Ngubengcuka Aa! Ndaba!, also known as Vusani, c. 1790 – 10 August 1830 was the king of the Thembu people, in the southern part of the Transkei region of South Africa. Ngubengcuka succeeded his father, Ndaba, as king in 1810. Known as Inkosi Enkhulu (Great Chief), Ngubengcuka united the Thembu nation before it was subjected to British colonial rule. He was the proverbial author and finisher of
Nongqawuse Xhosa pronunciation: ; c. 1841 – 1898 was the Xhosa prophet whose prophecies led to a millenarian movement that culminated in the Xhosa cattle-killing movement and famine of 1856-7, in what is now Eastern Cape, South Africa. Contents 1Personal life 2Spiritual experience 3Obeying the prophecy 4Aftermath 5See also 6References 6.1Citations 6.2Sources 6.3Further reading 7External links Personal life Nongqawuse was born in 1841
Ntsikana born 1780-1821 was a Christian Xhosa prophet, evangelist and hymn writer who is regarded as one of the first Christians to translate Christian ideas and concepts into terms understandable to a Xhosa audience. Contents 1Personal life 2Christian work 3Conflict between traditional religion & Christianity 4Music 5Legacy 6References 7External links Personal life Ntsikana was
Sarili ka Hintsa about 1810 – 1892 was the 5th chief of the Gcaleka sub-group of the Xhosa nation, and paramount chief of all the Xhosa, from 1835 until his death in 1892 at Sholora, Bomvanaland. He was also known as “Kreli”, and led the Gcaleka armies in a series of frontier wars. Contents
Sigananda kaZokufa c. 1815–1906 was a Zulu aristocrat whose life spanned the reigns of four Zulu kings in southeastern Africa. In an address by Mangosuthu Buthelezi at Endlamadoda-Nkandla on 15 September 2001 he said that Inkosi Sigananda’s grandfather was Inkosi Mvakela, who married a sister of Nandi, King Shaka’s mother, and that his father was
Heinrich Schörbeck (alias Hendrik Spoorbek / Skoorbek) ? in Dortmund, Germany – 13 June 1845 in Tsitsikamma, South Africa was a renowned seer, healer and magician who settled in South Africa around 1811. In Afrikaner legends he is commonly known as Hendrik Spoorbek / Skoorbek the “Towenaar” (Magician / Wizard). Contents 1Historical biography 2Seer, Magician and Healer 3Death 4Contemporary interest 5References Historical biography
Inkosi (Zulu Chief/King) Mbongeleni Zondi 1969 – January 22, 2009 was a Zulu chief and great-grandson of Inkosi Bambatha kaMancinza, who led a Zulu rebellion against British rule in 1906. He was also a close ally of African National Congress President Jacob Zuma and a cultural patron of the ANC leadership in KwaZulu-Natal. At 7:00 AM on
David Benatar born 1966 is a South African philosopher, academic and author. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism in his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, in which he argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once
xBarry Duke born 1 February 1947 in Johannesburg is a journalist, atheist, gay rights activist and currently the editor of The Freethinker and The Pink Humanist. Contents 1Life and career 2Activism 3References 4External links Life and career Born in apartheid South Africa, Duke began writing as a trainee journalist in his teens for The Springs Advertiser in 1964. After completing a
Ronald Kasrils born 15 November 1938 is a South African politician and military commander. He was Minister for Intelligence Services from 27 April 2004 to 25 September 2008. He was a member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1987 to 2007 as well as a member of the