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