The roots of Xhosa stick fighting go centuries back. Traditionally, it was used as a rite of passage for young men in Xhosa ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration of an antique photograph of the British Empire's mission work among the Zulu people of then-Natal province.

Lavonne Bosman, a South African photographer, shares her journey to the Transkei, a rural area on the East coast of South Africa. At the age of 34, when many of my friends were buying houses and ...

Every week, Inside Africa takes its viewers on a journey across Africa, exploring the true diversity and depth of different cultures, countries and regions. The journey from boyhood to manhood is a ...

South Africa has changed the name of Port Elizabeth, a major city in the Eastern Cape province, to Gqeberha. It is a Xhosa name - so many South Africans who cannot speak the language are having ...

South Africa has 12 official languages. The two most dominant are isiZulu and isiXhosa. While the Zulu and Xhosa people share a rich common history, they have also found themselves engaged in ethnic ...