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December 16 and the Construction of Afrikaner Nationalism

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… in South African history. On this day in 1838, the Voortrekkers fought a battle for survival against Dingaan’s Zulu army, and were victorious. Later, the day was commemorated as part of the Afrikaner nationalist project. This article … intervention gave the Voortrekkers their victory. The Boers’ vow to commemorate the day of their victory over Dingaan’s Zulu army was not observed in any significant way until the 1880s, and after 1838 the day arguably fell into disregard as the …

Interview with Archibald Gumede 29 July 1990

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… the King of the Zulus, but at the time it was Inkatha. Then Dr Mangosuthu Buthelezi revived the movement in 1974/75. As a Zulu I've got allegiance to my Chief so Buthelezi has been the minister of the Zulus, not created by Pretoria, but he was there even before Pretoria could create this position of Chief Minister. POM     Appointed as Chief Minister to the Zulu people? VCG     You can trace his descendancy. POM     All the way back to his great-grandfather, all the Chief … POM     At that time or now when you think of yourself do you think of yourself primarily first as a member of the Zulu nation and then as a South African or do you think of yourself as a South African who happens to be a Zulu? VCG     Yes, …

Nelson Mandela’s address to rally in Durban 25 February 1990

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… Text in italics indicates where the address was delivered in Zulu. Friends, comrades, and the people of Natal, I greet you all. I do so in the name of peace, the peace that is so … an inspiration for those of us engaged in the struggle for justice and freedom in South Africa. At Isandlwana, disciplined Zulu regiments, armed only with shields and spears, but filled with courage and determination, thrust back the guns and cannon of the British imperialists. When the British finally managed to defeat the Zulu kingdom, they divided it into 13 new chiefdoms. Later, they annexed the area and gave the land to white farmers. In …

The Union of South Africa: Movement towards Republic

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… imposed on blacks in Natal. After Dinizulu was deposed by the Natal government, the traditional way of life of the Zulu people came under renewed pressure, as the colonial administration continued with its policy of subjecting pre-colonial … of Natal sent an armed force to arrest him. Bambatha fled to the Mpanza valley with his family and was given refuge by the Zulu king Dinizulu.  On 14 April 1906, the Natal Government offered a reward of £500 for the capture of Bambatha. On his … government. Government measures to suppress this rebellion by Bambatha only served to garner him more support among the Zulu people, and many chieftaincies joined up with him. On 5 May 1906, Bambata’s forces engaged a colonial force dispatched …

Mafika Pascal Gwala

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… before being released. As a result, Gwala missed Biko’s funeral. Gwala’s Poetry: Jol’iinkomo, No More Lullabies and Musho! Zulu Praise Poems It was during this turbulent year that Gwala’s first collection of poems, Jol’iinkomo was published by A.D. … , Gwala’s poems took a form characteristic of his writing by that time. His work, written in English, had the lilt of Zulu, the inflection of ghetto-speech, and was stretched in its usage and combination to produce poetry that captured the … this second piece, Gwala moved to Manchester England to pursue further education. While in England, he published Musho! Zulu Popular Praises with Liz Gunner in 1991. The book is an anthology of Zulu poems as well as commentary on the form of …

John Langalibalele Dube is born

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… John Langalibalele Dube (22.02.1871- 11.02.1946) was born at the Inanda Mission station of the American Zulu Mission (AZM) in Natal to James and Elizabeth Dube. His father, James Dube was one of the first ordained pastors of the American Zulu Mission. Dube’s grandmother was the first convert of the Lindley Mission Station. Dube’s uncle Mqawe was a Zulu chief. Dube spent his early years at Adams School where his father served as a Congregational Minister. In 1887 John …

Day of Reconciliation celebrated as a public holiday in SA for the first time

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… the Great Trek, were eager to settle on land. The region that they intended to settle on was already inhabited by the Zulu people. Thus the Voortrekker leader, Piet Retief was eager to negotiate with the Zulu chief Dingane. Having misunderstood Retief's intentions, Dingane planned an ambush and murdered Retief and his party of … in the Battle of Blood River, in which 470 Voortrekkers, having the advantage of gunpowder, defeated the 10 000 strong Zulu army. This Voortrekker victory was commemorated since then as the Day of the Vow. The second historical event that took …

Umhlanga, Durban

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… and was later occupied by Nguni-speaking people who were united under King Shaka in the early 1800's into the proud Zulu nation. The Umhlanga Area came under British control soon after, becoming part of the large Estate belonging to the great sugar magnate, Sir Marshall Campbell . uMhlanga derives its name from the Zulu language and means "place of reeds", referring to the beds of reeds growing along the Ohlanga River North of uMhlanga …

Hlobane, Zululand District Municipality

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… The name is of Zulu origin, it is said by some to mean ‘beautiful place’, and by others ‘place of dispute’. Roughly 26km east of Vryheid, … by Lt. Col. Redvers Buller, tried to ambush the Mountain, then a hiding place of the abaQulusi people, descendants of the Zulu royal homestead, abaQulusi (loyal to the Zulu crown and part of the resistance to the British invasion of northern Zululand). The abaQulusi lived in homes in the …

King Dinuzulu defies British order

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… Allegedly Zulu Paramount Chief Dinuzulu (Dinizulu) refused British instructions to take up arms against the Boer republics during the … obliged to follow orders or face banishment. In March 1901, British military law had been imposed on the region and the Zulu people were armed by the British. There is controversy about the date of 28 May, as another source gives it as 31 May. The accuracy of this event can be debated as another tradition states that a Zulu force of 6,000 men was assembled by Dinuzulu and Bottomley at oSuthu and advanced against Boers who had fled with their …