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Episode 295 - Dabulamanzi’s Murder roils northern Zululand and Dinuzulu Rebels
October 4, 2026 · 24 minOn 27 April 1994, South Africa inaugurated a new constitutional democracy which embraced the freedom and equality of all sectors of the South African society. The Preamble of the Constitution states one of its aims was to “heal divisions…
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Episode 294 - Ndebele Envoys in England and Selous Translates
September 23, 2026 · 19 minThe Ndebele chief said the Rudd concession document did not reflect his verbal agreements. His induna’s who’d negotiated the concession disputed the terms as well, along with missionary Charles Helms who’d translated for…
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Episode 293 - The Rudd Concession: Paper, Powder, and Grand Theft Zambesia
September 20, 2026 · 23 minWe’re in Bulawayo, just over the border from the Limpopo, and very much part of South Africa’s story — the Ndebele Chief Lobengula ruled what was known generally as Matabeleland, in a territory that the British colonial office called…
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Episode 292 - Irish Nationalists, the Grobler Affair and Manifest Destiny
September 13, 2026 · 22 minIf you have access to Google Maps, or preferably, an original wall map of Africa, stand back for a moment to savour the grand vista which is southern Africa. Living on the tip looking upwards creates a culture of outwardness, a mental and…
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Episode 291 - The Miracle of South Africa’s Railways: Navvies, Gangers and Granny Mavis
September 6, 2026 · 24 minWelcome back to the History of South Africa podcast with me your host, Des Latham. This is episode 291, The miracle of South Africa’s railway engineering and a little bit of commentary thrown into the mix. This episode is part history…
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Episode 290 - Africanders, Afrikaners and the Sprigg/Hofmeyr/Rhodes Voter Disenfranchisement of 1887-1892
August 30, 2026 · 21 minIn 1883 Joseph Moss, regarded as the wealthiest black man in Kimberley, stood before the newly formed Africander League in the diamond mining city. Africander spelled A F R I C A N D E R. It which was not what you’d imagine, the Africander…
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Episode 289 - Black Velvet Opskop, De Beers’ Trojan Horse, an Historic Trick and a Multi-Racial Miner Protest
August 23, 2026 · 21 minIt could be said that Cecil Rhodes quest for hegemony over the diamond industry of South Africa was quickened by rumours of significant gold discoveries in the Transvaal. Others say not, because no-one was aware in these heady days of…
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Episode 288 - Squabbling Europeans Dissect Africa and the Sultan of Zanzibar gets Shafted
August 16, 2026 · 20 minIn the last few episodes we have tracked the miraculous discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand — the importance of which cannot really be overstated. While diamonds placed South Africa on the map, gold was going to convert the struggling…