The Jew in King Shaka’s court: How a 19th-century castaway shaped a Zulu leader’s legacy

The memoir of Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish merchant who found himself shipwrecked in what is now South Africa, influenced Shaka ...
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Shaka iLembe: finally, a TV series on the Zulu king that’s true to language and culture

Bongephiwe Dlamini-Myeni does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
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Reconstituting Shaka Zulu for the twenty-first century

The image of Shaka as one of the Great Men of southern African history was in essence a product of political struggles in the era of colonialism. Black people and white people alike were responsible ...
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Shaka iLembe: A TV series on the Zulu king that promotes language and culture

Shaka Zulu is one of the most storied figures in South African history. Believed to have been born around 1787, the man also known as uShaka kaSenzangakhona is regarded as the founder of the country’s ...