Opinion

Zulu proverb of the day: 'Wathint abafazi, wathint imbokodo' - 'You strike a woman, you strike a rock'

The Zulu proverb "Wathint Abafazi, Wathint Imbokodo" signifies women's immense strength and resilience. This saying gained global recognition during a 1956 protest against apartheid pass laws in South ...
Black Enterprise

Howard University Professor Brings Students To South Africa For Immersive Tour Of Zulu Culture

A Howard University professor continues his tradition of bringing HBCU students to his home country of South Africa for an immersive tour. Every year during the summer semester, Dr. Sipho Sithole ...
The Conversation

Zulu culture and sexual orientation: South African study reveals the health costs of stigma

Same-sex relationships are legal in South Africa and protected by the constitution. Unfair discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is against the law. But in practice many cultures don’t ...
The Conversation

Royal Zulu divorce drama: South African traditions are having to change with the times

African monarchs are important figures in their countries. In South Africa, many Zulu people are strongly tied to the royal family and indigenous laws of dispute resolution, including divorce.