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On the 19th of November there was an Imbizo at which UDF, COSATU and ANC were denounced by the king and Chief Buthelezi. Immediately after that there was a massive upsurge of violence in Mpumalanga. People were killed, houses destroyed, and what is particularly significant about what took place ...

MR TIPP: Am I to understand then that you never attended any meeting at Mansfield at which there was discussion about the King's Imbizo to be held at Library Gardens?

MR MHLABA: I would say those are the words that we use to celebrate when we're celebrating. When we are going to an Imbizo, a traditional meeting or whatever meeting called in the community to meet the King.

27. It was further submitted on behalf of the objectors that some of the marchers thought they were going to an Imbizo in support of the King’s position and that this removed the marchers from a political context. In our view a march in support of the King at the time was an act of political ...

... they were Zulu, but were dancing to the tune of the IFP. And again, they should not pay any taxes. They would not even attend any meetings or imbizo being called by the chief in the area for one reason that the chief was IFP member. Now that made the chief to realise that if that headman ...