In Search of Nongqawuse

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How did a teenage girl cause the death of 40,000 of her own people in 1856 – and why do some compare her to an African Joan of Arc or Greta Thunberg? Was she a black liberation leader, a malicious liar or the disruptor of a conservative patriarchal society?

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In Search of Nongqawuse

In 1856, a teenage girl led 40000 to their deaths in the Eastern Cape. When Treive Nicholas arrived in the 1980s to teach, he was captivated by the Wild Coast. Researching its history, he explores the Cattle Killing of 1856-1857.
Was Nongqawuse a deceiver or a liberation leader? Treive’s quest spans continents, from South Africa to England, ending with a shocking revelation closer to home than expected.

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