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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

Place

… 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 …

Allison Wessels George Champion

Biography

… Representative Council in 1942, and was re-elected in 1945 and 1948. A long time rival of the powerful  John L Dube  in Zulu politics, in 1945 Champion, with the aid of Selby Msimang and Jordan Ngubane, captured the provincial presidency of the … hostile to cooperation with the Johannesburg headquarters of the Congress and seemingly intent upon promoting the Natal-Zulu patriotism that had marked his earlier career, Champion eventually goaded his critics in the Natal Youth League too far. … Advisory Boards and Urban Councils, he was a conservative and influential figure in Natal. He had strong links with the Zulu royal family and many of the chiefs in Natal, and he occasionally advised Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi. In 1968 his …

Control: 1910 - 1948

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… in a long historical process that had already weakened African peasants. We are children of Africa We cry for our land Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho Zulu, Xhosa, Sotho unite We are mad over the Land Act A terrible law that allows sojourners To deny us our land Crying that …

KwaDukuza timeline

Place

… at his royal settlement "Bulawayo" in the heart of Zululand, where he was engaged in forming a vast and very effective Zulu army of warriors (impis), which led to his reputation as a mighty warrior. In the early 1800's the area was thickly wooded, with some open patches or grassland on which King Shaka and the Zulu peoples grazed their vast herds of cattle. White Settlers From 1824, the first European Settlers started to arrive in … the boundary, at Fort Pearson, on this side of the river, and at Fort Tenedos on the opposite bank ( see key sites ). The Zulu King Cetshwayo had been given "an Ultimatum" under the famous "Ultimatum Tree" on the bank of the river, to return …

General South African History Timeline: Pre-1500

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… River. Start of the southern African Iron Age period. c. 400 AD Early Iron Age people settle in what is now known as Kwa-Zulu Natal . c. AD 500 Early Iron Age people develop a new form of pottery. This form is best represented in pottery … in the Limpopo River area, marking the settlement of Nguni-speaking people in South Africa (later split to form Xhosa , Zulu , Swazi and Ndebele groups). Their move down to South Africa from areas in West Africa (mainly) was possibly driven by …

General South African History Timeline: 1970s

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… declares that 99% of the Africans whom he met supported his policy of contact with Pretoria. 25 August, The leader of the Zulu Territorial Authority, Chief Buthelezi, calls for a National Convention of all races in South Africa to decide the … Three leaders of ‘homelands’ governments - Paramount Chief Kaiser Matanzima (Transkei), Chief Gatsha Buthelezi (Zulu Territorial Authority) and Chief Lucas Mangope (Councillor of the Tswanas) - visit Great Britain at the invitation of … military equipment is being supplied. Speaking at the installation of Prince Goodwill Zwelithini as Paramount Chief of the Zulu nation in Nongoma , the Minister of Bantu Administration and Development supports the traditional system of …

Port Natal is renamed Durban in honour of Sir Benjamin D’Urban, governor of the Cape Colony from 1834 - 37

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… Farewell was an adventurer named Henry Fynn. It was Fynn who was able to secure a cession of the land after he 'saved' the Zulu King Shaka's life by washing with camomile tea a stab wound inflicted by an Ndwandwe at­tacker. The grateful king … from memory 20 years after he had lost his original copy) and another settler Isaacs constitute the main source on the Zulu people during the rule of Shaka and Dingane. Today, Durban (Zulu: eThekwini) is the third largest city in South Africa and the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal. It is famous as the busiest …

Melmoth, Gateway to Zululand

Place

… Melmoth, known as the gateway to the Zulu Highlands, is a picturesque, little Town just 200 km North East of Durban and 90 km from the Coastal Town of Mtunzini. … party of Boer commandos were executed and Ulundi, the Capital of Zululand , is the Site of the last battle of the Anglo Zulu War. The Matatane Crocodile Ranch, on the banks of the White Umfolozi River , is a popular place for hikers and those … biggest employer and source of financial stability in the Region. Nkandla Forest is about 68 km from Melmoth. Throughout Zulu History it has been regarded as a place of mystery and the supernatural and the Chube, iron-workers associated with the …