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 SHAKA. by PEE-WEE
Long ago, in 1789, in the rolling green hills of Zululand, a Zulu woman called Nandi gave birth to an unwanted and illegitimate child. The child’s father, Senzangakona, from the clan of Zulu, wanted nothing to do with them and the tribal elders sent a message to Nandi saying "the girl has a beetle (shaka) in her belly". Nandi was relegated to the lowly position of third wife. When Shaka was six years old he allowed a dog to kill one of Senzangakona’s sheep and from that day forth, Shaka and Nandi were cast out by the Zulu clan.
In shame, they were forced to return to the clan of Nandi’s family. Shaka hated living with his mother’s family, they were treated as outcasts and he continuously suffered the cruel, taunting of the other children who referred to him as "the fatherless one." The family were forced to move around from clan to clan until they found a degree of acceptance by the Mtetwa tribe. Shaka grew to young manhood herding sheep and cattle. He showed extraordinary bravery in protecting the animals under his care, and one day killed a leopard single handedly using two throwing spears and a club.
At the age of twenty-one, Shaka became a soldier and distinguished himself in battle under the Mtetwa chieftain Dingiswayo. Shaka proved to be an excellent military strategist and introduced changes in battle methods that were to be a great success. Dingiswayo was a good leader of his people, and under his protection, Shaka grew into a rich and important person. One day Senzangakona came to pay homage to Dingiswayo and was gratified to find that his son had become a great man. He promised Shaka the chieftainship of the Zulu clan after his death. However Senzangakona bowed to the pressure of his wives, and after his death, Shaka’s young half-brother, Sugujana became chief. When Shaka heard the news he broke into a great rage and killed the new chief in battle. Leave a Comment
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 KING SHAKA ZULU. by PEE-WEE
A crucial turning point in Zulu history occurred during the reign of Shaka as king of the Zulu’s from 1816 to 1828. Prior to his rule the Zulu’s consisted of numerous clans that were related but disorganised. Shaka was a mighty and fearsome warrior and united the clans into a single powerful tribe. He introduced a new system of military organisation and revolutionised his army’s weaponry and military tactics. He introduced new battle formations that left his enemies outflanked and confused. He was a strict and brutal disciplinarian, soldiers were required to remain celibate and a violation of this rule was punishable by death. Shaka increased the power of his tribe. Conquered clans and tribes were incorporated into the Zulu nation and in eleven years he increased their number from 1500 people to 50 000 warriors alone.
From the time of Shaka onwards, the Zulu’s fought many wars to keep from being dominated by the British settlers. The final Zulu uprising before succumbing to the British was lead by Chief Bambatha in 1906. From then on the tribe that had once been master of much of the eastern coastal regions and interior of South Africa, was subjected to an increasingly harsh series of racist laws that led to poverty and disempowerment. Leave a Comment
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 African Pharmacy by MikeAtSea
This shop can be seen in Fishmarket Street close to the Victoria Street Market. Leave a Comment
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 King Shaka by MikeAtSea
Today Shaka still plays a very important role as the old leader of the Zulus and hence KwaZulu Natal has a King to this day. Leave a Comment
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 souvenir wire bicycle by dutch_anna
I have seen a man make them, very handy and quick.
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 by ratcorp
Durban is a City just like all other citys in the westernized world.
Don't be loud and ask to many questions . Just accept the advice given to you from locals . Don't look like a tourist (Camera , Hawian sirts )Don't expect the white people to be sorry for aparheid.(it was the government NOT them , The whites were the ones who Decided to other throw the aparheid government) Everything in Africa is not BLACK and WHITE so don't make everything political.
One of my worst experiences of a tourist was at Roben Island - A tourist kept asking the tour guide ,who happened to be black and also an X inmate ,DID the WHITE people apologise. It was embarassing for both the tour guide and myself. I felt guilty about been South Africa because of this persons misconception , and teh tourist guide felt awkward.
So think ...
Photo taken at Huluwe game reserve - Parks board game ranger showing friends were Rhinos scratch on Tree Stumps (Ussaly thier butts :-) ) Leave a Comment
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