In 1905, South Africa’s British overlords set out to force the powerful Zulu  nation to work on white farms. For Chief Bhambatha, the introduction of a poll tax to compel Zulus to do this, was the last straw. They had already been deprived of land, faced war and famine and now their patriarchy was at stake.

The battle which followed brought to the surface the remarkable strength of the Zulu nation, a nation again on the ascendancy in South Africa. A powerfully told exploration of a very relevant history, with overtones of the strength that defined the great Shaka Zulu.

A powerful rediscovery of Zulu strength as the tribe today moves back to center stage in South Africa.