For most African societies in South Africa, the hallmarks of the nineteenth century were difficulty, conflict, dislocation, reorganisation and finally subjugation. The appearance of the Griqua north ...

The funeral of Zambia's King Mphezeni IV brought together descendants of warriors whose ancestors fought in the Mfecane wars ...

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THE young Scot, Charles Maclean, heading north across the Tugela river in 1825, could scarcely believe his eyes. The heaps of human skulls and bones blanching the plains were sad monuments of the ...

Hype is building up around Shaka Ilembe, which is set to launch on 18 June. It is a 12-episode series focusing on the epic tale of the legendary African monarch, King Shaka. Billed as being ...

The character and objects of Chaka : a reconsideration of the making of Shaka as Mfecane Motor Smithsonian Libraries and Archives ...

Shaka Zulu is one of the most famous figures in South African history, even though not much is actually known about him. The subject of a hit 1980s TV show and of many books, Shaka is reframed by each ...

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