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Cloete Breytenbach

Biography

… He has also published work of his own, including Unita in Angola, Namibia – Birth of a Nation, Savimbi’s Angola, The Zulu Nation and The Spirit of District Six (6 editions). For the last three decades he was self-employed and freelancing for …

Aaron Sipho Madondo

Biography

… the soprano saxophone. Other members of the group were 'Lucky' Maphumulo, Curtis Mhlanzi, Patrick Mogale and Thabane Zulu.  As negotiations for the dismantling of Apartheid gathered momentum, political prisoners were released. Madondo was …

John Jacques William Aitchison

Biography

… the Natal Witness (now Witness). It has continued without interruption since 1990. It is four pages of material in both Zulu and English and, though aimed at adults with low levels of formal education, the publication is frequently used in …

Tswana

Article

… raising, and copper production. A period of warfare, political disruption, and migration commonly termed the  difiqane  (Zulu:  mfecane ) characterized the first quarter of the nineteenth century. The difiqane engendered a period of chaos, during … in the late 1980s was estimated to be 70 percent Tswana peoples; the remainder were other Sotho peoples, as well as Xhosa, Zulu, and Shangaan. Another 1.5 million Tswana lived elsewhere in South Africa. Bophuthatswana's residents were …

Arthur Nuthall Fula

Biography

… Naturelle-skrywer (The Trials and Tribulations of a Native Writer), his novel Dogter van die Zoeloe (The Daughter of the Zulu), the Xhosa text Lahliwe (Thrown Away), his short stories Matsiliso van Phomolong (Matsiliso of Phomolong) and Ulinipisi …

Rebecca Malope

Biography

… record her albums, most notably Vuyo Mokoena. Though she does sing in a variety of languages, her music is sung mostly in Zulu. In 2004 Malope began her own SABC-2 TV talk show called Gospel Time. Today ‘Ribs’, as she is affectionately known, …

KwaNzimakwe, South Coast

Place

… are endless. If one is feeling hungry along the way, feel free to purchase a traditional meal, consisting of chicken, Zulu steamed bread with spicy beans or spinach, delicious! Food tells a great deal about a culture, this traditional meal is … little longer and take it all in! This experience is truly down to earth and unique. The KwaZulu Natal province is rich in Zulu history as its name suggests, and this place offers a glimpse into cultural practices that cannot be seen anywhere else …

ADAMS CALENDAR also known as: 'Blaauwboschkraal Stone Ruins'

Place

… call the site 'Inzalo y'Langa' , which translates as 'The birthplace of the sun'-(Hence the naming of:  Mpumalanga .) Zulu ceremonies are still held at this site, as it's believed that the two main calendar stones can receive energy from other …

Jordan Kush Ngubane

Biography

… Explains Apartheid  (1963),  Ushaba: The Hurtle to Blood River  (1975), numerous articles, and a number of works in Zulu, including a novel,  Uvalo Lwezinhlonze  (Terror in the Frowns). …

General South African History Timeline: 1990s

Article

… a welcome rally for the ANC Secretary-General, Mr. Alfred Nzo. 14 July, Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi, leader of the Zulu Inkatha Movement, announced the transformation of the Movement into a multiracial political party. 16 July, The ANC sent … W. de Klerk and Nelson Mandela held emergency talks in Pretoria as violence spread to Soweto. Fighting started there when Zulu migrant workers armed with axes and spears attacked passengers at a train station. 17 August, The ANC as well as COSATU … conflict. 24 August, More than five hundred people die in eleven days of fighting between township residents and migrant Zulu workers in the PWV region, and the government declares a State of Emergency in this region. 27 August, At a four-day …