Political history in pre-colonial Africa : the case of the AmaZulu kingdom -- Powerful chiefs before Shaka -- Shaka's early life : oral traditions, tales and history -- Shaka as warrior -- AmaZulu ...

Shaka iLembe is beyond a chronicle of one man’s rise. It is a story shaped through memory, consultation and craft. A Zulu epic that is as much about how we remember as it is about what happened.

Miniseries Plot South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town.

Shaka Zulu was the King of the Zulu Nation between 1816 to 1828. Babalola will play Shaka as he unites tribes across the land while facing fierce battles, testing alliances and trying to survive.

Shaka kaSenzangakhona is universally recognised as the founder of what would become known as the “Zulu nation”. He ruled from about 1817 until he was assassinated by his half-brothers in 1828.

Rooted in actual events, King Shaka tells the story of the Zulu Empire founder Shaka (Babalola) and his unlikely rise to power, uniting multiple tribes across vast stretches of southern Africa in ...