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History of South Africa podcast

History of South Africa podcast

A series that seeks to tell the story of the South Africa in some depth.

Desmond Latham

297 episodesEN

Show overview

History of South Africa podcast has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 297 episodes. That works out to roughly 110 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 20 min and 24 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language History show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 42 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Desmond Latham.

Episodes
297
Running
2021–2026 · 5y
Median length
22 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

A series that seeks to tell the story of the South Africa in some depth. Presented by experienced broadcaster/podcaster Des Latham and updated weekly, the episodes will take a listener through the various epochs that have made up the story of South Africa.

Latest Episodes

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Episode 296 - kwaCeza Prayers and 20-something Dinizulu kaCetshwayo leads his men into battle

Oct 11, 202617 min

Episode 295 - Dabulamanzi’s Murder roils northern Zululand and Dinuzulu Rebels

Oct 4, 202623 min

Episode 294 - Ndebele Envoys in England and Selous Translates

Sep 23, 202618 min

Episode 293 - The Rudd Concession: Paper, Powder, and Grand Theft Zambesia

Sep 20, 202622 min

Episode 292 - Irish Nationalists, the Grobler Affair and Manifest Destiny

Sep 13, 202621 min

Episode 291 - The Miracle of South Africa’s Railways: Navvies, Gangers and Granny Mavis

Sep 6, 202623 min

Episode 290 - Africanders, Afrikaners and the Sprigg/Hofmeyr/Rhodes Voter Disenfranchisement of 1887-1892

Aug 30, 202621 min

Episode 289 - Black Velvet Opskop, De Beers’ Trojan Horse, an Historic Trick and a Multi-Racial Miner Protest

Aug 23, 202621 min

Episode 288 - Squabbling Europeans Dissect Africa and the Sultan of Zanzibar gets Shafted

Aug 16, 202620 min

Episode 287 - "Not Worth Hell Room" — JB Robinson, Widow Oosthuizen, and the Witwatersrand Gold Grab

Aug 9, 202621 min

Episode 286 - German Mercenary von Brandis formally Proclaims Johannesburg

Aug 2, 202622 min

Episode 285 - The Three Georges Gold Saga and a Bottle of Mampoer Vignette

Jul 26, 202619 min

Episode 284 - Australians and the Struben Brothers Hunt Gold on the Ridge of White Waters

Jul 19, 202621 min

Episode 283 - Warren’s Great North Road Balloon and Telegraph Escapade

Jul 12, 202618 min

Episode 282 - The Scramble for Africa Berlin Conference of 1884/5 and Lüderitz becomes German

Jul 5, 202623 min

Episode 281 - The Boers anoint Dinizulu King of the Zulus

Jun 28, 202625 min

Episode 280 - Zibhebhu’s Mandlakazi shatter Cetshwayo’s uSuthu setting off a Zulu Civil War

Jun 21, 202632 min

Episode 279 - Dean Williams and Bishop Merriman compete for Anglican Souls as De Villiers Graaff Ponders

Jun 14, 202620 min

Episode 278 - The South African Suez Canal, Stellaland and Goshen and James Honey's Murder Most Foul

Jun 7, 202620 min

Episode 277 - Cetshwayo visits Queen Victoria and the Victorian link between Afghanistan and Zululand

May 31, 202618 min
Desmond Latham