Nongqawuse Biography: A Girl, a River, a Prophecy
The Nongqawuse Biography: A Girl, a River, a Prophecy. In April 1856, a fifteen-year-old Xhosa orphan went to chase birds from her uncle’s crops and came back with a message from the ancestors. What followed – 400,000 cattle slaughtered, 40,000 people dead, a nation broken – is one of history’s most debated events. Was she … Read more