Abstract:
The article analyzes accounts of the Zulu Rebellion of 1906, which took place in Natal Colony and Zululand (present-day South Africa), as provided by isizulu-speaking individuals directly or indirectly involved in the uprisings, and recorded by the civil servant and colonial administrator James Stuart between the 1900s and 1910. The testimonies reveal, beyond the more immediate causes of the rebellion, such as the unjust imposition of colonial taxes, a perception of illegitimacy associated with colonial rule in a context marked by the intensification of labour exploitation and land expropriation in Southern Africa.
Keywords:
South Africa; Zulu Rebellion; James Stuart (1868-1942)