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Special Report Transcript Episode 31, Section 3, Time 10:35The South African public was lead to believe that political violence in KwaZulu-Natal was historical faction fighting along tribal lines, part of the spirit and nature of the Zulu, Shaka’s children. // …and we’ll do everything to preserve the Zulu’s role which was followed by King Shaka … // The recent Truth and Reconciliation hearings on the seven-day war in KwaZulu-Natal midlands spoke of a far more sinister root to the beautiful region’s troubled past Notes: Report by Ross Douglas; Zulu men in traditional dress (with shield and assegai) with Buthelezi; Scene of seven day war; Photos: Funerals that followed A week of intense political conflict in the Pietermaritzburg area, which started in a confrontation between UDF and Inkatha supporters when the latter were returning from a Durban rally funded by the Security Police. UDF youths stoned the buses carrying Inkatha supporters on 25 March 1990. Inkatha ... |