IN PICS: Scores pull through to commemorate the Battle of Isandlwana in KZN
Jacques Nelles
28 January 2024 | 12:41The Battle of Isandlwana is part of a series of the Anglo-Zulu War fought between the Zulu and British armies in 1879, with 2024 marking 145 years since Zulu regiments defeated the British army.
DURBAN - Saturday marked the commemoration of the historic Battle of Isandlwana in Nquthu, northern KwaZulu-Natal.
The Battle of Isandlwana is part of a series of the Anglo-Zulu War fought between the Zulu and British armies in 1879, with 2024 marking 145 years since Zulu regiments defeated the British army.
The site of the battle has since become a historic landmark, where the commemoration is held annually.
Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini attended the commemoration, where he appointed a new Zulu Traditional Prime Minister, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, and a new deputy, Chief Phathisizwe Chiliza.
Here’s the commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana in pictures:

The commemoration of the historic Battle of Isandlwana in Nquthu, northern KwaZulu-Natal, on 27 January 2024. Picture: Jacques Nelles/Eyewitness News



































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