over black people like the Pedi and the Zulu. This demoralised the Boers. Burgers did very little tried to stop Britain from taking over the Transvaal. Shepstone had … Sir Garnet Wolseley was appointed High Commissioner of South East Africa and governor of Natal and Transvaal. The Anglo-Zulu War in 1879 was supposed to increase British standing in South Africa, but had the opposite effect. The Zulu and Pedi …

Interview with Albert Luthuli by Studs Terkel, 6 May 1963, Chicago

… you represent, Chief, could you tell us about your life and how you came to be chief of the Abase-Makolweni tribe of the Zulu? LUTULI: Since I became the President-General of the African National Congress in 1952, I have had three of these arrest … Reverend Aldin Grout, who converted my grandfather to Christianity, founded the mission station of Groutville among the Zulu, and soon our people were clamouring for the right to elect their chief. After having attended local mission and … for Africans founded by the American Congregationalist Mission, where for many years I taught classes in teacher training, Zulu, and music, my own specialty. Zulu culture, a very definite one in its own right, has also been moulded by contact with …

Sport, Race, and Liberation Before Apartheid by Dr Peter Alegi

… age 50. This paper begins to probe an earlier period in Luthuli's life, when the teacher and organizer (and later elected Zulu chief) engaged the world of sport through his involvement in football (soccer). He revealed his passion for football in … continuities in the relationship between sport and the liberation struggle in South Africa. Mvumbi ("continuous rain" in Zulu) Albert John Luthuli was born near Bulawayo in the Matabeleland region of Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), around 1898. He was the son of John and Mtonya Luthuli, two Zulu Christians (amakholwa). His mother's roots were in the Qwabe clan, but she had grown up in Zulu royal circles. As a …