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IncorporationExplanation released but then the work here in Venda that we were supposed to do was not necessarily to fight for Mandela, the most important thing here was the incorporation of the Venda Government into South Africa. It means that even if Mandela was released then our struggle was still continuing referring ... ... and mid-80s saw bitter struggles in the townships around Durban, where the communities in Hambanati, Lamontville and Chesterville, were resisting incorporation into the KwaZulu Bantu Stan. Women joined and led the struggles and I recall one of the slogans of that time, which was, "A... ... ... was a member of the council in the chief's kraal and we were no longer in need of the government which was ruling, we were looking for the re-incorporation into South Africa. Seeing that he was a member and also practising witchcraft, we realised it was better if we could kill ... ... incorporated an annexure which purports to show this Committee what occurred during that period. Although it is not exhaustive, the reason for the incorporation thereof is in fact to show to this Committee how many ANC people were killed and people who suffered at the ... ... the shootings and killings in that township in 1988, and all of the people that we heard evidence from were opponents, as you have said, of the incorporation of Clermont into the KwaZulu homeland. And, as you know, that campaign to have Clermont incorporated into KwaZulu was run by the then ... |