The Zulu iklwa or ixwa is a short spear with a large blade that is used in close combat. Zulu leader Shaka is said to have developed the weapon as one of his revolutionary ideas about fighting ...

It also uses Zulu spears as ammunition, which isn’t carried most places. But it does heave these blades with 200 pounds of force—enough to lodge itself so deeply into a tree stump that even ...

In 1984, he and the late Sechaba Mokeoena, a fellow South African performer, formed Zulu Spear. The newly reformed band is being managed by Phil Nott, a neighbor of Bendile’s in Forest Knolls.

Because of its racist disregard of the African military mind, the commander in charge split the British army into three columns of troops. The main corps force consisted of 7,800 British regulars.

Witness the restoration of a very old and rusty African spear, where traditional techniques are used to craft a unique handle. This video explores the entire process, from bringing the ancient ...

Others, like Joseph Khanyle, 55, couldn't afford the outfit. He carried a shield and spear, but wore a red golf shirt, jeans, green sneakers and a blue baseball cap turned backward.

A convoy carrying the body of South African Zulu late king Goodwill Zwelithini back to his native Kwa-Zulu Natal province was greeted by spear-bearing warriors Saturday. The 72-year-old monarch ...