History of South Africa podcast

A podcast by Desmond Latham - Domenica

231 Episodio

Episode 91 – An early history of Port Natal and its treacherous sand bar
Pubblicato: 06/11/2022
Episode 90 – Slaves, Somerset and the SA Commercial Advertiser
Pubblicato: 30/10/2022
Episode 89 – Shaka’s mojo and the debate about the Mfecane
Pubblicato: 23/10/2022
Episode 88 – Somerset’s printing press paranoia and Shaka’s Inkatha power
Pubblicato: 16/10/2022
Episode 87 – San poison, the world in 1821 and an MP “hectic spectacle"
Pubblicato: 08/10/2022
Episode 86– Somerset vs Donkin and dueling missions
Pubblicato: 02/10/2022
Episode 85– Honey birds, leopards, gardens of cattle and a bloody ochre harvest
Pubblicato: 24/09/2022
Episode 84 – The 1820 Settlers ramble among Algoa Bay shrubbery
Pubblicato: 17/09/2022
Episode 83 – The amakhosikazi sipper of Cobra venom and the 1820 Settlers
Pubblicato: 10/09/2022
Episode 82 – Shaka outfoxes Zwide at the Mhlathuze River
Pubblicato: 03/09/2022
Episode 81 – Shaka orders ladders, Dingiswayo dies and Mzilikazi emerges
Pubblicato: 28/08/2022
Episode 80 – Sambela the Mkhize psychopath and the Zulu cadet system evolves
Pubblicato: 21/08/2022
Episode 79 – The Wardoctor is defeated and Willshire does a deal with Hintsa
Pubblicato: 14/08/2022
Episode 78 – 10 000 Xhosa warriors led by Makhanda aka Nxele attack Grahamstown
Pubblicato: 06/08/2022
Episode 77 – The strange tale of Dr (Ms) James Barry and Makhanda’s War begins
Pubblicato: 30/07/2022
Episode 76 – The vicious battle of Amalinde and the messianic force of Makhanda
Pubblicato: 24/07/2022
Episode 75 – Lord Charles Somerset reinforces the Fish River then meets the amaXhoseni and misreads Ngqika
Pubblicato: 17/07/2022
Episode 74 – The horror story that is Slagter’s Nek of 1816 and its role in Afrikaner nationalism
Pubblicato: 09/07/2022
Episode 73 – Shaka overwhelmes the Qwabe and the British upend the trekboer Loan Farm tradition
Pubblicato: 03/07/2022
Episode 72 – Shaka flees south over the Thukela River as Zwide’s Ndwandwe expand their raiding
Pubblicato: 26/06/2022

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A series that seeks to tell the story of the South Africa in some depth. Presented by experienced broadcaster/podcaster Des Latham and updated weekly, the episodes will take a listener through the various epochs that have made up the story of South Africa.

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231 Episodio

Episode 91 – An early history of Port Natal and its treacherous sand bar

Episode 90 – Slaves, Somerset and the SA Commercial Advertiser

Episode 89 – Shaka’s mojo and the debate about the Mfecane

Episode 88 – Somerset’s printing press paranoia and Shaka’s Inkatha power

Episode 87 – San poison, the world in 1821 and an MP “hectic spectacle"

Episode 86– Somerset vs Donkin and dueling missions

Episode 85– Honey birds, leopards, gardens of cattle and a bloody ochre harvest

Episode 84 – The 1820 Settlers ramble among Algoa Bay shrubbery

Episode 83 – The amakhosikazi sipper of Cobra venom and the 1820 Settlers

Episode 82 – Shaka outfoxes Zwide at the Mhlathuze River

Episode 81 – Shaka orders ladders, Dingiswayo dies and Mzilikazi emerges

Episode 80 – Sambela the Mkhize psychopath and the Zulu cadet system evolves

Episode 79 – The Wardoctor is defeated and Willshire does a deal with Hintsa

Episode 78 – 10 000 Xhosa warriors led by Makhanda aka Nxele attack Grahamstown

Episode 77 – The strange tale of Dr (Ms) James Barry and Makhanda’s War begins

Episode 76 – The vicious battle of Amalinde and the messianic force of Makhanda

Episode 75 – Lord Charles Somerset reinforces the Fish River then meets the amaXhoseni and misreads Ngqika

Episode 74 – The horror story that is Slagter’s Nek of 1816 and its role in Afrikaner nationalism

Episode 73 – Shaka overwhelmes the Qwabe and the British upend the trekboer Loan Farm tradition

Episode 72 – Shaka flees south over the Thukela River as Zwide’s Ndwandwe expand their raiding