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Edendale and the birth of the ANC, 06 January 2012
Archive
… Edendale played a crucial role in laying the cornerstone for 1912. The term “amazing” can loosely be translated into the
Zulu
word isimanga. During ancient times African families derived their surnames from the behavioural tendencies of its people. The Msimang surname is derived from the
Zulu
word isimanga, as this family continually produced amazing people. It is the isimanga or Msimang sons of Edendale who …
Radio Freedom: A History of South African Underground Radio by Chris A. Smith
Archive
… political posts and the clandestine training camps of its guerrilla army, Umkhonto We Sizwe (“Spear of the Nation” in
Zulu
). It was also a news station. Apartheid authorities did their best to keep forbidden ideas out of South Africa, and the airwaves were a crucial front in this battle. State radio, broadcast in a welter of languages from English to
Zulu
and Xhosa, blanketed the country at maximum power. Its relentlessly banal message extolled “traditional” tribal values, …
Biographical contribution on Nozizwe Charlotte Madlala-Routledge
Archive
… in Madlala-Routledge’s political involvement. From the mid 1980s to the eve of the first democratic elections in 1994 Kwa-
Zulu
Natal experienced internecine violence between the ANC affiliated UDF and the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) . The IFP was led by Kwa
Zulu
Natal Chief Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi and was considered to have been aligned to and frequently used by the … violence emerged often in institutions such as universities. In October 1983, political violence broke out between
Zulu
warriors who were members of the IFP, and supporters of the ANC aligned United Democratic Front (UDF) at the University …
Cato Manor, Durban
Place
… a source of livelihood for many, was a major factor for the friction. Brewing low-alcohol sorghum beer or utshwala (a
Zulu
name for beer) was a significant part of African tradition. Lack of housing and the erecting of shacks in Cato Manor …
Indanda Seminary and its Influence on Education in South Africa by Claire Wilt
Article
… receive an education at Inanda Seminary from 1960-1964 (Baloyi, 2010). At the time she attended the seminary it was mostly
Zulu
students. Baloyi believes that the seminary prepared her well for studying at University of Zululand. After graduating, …
A History of the South African Film Industry timeline 1895-2003
Article
… Truida Pohl's Die Man in die donker (the first local film directed by a woman) was released. 1964 Cy Endfield's
Zulu
was a worldwide success, but was banned for screening to black people in South Africa. Elmo de Witt's Debbie ran into …
State of emergency declared in 27 townships
This day in history
… Tutu had submitted a dossier to President de Klerk which alleged that during one particular night police had escorted a
Zulu
group intent on attacking the community. The police disarmed local residents while allowing the group to keep their …
The Storming: Insurrections Ensemble by Dilip Menon, Centre for Indian Studies in Africa, University of Witwatersrand, June 2017
Archive
… brings out the nature and feel of very language. When Prosperus is addressed, it is in the ringing tones of praise in
Zulu
reserved for a king and warrior. The Malayalam lyrics bring in both the classical register of affect and philosophy from the Sanskritic tradition as well as the demotic register of the folk. If the
Zulu
words recall power, the Malayalam resonates with spirituality and the possibilities of religious reflection and a … Through the operetta, various strains and styles of music circulate: Indian classical ragas, blues, isicathamiya or
Zulu
a capella traditions. So do several instruments: the plaintive sarangi, the sonorous sarod and veena; the electric …
Interview with Archibald Gumede 6 April 1996
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… today, in this Natal on Saturday, this analysis on Mao and Buthelezi indicating that Buthelezi has placed his stamp on the
Zulu
nation, or on Inkatha, in the same way that Mao had done so that if you disagreed with Mao you disagreed with everybody … through his leadership qualities to wrest that position and to consolidate it and then build it to the position where the
Zulu
tribe, which was one of the smallest tribes, they were sellers of tobacco, became the name of all the tribes of this province and their language became known as
Zulu
. You see if you don't understand and don't read that history then of course you keep making assumptions that because a …
Document 57 - Lionel Forman, “Self-Determination in South Africa: A Contribution to Discussion”, Liberation, 37, July 1959
Archive
… But what is a nation? People use this word in many ways. Everyone has for example heard talk of a South African nation, a
Zulu
nation, and African nation. In each case something different must be meant, for the Zulus form part of the African … have the main requiÂtes of nationhood. We have only to settle the question of whether there can be said to be a common
Zulu
economy, or, in the words of Potehkin in his recent Liberation article, "a single national market. "The main …
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