Buthelezi should not be dismissed as a mere stooge during apartheid. Yet, he deserves little praise as an advocate for human rights and civil liberties.
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Shaka iLembe hits TV screens on 18 June. The Zulu leader has never been portrayed as a real man - hopefully this time he will be.
Missionaries and African translators working on local versions of the Bible divided South Africa’s ethnic groups by language.
Royal women play important roles in succession disputes, such as the naming of King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu’s heir.
Zulu spirituality and the legacy of the ancestors, personal and musical, are the concerns of the saxophonist and composer.
The jazz star says he wants his piano to speak in his isiZulu language, and that his music is born from spiritual concerns.
Magema Fuze’s book was a radical act of publishing. It contained histories of chiefdoms and kingdoms - from the Zulu to the Ngcobo.
Joseph Shabalala would grow world famous for his music. But it is shaped by the spiritual aspects of his life as much as it is by the hardships of black life - and by his dreams.
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Professor Emeritus, Social Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Associate Professor at the Wits Institute for Social & Economic Research, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of History, Southern Methodist University
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Lecturer in Musicology, University of South Africa
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Lecturer, Historical Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina Wilmington
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Associate Professor of History, Virginia Military Institute
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Professor of English, Rhodes University
