Multiple strands of evidence help to clarify ancient Nguni history. Linguistics, anthropology
and archaeology indicate an Early Iron Age homeland in East Africa. The use of a special …

Without the rigorous comments and useful suggestions of two anonymous reviewers, the
book would be a much weaker piece of work. I therefore express my thanks to them for …

The South African case of Harris v.(Donges) Minister of the Interior is one familiar to most
students of British constitutional law. The case was triggered by the South African …

This article explores the production and performance of urban modern subjectivity in Vera's
Bulawayo, as represented in her two final novels, Butterfly Burning and The Stone Virgins …

In this riveting new book, John Laband, pre-eminent historian of the Zulu Kingdom, tackles
some of the questions that swirl around the assassination in 1828 of King Shaka, the …

Existing studies on the introduction of foreign religious ideas like Christianity into Africa have
tended to take the erroneous view of African pre-colonial communities falling arbitrary into a …

The Zulu kingdom holds a special place in both popular culture and historical scholarship.
Zulu—a famous name, easy to spell and pronounce—is as recognizably American as …

The migration of the various northern Nguni groups during the nineteenth century is
associated with a period of increased and extensive conflict throughout southern Africa …

ABSTRACT Was the Great Trek really great? A historiographical inquiry into the
consequences and significance of the Great Trek Since the late nineteenth century …

Personally I believe the European has a god in whom he believes and whom he is
representing in his churches all over Africa. He believes in the god whose name is spelt …