Zulu

Since a refugee is defined as someone who has evaded their home country because of war, persecution or natural disasters, they have not left home by choice. On World Refugee Day,  The Daily Vox spoke to ASTA BIZIMANA, who fled Burundi,…

Graduand WANDILE NGCAWENI believes the pomp and ceremony surrounding graduation ceremonies at South African universities is steeped in colonialism. And he’s having none of it. I am graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the…

Fresh off comments last week that life was better under apartheid, Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini has now reportedly told subjects he fondly remembered the time when he could afford US dollars. "During apartheid I remember buying dollars…

A Durban-based Muslim lobby group this week called on members of the Indian community to learn Zulu in order to break down cultural barriers and ease racial tensions. This came after controversial Durban businessman Phumlani Mfeka, who was…

Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini came under fire from Young Communist League deputy secretary, Isaac Luthuli this week after making demands concerning the maintenance of his palaces and asking for extra privileges like the establishment…

NOMASONTO KHUMALO was just a little girl when she learnt how to make traditional Zulu attire. She tells Zilungile Mnisi about her childhood memories and how she aims to teach future generations about heritage through her work. I was born…

When SAKHILE NDEBELE* was 16, she was was abducted by a man old enough to be her father, and told she would be his wife. She told ZILUNGILE MNISI how she became a victim of ukuthwala. My family was based in a small area called Umzimkhulu…

The ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) recently rescinded its earlier calls for the abolition of cultural practices like ukuthwala and virginity testing, saying that people’s beliefs, cultures and choices should be respected. ZILUNGILE MNISI…

Shaka Zulu is the most famous African ruler to ever walk South African soil. Popular stereotypes imposed on the modern-day Zulu people continue to be influenced by facts and myths about Shaka. We all know that Shaka remodeled the assegai,…