The Zulu iklwa or ixwa is a short spear with a large blade that is used in close combat. Zulu leader Shaka is said to have developed the weapon as one of his revolutionary ideas about fighting ...

A South African priest who shot himself through his head with his own speargun while spearfishing off the KwaZulu-Natal ... He said the 6.5-foot-long spear penetrated his face below his right eye ...

It also uses Zulu spears as ammunition, which isn’t carried most places. But it does heave these blades with 200 pounds of force—enough to lodge itself so deeply into a tree stump that even ...

Witness the restoration of a very old and rusty African spear, where traditional techniques are used to craft a unique handle. This video explores the entire process, from bringing the ancient ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa A South African spear fisherman has been killed by a shark after a struggle in which he and his partner attempted to fight it off with their spear guns, marine officials ...