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Old Morley

Place

… the Bhaca, Bhele, Hlubi and Zizi peoples – was formed from the tribes that were broken up and dispersed by Shaka and his Zulu armies in the Mfecane wars. Most of them fled westwards and settled amongst the Xhosa. After some years of oppression by …

King Dinuzulu dies

This day in history

… Dinuzulu ka-Cetshwayo, King of the Zulu nation, released from prison by Prime Minister Gen. Louis Botha, who also saw to it that he received a farm to live on, …

Solomon Popoli Linda, singer and composer, dies

This day in history

… African Americans from the United States, the Jubilee Singers. Linda showed a keen interest in music and fused these into Zulu songs that he wrote and sang with his friends at weddings and events around the community. In the early 1930s, Linda …

Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

Place

… and Sobhuza became the most powerful ruler in the region. He also managed to avoid the worst of the mfecane and further Zulu attacks through diplomacy. This ensured that the Swazi nation grew while other surrounding groups disintegrated. The …

'Aba Mponjwana', Drakensberg Mountains

Place

… Zulu name for ridge on the Mountains in Drakensberg, including such Peaks as Cathedral Peak, the Bell, the Outer Horn and the …

The Bethal Treason Trial resumes

This day in history

… revolution and for being behind the Soweto uprising. Other notable members of the defence were Masina, Ganya and Zulu. During the course of the 1979 trial of PAC members (the Bethal Treason Trial), four of those awaiting prosecution died …

A Second Plenary session of Multi Party negotiations for a transition to democracy in South Africa reconvene

This day in history

… The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) refused to attend the CODESA II in protest against what it perceived as undermining Zulu King, Goodwill Zwelithini's traditional role as political leader. Less than a month later ANC President, Nelson Mandela …

Andries Pretorius Monument , Graaf Reniet

Place

… in honour of the Voortrekker leader General Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius (1798-1853), whose forces defeated the Zulu's under Dingaan, at the Battle of Blood River in 1838. He also took the lead in concluding the Sand River Convention of …

Stendahl Mission

Place

… established their first base at New Hermannsburg, which was located just within the Colony of Natal on the Border to the Zulu Kingdom. With the help of Missionary Schreuder of the Norwegian Lutheran Mission, they soon established a string of …

Mpumalanga

Place