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Matatiele Local Municipality

Place

… is a Local Municipality, category B. It is within the  Alfred Nzo District Municipality . Which is found between Kwa-Zulu Natal , Lesotho and the Eastern Cape . It adjoins Lesotho to the North, Elundini to the South-West, Greater Kokstad to … uncovering the past of Matatiele and its neighbouring Regions, as well as the cultures of the Xhosa, Sotho , San , and Zulu peoples. This Provincial Heritage Site and National Monument, offer a captivating experience for History enthusiasts and …

First Indian workers arrive in South Africa

This day in history

… Durban harbour on 16 November 1860 aboard the ship “Truro”. British farmers were unable to secure enough workers from the Zulu population because they still had access to land. In later years the colonial frontier expanded and the Zulu’s were forcefully stripped of their land. By then labour supply to the White farms was no longer an issue. But in 1860 …

Nqutu, Kwa-Zulu Natal

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… The name being of Zulu origin derived from 'insquthu'- meaning a flat-topped vessel, descriptive of a nearby hill from which the village takes its name. It is 53 km East of Dundee. Most of the population is Black , 97.89% and therefore the first language is Zulu. The women are the predominant gender, 57.29%, because like in most villages of South Africa, the men venture off to …

Masorini

Place

… In the shock waves following the rise of the Zulu kingdom early in the 19th Century, Masorini ended as a settlement. This site is situated some 11km from the Phalaborwa … hilltop, there is a splendid view of Shikumbu Hill where the Chieftain lived. In the shock waves following the rise of the Zulu kingdom early in the 19th Century, Masorini ended as a settlement.   …

Adams Mission, Kwa-Zulu Natal

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… Natal in 1835 and who played a prominent role within the community providing medical care as well as printing pamphlets in Zulu. In 1844 he was ordained a priest and he frequently preached to congregations of up to a 1 000 people. His school … medical skills were sought out by the British colonists, Boers and indigenous people alike! He became known amongst the Zulu's as 'the teacher with 3 coats' because of his changing of clothes to suit his differing areas of work, (including a …

Stanger

Place

… of Sugarcane Fields, its Streets lined with Jacarandas, Home to King Shaka’s Memorial Monument and part, not only of the Zulu Heritage Route, but the proposed Sugar Route as well.   KwaDukuza-Stanger’s beginnings were as a new Capital, for Shaka’s Zulu Nation during what were to become the last years of his life. KwaDukuza - ironically meaning place of the lost person - …

The possessions of Piet Retief are auctioned

This day in history

… Piet Retief's visit to Dingane's kraal in October 1837 was the beginning of an eventful relationship between the Zulu and the Voortrekkers. Retief was in high spirits at the prospect of negotiating a land deal that would have led to his … party incensed other Voortrekkers who planned an  attack on Umgungundlovu. In December 1838 the Voortrekkers defeated the Zulu in what became known as 'the battle of Blood River'. At the end of this war, Dingane fled to Swaziland where he died in …

Members of Bambathas homestead are pursued by policemen for refusing to pay the ‘hut tax’

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… Administrators and autonomous African chiefdoms. The death of Cetshwayo in Eshowe in 1884, the last of the independent Zulu kings left the task of resistance to colonial rule to be pursued by minor chiefs. By 1906, one of the most formidable of … that the colonial government was most likely to mount reprisals against him, fled north and sought refuge and support from Zulu King, Dinizulu. Dinizulu gave tacit support to Bambatha. He returned to Mpanza valley and discovered that he had been …

The Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA): CODESA 1

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… withdrawing in the preparatory phase, like   Mangosuthu Buthelezi of the IFP who withdrew because of the exclusion of the Zulu king. However, the IFP delegation remained. Another important feature of Codesa 1 and its build up was the larger role … between the NP and the ANC you have a decision”. [xlvii] During this period, the IFP demanded the KwaZulu government, the Zulu monarch , and the IFP be allowed to attend Codesa as three separate delegations. [xlviii] At the end of November, the … had been frustrated. [lii] On 19 December 1991, Inkatha announced that Buthelezi was withdrawing from Codesa because the Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini , had not been invited to the convention. However, Inkatha greed that it would still attend as …

Life Timeline of Jacob Zuma

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… bring in someone who is not seen as a crony of his and will protect the treasury.    18 – Small Business Minister Lindiwe Zulu comes out in defence of Zuma and his decisions regarding the dismissing of Nene and claims that the sharp drop in the … others. 23 – Enoch Godongwana the ANC’s head of economic transformation challenges senior party members including Lindiwe Zulu to provide evidence to back up the allegations that there is a plot against Zuma by business leaders among others. 2016 …