History of the Zulu KwaZulu-Natal is a province in Africa, officially founded in late 1977 (“KwaZulu-Natal”). However, it was built off hundreds of years as a tribe and heavy war tactics. The tribe itself was very primitive The Zulu were a very powerful nation at their prime, and hold some key influences in both culture and warfare. The original Zulu tribe was created about circa 1600-1700, by Zulu kaMalandela ("History of the Zulu Nation Natal, KZN Early History about the Zulu Nation."). It was formed after chief Malandela kaLuzumana had died, splitting the Nguni tribe into both Zulu and Qwabes. Zulu had split from his brother Qwabe with his mother to settle in the Emakhosini Valley. Zulu and his children had started the Zulu dynasty. For hundreds of years the tribe had only consisted of about 800-1000 people. Shaka kaSenzangakhona would come around and change all of that at the start of the 1800’s. isiZulu is the official language of the Zulu people, and was widely used as the main language while the Zulu were a tribe. About 9 million people speak it today, but rarely found spoken outside of Africa. There are many important terms to know when researching the Zulu. For example, ka means “son of” in isiZulu. It’s used similarly to da, such as in Leonardo da Vinci. Zulu kaMalandela simply means “Zulu, son of Malandela.” Zulu itself means “Sky” or “Heaven.” One of the most influential chieftains of the Zulu tribe was named Shaka, which was short for iShaka, a parasite of…
European musical instruments in the American south. This music was a way for two cultures that were segregated at the time to mix and find common ground in a way that was often not an option for the people creating it. South Africa is another country with a shameful history of segregation, one that lasted much longer than ours did. I became curious if the separation of the Dutch colonists from the native African people was also bridged through music before their official apartheid ended in 1994.…
The People of the Zulu Culture: Past, Present and Future The Zulu Culture is one filled with rich traditions and achievements can be found throughout centuries, even in contemporary society. The people have fascinating stories and folklores that they embrace and that influence many of their current values and beliefs. The people are known for their great works in art and the impact that it has on current society. Their culture and beliefs that although are different than the cultures found in…
be found in the Europeans battle versus the Zulu. In 1867 the Boers stumbled upon the world 's largest diamond field in South Africa; however this was not to last because the British soon overtook of Boers territory and beat them in the Boer War. The British learned soon enough that their new enemy was none other than a native African tribe called the Zulu. Their leader Shaka was a ferocious warrior who invented their new form of attack which would be called The Horn attack. Before the battle…
the African people from the Arab slave trade and rulers they thought unjust like Shaka. Through the use of information learned in the online lectures, primary sources such as African Perspective on Colonialism by Albert Boahen and within Africa and the West by Professor Worger, we will take a look at the Europe’s incomplete attempts to justify their actions in Africa and discover their negative effects on Africa. According to Professor Worger’s lectures on Colonialism in the Congo, it was…
send all the natives back to Soweto, where they had come from. This caused a humongous resistance that ended when the city was destroyed in 1955. (www.sahistory.org) 6. Xhosa- This is the second largest ethnic group in South Africa. The people are a branch of the Nguni people. The people had many conflicts with the Trek Boers, and this result in many skirmishes over the lands. When the Trek Boers, extended their territory, there were many more skirmishes over the land. The Xhosa people opposed…
changed after globalization commenced and an attempt to determine whether the Basotho people are agents or victims in the globalization process. The Basotho people are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group whose ancestors originated in the southern region of Africa. The Basotho people have been in the southern part of Africa since the 1400s. The contemporary nation of Lesotho, also called the Kingdom of Lesotho, came about in the 19th century under the initiative of King Moshoeshoe I. Moshoeshoe I is…
Europe? a. King Leopold wanted to open trade with Africa for cocoa to build a monopoly on chocolate, not industrial materials. b. King Leopold annexed the Congo as his personal colony, not for the Belgian state.* c. King Leopold was more interested in scientific exploration than in economic colonialism. d. King Leopold established a constitutional federation in the Congo River Valley. e. King Leopold was the first European monarch to travel by gunboat up an African river. 25. The major…