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Book 3: Migration, Land and Minerals in the Making of South Africa - Chapter 1 - State Formation in Nineteenth-century South Africa by Yonah Seleti

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… African societies like on the eve of the Mfecane? Mfecane - a migration of southern African people, especially that of Zulu-speaking and Sotho-speaking peoples, during the nineteenth century, originating in the area between Delagoa Bay (present-day Maputo) and the Thukela River; wars associated with the period (origin: Zulu, “crushing”; sometimes called Difaqane, from the Sotho word for“hammering”) The upheaval that was the Mfecaneis thought … Mpondomise, Mfengu and Bomvana. It is important to note that for Northern Nguni the language and cultural labels of Zulu, Ndebele and Swati were new labels that developed out of nineteenth-century history. This serves to indicate that …

Nelson Mandela Timeline 1990-1999

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… de Klerk and Nelson Mandela hold emergency talks in Pretoria as violence spreads to Soweto . Fighting started there when Zulu migrant workers armed with axes and spears attacked passengers at a train station.In the same month Mandela visited … the unrest. April, Last minute talks were held in the Kruger Park between Mandela, F W de Klerk , Mangosuthu Buthelezi and Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini to try to break the deadlock on Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) participation in the elections. The … the IFP back into the election process. Mandela and De Klerk then signed an agreement regarding the future status of the Zulu King. Mandela contested the election as the head of the African National Congress (ANC) for the National Assembly. 27 …

Race and ethnicity in South Africa

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… the Black population of South Africa was divided into major ethnic groups; namely Nguni people which consisted of: Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele and Swazi, Sotho people which consisted of Northern Sotho (Bapedi), Southern Sotho (Basotho) and Tswana, … Indians, Coloureds and Africans were also allotted separate schools. The largest ethnic group in South Africa is the Zulu and the majority of them live in KwaZulu Natal Province and Gauteng Province. The second largest is the Xhosa group; …

Heritage Route of Transvaal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga

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… In the 1820's and 30's they were unsettled by invasions of the Ndebele and other Bantu tribes fleeing from the warring, Zulu . Another migration was that of seminomadic pastoral Afrikaner farmers called Voortrekkers , or Boers , who in the … spread Eastwards, from the port of Durban, Natal. Settlers pushed Northwards, further and further into the land of the Zulu. From the mid-1800's, the Voortrekkers coalesced in two land-locked white-ruled Republics, the South African Republic …

The Colonial Photographic Discourse and Censorship – Challenges for Resistance Photographers

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… were the Zulus. Native photographer Macquarrie Beggs provided insight into her understanding of her subject of, the Zulu, when she wrote: Resplendent in skins and colourful headdresses of feathers from wild birds. As these warriors of … shields, and murmur a salutation to their ancestors. 32 Photographers such as Macquerrie Beggs not only exoticized the Zulu but also accentuated the stereotype of Zulus as warriors. A constant stream of photographic books about Zulu warfare has been published since 1860. 33 The pre-apartheid photographic focus on Zulus as warriors can be viewed as a …

Dikobe Ben Martins

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… from the University of Cape Town, a Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree from the University of Natal (now the University of Kwa Zulu Natal) and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree from the University of South Africa (UNISA) and a Post Graduate Diploma in … artist whose work forms part of the permanent Art collection of the Killie Campbell Collection of the University of Kwa Zulu Natal, the Pretoria and Johannesburg Art Galleries, as well as that of numerous private collections. He has written a …

Bambata Rebellion: The Natal government offers a reward of £500 for the capture of Bambata

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… imposed on Blacks in Natal. After King 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 Bambata. Upon return … Government. Government measures to suppress this rebellion by Bambata, only served to garner him more support among the Zulu people, and many chieftaincies joined with him. On 5 May 1906, Bambata's forces engaged a colonial force dispatched to …

KwaZulu-Natal Literary Trails (under Heritage Routes)

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… Kwa-Zulu Natal has a diverse literary heritage, from the legacy of prominent Indian writers and political figures in Grey Street … been waiting for something like this. As for indigenous languages, part of our proposal included not only the promotion of Zulu, but also of Indian languages like Urdu, Telegu and Hindi. Such a bid does not crack the nod simply by having sexy … their BA programme. Experience tells me it will be the NGOs that will be central to this imperative. However as far as Zulu is concerned, the future looks bright. Time of the Writer has a short story competition for Zulu. And ARTiculate Africa …

Xenophobic violence in democratic South Africa

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… a different nationality are attacked but in fact everybody not belonging to the dominant ethnic groups in the main cities, Zulu or Xhosa, was attacked. Members of smaller ethnic groups in South Africa are also viewed as foreigners by fellow South … packing and pushing them out of 11 villages in Sekgopo. One of the shop owners reported loss of stock.  On 21 March 2015, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini made comments that foreigners should go back to their home countries because they are changing …

Ernest Methuen Mancoba

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… guidance in wood carving there from Sister Pauline CR. On completion of his course, he remained at the College teaching Zulu until 1929. In 1933, Mancoba enrolled as a student at the University of Fort Hare. During this time, he served as the …