The memoir of Nathaniel Isaacs, a Jewish merchant who found himself shipwrecked in what is now South Africa, influenced Shaka ...

Who was Shaka Zulu and what did you learn from writing about him? Shaka kaSenzangakhona is universally recognised as the founder of what would become known as the “Zulu nation”. He ruled from about ...

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 ...

Showtime has given a series order to hourlong drama Shaka: King of the Zulu Nation, executive produced and directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day). The series, an epic drama centered around one man’s ...

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 ...

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 ...