Episode 82 – Shaka outfoxes Zwide at the Mhlathuze River
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Episode 82 – Shaka outfoxes Zwide at the Mhlathuze River

2022-09-03
This is episode 82 and we’re picking up the story from where we left off last Episode the Ndwandwe were chasing the AmaZulu down the Mhlathuze Valley, just north of the modern town of Eshowe, just south of Melmoth. And for those geopolitical folks, that’s just down the drag from Nkhandla. Most historians believe this battle took place in 1819, but some also think it may have been a year later. But the exact year is not as important than what this battle would herald. Zwide’s Ndwan...
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