<P> The Zulu were originally a major clan in what is today Northern KwaZulu - Natal , founded ca . 1709 by Zulu kaMalandela . In the Nguni languages , iZulu means heaven , or weather . At that time , the area was occupied by many large Nguni communities and clans ( also called isizwe = nation , people or isibongo = clan or family name ) . Nguni communities had migrated down Africa 's east coast over centuries , as part of the Bantu migrations probably arriving in what is now South Africa in about the 9th century . </P>
<P> The Zulu were originally a major clan in what is today Northern KwaZulu - Natal , founded ca . 1709 by Zulu kaMalandela . In the Nguni languages , iZulu means heaven , or weather . At that time , the area was occupied by many large Nguni communities and clans ( also called isizwe = nation , people or isibongo = clan or family name ) . Nguni communities had migrated down Africa 's east coast over centuries , as part of the Bantu migrations probably arriving in what is now South Africa in about the 9th century . </P>
when did the zulu arrive in south africa
when did the zulu arrive in south africa
the 9th century
the 9th century