Shaka’s Spear, noun phrase

Origin:
IsiZuluShow more Loose translation of isiZulu umkhonto spear + ka of + Shaka (see Shaka Day).
historical
A short-lived Zulu political party, formed in June 1973.
1974 E. Prov. Herald 15 May 2The Prime Minister is to be asked in Parliament to clear up allegations that Boss has been secretly funding Shaka’s Spear, the Zulu opposition party.
1974 Drum 8 July 4Shaka’s Spear, a party which wants KwaZulu to be divided into a north and south zone, each with its own legislative assembly and chief minister.
1974 Drum 8 Aug. 24Chief Gatsha Buthelezi and his five-member cabinet were all there at this meeting at Durban’s Umlazi Stadium which had been called to ‘finally expose’ the activities of the opposition Shaka’s Spear party and its alleged involvement with the Bureau of State Security (BOSS).
A short-lived Zulu political party, formed in June 1973.
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