The battle of Blood River, or Ncome, on 16 December 1838, has long been regarded as a critical moment in the history of South Africa. It is the culminating victory by the land-hungry Boers who had ...

Professor John Laband, world-leading expert on Zulu history, joins us to discuss the most powerful king in southern Africa during the pre-colonial period. Read the transcript Shaka Zulu (c. 1787–1828) ...

AFA copy gift from Janet Stanley. "The defence of Rorke's Drift inspired Victorian Britain and has featured in a classic movie and numerous historical works - it is still remembered as an iconic ...

FEW African tribes hold such a grip on the imagination. In popular mythology the Zulus are not mere ethnics but proud tribesmen; a brave warrior people, with a glorious military tradition of ...

Durban - The battle of Blood River, or Ncome, on December 16, 1838, has long been divisive in South African history. For the Boers, it was their acclaimed God-given triumph. For Africans, it was a ...

Introduction : the stakes of war -- Grounds for aggression -- The Zulu polity and the ultimatum -- Opposing armies -- The Battle of Islandwana -- The Battle of Rorke's Drift -- Defeat on the coast and ...

In The Eight Zulu Kings, historian John Laband examines the reigns of the eight Zulu kings from 1816 to the present. In this extract, the focus is on King Goodwill Zwelithini and the Ingonyama Trust ...

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In this timely history, John Laband carefully examines how white settlers in the Cape systematically dispossessed African societies of their land. This is a lightly edited excerpt from The Land Wars: ...

In The Eight Zulu Kings, historian John Laband examines the reigns of the eight Zulu kings from 1816 to the present. In this extract, the focus is on King Goodwill Zwelithini and the Ingonyama Trust ...