Some historians argue that the large military establishment was a drain on the Zulu economy and necessitated continual raiding and expansion.

General histories of Southern Africa are also valuable including Noel Mostert's " Frontiers " and a detailed account of the results from the Zulu expansion, J. D. Omer-Cooper's " The Zulu Aftermath ", which advances the traditional Mfecane theory.

Thus it can be understood that the Zulu Nation's adoption of " Factology vs Beliefs ," was an effort to reorganize the Nation to be more accessible by more people of even more different belief systems, due to the ever expansion of Hip Hop culture worldwide causing a bigger need for a much more universal Hip Hop preservation society.

Sir Theophilus Shepstone in his capacity as British governor of Natal had his own concerns about the expansion of the Zulu army under King Cetshwayo and the potential threat to Natal especially given the adoption by the Zulus of muskets and other modern weapons.

In the years of the wars related to Zulu expansion and the southern African slave trade, often referred to as the Mfecane or Difaqane, the Tlokwa people were first known in English as the Mantatees, after Manthatisi's name, in the literature of exploration, missions and empire.

Zulu expansion was a major factor of the Mfecane.

In the year 1000, Arab traders described that the Bantu had not reached as far as Mozambique, and European settlers observed the Bantu expansion into South Africa under the Zulu and others.

Originally residing in what is now South Africa, they were displaced by the Zulu expansion under Shaka and migrated north through Botswana to Barotseland in the mid-19th century.

Because of the state of HipHop culture ’ s expansion worldwide, Don has made his presence felt attending many of the culture ’ s prominent events that encompass the full spectrum of HipHop: Rennie Harris Puremovement Presents Illdelphi Legends and The Legends of HipHop, The Back to Mecca Conferences, The Bboy Summits, The American Street Dance Championships, The 1st Annual HipHop Dance Awards ( Where he was Honored for His Accomplishments ), The Bboy Pro-Am, The Zulu Nation Anniversary, The USA / World HipHop Dance Championships ( where he was Honored for His Accomplishments ), Up Jump The Boogie, and so on.

The later period Zulu soldier went into battle relatively simply dressed, painting his upper body and face with chalk and red ochre, despite the popular conception of elaborately panoplied warriors.

Against the Boers at Blood River, massed gunfire broke the back of the Zulu assault, and the Boers were later able to mount a cavalry sweep in counterattack that became a turkey shoot against fleeing Zulu remnants.

Shaka still recognised Dingiswayo and his larger Mthethwa clan as overlord after he returned to the Zulu but, some years later, Dingiswayo was ambushed by Zwide's amaNdwandwe and killed.

She and Canning had two children, Byron and Zulu ( later Zula ) Maude.

Forty days later, the Soviet Union made its first successful underwater launch of a submarine ballistic missile in the White Sea on 10 September 1960 from the same converted Project 611 ( Zulu Class ) submarine that first launched the R-11FM ( SS-N-1 Scud-A, naval modification of SS-1 Scud ) on 16 September 1955.

After murdering Piet Retief's delegation, the Zulu impis ( battalions ) immediately attacked Boer encampments in the Drakensberg foothills at what later was called Blaauwkrans and Weenen.

On April 6, 1838 the Voortrekkers retaliated with a 347-strong punitive raid against the Zulu ( later known as the Flight Commando ), supported by new arrivals from the Orange Free State.

A year later, Simon produced Black Mambazo ’ s first U. S. release, Shaka Zulu, which won the Grammy Award, in 1988, for Best Traditional Folk Album.

According to cultural researchers Booth and Nauright, Zulu workers later took up the song to generate rhythm during group tasks and to alleviate boredom and stress.

The SABC established services in what were then the country's official languages, English and Afrikaans, with broadcasts in ethnic languages such as Zulu, Xhosa, Sesotho and Tswana following later.

The Voortrekkers under the leadership of Piet Retief obtained a treaty from the Zulu King Dingane to settle part of the lands the Zulus administered or held sway over, but Dingane later changed his mind, killing Retief and 70 members of his delegation.

General Ndlela personally protected prince Mpande — whom Pretorius later crowned as Zulu king in 1840 — from Dingane's repeated assassination plans.

Wolseley would write on 30 September 1879 when, later in the war, the Prince Imperial of France was killed by the Zulu: " I think this is very unfair, and is merely a repetition of what was done regarding the Isandlwana disaster where the blame was thrown upon Durnford, the real object in both instances being apparently to screen Chelmsford.

Zwide was later defeated by Shaka in the Zulu Civil War.

She then became involved with a young army officer called Captain Cedric Dolby ( Maurice Denham ), the two later became engaged, but separated shortly before he was sent off to fight in the Zulu war.

Twelve years later Shepstone attended the proclamation of Cetshwayo as king, the Zulu chief promising Shepstone to live at peace with his neighbors.

In 1984, Zulu returned to the line-up as bassist / backing vocalist, but departed again less than a year later.

Martini-Henry Mk IV ( From Left to Right ): A. 577 Snider cartridge, a Zulu War-era rolled brass foil. 577 / 450 Martini-Henry Cartridge, a later drawn brass. 577 / 450 Martini-Henry cartridge, and a. 303 British Mk VII SAA Ball cartridge.

Aggett worked as a physician in Black hospitals ( under apartheid hospitals were segregated ) in Umtata, Tembisa and later at Baragwanath hospital in Soweto, where he became a popular and active trade union member, learning to speak Zulu.

However, Dube navigated this social schism with a statesman-like ability, as in his later years, when he was able to win the trust of the Zulu royal family.

He nurtured journalist who later on went to become editors at his paper and contributed to the flourishing field of Zulu literature.

Finally the Zulu Army arrives across the Oscarberg and seconds later a Zulu infantry approaches to within 100 yards of the station and the warriors start rattling their spears against their shields and then charge.

Morris ( 1965, 1982 ) records one such mission under King Mpande to give green warriors of the uThulwana regiment experience: a raid into Swaziland, dubbed " Fund ' uThulwana " by the Zulu, or " Teach the uThulwana ".

The Voortrekkers usually skirted the most densely populated areas, trekking into largely depopulated areas which were the result of the Mfecane or Difaqane initiated by the Zulu King Shaka in the 1820s.

The name, formerly spelt Matubatuba, is Zulu and is said to mean ‘ creator of opportunities ’, referring to a chief of the Mtetwa tribe who died in 1954.

Town some 5 km south-west of Hibberdene, south of the mouth of the Mzumbe River, from which it takes its name ; of Zulu origin, it has been explained as meaning ‘ the dangerous river ’, ‘ the winding river ’ and ‘ wild bean river ’.

The name is Zulu, said to mean ‘ country of white, sandy soil ’.

Derived from Zulu Lumbombo, ‘ high mountain ridge ’.

The Zulu name for this village is Obonjeni, ‘ on the big nose ’, ie ‘ ridge ’.

The next thing I knew I was up and running on my own, shouting, ' Zulu, Zulu, Zulu ’, which was our company battle cry and also the battle cry of my father ’ s old regiment, South Wales Borderers.

The Zulu also allowed their opponents too much time to set up fortified strongpoints, assaulting well defended camps and positions with painful losses.

He set up his main residence at Mmungungundlovo and established his authority over the Zulu kingdom.

The British film Zulu set during the Anglo-Zulu War has sometimes been compared to a Western, even though it is set in South Africa.

Around 1821, the Zulu general Mzilikazi of the Khumalo clan defied Zulu king Shaka, and set up his own kingdom.

Such was the overconfidence in British military training and firepower that he divided his force, taking about 2, 500 men, including half of the British infantry contingent, and set out to find the main Zulu force with the intention of bringing them to battle, so as to achieve a decisive victory.

In September 1884 Zibhebhu guided the remnant of the Mandlakazi, about 6, 000 people, into the Reserve ; an area set aside for Zulu not loyal to the Zulu royal house.

The controversy looks set to spread to the Zulu, whose present-day king Goodwill Zwelithini has called for the reintroduction of customary circumcision after it was banned by Zulu king Shaka in the 19th century.

Having persuaded Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good, and the Zulu chief Umslopogas to accompany him, they set out from the coast of east Africa into the territory of the Maasai.