Zulu

:This article is about the African ethnic group. For other meanings, see Zulu (disambiguation).

Rural vs urban Zulu people

The modern Zulu population is fairly evenly divided into urban and rural groups.

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Rural Zulu people

Rural Zulu people live in villages, often without electricity and running water, in houses constructed from a mixture of mud brick and more modern, but cheap, materials. The Zulu aristocracy still tends to play a major role in the leadership of rural Zulu people. Local amaKhosi (literally lords, though "chiefs" is a more common translation) tend to hold a certain amount of sway over the people in their area. Some rural Zulu people make a living selling basketry and beadwork to tourists and city dwellers. Some are also subsistence farmers, although a more prominent trend is for one member of a family to get a job in a nearby city, from the income of which they support the rest of the family.

Related Topics:
Zulu aristocracy - Basket - Beadwork - Subsistence farmers

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Urban Zulu people

Poorer urban Zulu people live in Townships, which came about as a result of apartheid. However, a large number of Zulu people are now members of the middle class, living in suburban houses, and having fairly common middle class first world jobs. A number of Zulu people are prominent business men and women, and a number are parliamentarians.

Related Topics:
Township - Apartheid - Parliamentarians

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