11 | A chat with Des Latham: Coenraad de Buys, Shaka’s aunt Mkabayi, Almeida’s death, and much more

Des is an amazing South African historian, covering topics as diverse as the Falklands War and the geology that created the Southern African inland plateau in his broadcasting and podcasting career. Today, we discuss the complex past of the place we both call home, and the stories that have always been far to convenient to ignore.Please check Des out on his website (https://desmondlatham.blog/), YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.YouTube link: https://youtu.be/qfnhQOkcZJ4Email: [email protected]: ⁠ @RichardLikesHistory ⁠X: @skerkwagga1939Produced by Richard Marais(0:00) Introducing Des(1:47) Roots and identity(8:02) Dispassionate history(16:11) The story of Shaka Zulu and Mkabayi(20:23) Looking at the past with an open mind(23:50) Coenraad de Buys(33:28) South Africa's cultural melting-pot(43:41) The importance of geography(46:26) The clicks of the Khoisan languages(47:32) The Khoe kill some Portuguese slavers(55:37) Trade in Southern Africa before Europeans(1:00:10) The San and the Khoekhoe ('Khoisan')