Zwelithini (1948 to date)

“Rhino come out of the Game Reserve”.  He was encircled by formidable circumstances that once prevented him becoming a King, & was likened to a Rhino, which is in captivity inn the Game Reserve.

Phumuzuzulu (1890 – 1933)

“Sun bird of Ndaba that sucked water from deep pools.  If sucked from shallow pools it contains mud.”  Through his profound thinking, his thoughts were efficacious.

Cetshwayo (1834 – 1884)

“The Buffalo of Ndaba whose horns are widespread.”  His is alikened to a buffalo with widely spread horns, because, he defeated enemies coming from all directions, his brother Mbuyazi at Ndohdakusuka, & the British at Sandlwana.

Dingane (1788 – 1840)

“Phunga & Mageba’s Butterfly with colours in circles as if they had been painted on.”  Personality disposition:  His moods were unpredictable.

Senzangakhona (1757 – 1816)

“Son of Jama who plaited a long rope to heaven.  Even the ancestral spirits of Mageba could not reach.  When they tried to climb they would break their puny toes.”  The only Zulu King whose heirs reigned in succession as Kings of the Zulu nation (Shaka, Dingane, Mpande).

Ndaba (1697 – 1763)

“He who when he lay down was the size of the rivers, when standing was the size of the mountains.”  His physical stature;  He was huge and tall.

Bhekuzulu (1924 – 1968)

“The bull that passed with pomp at Msizini sportfield and milked by Chester of Chesterville.”  He enjoyed watching soccer at Msizini sportsfield and was once officially noticed by Chester of Chesterville.

Dinuzulu (1868 – 1913)

“Crossed the ocean during the period of sorrow.  Happy is the women abroad who laid her eyes on the Msweli’s calf, the one who sucks on a kneeling position.”  He raved his trip to St Helena where he was exiled during the period of utter sorrow within him as a person & the Zulu nation.

Mpande (1790 – 1872)

“Headdress of feathers that showed between the British & the Boers.”  He reigned during a delicate period, when his brothers conspired to assassinate him and when the British & the Boers were fighting over the Zulu land.

Shaka (1785 – 1828)

“The Axe that surpasses other axes in sharpness.”  He was the greatest strategist of all kings.

Jama (1727 – 1781)

“Jama, son of Ndaba, who stood between the leopards & the lions.”  His bravery:  He stood firm against difficulties and hardships.

Mageba (1667 – 1745)

“Mageba, the Zulu dream came true.”The Zulu dream came true by having a perpetuation of Zulu Royalty in spite of many attacks aimed at destroying it.