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Let's see shall we

Short Range 

In a melee context the Iklwa obviously takes the edge because of it's much longer length but the Knives can also be used as a throwing weapon and as we saw on DW the apache warriors like Luzon are deadly accurate with them. Still the Iklwa will be much more useful at close quarters combat and the  Ishlangu shield Kampande and his men are using will provide and effective protection against the knives if they are thrown.

Edge: Cetshwayo Kampande

Mid Range

The Tomahawk wins out here. This is simular to the close range comparison with Kampande having the weapon with the longer reach but in this case the Zulu Axe is not particularily fast to swing and it requires two hands to use it, meaning the user has to discard his Ishlangu and have less protection. The Tomahawk is much quicker to swing and it's just as deadly as the Zulu Axe and to top it off it can also be used as a throwing weapon.

Edge: Luzon 

TBC