Shaka Zulu (Scripted, English)
Genres: Drama
Status: Ended
Premiered: 1986-10-24
Ended: 1986-12-19
Network: SABC
Country: ZA
Airs on: Friday
Air time: 20:00
Runtime: 55 minutes
This 10-part 10 hour docu-drama depicts the life of Zulu warrior Shaka, an early 19th century soldier and King who through brilliant but ruthless tactics, united the smaller neighboring kingdoms in his Southeast African region, into a single Zulu nation. Interweaving historic fact with cultural practices, rituals, and mythologies, Shaka is revealed to be one of the greatest modern military figures on the African continent