This Day in History: 10 February 1906
Two policemen were killed by a group of Zulus near Richmond, Natal, following local resistance to the collection of poll tax, which became payable on 1 January 1906.
Twelve people were found guilty of the murders and subsequently executed. The executions, added to other grievances such as the increased squatters' tax and the penetration of Zululand by White farmers, caused sporadic uprisings in the Umvoti County of Zululand. These uprisings culminated in the Bhambada (also called Bambatha, Bambata) rebellion in June 1906.