The beautiful thing about history is that it can help us develop a more complex understanding of the things we consider natural in our daily lives. People like to believe that their languages have ...

The memoir of Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish merchant who found himself shipwrecked in what is now South Africa, influenced Shaka ...

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Zulu Prince Simakade is attempting to unseat his half-brother and current monarch, King Misuzulu, who was officially recognised by South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2022 as the heir to the ...

A historian delves into the continent's past... from ancient aristocracies, through colonialism, to modern day beliefs.

King Misuzulu’s claim to the throne in a storied monarchy has been the subject of a bitter family feud. The drama has captivated a nation that is home to about 14 million Zulus. By John Eligon ...

JOHANNESBURGJOHANNESBURG — The battle for the throne of South Africa’s ethnic Zulu nation has reached the courts as a faction of the royal family seeks to dethrone the king after less than a year. The ...

King Misuzulu KaZwelithini progresses with his marriage to Nomzamo Myeni despite royal family disputes, with South Africans ...

At 94, Prince Mangosuthi Buthelezi, the traditional prime minister of the Zulu nation, refuses to back down in his confrontation with South Africa’s new Zulu king, Misuzulu ka Zwelithini. The Zulus — ...

EFF leader Julius Malema has thrown his weight behind embattled Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, saying he would support him ...

Zulu king Misuzulu KaZwelithini will tie the knot today with his wife Nomzamo Myeni at KwaKhangela Royal Palace in Nongoma, north ...