On January 22nd, 1879, Zulu tribesmen slaughtered British forces at the Battle of Isandlwana, in present-day South Africa.Zulu Dawn, a 1979 film that dramatizes the events, stars Peter O’Toole and ...

King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and the Zulu nation commemorated the Battle of Isandlwana on Saturday. The battle took place in 1879, with King Cetshwayo kaMpande’s regiment outclassing the British troops ...

Lessons taken from the Battle of Isandlwana, 131 years ago, would help win the battle against poverty, President Jacob Zuma said today. “History has taught us that the principles necessary to triumph ...

On 22 January 1879, an overwhelming force of Zulu warriors attacked highly trained British troops and colonial forces on the slopes of an isolated hill in South Africa’s KwaZulu Natal. Previously, if ...

A little less than three years after George Armstrong Custer’s “Last Stand” in the battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana, a British army suffered a similar fate in Africa. Just as the United States ...

The Battle of Isandlwana is part of a series of the Anglo-Zulu War fought between the Zulu and British armies in 1879, with 2024 marking 145 years since Zulu regiments defeated the British army.

Today marks the 146th anniversary of two legendary battles that changed the course of history—the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke’s Drift. These iconic clashes, etched into the annals of military ...

Penguin Specials are designed to fill a gap. Written to be read over a long commute or a short journey, they are original and exclusively in digital form. This is Saul Davids compelling examination of ...

Durban — The mayor of uMzinyathi District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has called for the resurfacing of some of the roads leading to attractions such as the Battle of Isandlwana site to boost ...

Lessons taken from the Battle of Isandlwana, 131 years ago, would help win the battle against poverty, says President Jacob Zuma. "History has taught us that the principles necessary to triumph in ...

On 22 January 1879, exactly 139 years ago this wekk, some 20 000 warriors of Zulu King Cetshwayo kaMpande encircled 1 774 British invaders and killed 1 329 of them within two hours of fierce ...