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The Museum at Rourke's Drift  
   

The Museum at Rourke's Drift

The hospital burned down in the battle, but the museum building is a replica of it. This is where a small group of British fighters held off a massive force of Zulus and eventually won.
The Fight for Zululand

May 26th 2007
There we stood on the side of a dusty, dirt road in the warm early morning sun. We were surrounded by a band of proud Zulu warriors to be and we all stood there and listened in awe as our phenomenal guide, Evan Jones, told us a tale so fantastic and surreal that it seemed to be a masterpiece of fiction, one worthy of the highest praise, yet every word was true! The story started with peace a ... read more
Africa » Swaziland

Swazi Flag Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured the monarchy (one of the oldest on the continent) to grudgingly a... ... read more
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