Although the royal court promoted a unified Zulu identity, following the defeat of the Zulu kingdom in 1879 to British rule, beadwork reflecting regional divisions of political, cultural, ...

“Beadwork of South Africa” is one of three exhibits that open this evening at Gallery 409 in celebration of Black History Month. The show is of beadwork by the Zulu people of South Afri… ...

For fifty years the Durban Art Gallery's prized collection of Zulu beadwork has been under lock and key. From Sunday, November 12, the public will be able to view it for a good few months.

The tiny colored Czech glass beads densely hand-sewn onto black fabric canvases showcase both Xhosa and Zulu traditions.

The uncertainty of the Covid-19 lockdown is what prompted a KwaZulu-Natal north coast entrepreneur to start manufacturing hand-crafted beadwork pet accessories.