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Zulu (surname)
Zulu is the surname of: * Alexander Grey Zulu (born 1924), Zambian retired politician * Alphaeus Zulu (1905–1987), Anglican bishop and Speaker of the KwaZulu Legislative Assembly * Ballad Zulu, Zambian singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and economist * Justin Zulu (born 1989), Zambian footballer * Mahenge Zulu (1965–2019), Italian boxer * Maiko Zulu, Zambian musician * Onthatile Zulu Onthatile Owethu Zulu (born 14 March 2000) is a field hockey player from South Africa. In 2020, she was an athlete at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics. Personal life Onthatile Zulu was born and raised in Gauteng. Career National team Z ... (born 2000), South Africa field hockey player * Winstone Zulu (1964–2011), Zambian HIV and tuberculosis activist {{surname, Zulu Bantu-language surnames Zambian surnames Surnames of South African origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Grey Zulu
Alexander Grey Zulu (3 September 1924 – 16 August 2020) was a Zambian politician and freedom fighter. Zulu was born in Chipata. He was subsequently educated at Munali Secondary School in Lusaka. After serving in several positions, Zulu was appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry 1964; Minister of Transport and Works 1964; Minister of Mines and Cooperatives 1965–67; Minister of Home Affairs 1967–70; Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ... 1970–73; Secretary General of the Party (equivalent to vice president) 1973–78; Secretary of State for Defense and Security 1979–85; Secretary General 1986–1991. He had four sons and four daughters. References 1924 births 2020 deaths Members of the National Assembly of Zambia Members of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphaeus Zulu
Alpheus Hamilton Zulu (29 July 190526 August 1987) was an Anglican bishop in the second half of the 20th century. Educated at the University of South Africa, he was ordained in 1940. In 1948 he co-founded with the Revd Philip Mbata, '' Iviyo loFakazi bakaKristu'' (The Legion of Christ's Witnesses): a charismatic movement within the Anglican Church. Following a curacy at St Faith's Mission, Durban he was its priest in charge from 1952 to 1960 when he became a suffragan bishop of Diocese of St John's (called Assistant Bishop of St John's). Promotion to be the ninth bishop of Zululand then followed. From 1978 until his death in 1987, he was Speaker of the KwaZulu KwaZulu was a semi-independent bantustan in South Africa, intended by the apartheid government as a homeland for the Zulu people. The capital was moved from Nongoma to Ulundi in 1980. It was led until its abolition in 1994 by Chief Mangosuth ... Legislative Assembly. References 1905 bir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballad Zulu
Andrew Ballad Mutale Zulu (Ballad Zulu)(born on 17 November 1968) is a Zambian singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and economist. His music career is punctuated by long periods of silence. He has also developed a reputation of being a reclusive artiste, rarely giving interviews and rarely performing live. His music style has been described as a fusion of traditional Zambian music, pop, afro beat and folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** Folk rock ** Folk religion * Folk taxonomy Arts, entertainment, and media * Folk Plus or Fol .... His first hit single in Zambia was "Cook On (Woman of Truth)" in 1989 from Teal record company. His other hits are "Welako" (1994), "Step Mother" (2002), and "Tipange Banja" (2005). His new album "Experience" was released on January 10, 2008.''Times of Zambia'' January 11, 2008 References Living people 20th-century Za ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Zulu
Justine Zulu (born 11 August 1989) is a Zambian international footballer who plays for Red Arrows, as a midfielder. Club career Born in Lusaka, Zulu has played club football for National Assembly, Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Hapoel Bnei Lod, Hapoel Rishon LeZion, Enosis Neon Paralimni, Lamontville Golden Arrows, Kabwe Warriors, ZESCO United, Young Africans and Red Arrows. In July 2012, he signed a three-year deal with the South African side Lamontville Golden Arrows. In October 2013, he returned to Zambian League for Kabwe Warriors, signing on a short-term deal. He joined ZESCO United ahead of the 2014 season. International career He made his international debut for Zambia in 2011. Zulu was a member of the provisional squad at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahenge Zulu
Ekoli Mahenge Zulu (November 21, 1965 – August 27, 2019) was an African-born, Italian boxer. He competed in the welterweight category. Biography Mahenge Zulu was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. He grew up in Pesaro, in the region of Marche, in Italy. He started boxing at the age of 15 and made his professional debut at 25, later than most boxers. In 1996 he won the IBF Intercontinental welterweight title. He retired after his loss against Félix Trinidad in a 1998 fight for the IBF welterweight title at the age of 33, ending his boxing career with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw. He died of a heart attack on August 27, 2019 while on a flight to Zaire Zaire (, ), officially the Republic of Zaire (french: République du Zaïre, link=no, ), was a Congolese state from 1971 to 1997 in Central Africa that was previously and is now again known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Zaire was, .... He had suffered some heart and blood pressure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maiko Zulu
Maiko Zulu is a Zambian reggae musician, human rights activist and a recognized International labour organisation child ambassador to Zambia. His work both in the music industry and human rights arena is well known both locally and internationally. Early life Maiko was born in Livingstone which is a tourist capital city of Zambia. He grew up on his family owned farm. Maiko moved to Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia at the age of six according to his biography on Maiko Zulu website,. It was while in Lusaka that maiko began his singing career. He entered the music industry with a stage name called St. Michael, a name he later changed. According to Times of Zambia newspaper interview with Zulu, Zulu said that he changed his name "''to maintain his African origin hence, adoption of the local spelling of Maiko''". Music career Maiko is a songwriter, musician and a producer. His songs include "Mad President", a song which the state owned TV Broadcaster refused to play on their station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onthatile Zulu
Onthatile Owethu Zulu (born 14 March 2000) is a field hockey player from South Africa. In 2020, she was an athlete at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics. Personal life Onthatile Zulu was born and raised in Gauteng. Career National team Zulu made her senior international debut for South Africa women's national field hockey team, South Africa in 2019, during a 2019 Women's African Olympic Qualifier, qualifying event for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Stellenbosch. Following a string of good performances in the lead up to selection, Zulu was named in the squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo. She will make her Olympic debut on 24 July 2021, in the Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament#Pool A, Pool A match against Ireland women's national field hockey team, Ireland. Mathapelo Ramasimong, Christa Ramasimong and her are the co-captains of the South Africa women's national under-21 field hockey team, South Africa U21 team to compete in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winstone Zulu
Winstone Zulu (January 7, 1964 – October 12, 2011) was a Zambian HIV and tuberculosis activist. Zulu, who became the first Zambian to publicly acknowledge his HIV status in 1990, was considered one of the world's leading HIV and AIDS activists. At the time, people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS faced widespread discrimination in Zambia. Zulu was born in Lusaka, Zambia, in 1964. He was the sixth of his parents' thirteen children. In 1990, Zulu made headlines by becoming the first person to announce his HIV status in the country. He became one of the first Africans to become involved in the AIDS crisis on a worldwide level. Zulu was further diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1997. Zulu lost four of his brothers to tuberculosis during his lifetime due to little access to anti-TB drugs, widely available in other countries. The deaths of his brothers and his own diagnosis led Zulu to focus his advocacy on behalf of tuberculosis patients and efforts to curb the disease. He explained in the late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambian Surnames
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka, located in the south-central part of Zambia. The nation's population of around 19.5 million is concentrated mainly around Lusaka in the south and the Copperbelt Province to the north, the core economic hubs of the country. Originally inhabited by Khoisan peoples, the region was affected by the Bantu expansion of the thirteenth century. Following the arrival of European explorers in the eighteenth century, the British colonised the region into the British protectorates of Barotseland-North-Weste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
