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The 16th of December in South Africa by Wolfram Kistner

… the Voortrekker [reportedly] took several days before they engaged in an armed conflict with the troops of the Zulu king Dingane on December 16, 1838. They promised that they would observe the day of victory for which they prayed, as a … generations. [1] The vow was taken in a situation of extreme emergency. The Voortrekker were aware of the valour of the Zulu warriors and of their immense superiority in numbers. The fact that the Voortrekker possessed firearms was not in itself a guarantee that they would be able to overcome or resist the Zulu army. Probably it was this emergency situation which caused Sarel Cilliers, the religious leader of the group, …

Grade 8 - Term 1: The Industrial Revolution in Britain and Southern Africa from 1860

… labourers arrived at Port Natal on board the ship Truro. When the sugar industry was established in Natal the local Zulu labourers were recruited to work on the sugar plantations. However, the Natal colonial authorities were not initially aware that Zulu males regarded agricultural work as a female activity. Traditionally, the Zulu males were involved in grazing cattle and defending the tribe against foreign attack. The high labour turnover forced …

Duke Ketye

… Basotho Qwa Qwa near Harrismith. 1978: Mural paintings for the Glebelands Beer Hall near Durban. 1979: Illustrations for Zulu Bible, Indaba Enhle ka Nkulunkulu (The Good News of God). Collections: KC; UZ. …

Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA)

… Mangosuthu Buthelezi of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) withdrew in protest at the exclusion of the representatives of the Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini and the KwaZulu homeland. Issues After the negotiating parties had agreed and signed the …

South Africa Cabinet Members 2014

… Madala Masuku Mineral Resources Nkgoako Ramahlodi Godfrey Oliphant Social Development Bathabile Dlamini Henrietta Bogopane-Zulu Public Enterprise Lyn Brown Gratitude Magwanishe Sport & Recreation Fikile Mbalula Gert Oosthuizen Art & Culture Nathi Mthethwa Rejoice Mabudafhasi Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu Elizabeth Thabethe Communications Faith Muthambi Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams Human Settlements Lindiwe Sisulu Zoe …

Interview with Archibald Gumede 21 August 1990

… the differences between ANC, UDF, COSATU, and Inkatha have now developed an ethnic flavour that is becoming more of a Zulu versus Xhosa? AG No. The possibility of the conflict deteriorating to that extent, I cannot rule out. Buthelezi has stated that the action is an attack on the Zulu nation. And, of course, it so happens that the Central Executive of the African National Congress, the leaders of the … there is a man name Zuma and another named Maduna who are not really - Zuma is a National Executive member and Maduna is a Zulu and Maduna is in the Legal Department. Well, it's not difficult, then, for Buthelezi to portray the African National …

Black Peoples Convention - National Leadership

… PROGRAMMES Board of Directors 1973 C.M.C Ndamse - Chairman S.P Nyembezi H.J. Bhengu W. Zondo E.N. Baartman H.N. Motlana L. Zulu M. Mphahlele B. A Khoapa - Executive Director D. LIST OF SASO/BPC TRIALISTS Sathsivani Cooper - BPC Public Relations …

Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal

… the Cape as a strategic base against the French, controlling the sea route to the East. In the 1820s, the celebrated Zulu leader- Shaka , established sway over a vast area of South-East Africa . As splinter Zulu groups conquered and absorbed communities in their path, the region experienced a fundamental disruption. Substantial …

Judge Erns Jansen

… with respect, patience and understanding. He was prodigiously good at languages. He spoke several, including French and Zulu, fluently. He read Latin as easily as his colleagues read English or Afrikaans. Although he was next in line to succeed …

Chieftaincy and Kingship in South Africa

… patriotic women and men who were under the leadership of Mangosuthu Buthelezi. The IFP draws its support base largely from Zulu ethnic groups. The party places particular emphasis and value on traditional leadership and authority. The party’s focus … provide the institutional roles, authority and status of traditional monarchs. This was particularly applicable to the Zulu Monarch in KwaZulu Natal. However, powers and responsibilities given to traditional leaders in the Constitution was less …