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The Zulus emerged from the Bantu speaking groups of African people, who migrated south from East Africa, perhaps as early as the 11th Century A.D. Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.

The Zulu people are still going strong. They are estimated to make up 22% of the 45 million population of South Africa.

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