Last week President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled King Shaka’s statue at KwaZulu-Natal’s King Shaka International Airport. He said that the AmaZulu King’s legacy of a statesman and unifier is still relevant for present-day South Africa. The 11 metre high statue took 14 years in the making, as the initial aim was to have a statue honouring King Shaka at the airport during the 2010 soccer World Cup. Interestingly, we received a voice note from one of our listeners asking about the true history of King Shaka and whether the Zulu nation was named by him or came after his death? Let’s take a listen….

Guest: Prof Musa Xulu – Zulu Cultural expert, Historian and founder of Ndonsa Yesizwe