of songs"). In June 1888 Nongoma was destroyed by the uSuthu but later rebuilt. The fort was used during the Bambatha Rebellion of 1906. Two Zulu monarchs are laid to rest in the Nongoma area: King Solomon kaDinuzulu (1891–1933), son of King Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon (1924–1968), son of King Solomon kaDinuzulu and father of the former Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini. King Goodwill Zwelithini (1948-2021), son of King Cyprian Bhekuzulu kaSolomon and father of the reining amaZulu monarch, King Misuzulu Sinqobile kaZwelithini See also List of Zulu kings References External links Tourism site describing the Umhlanga ceremony Populated places in the Nongoma Local Municipality