Zulu

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During the early 1800s Matiwane (d. 1829) was chief of the Ngwaneni, “The Nomads of Wrath,” who lived in the foothills of the Drakensberg Range...

MALANDELA

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Malandela, (circa 1600-circa 1650), is renowned as the progenitor of the house of Shaka, the famous ruler of the Zulu nation. Malandela was the leader...

DINGISWAYO

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Dingiswayo (circa the 1770s- 1818) was a northern Nguni leader who is credited with the development of the age-regiment system of tribal army organisation. This...

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