Episode 237 - Going Native, Coconuts, Hindu immigrants and Church and State in Natal
Published: August 24, 2025
Duration: 17:42
Episode 237, It’s time to cover the first year of Responsible Government in the Cape, and to hear about the Langalibalele debacle, called a rebellion but after you hear the story, perhaps we’ll decide to describe the chief of the amaHlubi’s actions as self-defence.
Although responsible government had come comparatively late for the Cape Colony, the transition in many ways was still too early. It had come twenty years after New Zealand and the state of Victoria in what was to become Australia.
The easterners were only partly reconciled to the rule by a Cape T...
Although responsible government had come comparatively late for the Cape Colony, the transition in many ways was still too early. It had come twenty years after New Zealand and the state of Victoria in what was to become Australia.
The easterners were only partly reconciled to the rule by a Cape T...