Apart from sporadic incidents of looting, including a break-in at a tuckshop in the eThekwini metro’s township of Hammarsdale, the main march in Durban proceeded peacefully.
A crowd of more than 15 000 marches gathered, without incident, in the Durban CBD. Comprising mainly young people who had been bused from various townships around the city, they carried traditional weapons, cowshields and knobkieries.
However, angry amabutho (Zulu regiments) from several Durban hostels wanted to see bloodshed.
“I thought we were here to fight. We are not university students. I don’t think that peaceful marches will yield any desired results. The only message the government understands is violence,”…
The Battle of Isandlwana: A significant battle during the Anglo-Zulu War, where
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