Book Launch: King Mzilikazi Kamashobane
Schedule
Tue Oct 01 2024 at 06:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Blubird Shopping Centre | Johannesburg, GT
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Come join us for the launch of King Mzilikazi Kamashobane by Nthebe Molope.The story of King Mzilikazi kaMashobane is a narrative that has been almost forgotten after it was first written and told almost exclusively by white missionaries, travellers, traders and slavers and was thus greatly slanted. Fortunately, on the other hand the story has been kept current and residual in the minds and lives of people through izibongo, oral history and izithakazelo. As such the book juxtaposes the two sides through desktop research where various authors’ inputs are blended with first hand research inputs from traditional houses and descendants of various protagonists.
The story of Mzilikazi is an important lesson of history which also teaches us about our heritage, the interrelated cultural and linguistic make up of societies. At the same time we journey through the dynamic landscape of mountains, rivers or dongas that make up the natural frontiers which open up some of the lesser known terrains of the country.
Where:
Bookdealers of Blubird
Lower level, Blubird Shopping Centre
Corner Athol Oaklands Road and Fort Street, Birnam.
When:
Tuesday 1st October @ 18:00 for 18:30
Books to be sold and autographed at the event.
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Where is it happening?
Blubird Shopping Centre, Dr Jan Heinrich Moll, Birnam, 2196, South Africa,JohannesburgEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
