“At the beginning, I thought we were digging a deep hole for ourselves, as people feel so passionately about this character,” says Angus Gibson, the director and co-creator of South Africa’s ...

Gales tore at the Mary’s sails, and surf crashed across the brig’s deck. Seventeen-year-old Nathaniel Isaacs tied himself to a railing to avoid being washed overboard. The Mary’s rudder soon ...

The gripping story of Shaka Zulu and the birth of this iconic king’s great empire continues as the second season of the award-winning drama Shaka iLembe returns to Mzansi Magic. Inspired by history, ...

Dan Wylie received funding from Rhodes University when researching his books. Who was Shaka Zulu and what did you learn from writing about him? Shaka kaSenzangakhona is universally recognised as the ...

Mighty warrior: Shaka Zulu forged the various Zulu-speaking clans into one powerful empire but his actions became more tyrannical, including ordering the massacre of thousands February is Black ...

`Never leave an enemy behind, or it will rise again to fly at your throat.” Such was the pragmatic philosophy of a despotic Zulu king and shrewd military tactician named Shaka, who, in the early 19th ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Each Monday, this column turns a page in history to explore the discoveries, events and people ...

Shaka Zulu is one of the most famous figures in South African history, even though not much is actually known about him. The subject of a hit 1980s TV show and of many books, Shaka is reframed by each ...

Shaka iLembe hits TV screens on 18 June. The Zulu leader has never been portrayed as a real man - hopefully this time he will be. From left to right: Neo Magagula, Ntando Zondi, Senzo Radebe, and ...