Xhosa Initiation Schools: Cultural Pride and Traditions

From 1779 to 1879, the Xhosa Wars shaped the history of South Africa in one of the longest resistance struggles against colonial expansion in Africa. What Intouch on: * Why the Xhosa Wars started * Land disputes along the Great Fish River * The expansion of the Cape Colony * Key historical figures like Makhanda (Nxele), King Hintsa kaKhawuta, King Sandile kaNgqika, and the prophetess Nongqawuse * The devastating Cattle-Killing Movement of 1856–1857 * How nine frontier wars led to the fall of Xho

Learning Xhosa: Basic Words and Phrases

Being a Xhosa Gent: Pride and Culture in the Eastern Cape

Why Did The Zulu And Xhosa Go To War