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Mzelemu killings

Explanation
Nine female members of the ANC-supporting Mzelemu family were stabbed, shot and stoned to death by named IFP supporters, allegedly on instruction from a local IFP leader, in an attack at their home at Gamalakhe, KwaZulu, near Port Shepstone, Natal, on 2 April 1994. The attackers were armed with KwaZulu Police-issue firearms, and destroyed the house in the attack. The family was targeted after one member had addressed mourners at the funeral of an ANC supporter.

... and difficult journey into our past … a chance to hear once again the voices of some of those who spoke to us along the way. THE STORY OF THE MZELEMU FAMILY 3. On 2 April 1994, members of the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) attacked the Mzelemu family home at Port Shepstone. On that day, ...
 
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